FY 2006-2007 NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPOSAL Proposal Element 1: COVER SHEET CSCD (CHIEF COUNTY OF JURISDICTION): Travis PROGRAM NUMBER: 020 PROGRAM TITLE: Diagnostic Unit CHECK IF REQUESTING: TAIP FUNDING BS FUNDING DP FUNDING CCP FUNDING PRIMARY FUNDING RECIPIENTS: CSCD: NON-CSCD: BIPP OTHER NON-CSCD FUNDING RECIPIENT NAME: REGIONAL CONSORTIUM: ESTIMATE OF OTHER FUNDING SOURCES: (NOT CJAD FUNDING SOURCES, NOT PARTICIPANT PAYMENTS) FUNDING SOURCE 1st Year 2nd Year RSAT $ Victims Services $ Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) $ Gang Surveillance $ COG $ Other: $ $ Total Primary Program Code: SOP Secondary Program Code(s): $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ PROGRAM CODES* (Code is DMVB for all BIPPs) Facility Category (CRS) *A PROJECTED OUTPUTS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED FOR EACH CODE. Program Contact Information: Name: Mailing Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Lila Oshatz P.O. Box 1748 Austin, TX 78767 512-854-4600 512-854-4606 [email protected] Vendor: Does contract service provider provide services? No 36 Yes Proposal Element 2: PROBLEM/NEED DATA 1. TDCJ-CJAD planning staff will gather additional problem/need data from the MCSCR, Offender Profile Data, and CSTS to establish need. 2. Indicate Historic/Programmatic Information that substantiates your jurisdiction’s need for this program (optional). (See appendix __ for an example) The Diagnostic Unit's primary function is completing pre-sentence investigations to assist the Courts in sentencing. As part of that function, the Courts may request that a psychological assessment be completed. Psychological assessments are completed on offenders with severe mental health issues, including, but not limited to psychosis, brain damage, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities. Specific types of violent offenses also require psychological information in order to assess future risk to the community. Examples include robbery, murder and kidnapping. In order to determine treatment plans for these offenders and provide sentencing options for the Courts at the pre-sentence level, a DSM-IV diagnosis must be obtained. This diagnosis is also essential in the placement of these offenders on specialized caseloads where they will receive intensive supervision and monitoring. Psychological assessments are requested primarily for those offenders who have not been assessed by any other provider prior to sentencing. This population has not received services at MHMR or other community resources, and cannot afford private mental health services. 3. What other services, that meet this need, are available to the offender in this jurisdiction? The Travis County Jail and Austin Travis County MHMR also provide psychological assessments. The Sheriff's Office, MHMR and the Department are closely working together to avoid duplication of effort in providing psychological assessments to offenders. The Memorandum of Understanding between MHMR and the Department facilitates the sharing of assessment information. The Diagnostic Unit contracts with a licensed psychologist to perform assessments. Proposal Element 3: TARGET POPULATION Please note that the Target Population element does not require narrative description. TDCJ-CJAD staff will gather additional information from the MCSCR, Offender Profile Data, and CSTS. a. Felony only Misdemeanor only b. Male only Female only c. Age restriction? No Both Both Yes If yes, describe: d. Offense-related characteristics or exclusions e. Are participant referrals accepted from outside your jurisdiction? If yes, what proportion are from other jurisdictions 37 No Yes f. Is this program designed to serve any specific cultural, ethnic, or gender group? No Yes If yes, please identify and cite proportions, if applicable. g. Is this program designed to serve MHMR participants? No Yes h. Are participants who are not on community supervision accepted in this program? (e.g. pre-trial, jail inmates, state jail confinees, family members, or others) No Yes If yes, please identify. Some assessments are completed at the Pre-Sentence level as a part of the investigation. i. Do participants meet specifications in TX Government Code §76.017 Treatment Alternative to Incarceration Program (TAIP)?{This applies to TAIP programs ONLY} No Yes N/A 38 Proposal Element 4: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND PROCESS REQUIRED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES The psychological assessment is initiated at the Diagnostic Unit through a Court order, or once serious psychological problems have been identified by the Diagnostic Community Supervision Officer (CSO) during the pre-sentence investigation. They may also be initiated by Field CSOs if mental health issues surface at a post-adjudication level, or in the event that the case is a misdemeanor or under supervision as a courtesy. CSOs staff these referrals with the Community Supervision Manager (CSM) prior to making the appointments, and at that time recommend which tests are most appropriate. The following assessments can be conducted by the psychologist: MMPI-2; WAIS-R; Beck Depression Inventory; SSSQ; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Adult Neurological Questionnaire; Violence Potential Indicator; Able-Becker Cognitive Scale; Shipley Hartford Institute of Living Scale; Rape Myth Scale; Wilson Sex Fantasy Inventory; and Incomplete Sentence Blank for Sex Offenders. In addition, a checklist provides the contract psychologist with background and offense information to assist in making appropriate recommendations. Offenders are then scheduled for testing and a clinical interview with the psychologist. This process takes several hours to complete. Following completion of the scoring of the assessments by the Diagnostic support staff, the psychologist reviews and interprets the information, and conducts a clinical interview, which lasts approximately one hour. A formal psychological assessment is completed in a standard format, and includes background information, presenting problems, recommendations for treatment and incarceration status, as well as a DSM-IV diagnosis. Completed assessments are distributed through the Central CSCD office to the appropriate Community Supervision Officers in confidential medical files. At this time, the recommendations noted in the assessment are incorporated into the pre-sentence investigation and presented to the Court. Assessments that are initiated in the field, and provide additional treatment requirements, are presented to the Courts through amended Conditions of Community Supervision. A psychological assessment will also be required on the domestic violence felony enhanced cases originating out of misdemeanor court but are enhanced to felonies. The psychologist will be evaluating the domestic violence cases based on criteria to be defined. The criteria will be developed by the Community Supervision Managers involved with the domestic violence specialized caseloads. One psychological instrument to be used with these offenders could be the Violence Potential Indicator and any other instrument the psychologist deems necessary to assess the potential for subsequent incidents of violence. The assessment should be completed prior to the sentencing date of the offender in order to provide the court with information needed to aid in sentencing. It is anticipated that the additional number of assessments to be completed would be approximately three per month. Additionally, one PSI Investigator officer will be designated to conduct investigations on all felony enhanced domestic violence cases. This officer will receive special training in the area of domestic violence and will work closely with the Travis County Family Violence Task Force. Contract Monitoring The Department has an annual plan to monitor contracts for compliance using a standardized Site Visit process or desktop audit process. A Site Visit Team, composed of CSOs and Supervisors, will use a contract compliance monitoring instrument to monitor contracts based on vendor’s service delivery compliance with the vendor's operational plan and other contractual requirements. Any identified deficiencies in contract compliance will result in specific recommendations to vendor(s) to achieve contract compliance. Vendors will be required to submit an Action Plan on how they will achieve contract compliance. The Department will provide technical assistance to the vendor as needed. Appropriate staff will complete documentation of offender compliance to program expectations. 39 Responsivity This program recognizes the principles of responsivity in developing and implementing the program design. Responsivity issues are initially addressed during the screening/placement process. When appropriate, staff assignment will include the offender being matched with a CSO/Counselor/designated staff whose characteristics would be most effective in establishing rapport with the offender. All direct service staff will receive special needs population training to enhance responsivity and ensure effective service delivery. Additionally, staff will be trained in motivational enhancement techniques. Tracking On an annual basis, the Department will track program outputs and monitor outcomes to assess utilization of services and supervision activities. SOP Existing SOPs are on file and available for review. Enhanced SOPs will be available November 2005 if the proposal is fully funded. REFERRAL PROCESS Court Ordered Assessment Process Self Referral Other: PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIES Once an offender is determined to be appropriate for a psychological assessment by the Community Supervision Officer or Court, a referral is made to the contract psychologist. Prior to the clinical interview, the offender is given up to nine psychological instruments, which take approximately 1.5 to 2 hours to administer. These include the following: MMPI - 2; Beck Depression Inventory; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Violence Potential Indicator; Shipley Hartford Institute of Living Scale; WAIS-R; SSSQ; Adult Neurological Questionnaire; and Multi-Phasic Sex Inventory II. Participants are referred to the Diagnostic Unit by the Courts to begin the investigative process. The offenders are advised to report to the Diagnostic Unit immediately after Court to be given an appointment to report for a Pre-Sentence Investigation interview. When the offender reports to the CSCD office, the offender will be set with an interview with the PSI writer and also an appointment with the psychologist for testing. The offender will be required to visit with the psychologist prior to the sentencing date in order for the assessment to be completed by the psychologist to be incorporated into the PSI Report. On the day of the interview with the PSI writer, the offender is interviewed for approximately 90 minutes. The officer obtains all the relevant information pertaining to the offender, the offense, social history, employment, character reference, etc. All the information is complied into a report with CSCD recommendations as to department/community resources available to the offender during supervision. Documentation of offender compliance to conditions of supervision is completed by the supervising CSO. If the assessment is ordered at the pre-sentence level, documentation of compliance is forwarded to the ordering Judge. 40 CHOICE OF PROGRAM DESIGN Many offenders have psychological problems that play a role in the commission of a crime. A criminal act may simply be the result of a lack of compliance with normal social rules, or even psychopathic or sociopathic behavior. However, it is often part of a pattern of psychological acting out, in response to an underlying psychological disorder. Identification and treatment of these underlying psychological problems can reduce the rate of recidivism in many offenders. This issue is especially important for individuals placed on probation, because their offenses are often less severe, and many are first offenders. Providing psychological treatment to probationers with diagnosed psychological problems that contributed to their criminal behavior, benefits society and the offender. Individuals with poor impulse control, anger management problems, substance abuse, and personality disorders are most likely to act out and commit an act resulting in probation. Additionally, more serious mental health problems that contribute to criminal behavior may require close monitoring. For example, this may include individuals with bipolar disorder, or psychotic disorders, who commit violent offenses because of their disorder. According to recent Austin Crime Statistics, the following crimes have been designated as worse than the national average: forcible rapes, robberies, burglaries, larceny/theft and vehicle thefts. The overall crime rate is also considered higher than the national average. In addition, Texas ranks ninth in the top ten most violent states. Therefore, the more psychological assessments that can be completed the better supervision can be offered to the offender and the more protection can be offered to the community. This request is for 84 regular assessments and 54 Domestic Violence assessments for a total of 138 assessments. PROGRAM STAFF AND PROGRAM STAFF ACTIVITIES 1. Staff (Title) Contract Psychologist Process activities: The psychologist will interpret the results of the various instruments and conduct a clinical interview with referred offenders. After this process is completed, the psychologist will prepare an evaluation that will include a DSM-IV diagnosis and recommendations, and forward this report to the Court or referring Community Supervision Officer. 2. Staff (Title) Domestic Violence Pre-Sentence Investigation Officer Process activities: A Pre-Sentence Investigation Officer for the Diagnostic Unit will investigate all the Domestic Violence Felony Enhanced cases originating out of the Misdemeanor Court. The officer will be interviewing the offenders and investigating their background. The officer will compile a report for the Court with recommendations addressing the needs of the offender. The report will also inform the Court of any resources and treatment options available in the community to serve the offender. In addition, the officer will be providing the supervising field officer with a copy of the report to be used for supervision of the offender. 3. Staff (Title) Pre-Sentencing Investigator Officer Process Activities: A Pre-Sentencing Investigation Officer for the Diagnostic Unit will investigate all felony referrals originating out of the District Court. The officer will be interviewing the offenders and investigating their background. The officer will compile a report for the Court with recommendations addressing the needs of the offender. The report will also inform the Court of any resources and treatment options available in the community to serve the offender. In addition, the officer will be providing the supervising field officer with a copy of the report to be used for supervision of the offender. 4. Staff (Title) Secretary 41 Process Activities: Formatting PSI reports and Conditions of Community Supervision. Will assist the PSI officers with daily administrative duties. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM DATA Please indicate that program design and/or staff training includes sensitivity to gender, race, ethnicity, culture and differing physical abilities. YES Proposal Element 5. PROGRAM MILESTONES Is this a new program? No Yes If yes, please complete milestones chart. If no, this element if optional. Do not insert if chart is blank. 42 PROJECTED PROGRAM OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES FOR FY 2006 - 2007 DATA FORM Program Title: Diagnostic Unit Chief CSCD County: Travis Program Code: SOP Facility Category: NA Data Contact Person: Lila Oshatz Projected Number to be served: 138 (Assessments) General Instructions: The purpose of this form is to provide projections for services that will be provided with funding obtained from the program proposal. Provide projections for the applicable information for the services offered to participants during the funding cycle. Only include services that will be paid for from the program proposal award. Do not include referrals or other services that will be provided to program participants outside the program proposal. Complete a separate form for each program code that was listed on the CSCDP Cover Sheet. Please provide counts, not percents, and make sure all blanks are filled. Answer with “N/A” if not applicable. A. Group/Individual Counseling Number of Participants B. Urinalysis Tests ` Number of Individuals Tested N/A N/A C. Academic Education Services Number of Participants Number Mandated by CCP 42.12 Sec. 11(g) Number of GEDs obtained N/A N/A N/A D. Electronic Monitoring Number of Participants N/A E. Cognitive Training/Cognitive Behavioral Number of Participants N/A F. Substance Abuse Education Number of Participants N/A G. Employment Services Number of Participants Number who secured employment for 3 days or longer N/A N/A H. Victim Services Number of Victims Served Number of Victim-Impact panels held Number of Victim-Offender mediations completed N/A N/A N/A Outcomes – Successful Program Completion Number of participants successfully completing the program Date: March 1, 2005 43 138