Transcript Document

Summit County ADM Board
Cross Systems Training
Oriana House, Inc., Agency Overview
&
Diversion and Specialty Court Programs Overview
Anne Gatti, PCC-S
Program Manager - Nonresidential Programs
Oriana House, Inc.
Mission
Oriana House remains committed to its
mission of providing quality and humane
chemical dependency treatment and
community corrections services to clients
while contributing to safer communities.
Oriana House, Inc.
• Began in 1981 with 3 day DWI Program
• Currently operates over 20 programs – pre
and post disposition
• Currently employs approx. 575 staff
• Currently offers 1100 residential beds for
offenders (800 beds are in Summit County)
• Serves an additional 1300-1400 clients in
nonresidential settings at any given time
Diversion Programs
• Usually designed for first time
offenders
• Alternative to usual case processing
• Voluntary participation
• Result in dismissal of charges
“ A second chance for first time
offenders”
Diversion Programs
in Summit County
• Summit County Prosecutor’s Felony Diversion
Program
• Akron Municipal Court – Discretionary
Rehabilitation Program (DRP)
• Barberton Municipal Court – Misdemeanor
Diversion Program (MDP)
• Akron Municipal Court Family Violence Court
• Akron Municipal Court Misdemeanor Drug Court
• Summit County Common Pleas Court Felony
Drug Court
Felony Diversion Program
• Established in the mid 1970’s
• First time felony offenders accused of property
offenses
• Must be OK’d to participate by the victim and
arresting officer
• Must successfully complete individual treatment
plan, including full payment of restitution within
one year
• Results in dismissal of charges and sealing of
arrest record
DRP
• First time misdemeanor offenders in Akron
Municipal Court
• Cooperative effort between, Akron
Prosecutor’s Office, Akron Municipal Court
Probation Department, the Public
Defenders’ Office and Oriana House
• Must attend 5 psycho-educational classes
• Results in dismissal of charge and sealing
of arrest record
MDP
• First time misdemeanor offenders in
Barberton Municipal Court
• Must attend 5 psycho-educational classes
• Results in dismissal of charge and sealing
of arrest record
DRP / MDP classes
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Court Process
Decision Making
Anger Management
Substance Abuse
Values and Responsibility
Specialty Courts
• Also referred to as problem solving courts or
therapeutic jurisprudence
• May either be a diversion program
(Misdemeanor and Felony Drug Court, Family
Violence Court) or post adjudication (Reentry
Court)
• There is a program team and very active judicial
involvement – clients appear regularly before the
judge
• There are rewards and graduated sanctions,
often given in open court by the judge
Family Violence Court
• Began in 1998
• Cooperative effort between Akron Prosecutor’s Office,
Akron Municipal Court Probation Department, the Public
Defenders Office, Victim Assistance Program, the
Battered Women’s Shelter and Oriana House
• First time DV offenders
• Year long program with regular case management
sessions, “Time Out” programming and appearances
before the judge, stringent requirements and graduated
sanctions
• Results in dismissal of charges, record may be sealed a
year later
Summit County Felony Drug Court
• Began in April, 2002, with the Honorable Judge Mary F. Spicer presiding
• In January, 2008, the Honorable Judge Thomas Teodosio began
presiding over the Summit County Felony Drug Court Program
• A cooperative effort between local municipal courts (Akron, Barberton &
Stow), the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Oriana House, Inc.,
area law enforcement agencies, the Summit County Prosecutor's Office,
and the Summit County ADM Board
• An 18-24 month long diversion program which rewards client
progress/compliance and imposes a graduated level of sanctions in
response to client noncompliance
• A federal SAMHSA grant awarded in 2008 has resulted in the addition of
enhanced programming available to our clients (employment services,
cognitive skills programming, mental health screening, crisis intervention
counseling, anger management class, family education programming,
financial management class)
Summit County Reentry Court
• Participants are placed in Reentry Court upon
release from prison.
• Based on assessed risk level, will begin program
in either the CBCF, Halfway House or
Nonresidential Facility.
• Minimum of one year program.
• Regular case management with an
individualized program plan, appearances
before the judge and a series of rewards and
graduated sanctions.
Low-Risk
Summit County Drug Court: Client Orientation & Assessment
No Cognitive Behavioral
Programming Needed
Client Reports to
Regular Court
(Involvement Ends)
NOT Eligible for DC
Determined by
LSI-R
Score
Client Declines
Meet with Caseworker
START
Level 2
Cognitive Behavioral
Programming
Level 3
Cognitive Behavioral
Programming
Level 4
Cognitive Behavioral
Programming
High-Risk
Drug Court Liaison
Screens New Arrests
AOD Assessment
Stage of Change Assessment
Employment Services
Education Services
Eligible for DC
HIV Awareness Class
Approve
Prosecutor’s Office
Approve
Police Department
OHI Screening
Interview
Low Problem
Awareness
High Problem
Awareness
Deny
Deny
Treatment
Initiation
Program (TIP)
Random Alcohol/Drug
Testing
Identify/Refer
Opiate/Heroin Users in
Need of “Fast-track”
Detox Services
In-House Treatment
Community Partner
Referrals
Client Accepts
Stress/Anger Management
Family/Support System
Component
Court Date/
Plea Made
GPRA Baseline
Interview & Other Eval
Tools Administered
No MH Services Needed
MH Need Assessment
or Screen
Program Enhancements Indicated by Thick Border around Box.
Red Arrows Indicate Optional Services to DC Clients; Provided Based on Individual Need.
MH Referrals to
Community MH Partners
Engage Clients Waiting to
Access MH Tx (Treatment
Retention)
Engage Clients in Crisis
(At Any Point in Client’s
DC Programming)
Please contact Anne Gatti, PCC-S,
Program Manager, at (330) 9962225, ext. 2221 or
[email protected]