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<p><strong>ABOUT GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY SOBRIETY COURT</strong></p> <p>Administered by Michigan's 86th District Court since 2001, the Grand Traverse County Sobriety Court facilitates <strong>intensive outpatient treatment</strong> for individuals facing <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/why-do-people-drink-and-drive-the-answers-are-pretty-jarring/" target="_blank">Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) convictions</a>. Also known as Recovery Court, the program takes a positive reinforcement, heavily supervised approach to substance abuse treatment. It's <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MI17.pdf" target="_blank">one of 29</a> treatment facilities in Michigan (six percent of all facilities in the state) operated by local, county or community government. </p> <p>Mandated counseling services can be arranged <a href="http://www.grandtraverse.org/DocumentCenter/View/9222/Drug-Court-Handbook" target="_blank">at two local facilities, according to</a> a county document listing providers. These include <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/listings/munson-alcohol-and-drug-treatment-center-3277366437/" target="_blank">Munson Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center</a> and <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/listings/catholic-human-services-inc-traverse-city-4213828422/" target="_blank">Catholic Human Services</a>. The court also requires drug and alcohol testing at one of two other local facilities.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Grand Traverse County Sobriety Court participants are eligible if referred by the prosecutor's office following a second or other repeated conviction for drinking and driving. Individuals also must be non-violent defendants and county residents. <strong>An approved substance abuse assessment and diagnosis are required</strong> before beginning either of the court's two tracks. Probation-related restrictions regarding travel, association, and curfews at the participant's home are in place at various stages in the <strong>24- to 36- month program</strong>. It is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MI17.pdf" target="_blank">27 percent of Michigan facilities with services for DUI and DWI clients</a>. </p> <p>Both Sobriety Court tracks follow individualized plans within three highly structured phases. <strong>Participants work on <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-a-non-religious-journalist-makes-a-case-for-aa-in-2017/" target="_blank">12-step concepts</a> and practices throughout.</strong> The misdemeanor and felony tracks differ in terms of the number of convictions and length of jail sentences involved. Each begins with a minimum of four or six months during which frequent judicial reviews, probation officer meetings, <strong>substance abuse counseling</strong>, and breathalyzers and urine screenings are required. In this phase, participants must attend daily <strong>Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)</strong> or <strong>Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings</strong>.</p> <p>In the second phase, required activities remain the same, but with less frequency over another 120 to 150 days. Additionally, participants work with the treatment team to develop personalized "healthy living plans," which <strong>address such ongoing recovery elements</strong> as physical fitness, community volunteering, and supportive relationships. The final phase continues court, counseling, and self-help meetings along with random drug screening. Program participants begin to implement their healthy living plans and describe the changes they are pursuing in a written assignment.</p> <p>Throughout the two-year process, each individual's counselor collaborates with court personnel. <strong>Individual and group counseling</strong> is designed to address addiction, along with <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring mental health disorders</a> and relational and vocational concerns. In some cases, education or employment is required. All participants must pursue a GED if they did not complete high school.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Among the team members working with each participant are graduates of the recovery court program, court officials, and licensed counselors from affiliated facilities. The one alum polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave Grand Traverse County Sobriety Court four out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The one alumni surveyed by Rehabs.com to date, an anonymous 18 to 25-year old female, gave Grand Traverse County Sobriety Court positive feedback. She awarded the facility four or five out of five stars across almost all metrics evaluated, including cleanliness, counseling options, family participation, administrative and discharge procedures, and treatment of co-occurring disorders. "Friendly staff, clean facility," she wrote. "I had just good experienses."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to Grand Traverse County website, participants pay for testing, counseling, and various fines and other costs throughout the Sobriety Court program. <strong>Sliding fee scales</strong> are available, and specific costs depend on the testing and treatment providers.</p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-12-05 09:34:59 PST
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