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Women’s Issues in Drug Court Susan James-Andrews, MS, CAC jamand@erols.com LADCP 2002
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Treatment “From the bench to the individual session, treatment should be provided in an wholistic manner” (Brisbane, James-Andrews,POC, Hawaii, 1999)
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Issues for Women in Treatment Family Children Re-Unification Relationships Abuse Trauma/Grief Health
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Family and Children Family –Generational substance abuse/addiction –Rejection –Role/place in family –Childhood –Expectations Children –Custody –Shame –Guilt –Out of home placement –Ages
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Re-Unification SAFE Family Act Societies expectations Participants expectation To parent or not to parent Fears Expectations Failures
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Relationships With other women With men Partners/Spouse Children Community Workforce Involvement with other systems Drug Court Interaction –Judge –Counselor –Case manager –Probation –Others …..
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Abuse Psychological Physical Sexual Self –Not worthy syndrome –Shame –Guilt
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Trauma/Grief Violence –Experiencing –Witnessing Death Poverty Racism
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Health (Mind, Body & Spirit) Physical Psychological Spiritual
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System Design Addressing the unique needs of women: Gender/Woman Specific
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Gender Specific Services Is Not A program that only admits women and uses the same approach provided to men
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What is Gender Specific Services? Recognizes “real” differences from males & females –Interaction styles –Learning styles –Female socialization –Support Systems (female mentors) Respects the components of culture relevant to women/girls Addresses unique aspects of race/ethnicity
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Female Specific Services Defined “ A culturally relevant wholistic approach that focuses on strengths, safety, empowerment, skill building and survival skills. The healing philosophy embraces the concept of women/girls being in control of their own lives and promotes continuous change.” –Susan James-Andrews “ Why Gender Specific Treatment”, 5/2000
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Staffing and “Treatment” Actually visit a treatment site Determine what type of gender specific services are provided –Tracks –Group –Staff training –Feminist therapy techniques* –Continuum Ask questions: –Do you enjoy working with women/girls –Do you feel women/girls are more difficult to work with than men/boys –What is your philosophy regarding gender specific services –How is safety defined?
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Women In Drug Courts Judge Female versus Male counselors –Closer look at phases Survival or manipulation Staff splitting Peer interaction Appearance/Body Image Sanctions and Incentives
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SAFETY Safe from the system Safe from peers Safe from aggression Safe from family
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Assess System Growth rate of women/girls in the justice system Screening for eligibility /gender sensitive Treatment assessment relevant to unique needs of women/girls Community support system specific to women Availability of female mentors Feminist Therapy techniques in service delivery
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Staffing Considerations Culturally Competent Reflection of the population Mentors Strength Based approach Adolescent Development (girls) Materials specific to women/girls Comfortable with issues of sexuality? –Coercion –Abuse –Violence –Commercial Sex Workers –lesbians
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TRUST Why Who When How
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