Access to Recovery

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Access to Recovery

• Texas Department of State Health Services
• Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  Services
  

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What is Access to Recovery (ATR)

• Federal grant awarded to Texas
• Goal is to increase substance abuse services
• Goal to serve 8,928 individuals by August 2007

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Where are ATR services

• ATR services are offered in the following
  counties
  
• Bexar
• Brooks/Jim Wells
• Burnet
• Collin
• Dallas
• El Paso
• Ft. Bend
• Grayson
• Harris
• Lubbock
• Tarrant
• Travis

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What Clients are Eligible for ATR Services

• Clients involved in participating Drug Courts
• Former Louisiana residents displaced by Hurricane
  Katrina
  
• Individuals on probation in ATR counties
• Individuals involved in Child Protective
  Services system

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How Does ATR Work

• Designated organization in each county assesses
  all clients
  
• Assessment provider authorizes services and
  coordinates care
  
• Services delivered by licensed treatment programs
  and community/faith based recovery support
  providers
  
• Providers are paid through a voucher for each
  individual client
  

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How Does ATR Work
1) Client Referred from court, probation, CPS or
Katrina
2) Assessment Provider Assesses client n
eeds Authorizes Services on a Voucher Offers cli
ent choices of providers Coordinates services

3) Service Provider Documents services Bills on
the voucher
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How Does ATR Work
Once contacted by the Assessment Provider
with a referral treatment and recovery support
providers Agree to accept the referral based u
pon their capacity to provide the service
Schedule an appointment with the client Initi
ate client services within two (2) business
days.
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RECOVERY SUPPORT
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What are Recovery Support Services

• An array of services designed to support and
  enhance the clients sobriety and to facilitate
  their participation in treatment
  
• Recovery Support services are not licensed
  clinical treatment and may be delivered by peers,
  or lay persons
  
• Services provided by your organization may go by
  a different name, as long as they have the same
  intent
  

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ATR Recovery Support Services

• Transportation and Child Care services are
  arranged by the Care Coordinator
  
• Recovery Support Service providers offer
• Individual recovery coaching
• Spiritual support group
• Relapse prevention group
• Life Skills
• Recovery Support Group
• Drug-free Transitional Housing
• Education training (GED)
• Employment coaching
• Family/marital counseling

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Recovery Support ServicesIndividual Recovery
Coaching

• A one-on-one relationship
• Goal is to find solutions to break the habit of
  substance abuse.
  

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Recovery Support ServicesSpiritual Support Group

• Helping a group to develop spiritually
• establishing a relationship with a higher power
• adopting positive values or principles
• identifying a sense of purpose and mission for
  ones life
  
• achieving serenity and peace of mind.
• Responsible decision-making
• social engagement and family responsibility
• Activities could utilize
• Prayer
• Chanting
• music (vocal and instrumental)
• inspirational motivation

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Recovery Support ServicesLife Skills

• Topics cover skills needed to succeed in daily
  life
  
• health education
• financial management
• anger management
• proper diet and hygiene
• parenting and child development

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Recovery Support Services Recovery Support Group

• Groups designed to
• provide emotional support
• develop understanding the disease concept
• maintain sobriety

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Recovery Support Services Relapse Prevention
Group

• Identifying each clients stage of recovery and
  establishing a recovery plan to manage the
  relapse warning signs
  
• May include identifying situations, places,
  relationships, or emotional states that lead to
  drug/alcohol use and techniques to resist

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Recovery Support Services General Equivalency
Diploma

• Assistance directed toward certified GED
  educational programs. Rate includes supplies
  related to the pursuit of education, preparation,
  and testing.

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Recovery Support Services Family/Marital
Counseling

• Professional therapy services to individuals,
  families, and couples
  
• Must be delivered by a licensed professional

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Recovery Support Services Employment Coaching

• Assistance improving or maintaining employment
  related skills
  
• May include practicing for interviews, filling
  out job applications, preparing resumes, teaching
  about appropriate work place behavior and
  appearance
• May be group or individual

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Recovery Support Services Transitional Drug-Free
Housing

• Housing in a structured living setting that meets
  local occupancy/safety requirements
  
• Provider must have policies and procedures
  governing the facility and job descriptions for
  staff performing services.
  
• Client must be engaged in treatment and/or
  recovery support services
  
• The environment provides living arrangements in a
  sober recovery environment with recovery
  activities

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TREATMENT
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Treatment Service Provider

• Provides necessary clinical treatment on Referral
  from the Care Coordinator and communicates with
  the Care Coordinator about client progress.

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Provide Services

• The provider develops a comprehensive treatment
  plan for the client from the Assessment.
  
• The Treatment providers provide service according
  to the standards of care and records all
  services in BHIPS.

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Bill DSHS

• Treatment providers bill against the voucher in
  BHIPS.

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How Can I Learn More About ATR

• http//www.dshs.state.tx.us/sa/atr.shtm
• Program Information
• Participating Courts
• Descriptions of Services and Rates
• Contact information

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For Program InformationContact

• Sheri Jackson, Program Manager
• Toll Free 1 [phone]
• Email Sheri.Jackson_at_dshs.state.tx.us