"If there's a program out there that's better than this one, I haven't found it."
Mary Jane Saksa, Director of Substance Abuse, Worcester County (MA) Sheriff's Department, on their use of A New Direction (A.N.D.) with over 175 clients per year.
How it works for clients:
- Clients create their own therapeutic community environment, holding each other responsible and accountable
- Relates to broad spectrum of client life experience with culturally diverse graphics, language, and case studies
- Gives clients the livings skills and relapse-prevention tools needed to stay sober after release
- Helps clients develop life goals and objectives, decreasing likelihood of recidivism in criminal justice clients
How it works for you:
- It's effective as a supplement to existing programs or as core programming
- Effective in any criminal justice modality
- Modules can be used separately, sequentially, or in any sequence
- Standardizes treatment across multi-facility system
- Meets most existing and anticipated federal funding requirements
The Components
Short-term version components for 3-6 month programs. Long-term version components for 6-12 months programs. Either can be adapted for medium-term programs
The workbooks
Information, exercises, activities, and Thinking Reports will help offenders see that criminality and addiction are thinking problems before they become behavioral problems.
The Facilitator's Guides
Each guide contains the entire client workbook with sidebar notes, suggestions, and supplemental information for facilitators.
The videos
Taped in Minnesota correctional facilities, A New Direction videos feature real clients sharing the real story of recovery from a life of addiction and crime. A New Direction also uses some of Hazelden's top videos developed for substance abuse treatment. All videos are available for preview. Call your sales associate for details at 800-328-9000.
Training available
Hazelden trainers and DOC professionals will help you identify program needs, get buy in, and develop outcome evaluation strategies before implementation. Call your sales for details at 800-328-9000.
A New Direction Training Agenda
We'll fit your needs and your budget
Hazelden sales consultants can build a package of products and implementation training that works specifically for you. Contact your sales associate at 800-328-9000.
7 Flexible Modules, One Exceptional Program
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