Get to Know Your Coaches
STARR by the Numbers
ORT, Punishment or Authority
Using STARR on my CO-WORKERS
What skill shall I use
100

How many STARR coaches are in the Phoenix office?

6


100

The number of steps in active listening.

Three- listen to whole message, check for understanding and respond respectfully

100
Get back!

ORT

100

I am happy that you took the initiative to make this booster more fun than the others.

Reinforcement

100

First meeting with offender and they test positive, but it was someone else’s fault.

Role Clarification- Disapproval to Authority- possibly a Cog Model

200

How many STARR coaches were former County PO's?

All of them

200

How many “players” are involved in the supervision process according to Role Clarification?

Four- Judge, You, USPO and tx provider

200

You will report weekly

Punishment

200

I don't like how you used up all the soap in the kitchen sink and didn't replace it.

disapproval

200

You are reviewing a cog model that was brought in for homework and although it is not correct, it’s the first time they attempted to do homework.

Reinforcement and or possibly re-teach the Cognitive Model

300

Which SUSPO has the most STARR coaches in their unit?

AP

300

If you met with an offender for the first time and reinforced their timeliness, clarified their roles, taught the cog model and applied the cog model how many “external events” would she identify?

Two
300

You can report today or I can request a warrant from the Court

Use of Authority

300

I cannot figure out this seating arrangement for our combined unit meeting, there are too many people attending and I don’t know how to get the tables arranged

Problem Solving

300

You just advised your offender that they will return to drug testing because they started using again. They argue and say, “that’s bullshit.”

Use of Authority, role clarification review

400

Put the following coaches in order of length of services. 

Chelsea, Patricia, Andrea, Corey, Roy, Kim

Kim, Patricia, Chelsea, Andrea, Roy, Corey

400

If an officer received three new cases one month and had four naughty offenders which required use of authority and punishment, how many skills would they use?

11

3 role clarification- 4 use of authority and 4 punishment

400

Turn around and get on the floor or I will spray you with OC

ORT and Use of Authority

400

You aren’t using STARR enough, so you will go to three boosters a month

Punishment

400

Your offender Suzy just came in to advise her boyfriend was just arrested and she has all of their kids and no job. She is in a panic about driving them to school- can they take a bus? Should she buy a car with the drug profits he left behind? 

Problem Solving

500

How many children do all of the STARR coaches have?

6

500

How many STARR skills are taught in our district?

Role Clarification, Problem Solving, RACE tool, Disapproval, Reinforcement, Cognitive model,

500

You will utilize STARR in the field more or you will talk to your SUSPO about your use.

Use of Authority

500
I wanted to come talk to you as you were recently transferred to my unit.

Role clarification

500

Your favorite offender calls and admits he did something fairly stupid and you now have to address it. When he comes to the office which skill will you use to work through it?

Cog Model- Problem solving- Disapproval- (Maybe reinforcement if they come in and for admitting it, etc.) Really anything if it sounds reasonable) Cog would be preferred because you can really get to the reason the thinking led to the behavior.