Improving Parolees' Participation in Drug Treatment and Other Services through Strengths Case Management.

摘要: In an effort to increase participation in community aftercare treatment for substance-abusing parolees, intervention based on a transitional case management (TCM) model that focuses mainly offenders' strengths has been developed and is under testing. This consists of completion, by the inmate, self-assessment informs development continuing care plan, conference call shortly before release, three months post-release promote retention substance abuse support participant's access designated services community. The component minimum one weekly client/case manager meeting (in person or telephone) 12 weeks. intended improve transition process from prison at both individual systems level. Specifically, designed outcomes parolee admission to, in, community-based substance-abuse treatment, other needed services, recidivism rates during first year parole. On level, communication collaboration between criminal justice agencies, organizations, social governmental service providers. TCM being tested multisite study through Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) research cooperative funded National Institute Abuse.