Ada County Juvenile Court Services
Clinical Programs
The mission of the agency's Clinical Programs Division is to provide services that facilitate client and family insight, growth, hope and empowerment through advocacy, counseling and treatment. ACJCS Clinical Program staff are experienced and highly qualified to provide group, individual, and family counseling on a vast array of issues that juveniles may face. It is our goal to evolve to meet the needs of our clients and their families and to assist them by providing support and linking them to resources in the community.
Substance Abuse Services
It is the goal of ACJCS Clinical Services to provide a complete range of programs for substance abuse treatment. These programs demonstrate our commitment to support the youth in our community by lowering drug and alcohol use, and thereby reducing risk for re-offensive behavior.
Detention Intensive Outpatient Program (DIOP)
DIOP is based out of the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center. DIOP is an intensive treatment program addressing substance abuse and mental health issues. It is a minimum of eight weeks occurring Monday through Friday.
DIOP Treatment includes:
- weekly individual counseling with a qualified professional.
- daily educational groups covering topics:
- Physiological effects of all psychoactive drugs
- Addiction and mental health issues
- Early recovery
- Recovery Enhancement (Relapse prevention)
- Intensive family group processes to help develop appropriate familial support.
- Academic component facilitated by a state certified teacher so clients may work on school credit, GED/HSE, or other academic pursuits.
- Referrals for continuum of care
Outpatient Treatment
ACJCS offers weekly Substance Abuse treatment services on Monday thru Thursday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. The program is a minimum of 6 months. It consists of two phases.
Services include:
- Phase 1 - Educational groups focusing on topics of relapse prevention, addiction, and physiological effects of substance abuse.
- Phase 2 - Groups focusing on exposing addictive behaviors of clients, as these tend to be most adolescents’ relapse triggers.
- Individualized treatment planning with qualified professionals.
Intensive Outpatient Treatment/Juvenile Drug Court
This is a four phase treatment program addressing substance abuse and mental health. Groups are Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30.
Services include:
- Assessment – Our clinicians provide both substance abuse and Mental Health assessments that help determine what type and what level of care will provide the most benefit to the juvenile.
- Phase 1 – Education – exposure and learning terms to sobriety and recovery (8 weeks)
- Phase 2 – Foundations of recovery – beginning to apply concepts – self personalization
- Phase 3 – Becoming solid in sobriety and actively using interventions to maintain sobriety
- Phase 4 - Internalizing information – Recovery Enhancement (relapse prevention)
Juvenile Drug Court uses a combined approach to battle adolescent substance abuse, mental health and criminality. Clients participate in all of the Intensive/Outpatient Treatment Services as well as appear weekly before the Judge and the Drug Court Team. This is a 9 – 16 month program that clients may choose as an alternative to formal adjudication. Benefits of this program include: charges being dismissed upon successful completion; maintaining a driver's license instead of a mandatory suspension. Intensive family involvement in this program means more parents are able to participate more fully in their child’s recovery from substances.
Mental Health Counseling
The Counseling Unit encompasses:
- Counseling in Detention - Detention counseling is offered to all juveniles who are placed in secure custody and express issues related to suicide, mental health, family, drug/alcohol, or other concerns that the juvenile would like to speak to a counselor about.
- Status Offender Program – The least restrictive and pro-active program, this brief intervention is designed to assist the child and the family in avoiding further court involvement.
- Individual/family counseling – Master’s level therapists provide individual and family counseling. Referrals come from Judges, probation officers, and the community.
- Assessments – Our clinicians provide both substance abuse and Mental Health assessments that help determine what type and what level of care will provide the most benefit to the juvenile.
Transitional Care
Ada County Juvenile Court Services offers short-term foster care placement for adolescents through the Transitional Care Program. This program provides a sheltered environment for those youths needing time to transition back into their own home or the home of a relative. Counseling, education, and other treatment services are utilized to return children home within a few months.
For more information on the Clinical Programs Unit, please contact our main office at 208.577.4800 or contact:
Leslee Whiteman
Program Manager
Ph: 208.287.5612
Email: lwhitemanl@adaweb.net
Ada County Juvenile Court Services
Clinical Programs
The mission of the agency's Clinical Programs Division is to provide services that facilitate client and family insight, growth, hope and empowerment through advocacy, counseling and treatment. ACJCS Clinical Program staff are experienced and highly qualified to provide group, individual, and family counseling on a vast array of issues that juveniles may face. It is our goal to evolve to meet the needs of our clients and their families and to assist them by providing support and linking them to resources in the community.
Substance Abuse Services
It is the goal of ACJCS Clinical Services to provide a complete range of programs for substance abuse treatment. These programs demonstrate our commitment to support the youth in our community by lowering drug and alcohol use, and thereby reducing risk for re-offensive behavior.
Detention Intensive Outpatient Program (DIOP)
DIOP is based out of the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center. DIOP is an intensive treatment program addressing substance abuse and mental health issues. It is a minimum of eight weeks occurring Monday through Friday.
DIOP Treatment includes:
- weekly individual counseling with a qualified professional.
- daily educational groups covering topics:
- Physiological effects of all psychoactive drugs
- Addiction and mental health issues
- Early recovery
- Recovery Enhancement (Relapse prevention)
- Intensive family group processes to help develop appropriate familial support.
- Academic component facilitated by a state certified teacher so clients may work on school credit, GED/HSE, or other academic pursuits.
- Referrals for continuum of care
Outpatient Treatment
ACJCS offers weekly Substance Abuse treatment services on Monday thru Thursday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. The program is a minimum of 6 months. It consists of two phases.
Services include:
- Phase 1 - Educational groups focusing on topics of relapse prevention, addiction, and physiological effects of substance abuse.
- Phase 2 - Groups focusing on exposing addictive behaviors of clients, as these tend to be most adolescents’ relapse triggers.
- Individualized treatment planning with qualified professionals.
Intensive Outpatient Treatment/Juvenile Drug Court
This is a four phase treatment program addressing substance abuse and mental health. Groups are Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30.
Services include:
- Assessment – Our clinicians provide both substance abuse and Mental Health assessments that help determine what type and what level of care will provide the most benefit to the juvenile.
- Phase 1 – Education – exposure and learning terms to sobriety and recovery (8 weeks)
- Phase 2 – Foundations of recovery – beginning to apply concepts – self personalization
- Phase 3 – Becoming solid in sobriety and actively using interventions to maintain sobriety
- Phase 4 - Internalizing information – Recovery Enhancement (relapse prevention)
Juvenile Drug Court uses a combined approach to battle adolescent substance abuse, mental health and criminality. Clients participate in all of the Intensive/Outpatient Treatment Services as well as appear weekly before the Judge and the Drug Court Team. This is a 9 – 16 month program that clients may choose as an alternative to formal adjudication. Benefits of this program include: charges being dismissed upon successful completion; maintaining a driver's license instead of a mandatory suspension. Intensive family involvement in this program means more parents are able to participate more fully in their child’s recovery from substances.
Mental Health Counseling
The Counseling Unit encompasses:
- Counseling in Detention - Detention counseling is offered to all juveniles who are placed in secure custody and express issues related to suicide, mental health, family, drug/alcohol, or other concerns that the juvenile would like to speak to a counselor about.
- Status Offender Program – The least restrictive and pro-active program, this brief intervention is designed to assist the child and the family in avoiding further court involvement.
- Individual/family counseling – Master’s level therapists provide individual and family counseling. Referrals come from Judges, probation officers, and the community.
- Assessments – Our clinicians provide both substance abuse and Mental Health assessments that help determine what type and what level of care will provide the most benefit to the juvenile.
Transitional Care
Ada County Juvenile Court Services offers short-term foster care placement for adolescents through the Transitional Care Program. This program provides a sheltered environment for those youths needing time to transition back into their own home or the home of a relative. Counseling, education, and other treatment services are utilized to return children home within a few months.
For more information on the Clinical Programs Unit, please contact our main office at 208.577.4800 or contact:
Leslee Whiteman
Program Manager
Ph: 208.287.5612
Email: lwhitemanl@adaweb.net