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GUIDELINES
“A PREVIEW”
TERRENCE D. WALTON, MSW, CSAC
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRUG COURT
PROFESSIONALS
Key Moments
in NADCP
History
Juvenile
Drug Court
Guidelines
Why
Guidelines?
Key Moments
in NADCP History
The Process
• Identifying guiding principles
• Systematic research review
• Synthesizing and assessing
research review findings
• Systematic policy and practice
review
• Synthesizing and assessing
policy and practice review
• Synthesizing the reviews into
core elements of guidelines
Key Moments
in Reviews
NADCP History
Research
1. Meta analysis of research on JDC
effectiveness
2. Systematic review and meta
analysis of adolescent substance
use treatment effectiveness
3. Systematic review of JDC process
4. Systematic review of factors the
impact implementation quality in
child welfare, public health, and
education programs
Key Moments
in NADCP History
Guiding Principles
• Comprehensive
• Reasonable and
actionable
• Understandable
• Measurable
KeyTarget
MomentsPopulation
in NADCP History
Target Population
and Juveniles
Target Population
Which juvenile population
is best served in a Drug
Court and which is best
served through the
behavioral health system
exclusively
KeyTarget
MomentsPopulation
in NADCP History
• Defining juvenile risk
• Defining juvenile need
• Substance use may not
be the primary need
Key
MomentsCompetence
in NADCP History
Cultural
Racial, Ethnic and
other Disparity
Key
MomentsCompetence
in NADCP History
Cultural
Are Juvenile Drug Courts
providing culturally
competent services and
are outcomes different for
different groups.
KeyCourt
Moments
in NADCP History
Involvement
Roles &
Responsibilities
of the Judge
KeyCourt
Moments
in NADCP History
Involvement
How important is judicial
interaction and
supervision in the juvenile
drug court
Key Momentsand
in NADCP
History
Incentives
Sanctions
Incentives,
Sanctions, &
Therapeutic
Adjustments
Key
MomentsCompetence
in NADCP History
Cultural
I on
Greater emphasis
incentives and less
emphasis on sanction,
especially detention
sanctions
Key
Moments inHealthcare
NADCP History
Behavioral
Substance Abuse
Treatment
Key
Moments inHealthcare
NADCP History
Behavioral
No differences were found
between those receiving
behavioral health care in
juvenile drug court and
those receiving care
through other
mechanisms.
Key
Moments inHealthcare
NADCP History
Behavioral
• Good outcomes for
behavioral healthcare in
general
• Those within and outside
of JDC utilizing the same
providers
Key
Moments
in NADCP History
Family
Engagement
To what extent is family
engagement in Juvenile Drug
Court associated with better
outcomes?
Key Range
Momentsof
in Services
NADCP History
Responsivity
Criminogenic
Maintenance
Needs
Needs
Needs
Early
Middle
Late
Key Moments
in NADCP
History
Drug
& Alcohol
Testing
Drug and alcohol testing provides an
accurate, timely, and comprehensive
assessment of unauthorized
substance use throughout
participants’ enrollment in the Drug
Court.
Drug and Alcohol Testing
1) Randomly test at least twice per week,
including weekends and holidays and
require participants to report within 8
hours of notification.
2) Continue testing randomly at least
twice per week until participant is
preparing for graduation in the final
phase.
Key Moments in NADCP Team
History
Multidisciplinary
A dedicated multidisciplinary team of
professionals manages the day-to-day
operations of the Juvenile Drug Court, including
reviewing participant progress during pre-court
staff meetings and status hearings, contributing
observations and recommendations within
team members’ respective areas of expertise,
and delivering or overseeing the delivery of
legal, treatment and supervision services.
Multidisciplinary Team
1) Judge considers perspectives of all
team member before making decisions
that impact participants’ welfare or
liberty interests.
2) How does a juvenile drug court team
differ from and adult team?
Key
Moments
in NADCP
History
Census
and
Caseloads
The Juvenile Drug Court serves
as many eligible individuals as
practicable while maintaining
continuous fidelity to best
practice standards.
Key Moments in&NADCP
History
Monitoring
Evaluation
The Juvenile Drug Court routinely
monitors its adherence to best
practice standards and employs
scientifically valid and reliable
procedures to evaluate its
effectiveness.
Monitoring and Evaluation
1) Analyze outcomes for all participants,
including those who withdrew or were
terminated early.
2) Staff members are required to record
information regarding service provision
within 48 hours.
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RUG
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MomentsDin
NADCP
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GUIDELINES
“A PREVIEW”
TERRENCE D. WALTON, MSW, CSAC
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRUG COURT
PROFESSIONALS