Specifications include, but are not limited to: The County of Winnebago, Illinois, hereby solicits qualified and interested firms to submit proposals for providing all services, supervision, labor and equipment necessary to provide the County with Dialectic Behavior Therapy Services for the Juvenile Resource Intervention Center (JRIC). The Winnebago County Juvenile Resource Intervention Center (JRIC) is located in Rockford, IL and serves youth and young adults between the ages of 11 – 21. It is co-located within the Juvenile Assessment Center, the location youth are brought to as a result of a suspected offense. Like its adult counter-part, the Resource Intervention Center (RIC), JRIC exists to meet the unique service delivery needs of youth involved in the criminal justice system. Among cognitive-behavioral approaches, Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) has shown particular promise for application to corrections populations. As such, the Juvenile Resource Intervention Center seeks to intervene using the Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapeutic model with our highest risk youth. The Juvenile Resource Intervention Center seeks to contract with a community service provider to offer on-site, Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) through the hiring of one therapist. Our vision is to expand service hours and implement behavioral health services offered through the Juvenile Resource Intervention Center (JRIC) through therapeutic intervention; specifically, Dialectic Behavior Therapy to reduce recidivism and promote optimal functioning.
