Process Evaluation of the Gender Appropriateness of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program at Baylor Women's Correctional Institute, 1999-2001
Description
The overall goals of the process evaluation were to assess
the participants' views on the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
(RSAT), a Therapeutic Community program at Baylor Women's Correctional
Institute, and to determine whether the women thought the program met
their needs specifically based on gender. The specific goals of the
study were: (1) to determine drop-out points along the continuum of
the treatment model and to review the case files to discover any
patterns in client participation and review demographic data in the
program, and (2) to assess what current participants thought about the
program and treatment model. For Part 1, Recent Graduate Data, data
were secured from case files of women who had been discharged from the
Therapeutic Community (Key Village) program in Baylor Women's
Correctional Institute in 1999. This analysis was used to prepare the
survey instrument used for the interviews given to the women currently
participating in the program. For Part 2, Client Assessment
Satisfaction Data, the current residents of the program were
interviewed. During fall of 2000 and spring of 2001, a survey was
developed to assess how the current participants viewed the Key
Program. The questions were intended to gather information to assess
the gender appropriateness of the program. A database was constructed
to search for any consistencies or variables that would address the
issue of gender appropriateness or lack of such in the operation of
the program from the participants' point of view. During the interview
period there were a total of 88 women in the Key Program. Of the 88
women, 76 agreed to participate in the study. For Part 1, the
variables cover demographic data, criminal history information,
medical information, prior drug treatment histories, and program
success or failure. Part 2 variables cover demographic information,
and questions dealing with prior drug use, the first four weeks of the
program, the confrontation aspects of the program, sanctions and
program rules, staff/participant interaction, program activities and
responsibilities as opposed to the general population, readiness for
change, support systems, children's visits and children as motivation,
physical aspects of the program, mental health, the need for
additional vocational and educational services, significant aspects
and experiences from the program, and desired changes to the program.
Resources
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ICPSR03474.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03474.v1 |
Tags
- treatment-outcome
- treatment-facilities
- correctional-facilities
- client-satisfaction
- process-evaluation
- female-inmates
- residential-programs
- counseling-services
- inmate-programs
- substance-abuse-treatment
- female-offenders