Phase I

This phase is designed to help the client build trust and rapport with the treatment process and treatment staff. The objectives of this phase are:
To build rapport and trust within the context of treatment
Decrease resistance and defensiveness
Develop a base of knowledge in areas of AOD abuse, criminal conduct, the process of change and the SSC programLearn behavioral tools for relapse prevention

Phase II

As a result of engaging in self-disclosure and through more intensive feedback processes, the client will develop an awareness, understand and clear recognition of his or her own patterns of behavior in the following areas:

Criminal conduct
AOD use and abuse
The interaction between AOD abuse and criminal conduct

As a result of developing an in-depth awareness of one’s own behavioral and cognitive patterns, the client will commit to engaging in a specific pattern of change in cognitive schemes and behavior pattern.

Phase III

As a result of experiencing change in thinking, feeling and behavior, the client will take ownership of these changes and will demonstrate maintenance of these changes over time. The client will:

Be aware of and manage relapse and recidivism into AOD and criminal conduct thinking
Prevent cognitive recidivism and relapse from manifesting into over criminal conduct and behavior
Be able to utilize community support and reinforcement to maintain change

Phase IV

This six-week phase is designed to offer participants aftercare services which might include an opportunity to mentor clients new to drug court. Clients are expected to demonstrate and role model the skills they have learned in the three previous phases.