Drug Treatment Court Program Overview

The WCDTC is an 18-month program consisting of five phases, each designed to provide the treatment, supervision, and recovery support necessary to succeed in the program. 

The following is a brief overview of the program and phase requirements:

PHASE I: ACUTE STABILIZATION (approx. 60 days) 

• Attend review hearings every other week. 
• Report to probation/pretrial supervision as directed. 
• Meet with case management, once per week. 
• Engage in treatment, follow recommendations. 
• Random drug/alcohol testing, twice per week. 
• Curfew 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, except for school or work. 
• Seek full-time employment, schooling, or perform community service. 
• Complete a medical assessment. 
• Minimum 14 consecutive days sober and without sanctions to phase up. 

PHASE II: CLINICAL STABILIZATION (approx. 120 days) 

• Attend review hearings every other week. 
• Report to probation agent as directed. 
• Meet with case management, twice per month. 
• Comply with treatment plan and recommendations. 
• Random drug/alcohol testing, twice per week. 
• Begin engaging in recovery support meetings/prosocial events. 
• Obtain a sponsor or mentor. 
• Curfew 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, except for school or work. 
• Maintain full-time employment, schooling, or perform community service. 
• Minimum 30 consecutive days sober and without sanctions to phase up. 

PHASE III: PRO-SOCIAL HABILITATION (approx. 120 days)

• Attend review hearings every other week. 
• Report to probation agent as directed. 
• Meet with case management, twice per month. 
• Comply with treatment plan and recommendations. 
• Random drug/alcohol testing, twice per week 
• Attend 5 recovery support meetings/prosocial events per week. 
• Maintain a sponsor or mentor. 
• Enroll and engage in criminal thinking programming, if ordered. 
• Maintain full-time employment, schooling, or perform community service. 
• Minimum 30 consecutive days sober and without sanctions phase to up. 

PHASE IV: ADAPTIVE HABILITATION (approx. 120 days)

• Attend monthly review hearings. 
• Report to probation as directed. 
• Meet with case management, once per month. 
• Comply with treatment plan and recommendations. 
• Random drug/alcohol testing, twice per week. 
• Attend 3 recovery support meetings/prosocial events per week. 
• Maintain a sponsor/mentor and recovery support network. 
• Maintain full-time employment, schooling, or perform community service. 
• Minimum 30 consecutive days sober and without sanctions to phase up. 

PHASE V: CONTINUING CARE (approx. 120 days)

• Attend monthly review hearings. 
• Report to probation as directed. 
• Meet with case management, once per month. 
• Comply with treatment plan and recommendations. 
• Random drug/alcohol testing, as directed. 
• Attend 3 recovery support meetings/prosocial events per week. 
• Maintain a sponsor/mentor and recovery support network. 
• Maintain full-time employment, schooling, or perform community service. 
• Complete Recovery Maintenance Plan before graduation. 
• Pay off all fines and costs before graduation. 
• Minimum of 90 consecutive days sober and without sanctions to graduate.