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INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM REPORTS: DOC-TEMPLE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
Institution: Huntington
AOD Program: Living Sober Therapeutic Community
General Program Goals and Intervention Philosophy
1. What are the general goals or mission of this program? What does it try to do? Length: 2-3
paragraphs. [Source: program documents, DATS SupervisorMgr.].
According to the LSTC Community Inmate Handbook, a Therapeutic Community is a group
of individuals living together and helping each other in a constructive way within a closed
environment through social learning. All staff and residents are part of the Treatment
Community. All inmates of the LSTC are required to use the various areas of treatment, the
proper use of the therapeutic tools and procedures of the activities that they are obliged to
participate in during their stay in the program. This knowledge should help the inmates come to
the understanding of the objectives and goals of any treatment they may receive, on how to utilize
the tools, and how to gain the most benefits fiom each fbnction within the program. This is a
behavior driven program that is seen as both a treatment program as well as an up-close
examination of inmate behaviors in a community setting. Daily interaction with other inmates,
DATS Staff and Corrections Officers provide a rich source of information that can be used by the
DOC for making decisions about the inmate’s potential for rehabilitation, recidivism, and
behaviors not readily observed in a standard housing unit with cells.
2. What is the main treatment approach or philosophy used in this program? (e.g., see survey
Q#12). Could you give one or two examples of how this approach is used? [Source: program
documents, DATS Supervisor/Mgr.].
The LSTC Community Inmate Handbook says that their main treatment approach is to combine
drug/alcohol treatment (group and individual) with education in a therapeutic atmosphere, which
helps the inmate to focus on his addiction, behavior, attitudes, and criminality. The last phase of
this program involves goal planning and a structured reintegration into the community. AU
inmates of the LSTC are required to use the various areas of treatment, the proper use of the
therapeutic tools and procedures of the activities that they are obliged to participate in during
their stay in the program. This knowledge should help the inmates come to the understanding of
the objectives and goals of any treatment they may receive, on how to utilize the tools, and how
to gain the most benefits fiom each fhction within the program.
Target Population and Target Selection
3. For this program, describe inmate recruiting, outreach, or referral procedures (e.g., How
do inmates hear about this program? Who makes referrals? What are the reasons for
referral)? [Source: program documents, inmate interviews, DATS Supervisor/Mgr.].
According to Policy 7.4.1 - HUN 1 send the SCI-Huntingdon Addiction Counseling Overview,
inmates are informed about the LSTC at an orientation through their assigned correctional
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