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Court-Involved Mental Health Clients - an Overview of Services

Presented by the Division of Adult Probation & the Division of Psychological Services

Introduction

 Mission/Philosophy  Goals/Objectives  Brief History of Probation  Brief History of Psychological Services

Rose Gray, Director Adult Probation

• Dr. Dena Traylor, Director of Psychological Services

Organizational Structure

Adult Probation

 Overview of System (arrest through disposition)  Supervision Strategies

• Units
• Pretrial Services
• Presentence Investigation
• Field Services Unit
• Sex Offender Unit
• DUI Unit
• Domestic Violence Unit
• Intensive Probation Unit
• Special Services Unit
• Group Reporting
• Problem-Solving Courts

11/30/2017 2 Adult Probation Programs

Include:

STOP Program (Supervised Treatment Opioid Program) Cognitive Restructuring Groups Volunteer Program Gender Specific Program Motivational Interviewing Grant Programs

• BHTCC (Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaborative)
• Redeploy

Case Management

• Intake
• Case Planning

Court and Community Partners Collaboration

Essential for the development of community behavioral health services. Includes:

Psychological Services Treatment Providers Coordination of Community Treatment Options Identification of Gaps in Services

Division of Psychological Services

Overview of Division/History

In 1988 the Division of Psychological Services was created following a Lake County Court Services Division study recommending that “an in-house unit be created to provide diagnostic and treatment services to the adult and juvenile courts.” The Division’s services are unique compared to

• ther Illinois Circuit Courts.

11/30/2017 3 Goals

 To provide accurate psychological evaluations

and reports, expert testimony, and sound recommendations as requested by court.

 To provide comprehensive assessments for

criminal offenders.

 To provide evidence-based treatments for adult

and juvenile offenders.

 To facilitate continuing education programs for

courts and community.

Services and Programs

Psychological Assessments Court Referrals

• Fitness to Stand Trial/Plead Evaluations
• Pre-Plea, Pre-Sentence, Problem-Solving Courts
• Sex-offender Evaluations

Probation Referrals

• Adult and Juvenile

Average 500-600 evaluations per year

Services and Programs (con’t.)

Counseling Services

• Individual
• Adult (including those involved with Problem-

Solving Courts)

• Juvenile
• Family counseling services for juvenile

probationers and their families

• Case Management for Mental Health Court

clients

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Groups

• Anger Management
• Parenting Skills
• Women FIRST (Focus, Information, Resources, Skills, Time)
• Seeking Safety
• Assist probation staff conducting Cognitive

Outreach Groups (COG)

Community Resource Liaisons

• Coordinate referrals for adult and juvenile

probation clients to community treatment agencies

• Build relationships and maintain communication

with service providers

• Oversee service contracts with community

agencies

• Assist LCHD with Medicaid sign up for eligible

probationers through the ACA

The FACE IT Program

Families and Community Engaged in Treatment

• Residential treatment for delinquent males

ages 13-18

• Uses interventions based on evidence-based

practices

• Provides counseling, schooling and basic

needs for up to 12 youths Goal is to enable youths to function productively and reduce recidivism.

11/30/2017 5 FACE IT Services

Families and Community Engaged in Treatment

Treatment provided by clinical staff of Psychological Services. Includes:

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Individual Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Life Skills Group
• Process Group
• Recovery Skills (24 week curriculum)
• COG

Other Services Provided

• Trauma-Informed Care Training
• Fees for Service (January 2012)
• Anger Management
• COG
• Domestic Violence Assessments
• Jr’s Challenge
• Over $86,000 collected since January 2012
• Juror Stress Program
• Provide critical incident debriefings for jurors

traumatized by jury duty

• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Risk Assessment for

Probationers in Crisis

• Internship/Practicum Training Program