Life Recovery Solutions
Method

Method

Method

The mission is accomplished through a three-phase process, belief, thinking, and behavior modification model:

  • Requires measurable thinking and behavioral change evidenced by assessment of thinking and actions,
  • Healthy accountability and responsibility,
  • Measurable change in emotional intelligence
  • Measurable change in cognitive thinking and problem solving
  • Measurable change from criminal thinking to prosocial thinking,
  • Practicing recovery and relapse management skills,
  • Measurable change in positive pro-social relationships and social interaction,
  • GED, Work Keys, vocational training, job readiness, transition skills, career counseling, and Healthy functioning in the therapeutic community
  • Continue in a personal, well-developed recovery program with a sponsor.
  • Participants transition to permanent housing.
  • Maintain stable employment.
  • Join family, continue in a healthy, prosocial, holistic lifestyle with community integration.
  • Continue JDRP Aftercare (as needed), Probation, Parole and Peer Mentoring, if necessary.
  • Complete all probation/parole requirements, stable employment, and permanent housing to successfully complete Phase III.
  • Continue in a personal, well-developed recovery program with a sponsor.
  • Participants transition to permanent housing.
  • Maintain stable employment.
  • Join family, continue in a healthy, prosocial, holistic lifestyle with community integration.
  • Continue JDRP Aftercare (as needed), Probation, Parole and Peer Mentoring, if necessary.
  • Complete all probation/parole requirements, stable employment, and permanent housing to successfully complete Phase III.

USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS

  1. Assess Actuarial Risk/Needs-LS/CMI (Level of Service/Case Management Inventory)
  2. Enhance Intrinsic Motivation
  3. Target Interventions
    • Risk Principle: Prioritize supervision and treatment for moderate to high risk offenders.
    • Need Principle: Target interventions to criminogenic needs.
    • Responsivity Principle: Be responsive to temperament, learning style, motivation, culture, and gender when assigning programs.
    • Dosage: Structure 40-70% of ‘high risk offenders’ time for 12 months
    • Treatment: Integrate treatment into the full sentence/sanction requirement.                                 
  4. Skill Train with Direct Principles (Use cognitive behavior therapy and social learning theory treatment methods)
  5. Increase Positive Reinforcement versus Punishment Techniques (by a 4 to 1 ratio)
  6. Engage Ongoing Support in Natural Communities
  7. Measure Relevant Processes/Practices
  8. Provide Measurement Feedback

TYPICAL CRIMINOGENIC NEEDS ADDRESSED

  • Anti-Social Values and Thinking (Attitudes and Beliefs)
  • Anti-Social Companions
  • Anti-Social Personality (Temperament/Self-Regulation)
  • History of Anti-Social Behavior
  • Family and/or Marital Stressors
  • Lack of Employment and Education
  • Lack of Pro-Social Leisure/Recreation
  • Substance Abuse/Mental Health/Co-Occurring Disorders

ASSESSMENT DRIVES INTERVENTIONS

  • An Intake, Demographic, and Substance Use Screening, and a Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) is performed at intake to determine the criminality/addiction/mental health condition/severity, dosage, and the intensity of service needed for the participant.
  • An Individualized Transition Accountability Success Plan (TASP), including, Risk Factors, Strengths Analysis and Reentry Success Plan is developed on entry to Phase I, progress is reviewed on-going/monthly, and progress is re-assessed and measured with new criminogenic assessment every 6 months.
  • A Whole Health Plan is developed prior to moving to Phase II and is    modified/monitored by Peer Mentors through Phase III

METRICS OF PROGRESS-Personality changes sufficient to bring about a positive, measurable, widespread improvement in:

  • Relationship building
  • Self-Discipline
  • Self-Structure
  • Self-accountability
  • Responsibility
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Spiritual maturity
  • Spiritual principals’ guidance system
  • Outlook on life

GOALS FOR THE TARGETED POPULATIONS

  • ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY-Reduce number of arrests, jail days, drug use, drug distribution, and severity of crimes and reduce emergency room visits and provide whole health plans.
  • IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS-Program offers pro social solutions in both the law enforcement and judicial systems.
  • IMPROVE RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION- Remain connected to community service groups, recovery- oriented programs/systems and other community services after successful/compliant discharge from Phase I forward.
  • PROGRAM RETENTION- Encourages participants to remain in and complete all phases of the program until global change has been initiated and sustained and community re-integration has occurred.
  • PROVIDE FOR AND EXPECT THE OFFENDER TO BE A CONTRIBUTING, PRODUCTIVE, PROSOCIAL CITIZEN-Remain offense free, mentally healthy, sober, in stable housing and employed.
  • ENHANCES THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT-Through improved recovery from addiction, reduce criminality/increase prosocial, improved mental health, family reintegration, increased employment and reduced homelessness.