Program Description
1. Group and Individual Counseling:
a. Groups:
(1). Groups are twice daily, Monday through Friday. The goal of these groups is for
clients to discovery themselves and others as feeling persons, and to identify the
defenses that prevent this discovery. Phase One Clients attend two groups daily. Phase
Two Clients attend one group daily. Phase Three Clients not on work release attend
three groups weekly. All groups are feelings groups but process groups do occur.
(2). Peer Evaluation Groups: All clients attend Peer Evaluation Groups for their life
story review. Counselors facilitate these groups after evaluating client’s peer life story
evaluation sheets. The conclusion of these groups end with clients being assigned to
Change Objective Groups to work through their assigned change of objectives.
(3). Relapse Group: These groups are held Monday through Thursday and are facilitated
by the clients or a Clinical Assistant.
b. Individual Counseling: Counselors have individual sessions weekly with their clients.
Once weekly, Counselors work an evening shift to hold individual sessions with their
work release clients. Counselors hold Individual sessions with their clients as necessary
depending on the client’s situation, such as disciplinary are family issues.
2. Chemical Dependency Education:
a. Monday through Friday Phase One clients attend 30-45 minute practical application
workshops/lectures. The subjects are centered around the physical, mental, social and
spiritual aspects of chemical dependency and also include defenses and denial.
b. Monday through Friday Phase One clients attend 15-30 minute film and then the film
is posted by the Clinical Assistant. The subjects cover chemical dependency, recovery
and relapse.
3. Relapse Prevention:
a. Each client completes a Relapse Work Book and identifies his triggers, warning signs
and alternate coping skills.
b. Each client attends Relapse Group Monday through Friday. Group topics are focused
on relapse behaviors and alternate solutions.
4. Family Program Services:
a. Visitation: All family members and friends who visit clients are required to view
selected films. Discussions are focused on answering their questions regarding chemical
dependency and recovery issues.
b. Conjoint Meetings: All clients who are leaving the facility on home pass program
participate in a conjoint meeting with their families along with the Case Manager,
Captain of Security and Clinical Director.
5. Community Based Life Skills: The purpose of community based life skills is to
develop healthy ways to cope with life situations.
a. Group: Daily groups affords clients the opportunity to learn healthy coping skills such
as communication skills, venting feelings, validating feelings and asking for help.
a. House Keeping Jobs: Clients who meet medical requirements are assigned house
keeping duties to develop work ethics, accountability and responsibility skills.
b. Incentive Wage Jobs: Clients who meet medical requirements are assigned incentive
wage jobs to develop work ethics, communication, accountability and responsibility
skills. Each client has a supervisor who completes a weekly report on how the client is
doing in his assigned job.
c. Work Release: All clients complete a resume type form indicating what type of work
they have experience doing. Clients are brought before the Work Release Committee
for approval. Clients who meet medical requirements are approved for work release.
Clients are then placed on a list and when their name is next on the list for a job they
start the process for work release. Clients go on interviews for selection and start
work. The purpose is to improve work ethics and develop vocational skills.
d. Outings: Selected clients participate in outings. ERC has a choir that sings at selected
locations. Our clients participate in alcohol and drug awareness events at local schools.
Also, clients attend outside AA and NA functions to experience having fun without
drugs an alcohol.
e. Education: All ERC clients are tested and those that meet requirements are placed
into ABE and or GED education classes. These classes meet daily from 8-12. Also, those
clients that meet DOC requirements participate in college correspondence courses.
6. Transition from Prison to Community:
a. Assessment of clients begins on intake and follows through discharge. Counselors are
required to monitor client requirements for post discharge planning and coordinate with
the Case Manager to meet their needs and or referrals.
b. Outside Meetings: Clients begin to attend outside meetings in Phase Three. They are
encouraged to obtain sponsors and outside speakers for the facility. Prior to discharge
they are provided with AA and NA meeting locations their area. Also, selected clients
attend AA and NA functions to learn that they can have fun with chemicals.
c. Work Release: Work release provides clients with the stress of working and ERC is
their safe environment when they return. The evening outside meetings and inside
meetings allow them the opportunity to vent their feelings and learn healthy coping
skills.
d. Home Leave Program: This program allows those clients who qualify an opportunity to
begin the family healing process.
e. Aftercare/Continuing Care Appointment: The Case Manager makes an appointment
for all clients before discharge at their local county mental health center.
f. Special Situation Clients: Clients with AIDS are setup with the Outreach Nurse for
medication and if required, post housing referrals,.
1. Group and Individual Counseling:
a. Groups:
(1). Groups are twice daily, Monday through Friday. The goal of these groups is for
clients to discovery themselves and others as feeling persons, and to identify the
defenses that prevent this discovery. Phase One Clients attend two groups daily. Phase
Two Clients attend one group daily. Phase Three Clients not on work release attend
three groups weekly. All groups are feelings groups but process groups do occur.
(2). Peer Evaluation Groups: All clients attend Peer Evaluation Groups for their life
story review. Counselors facilitate these groups after evaluating client’s peer life story
evaluation sheets. The conclusion of these groups end with clients being assigned to
Change Objective Groups to work through their assigned change of objectives.
(3). Relapse Group: These groups are held Monday through Thursday and are facilitated
by the clients or a Clinical Assistant.
b. Individual Counseling: Counselors have individual sessions weekly with their clients.
Once weekly, Counselors work an evening shift to hold individual sessions with their
work release clients. Counselors hold Individual sessions with their clients as necessary
depending on the client’s situation, such as disciplinary are family issues.
2. Chemical Dependency Education:
a. Monday through Friday Phase One clients attend 30-45 minute practical application
workshops/lectures. The subjects are centered around the physical, mental, social and
spiritual aspects of chemical dependency and also include defenses and denial.
b. Monday through Friday Phase One clients attend 15-30 minute film and then the film
is posted by the Clinical Assistant. The subjects cover chemical dependency, recovery
and relapse.
3. Relapse Prevention:
a. Each client completes a Relapse Work Book and identifies his triggers, warning signs
and alternate coping skills.
b. Each client attends Relapse Group Monday through Friday. Group topics are focused
on relapse behaviors and alternate solutions.
4. Family Program Services:
a. Visitation: All family members and friends who visit clients are required to view
selected films. Discussions are focused on answering their questions regarding chemical
dependency and recovery issues.
b. Conjoint Meetings: All clients who are leaving the facility on home pass program
participate in a conjoint meeting with their families along with the Case Manager,
Captain of Security and Clinical Director.
5. Community Based Life Skills: The purpose of community based life skills is to
develop healthy ways to cope with life situations.
a. Group: Daily groups affords clients the opportunity to learn healthy coping skills such
as communication skills, venting feelings, validating feelings and asking for help.
a. House Keeping Jobs: Clients who meet medical requirements are assigned house
keeping duties to develop work ethics, accountability and responsibility skills.
b. Incentive Wage Jobs: Clients who meet medical requirements are assigned incentive
wage jobs to develop work ethics, communication, accountability and responsibility
skills. Each client has a supervisor who completes a weekly report on how the client is
doing in his assigned job.
c. Work Release: All clients complete a resume type form indicating what type of work
they have experience doing. Clients are brought before the Work Release Committee
for approval. Clients who meet medical requirements are approved for work release.
Clients are then placed on a list and when their name is next on the list for a job they
start the process for work release. Clients go on interviews for selection and start
work. The purpose is to improve work ethics and develop vocational skills.
d. Outings: Selected clients participate in outings. ERC has a choir that sings at selected
locations. Our clients participate in alcohol and drug awareness events at local schools.
Also, clients attend outside AA and NA functions to experience having fun without
drugs an alcohol.
e. Education: All ERC clients are tested and those that meet requirements are placed
into ABE and or GED education classes. These classes meet daily from 8-12. Also, those
clients that meet DOC requirements participate in college correspondence courses.
6. Transition from Prison to Community:
a. Assessment of clients begins on intake and follows through discharge. Counselors are
required to monitor client requirements for post discharge planning and coordinate with
the Case Manager to meet their needs and or referrals.
b. Outside Meetings: Clients begin to attend outside meetings in Phase Three. They are
encouraged to obtain sponsors and outside speakers for the facility. Prior to discharge
they are provided with AA and NA meeting locations their area. Also, selected clients
attend AA and NA functions to learn that they can have fun with chemicals.
c. Work Release: Work release provides clients with the stress of working and ERC is
their safe environment when they return. The evening outside meetings and inside
meetings allow them the opportunity to vent their feelings and learn healthy coping
skills.
d. Home Leave Program: This program allows those clients who qualify an opportunity to
begin the family healing process.
e. Aftercare/Continuing Care Appointment: The Case Manager makes an appointment
for all clients before discharge at their local county mental health center.
f. Special Situation Clients: Clients with AIDS are setup with the Outreach Nurse for
medication and if required, post housing referrals,.
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