RNR
Name the purposes of utilizing the YLS and identifying RNR. (and no, not case management).
Services and interventions should be matched to the youth’s risk to reoffend and appropriate supervision needs, key life areas, and responsivity factors.
A youth with significant anxiety understands the material in ART group but struggles to participate when asked to demonstrate the skill in front of the group. You offer to individually practice the skill with the youth before gradually transitioning to group demonstration.
What is Mental Health
This service will include a mental health diagnostic impression, a substance use diagnostic impression, history of mental health symptoms, trauma history/symptoms, criminogenic risk, risk of harm to self and/or others, the youth’s perception of the situation and collateral information.
What is a co-occurring evaluation
This service helps resolves conflict and reach an agreement between the individual, their family and other parties.
What is Mediation/Restorative Justice
Jimmy is 13 years old, scored a 7 on the YLS, and is on probation for disturbing the peace. Jimmy’s father is calling the PO saying Jimmy is not doing his chores or getting up for school on time. Jimmy’s father is demanding that things have to change. The family has not had services before. Jimmy says he sleeps in after playing Fortnite all night and it’s not his fault. Which service could assist with these concerns?
What is Family Support
Matching the intensity of a service or case management intervention to the youth’s likelihood of reoffending.
Risk Principle
You and another officer are facilitating a REAL Colors group with youth. A youth struggles to follow verbal directions with several steps. The Probation Officer shows each step and writes the instructions on the board to visualize the materials.
What is Learning style (need for clear, structured directions)
This service is a facility based therapeutic residential service providing 24-hour awake supervision, clinical treatment and related services for youth diagnosed with a mental health, substance use disorder and/or who demonstrate sexually inappropriate behaviors who are at risk to re-offend.
What is Therapeutic group home (ThGH)
This service may be implemented during juvenile intake or anytime during case management when a youth is at risk of violating conditions of probation that could result in detention.
What is Community Youth Coaching
Savannah is 14 years old, scores a 18 on the YLS, and currently on probation for theft unlawful taking after she took her dad’s car for a cruise down O street. Savannah splits her time between both parents’ homes, and both parents have different rules. Savannah is getting more upset with her mother and is starting to escalate in behaviors. Savannah’s mom is calling the PO demanding for Savannah to be removed from the home for breaking the rules. What intensive in home service could you refer?
What is IFP
Targeting services or interventions to the youth’s criminogenic factors (key life areas).
Need Principle
A youth says they want to get a job but repeatedly abandons this goal after setbacks. In your Success Plan, you set achievable milestones, track their progress, and celebrate small successes.
What is Motivation (motivation for sustained change)
This service provides 40 hours of psychotherapy and other treatment interventions each week which include: individual, group and family psychotherapy/substance use disorder counseling; OT/PT; speech; laboratory services; transportation; medical services as necessary; and nursing services available 24/7 (may be on call during sleep hours).
What is Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF)
This service provides face-to-face comprehensive programming for youth who lack structure and supervision. This daily program schedule shall include structured activities related to academic performance, social skills, skill building, employment, independent living, social skills, pro-social, recreational skills and decision-making skills
What is Day Reporting
Lee is in the PDI phase of probation and has continued to test positive for marijuana. Lee scores a 20 on the YLS/CMI and has shared a lack of remorse for what brought them to court. Lee continues to associate with other youth who are also on probation and was just spotted by school administrators at the gas station across the street from the school skipping class and smoking weed. What type of services might the PO consider?
What is Therapeutic Services
Compliance checks, U/As, and brief status updates do not count as dosage because they lack this component of case management
What is skill practice
You implement in-home services, but the family is reluctant to participate because the program does not reflect their family experience or background. The provider encourages the family to share their unique perspective and utilizes relevant examples.
What is Cultural background
This service is a family-driven intensive model of treatment based on evidence-based interventions that target high-risk behavior in youth and increase protective factors that targets youth and their families who have antisocial, aggressive, or violent behaviors. Youth can be referred if: youth are at risk of out-of-home placement or returning from out-of-home placement
What is Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
This service is designed to reduce risk that contributes to delinquent behavior and family dysfunction through strength-focused home and community based interventions. 2-4 hours per week of direct contact with youth and/or family, and a expected duration of 4 to 6 months. The assigned staff will work to enhance and improve youth and family functioning in the home and community, and prevent the need for youth to be placed in an out-of-home setting.
What is In-Home Family Services (IHFS)
Max scores a 25 on the YLS/CMI and was recently discharged from a Substance Use PRTF. He and his brother, have had multiple police contacts due to disturbances at the home involving their step-father. When Max and Stepfather get into disagreements, Max runs away and has temptations to use. Max believes his step-father has no right to tell him what to do, because he is not his dad. Max’s mother says the boys should respect the authority of adults and do what they are told. What services might you consider?
What is MST
Maya scores 25 on the YLS and she gets into fights and arguments when she feels disrespected. You also notice she has a difficult time staying focused when your individual meetings run longer. Spot the Risk, Need, and Responsivity factor (one of each):
Risk (High); Need (coping and self-control), Responsivity factor (short attention span)
A youth has missed multiple office visits, was cited for an assault charge, and abruptly stopped attending school. You find out that the parent recently lost their job, which triggered memories of homelessness in the youth. The parent also struggles with their mental health, and the youth is now caring for their younger siblings. (this example has four responsivity factors)
What is Financial, mental health, family dynamics, coping/self-management skills
This treatment/service is a hospital-based short–term treatment service that is not as intense as acute inpatient hospitalization. This treatment is for youth who are in acute distress or who have just completed an episode of acute inpatient care, who can function independently and participate in active programming.
What is Partial Hospitalization
Service frequency is a minimum of 3 hours of skill building and 1 hour of therapeutic engagement. It is designed to intervene with immediate crisis; develop & teach the skills necessary for the family unit to remain intact. Services are available for crisis assistance 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The goal is this service is to improve family functioning and reduce youth’s criminogenic risks.
What is Intensive Family Preservation
Rocky was detained last night as the result of an intake. Rocky reported during the intake they are currently kicked out of their parents home, but they could go live with an aunt if the judge allows electronic monitoring at the upcoming detention hearing. If the PO wants to proceed with this plan, what services might you recommend? (name at least 2 for points!)
What is Kinship placement/EM/CYC