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Other Program Components
1. Education Program:* Adult basic education is
offered by instructors located in the facility. The program is
administered by the Williamson County Literacy Council. There is
a full-time instructor at the center and the educational
assessments are done by a person that comes in every two weeks
for these assessments. Every resident that enters the center is
administered an education assessment. The tool used to assess
individual is the T.A.B.E. (Test of Adult Basic Education). The
Instructional models provide opportunities for adult learners in
self-directed programs using high-interest materials.
2. Life Skills Program:* Life skills training,
consisting of 15 hours of classroom instruction, develops skills
and knowledge in money management, parenting, job placement,
health and nutrition, and stress management. Classes are taught
through a collaboration with the Agricultural Extension Agency
of Williamson County.
3. CSR/Work Detail Program:* Residents are required to
complete 200 hours of community service restitution for every 90
days they are in the program. A minimum of 15 hours a week are
required until residents are in phase III of treatment at which
time they only required 7 hours per week. Residents are assigned
to CSR projects by a Residential Supervisor. Residents perform
CSR in-house (floors, kitchen, yard, landscaping, gardening) and
for many agencies in the community. General house keeping does
not constitute CSR.
Off Campus Activities OCAPs, formerly known as
furloughs, allow residents to leave the facility for an extended
period of time (for the day or overnight), up to 72 hours.
Eligibility is determined by the treatment team. OCAPs status is
usually assigned late in phase II, after the resident has
fostered a trusting relationship with the treatment team, and
continue until the resident leaves the Center. OCAPs are
graduated, beginning with 4 hours and extending, usually, to 24
hours. OCAPs over 24 hours are only given in cases where a
resident lives a long distance from the Center, or when
exceptional circumstances make a longer OCAP advisable.
Special Post Release Supervision on the Substance
Abuse Caseload Residents that graduate from CTTC and remain in
the Williamson County area are placed in the Substance Abuse
Caseload. They receive intensive supervision and are required to
report to their CSO once a week. As part of their participation
in this program, residents are required to continue their
recovery program through participation at AA/NA and aftercare.
Residents submit to urinalysis testing each time they report.
Residents are supervised by the Specialized CSO that is funded
by the Substance Abuse Caseload Program grant. Information on
this program is tracked through that program. The average
caseload size is 70. Residents remain in this specialized
caseload for a period of one year. They may be required to
report less often, as they progress in their program.
Aftercare Program Aftercare is an essential part of
the treatment program, and it runs for one year following
discharge. Residents are prepared for aftercare before they
leave the Center. Residents from Williamson County attend weekly
aftercare meetings at the Center. Residents from Travis County
attend weekly aftercare meetings in Austin. Those from other
counties are required to secure aftercare while on their last
couple of OCAPs. Many counties do not have the resources
available in Williamson and Travis Counties, but probation and
substance abuse resources are activated, as much as possible, in
order to provide this essential service. Former residents pay $5
per aftercare meeting, so, this service is not paid for out of
this grant.
Follow Up surveys are administered at 6 months, one
year and two years following discharge from the Center. The
following information is collected:
To be answered by the former resident. - Have you been
rearrested in the past 6 months? - How many days in the past 6
months have you: Been employed Experienced family problems
Experienced financial problems Been abstinent from using
alcoholic beverages Been abstinent from using drugs Been
abstinent from using your primary drug of choice Attended 12
step meetings Attended school - Are you currently attending
aftercare? - If you have completed aftercare, what date did you
complete it on?
To be answered by the former resident's community supervision
officer: - What program did the resident enter after leaving the
treatment center? - Have you terminated supervision on this
defendent? - If so, what date was supervision terminated on? -
What type termination did the defendent receive? - Was the
termination alcohol or drug related? - Did the defendant commit
a subsequent offense? - If yes, what was the offense? - During
supervision, following treatment, did the defendant test
positive for drug or alcohol use? - If yes, please specify the
number of positive UAs.
This activity began in September of 2000. The instrument was
initially designed to correspond with TCADA follow up data,
however, in January 2001, the instrument was revised to show
rearrests, alcohol and drug use, and probation violations within
the past 6 months versus in the past 30 days.
Urinalysis Urinalysis drug testing is conducted at the
CTTC Laboratory using the Cobas Mira Plus System. This machine
is used to test for alcohol, cocaine, tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC), barbiturates, amphetamines, and opiates. Residents are
tested upon their arrival and after furloughs.
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