Clients who have been convicted or who have signed a diversion agreement. Clients who sign diversion agreements avoid trial, conviction, and loss of license for one year. Convictees cannot get license reinstatement without treatment completion. Mortimer-Filkins, Drinking History Questionnaire, and Drug Use Inventory are used. Evaluators have driving record and BAC level as background information.
Some evaluators have access to the entire arrest record.
Evaluators utilize a list of criteria including high BAC, prior arrests, prior treatment or diagnosis, withdrawal symptoms, blackouts, family problems, employment problems, and passing out. Primarily education and group therapy. Clients can receive detox and residential services in non-DUI programs. Case management is defined here as an administrative function to ensure the coordination of client services and needs and the continuity of care with other community services. The ultimate goal is to ensure appropriate planning and treatment assignments.