Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Services must be evidence-based and include: 1. Ongoing assessment of the adolescent and their family: 2. Individual counseling; 3. Parenting education group; 4. Family therapy (focusing on conflict resolution and communication); 5. Group counseling (substance abuse, COPSD, etc.), with curriculum that provides instruction concerning how to make appropriate choices and strategies to avoid or recover from relapse; 6. Identification of the possible need for medical intervention as it relates to pharmacological treatment; 7. Health education as it relates to substance abuse. B. The program design must contain the following elements: 1. Initial and ongoing assessment, including: a. Diagnostic evaluation, which will involve the identification of the substance abused; b. Social and symptom history; c. Identification of individual and family strengths and challenges, with the term ‘family’ defined to include the participant’s significant other, support group, and caretakers; d. Coordination of referrals for participants requiring more intensive medical and/or mental health services to other providers, as appropriate. 2. Development of individualized treatment plans, including: a. Individualized goals and objectives for the participant and family; b. Identification of services to be provided and timeline for service delivery; c. Identification of support services needed by family; d. Identification of parties responsible for assisting in attainment of goals and services; e. Quantifiable means of measuring attainment of goals/objectives.
