NCJ Number
11788
Date Published
1973
Length
48 pages
Annotation
EFFECTIVENESS OF A FIFTEEN MONTH TO TWO YEAR RESIDENTIAL DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, - AN ALTERNATIVE TO MORE TRADITIONAL METHODS.
Abstract
THE FAMILY HOUSE MODEL IS ONE OF ADDICTS HELPING ONE ANOTHER WITHIN A FRAMEWORK IN WHICH PEOPLE EARN THEIR WAY UP THE HIERARCHY OF RESPONSIBILITY UNTIL THEY REACH ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS. VERBAL CONFRONTATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TREATMENT MODEL. IN ADDITION TO A DESCRIPTION OF THE TREATMENT MODEL, THE INITIAL PART OF THIS EVALUATION ALSO DISCUSSES PERSONNEL AND PARTICIPANTS. CHAPTER II CONTAINS A DECISION-MAKING FORMAT FOR EVALUATION OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND PRESENTS DATA BEARING ON QUESTIONS RAISED BY THAT FORMAT. CHAPTER III IS BOTH THE FINAL QUARTERLY REPORT AND A COMMENTARY FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTORS RELATING WHAT ARE FELT TO BE PERTINENT ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM FROM A SUBJECTIVE VIEWPOINT. CHAPTER IV CONTAINS RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE EVALUATOR RELATIVE TO THE EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO QUESTIONS IN CHAPTER II. RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION INDICATE THAT PERSONS WHO STAY 11 MONTHS REFRAIN FROM SOCIALLY UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS IN PRISON, AND THAT PERSONS INVOLVED FOR MORE THAN 11 MONTHS PARTICIPATED IN NO ADVERSE INCIDENTS. A COST COMPARISON BETWEEN FAMILY HOUSE AND STATE ADULT CORRECTIONS INSTITUTIONS INDICATES THAT FAMILY HOUSE COST PER CLIENT PER DAY IS NEAR THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE. RESULTS ALSO SHOW THAT THE USE OF A GRADUAL RE-ENTRY PHASE SEEMS TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND THAT REPRODUCTION OF THE MODEL IS FEASIBLE, WITH STAFFING MODIFICATIONS. STATISTICAL TABLES AND CHARTS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE FREQUENCY OF TYPES OF ARREST, TREATMENT STATUS AND COMPARISONS, AND TOTAL EXPENSES. POPULATION PROFILES ARE INCLUDED BY SEX, AND LENGTH OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)