DE Greentree Counselor

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program assists states and local governments to develop and implement substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders. The goal of the RSAT Program is to break the cycle of drugs and violence by reducing the demand for, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs. RSAT enhances the capability of states and units of local government to provide residential substance abuse treatment for incarcerated inmates; prepares offenders for their reintegration into the communities from which they came by incorporating reentry planning activities into treatment programs; and assists offenders and their communities through the reentry process through the delivery of community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services. RSAT funds may be used to implement three types of programs: residential, jail-based, and aftercare. At least 10 percent of the total state allocation for FY 2010 shall be made available to local correctional and detention facilities'provided such facilities exist'for either residential substance abuse treatment programs or jail-based substance abuse treatment programs.

The State of Delaware will use the FY 2010 RSAT funds to support a contractual substance abuse counselor position at the Greentree Substance Abuse Treatment Program. This 56-bed substance abuse treatment program is within the prison facility, located in the Sussex Correctional Institution, Georgetown. The position will be responsible for placement, referrals, and reentry planning for participants in all substance abuse treatment programs. Under the grant funds, the goals of the RSAT Greentree Program will be to: (1) Provide residential substance abuse treatment for incarcerated inmates; and, (2) prepare offenders for reintegration into the communities by incorporating reentry planning activities into treatment programs. The Greentree Program is designed to assist both the offenders and their communities through the reentry process through the delivery of both community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services. Under treatment, the inmates attend group workshops, seminars, and maintain a treatment plan. The treatment plans are designed specifically for each individual and address mental health, education, and work skills. Inmates conduct several of the therapeutic activities, including peer facilitation and co-counseling with an oversight from the staff.

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