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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.