Courtesy of National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Jamaica. Please do not reproduce without permission. Overview of Pilot Substance Abuse Treatment & Rehabilitation Programme for Offenders Presenter: Gile E. Campbell Director, Rehabilitation
DCS’S Substance Abuse Programme The Rehabilitation Unit Goal of Unit Empowerment of clients to enable their smooth re-entry into the society.
Programmes Available Vocational Counseling Life skills Academic
Life Skills Areas to be covered: Anger management Sexuality Self esteem Family Life & Spirituality Literacy Entrepreneurship
DATA 46 % of inmates are substance abusers 11.2 % of current inmate population is incarcerated on drug related charges
The Programme Has been in gestation stage since 2004 Is being developed with the assistance of OAS & NCDA Target group is all inmates serving 1-3 years & all juvenile offenders Pilot to be carried out at T.S.A.C.C.
Why T.S.A.C.C.? Population composition Physical infrastructure Location Life Skills Programme also to be piloted there
Project Goal To prevent and minimize the incidence of Substance Abuse and provide a Treatment and Rehabilitation Support System for custodial clients of the DCS
Project Objectives To establish a Project Management Committee To conduct a Situational Analysis Exercise Use findings of Situation Analysis to design training programme Conduct designed training programme - 3 mths.
Project Objectives Plan intervention strategies to prevent/minimize the incidence of Substance Abuse and provide a treatment & rehabilitation support system
Expected Outcomes Situational Needs Analysis Survey Development of an individual assessment tool Development of Treatment, Monitoring &Evaluation protocol
Expected Outcomes Greater collaboration and communication among treatment providers—drug court, Patricia House, Salvation Army, etc Integration of existing adjunctive services Quality assurance, Research & Monitoring
Phases of Project Planning establishing steering committee. situational analysis. project design & proposal writing.
Phases of Project Training -Therapeutic Jurisprudence - Counseling - Educational -Research and evaluation
Phases of Project Implementation - aims and objectives - monitoring - supply reduction.
Phases of Project Research and Evaluation Strengths and Weaknesses Recommendation
Benefits of the Programme Reduction in the rate of recidivism Reduced inmate/ward population Provisions of treatment for inmates/wards instead of warehousing them Releasing productive beings into the society Enhancing the value of family life & production THANK YOU