DUI SERVICE AGENCY TREATMENT PROGRAM

Bayless and Associates provides comprehensive D.U.I. screening, education and treatment. Additionally, Bayless and Associates provides individual counseling, group counseling, family support service groups, and post-release follow-up referrals.

DIRECT SERVICES

Intake and Treatment Planning:

Michael B. Bayless and Associates shall through the direct referral from the court and/or other screening agents provide comprehensive, psychotherapeutic intervention to DUI clients and their families. All clients will receive treatment services from qualified behavioral health professionals. A board certified psychologist will supervise all certified therapists.

Screening:

A face- to-face intake interview will be conducted with all clients to determine individual goals and to complete an individualized treatment plan. In addition to the face to face interview, all clients will be administered the MMPI—MAC testing instruments. Services will be provided on an outpatient basis. The number of sessions required will be based on the information and screening results from referring DUI screening agency and the treatment agency intake information. Noteworthy, is that this information will also be included in the treatment plan. For all Level I clients, the treatment will include but not be limited to, ten (10) individual or group sessions; totaling a minimum of twenty (20) hours. Additionally, all Level I clients are required to attend a sixteen (16) hour Level II educational program as a part of their overall treatment. When necessary, Level I clients will also be referred to self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotic Anonymous.

Level II clients, in addition to the intake interview and testing, are required to participate in the 16 hour DUI education program. Noteworthy is that this program will be completed within 8 consecutive weeks.

If at any time during the course of treatment it is determined that the client requires specialized services such as mental health counseling, handicap services or services in a non-English language, the client will be referred to an appropriate agency for these services. If the client is referred to a specialized services, those hours are not counted in the total required for Level I or II clients as ordered by the court. If these services are not available within the community, the client will be referred back to the referring screening agency with a letter describing the problem and suggestions for alternate services. It should also be noted that those Level I clients who are required to attend a Level II educational program may not count those hours toward the 20 hours of required treatment.

In addition to the above-mentioned diagnostic treatment, Michael B. Bayless and Associates will also provide monitoring for those clients taking Disulfiram. All clients will be required to randomly submit urinalysis at the request of their therapist.

Individual Counseling

Individualized behavioral therapy is geared toward tailoring the treatment to meet    the needs of each particular client. Procedures include confrontation techniques, shaping of appropriate controlled drinking or non-drinking behaviors respective to treatment goals, and behavior change training sessions. Behavioral change training sessions is a summary phase to describe training the subject to generate a series of possible alternative responses to those situations that lead to drinking and/or substance abuse. The patient will evaluate each of the alternatives for potential short and long-term consequences and then to exercise the response, which could be expected to incur the fewest self-destructive long-term consequences. Behavior change training sessions consist of discussion, role-playing, assertiveness training, role reversal, or other appropriate behavioral techniques, respective to the topic under consideration during a given session.

Group Counseling

Usually the first and most important step in group therapy is to get the alcohol/substance abuser to concede that he/she has a drinking and/or substance abuse problem and that there are resources available for helping him deal with it. In the give and take of group therapy, the alcoholic/substance abuser is usually forced to face his problem and to recognize its possible disastrous consequences. Often this recognition paves the way for learning more effective methods of coping and other positive steps toward dealing with his drinking and/or substance abuse problem. All group sessions will last two hours, and shall not exceed 15 clients and a therapist.

Family Support Services Group        

Although rarely dealt with, family support service is a central focus of the therapeutic effort. The alcoholic substance abuse individual is seen as a member of a disturbed family in which he and the other members have a responsibility for cooperating in treatment. Since family members frequently have been the persons most victimized by the alcoholic’s/substance abuser’s addiction, they often tend to be judgmental and punitive, and the alcoholic/substance abuser, who has already passed harsh judgment on himself, tolerates this further source of devaluation very poorly. In other instances, members of a family may unwittingly encourage an alcoholic to remain addicted, as, for example when a wife with a need to dominate her husband finds that a continually drunken and remorseful spouse best meets her needs. Further, as with other serious maladaptive behaviors, the total treatment program in alcoholism usually requires measures to alleviate the patient’s aversive life situation. Often as a result of his drinking/substance abuse, he has become estranged from his family and friends, and his job has been lost or jeopardized. Typically, the reaction of those around him is not likely to be as understanding or supportive as it would have been had he had a physical illness of comparable magnitude. Simply helping him learn more effective coping techniques may not be enough if his social environment remains hostile and threatening. Therefore, family support services group is a very important and integral part of the overall treatment plan. Additionally, family members will be encouraged to participate in the program, aftercare and/or self-help groups.

Alcohol/Substance Abuse Education       

In an attempt to educate the alcoholic/substance abuser, a comprehensive educational program is needed. Goals/ Curriculum of the program are as follows:

A.   To learn specific aspects of how drugs or alcohol affect physical health.

B.   To understand how all drugs both legal and illegal  affect driving.

C.   To understand the fundamental difference between drug and alcohol uses versus abuse.

D.   To gain general knowledge of how the combination of drugs and alcohol interact and the effects that are produced.

E.   To understand the physiological and sociological effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

F.   To learn the actions, medical uses, main dangers, anecdotes, withdrawal symptoms, substance abuse and physical signs of abuse are for specific categories of drugs that are abused.

G.   To understand the stages of dependency and the fundamental use of ego defense mechanisms.

H.   Blood alcohol concentration, its calculation and effects on driving performance.

I.   Criminal penalties; Division of Motor Vehicle laws and penalties including potential conflicts between sentence and DMV requirements.

J.   Resources available within the community, different types of treatment and programs that are available.

K.   Assessment of the individual’s alcohol and drug  use in an interactive or a social setting.

L.   Exploration of alternatives to drinking or using drugs and driving.        

H.   Pre and post program tests to determine knowledge acquired from program.

All clients referred to Michael B. Bayless and Associates; P.C., will be required to complete the educational classes. Upon completion of the program, a letter of participation will then be distributed to the referring agency, court, institutional file, and participant. Noteworthy, the educational goals will be taught using a variety of methods: Class lectures, cassette and video tapes, handouts, and open discussion.

For referrals please contact:

Julie Garcia- Clinical Liaison and Substance Abuse Coordinator

jgarcia@baylessassociates.com

3620 N. 3rd St

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Office: 602-230-7373 ext 217 

Fax: 602-230-5105