CJS1 Any person providing direct treatment services must receive at least four (4) hours of individual supervision or six (6) hours of group supervision monthly. Such supervision must be documented. Persons authorized to approve treatment plans, as specified in this manual, must perform this supervision.

CJS2 Provides sufficient privacy to maintain confidentiality of the communication between counselor and client.

CJS3 If the program uses space provided by another organization, there is a written agreement specifying the terms of such usage.

CJS4 The program has at least one staff person present at all times who maintains a valid certification in First Aid, CPR and NCI.

CJS5 The program shall not operate a new treatment site or make major programmatic changes at a present site without OADAP approval.

CJS6 Residential Treatment provides for a minimum of twenty (20) hours weekly (Sunday through Saturday) of structured treatment. (See Definition Section for an explanation of “structured treatment”).

CJS7 A counselor's caseload shall not exceed the 25 to one (1) client/counselor ratio.

CJS8 The initial treatment plan is completed within seven (7) days of admission.

CJS9 The comprehensive treatment plan is developed and implemented no later than twenty-one (21) days from admission to residential services, thirty days (30) to outpatient services (including drug courts), and within forty-five (45) days from admission to therapeutic community (TC) programs.

CJS10 Residential treatment shall be documented at least weekly and shall minimally document: treatment provided during the week; the time frame that the note covers; the client's response to the treatment provided; significant client events that occurred; and the name, signature and title of the staff person who wrote the note. TC programs will meet this requirement using a monthly (every 30 days), treatment plan review.

Additionally, TC units will adhere to the following standards:

CJS11 Develop and implement a written mission and philosophy that addresses the beliefs, attitudes and purpose of the Therapeutic Community (TC).

CJS12 The TC program operates within a distinct space separate from the main prison population.

CJS13 The TC shall provide a handbook or manual providing an explicit and comprehensive outline of the program, its mission, and its philosophy.

CJS14 The handbook will be given to each participant upon entering the program and each staff member upon onset of employment.

CJS15 The handbook shall provide a comprehensive section on the TC perspective on the substance abuse disorder.

CJS16 The program will ensure that confrontation and consequence tools used by the TC shall not infringe upon the clients rights as defined and posted.

CJS17 The staff member facilitating the confrontation group shall closely monitor and provide appropriate supervision