Overview

The Adult Drug Court Technical Assistance focuses on assisting operational adult drug treatment court programs in the development and implementation of improved program practices leading to greater program effectiveness and increased long term participant success.

Technical assistance can range from office based telephone assistance and conference calls to regional training presentations and onsite visits by trained consultants. Drug court programs can benefit from technical assistance in areas such as:

* Drug Court program implementation
* Program eligibility & client screening
* Case processing
* Drug testing
* Sanctions & incentives
* Effective treatment design & practices
* Improved client retention
* Relapse prevention & aftercare design
* Team member turnover & training of new team members
* Teambuilding & strategic planning

Technical assistance is not only designed for newer programs but can be beneficial for established programs in various areas such as training of new team members, program review, teambuilding, and strategic planning. Technical assistance can range from office based telephone assistance and conference calls to regional training presentations and onsite visits by trained consultants. NDCI can also assist jurisdictions by providing faculty for local and regional drug court training sessions.

Who Should Attend

While NDCI technical assistance services are available to all adult drug courts, priority for onsite technical assistance will be given to current Bureau of Justice Assistance drug court grant recipients.

Contact Us

Austine M. Long, Project Director
Phone: (703) 575-9400, ext. 30
Email: along@ndci.org

 

NDCI is supported by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, and the National Institute of Justice; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; and the State Justice Institute.

"The most beneficial part of this technical assistance experience was having two clearly experienced consultants who were able to provide good information, but more importantly ask the appropriate questions to get the team thinking."

 

 "The most beneficial part of this technical assistance visit was identifying specific tasks the team can work on to streamline the process"

 

 "The technical assistance training was very helpful in that it provided the opportunity for an objective professional with expertise in many areas common to team members to bring forth information/techniques that has worked and been useful for other drug courts."