This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Substance-abusing parents with children involved in the child welfare system due to abuse or neglect and under the jurisdiction of a county Dependency Court.
Brief Description:
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Substance Abuse (Parental). SARMS is a collaboration of the Juvenile Dependency Court, San Diego County Drug and Alcohol Services, Child Welfare Services, attorneys, and treatment programs. SARMS was created to assist the parent of a child in the dependency system with his/her own substance abuse problem. The goal of the program is to expedite treatment and monitoring so that the possibility of reunification is enhanced. If reunification is not feasible, the goal is to make a timely decision about the child's permanent placement and reduce the time in foster care. SARMS is a court ordered program with sanctions for the parent if they do not comply with the court mandates.
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Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) was not designed to be conducted in a group.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) has not been tested for use in a group setting.
Recommended intensity: The assigned Dependency Court Judge generally sees the parent at 30, 60, and 90 days. If the client is struggling with compliance, he/she may be offered a more intensive program, in which they see the judge once a week for 90 days, once every two weeks for 90 days, and once a month for 90 days. There are three phases of treatment and each phase last 90 days. During Phase One, the parent meets weekly with Recovery Specialists and is required to drug test on a weekly basis. During Phases Two and Three, the parent is required to do two random drug tests per month.
Recommended duration: Each session is 30 minutes to an hour and includes both court time and case management between the Recovery Specialist and the parent. The parents participate in the program for 39 to 52 weeks.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) does not include a homework component.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) is typically conducted in: Not specified.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) was designed with a Parent Component.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms: Alcohol and drug abuse
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) was not designed with a Child Component.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) was not developed for children with developmental delays.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) has not been tested for children with developmental delays.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) was not designed for specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.
Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) was not tested in specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.
There is a manual that describes how to implement this program.
There is training available for Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS).
Training contact: Judge James R. Milliken, jrm@difiglia-milliken.com, 619-236-1321
Number of days/hours: Varied
Training is obtained: Negotiable
There currently are additional qualified resources for training.
List of additional qualified resources: Juvenile Court: 858-694-4211. HHSA: 858-694-5338
The typical resources for implementing Substance Abuse Recovery Management System (SARMS) are: Multi-disciplinary personnel (e.g., children welfare, court, dependency and county attorneys, county drug and alcohol staff, etc.), office space throughout the county, computers, etc.
Recovery Specialists provide the case management services and must have at least two years experience in providing counseling and/or group facilitation to people with alcohol or drug problems; and California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) certification or two years college-level education to include the satisfactory completion of at least 18 semester units or the equivalent, in alcohol and drug studies, psychology, counseling, social work or related field.
The Program Coordinator must have at least three years experience providing alcohol and drug treatment, recovery, or case management services; at least two years supervisory experience; and at least two years of experience preparing or directing preparation of budgets or cost reports. The Program Coordinator should also have a minimum of a Master’s degree in social work, psychology, behavioral sciences, addiction studies or similar field or registered nurse; and CAADC Certification or two years college level education, which includes at least 18 semester units or the equivalent.
SARMS is rated a "4 - Lacks Adequate Research Evidence" on the Scientific Rating Scale because it lacks published, peer-reviewed research that meets the CEBC criteria for a scientific rating of a 3, 2, or 1; however it was identified by the topic expert as a program being used in the field, or it is being marketed and/or used in California with children receiving services from child welfare or related systems and their parents/caregivers. Some programs rated a 4 may have some published, peer-reviewed research that does not meet the above stated criteria or may have other studies that have not yet been published in the peer-reviewed literature. For more information on the rating of a "4 - Lacks Adequate Research Evidence," please see the Scientific Rating Scale.
There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on SARMS.
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Contact name: Kathy Jackson
Affiliation/Agency: San Diego County
Email: Kathy.Jackson@sdcounty.ca.gov
Phone: 858-694-5338
Fax: 858-694-5239