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L~age 3 <br /> <br />PRO6RA SUK ARY <br /> <br />Statement of the Problem: <br /> <br />Many high risk youth come to the attention of the courts. Most have need of <br />psychological assessment, individual and/or group counseling, or family counseling <br />and case management. Many have pre-delinquent substance abhse, or school problems. <br />Another service increasingly in demand is the assessment and treatment of youthful <br />sex offenders. Without intervention services with the youth and their families (when <br />possible), problems will increase. <br /> <br />_.Program Goal: (Purpose of %he Program) <br />1) Continue to proviue comprehensive assessment and treatment services for Cabarrus <br />CountY, CBA eligible c!ients..and families referred by the juvenile court.- .~ . <br />2) Mai~t&in famil'ia~ity'~ith~c%ient~and'c0ur~'proce~di~Js, and~-inCreased accessibility <br />to ]~v~=il~' c~urt a0~e!~s ~o~ltat~n~by~ h~uping p~i~a~y 'icon~ac~ in the <br />courthouse facility..._~-~ ............... ........ :.. . ~ .~ . . <br />3)i]c0nti~ue,lse~ offe~d~r~sD~cifid iassessment' and treatment services for ~Outhful sex <br />6ffenders~in CaBarrus,~Union'and'S~anly Qounties.._This i~ a popg!ation for.whom <br />se=vic~s, are increasingly, in~ demand and p~oling the;ydu~h from three c0unti~s who <br />need these services, s~oni~ en~nre an adeq~at~ numb'er of participants for group therapy <br /> Target Population: (]the treatment of choice) <br /> <br />Youth between the ages of 7 and 17 years referred by the courts and schools who <br />exhibit delinquent (~ncluding sexual offenses), pre-delinquent, or significant <br />sub'stance abuse problemm. <br /> <br /> Measurable Objective(s): <br />1] The program will service approximately 28-32 clients at any time with a total <br />of 80-96 youth receiving services. <br />2~ 50 percent of youth involved in services will complete and show reduction in <br />negative behavior. <br />3) Training School admission of youth in program will decrease or continue to be <br />less than 10% for clients completing program. <br />4) Monitoring will be done through use of all approved CBA forms. <br /> <br /> Information Maintained for Effectiveness Measurement: <br />Data collection on involvement and frequency as well as treatment outcomes is <br />collected. On youth who become clients of Piedmont Area Mental Health, treatment <br />records will be kept that are in compliance with Division of M-H/MR/SAS and CBA <br />standards. All CBA forms for reporting, billing and progress will be used. <br /> <br /> <br />