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V. Random Urine Screens/Breath Tests Reentry Clients will be required to submit to random urine screens/breath tests no less than once a week while attending transition groups at the outpatient clinic. Any positive urine screens or breath tests will be reported to the treatment teams and judge for possible sanction or dismissal from the program. Random urine screens and breath tests will help clients to stay sober, provide another positive reinforcement not to use, and to stay honest about usage. Any positive urine screens or breath tests will be reported to the treatment teams and judge for possible sanction or dismissal from the program.
VI. Reentry Clients will attend in-house AA Meeting weekly and obtain a sponsor. This will allow reentry clients to develop a healthy recovery support system, join a home group, and find someone they can trust and respect to help them in early stages of recovery on the outside and to work the 12-Steps.
VII. Reentry Clients may enroll in an educational program to further education, job skills or obtain GED upon entering outpatient treatment. Reentry Clients will meet with case mangers to setup appropriate educational referrals and educational funding referrals if necessary). Reentry clients who have not received their high school diploma or GED will enroll and complete Adult Education Classes before graduating from outpatient treatment. These clients must be enrolled in school full time, but if they are not they must obtain a part time job. Case Mangers and/or Compliance Officer will conduct bi-weekly compliance checks on clients with school personnel.
VIII. Reentry Clients must have a healthy, supportive, and chemically free home environment before release. Reentry Clients will not be allowed to establish residencies in known drug areas or live with family or friends who have a current drug or alcohol problem. Reentry Clients that do not have access to a living environment conducive to living free from chemicals and/or supportive life style will be referred to The Recovery Home Program. Counselors and/or Case Managers will provide client with short overview of program and help make appropriate referral. The Reentry clients will be able to take advantage of method I before moving into the work-release portion. The other seven methods will require that the client has been moved to the work-release housing area. This will require that the client has done well in all aspects of the prison-based treatment and there is room available. If clients are slow to progress through the prison-based portion, they will become eligible 60 prior to release, but may not be moved to the work-release housing until it is clinically appropriate.
The transition Phase of the program will last a minimum of 3 months, depending upon when a client is moved into the work release program. In addition to the transition methods stated above, the Reentry clients will remain in Phase I of the outpatient program upon release from jail for a maximum of four weeks. This will assure that after their release the clients are still seen a minimum of four times per week. During this time, Reentry and Outpatient staff will evaluate the clients' transition together. It will be the clinical decision of staff from both programs working together as to when during the four weeks can the client be advanced to Phase II. This is also to make the transition from incarceration into the free-world as smooth as possible.
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