DeKalb County State Court DUI Program

The DeKalb County State Court DUI Supervised Treatment Program is designed to serve adult substance abusers that have non-violent charge(s).The purpose of the program is to stop the abuse of alcohol and other drugs in the community along with reducing the related criminal activity that often accompanies the drug abuse behavior.

The participants are expected to be engaged in the program for a minimum of twelve (12) months. The program is geared toward "high risk" participants who tend to have poor treatment outcomes in traditional substance abuse settings and who have a disproportionate impact on the community through alcohol and drug -driven crime and recidivism.

The target populations are offenders with two DUIs in five years or three or more in a lifetime. Participants are enrolled in a four phase outpatient treatment and counseling program that is a structured, sequential program that involves assessment and treatment planning, education about the impact of addictive substances, counseling for emotional and interpersonal issues, cognitive restructuring, skill building, anger management training, connection to educational and improved employment opportunities, involvement in healthy, community and leisure pursuits.Participants appear before the judge two times per month and has monitoring by the DeKalb State Court Probation. Program graduation requirements and after-care supervision may be completed in 12 to 24 months.Treatment Protocol

Clinical Screening: Conducted to determine defendant's eligibility into the program. A brief personal interview along with a psychometric screening instrument (TCU Drug Screen II) will be used to determine the existence a substance abuse problem and if so, the severity of the problem.

Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning: Participants review contract for services and program expectations. Treatment plans are developed upon diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Participants are involved in the process and development of their treatment plan.

Phases of the Program:Individuals will be required to successfully complete each phase of the program before moving to the next phase.

• Phase One -Orientation Phase (12 weeks)• Phase Two -Education Phase (12 weeks) • Phase Three - Treatment Phase (12 weeks)• Phase Four – After Care Phase (12 weeks)

Road To Recovery DeKalb County State Court DUI Program

www.rdtorecovery.com

3155 Presidential Drive Suite 104 Atlanta, GA 30340 Tel. 770-220-2885 Fax. 770-2202835