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Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services

S T A R SSpecialized Treatment and

Recovery Services

ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING

FATHERS IN AOD TREATMENT

ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING

FATHERS IN AOD TREATMENT

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Drug Court Graduation 2004

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PROGRAM SUMMARY

Sacramento County – Population 1.2 Million

1999 – 16, 246 substantiated child abuse cases

70% of all cases involve substance abuse

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STARS GOAL

Affect client change – by removing barriers to treatment and providing support

Provide CPS/Dependency Courts with accurate and reliable documentation

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Client Requirements

Minimum 9 month program

AOD treatment completion

AOD testing

Support group attendance

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Obstacles to Change

Late-stage addiction

Resistance to “The System”

Lack of hope

Fathers often dismissed in Dependency cases

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Achieving our Goals

INTAKE

SUPPORT

PHILOSOPHY

INTANGIBLES

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INTAKE

Client immediately assessed for AOD issues at Detention Hearing

Facility Location

Rapid intake

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Client is reassessed

Immediate access to treatment

Immediate contact with Recovery Specialist

Instant AOD testing

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Support and

Philosophy

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Three Strategies for Working With Fathers

Use of Motivational Interviewing Techniques

Role-modeling

Accountability

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Motivational Interviewing

Officially created in 1991 – Miller and Rollnick

Alternative to theory that denial and resistance must be smashed

Described as “Dancing” not “Wrestling”

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Incorporating the Four Principles of

Motivational Interviewing in the

STARS Program

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Expressing Empathy

Gender specific – men work with men

Recovery Specialist is in recovery

Trained to utilize limited self-disclosure

Willing to provide help “no matter what”

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Supporting Self-Efficacy Demonstrating that recovery can

work

Alumni groups

Support group on site

Motivation, encouragement and support

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Roll with Resistance

Client determines level of treatment

Client always has a “plan”

Never argue

Support, Support, Support

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Develop Discrepancy

Can’t deny – CPS case

Easy to point out to men – Not providing

support to family

Father wants to be “in charge”

Use this as wake-up call

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Role Models

Recovery Specialists are: Certified addiction specialists

Believable and approachable

Comfortable with some self disclosure

Non-punitive in approach

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Accountability

AOD testing – instant tests

Twice monthly reports

Monthly appearance in Drug Court

Rapport with Recovery Specialist

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Intangibles

Belief in Redemption and Recovery

Overcome prejudices that exist

We give 100% for clients 100%

Passion

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Change attitude that it’s mother’s duty

Father has a responsibility

Create support system for the father – separate from the mother

Specific groups targeting fathers

Recovery is independent of reunification

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LOVE, PASSION

AND HOPE

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