Florida Administrative Code › 63 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE › 63N - Mental Health/Substance Abuse/Developmental Disability Services › Chapter 63N-1 - SERVICE DELIVERY › Section 63N-1.0082 - Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Chapter
				65D-30 F.A.C., established the requirements for substance abuse treatment
				services provided in facilities licensed under Chapter 397, F.S. or by Service
				Providers licensed under Chapter 397, F.S.
(2) In facilities and programs where
				substance abuse services are provided by a Licensed Qualified Professional,
				substance abuse treatment shall be provided as follows:
(a) Substance abuse treatment shall be based
				on the youth's symptoms and DSM diagnosis identified by a Comprehensive
				Assessment, Comprehensive Substance Abuse Evaluation or updated Comprehensive
				Substance Abuse Evaluation, and shall seek to reduce the youth's symptoms of
				Substance-Related Disorder and the negative effects of the symptoms on the
				youth's behavior and accomplish the measurable goals and objectives specified
				in the youth's Initial or Individualized Substance Abuse Treatment
				Plan.
(b) Treatment techniques
				which constitute substance abuse treatment utilized for youths with
				Substance-Related Disorder include the following:
1. Individual substance abuse counseling or
				therapy, which is one-to-one counseling between a youth with Substance-Related
				Disorder and a Licensed Qualified Professional. Individual substance abuse
				counseling shall be a planned and structured face-to-face counseling session
				designed to address the youth's Substance-Related Disorder and accomplish the
				goals and objectives in the youth's Initial or Individualized Substance Abuse
				Treatment Plan. Individual substance abuse counseling must be based on evidence
				based therapy models such as cognitive behavioral therapy, reality therapy,
				rationale emotive therapy or identified as promising practices in published
				quantitative research showing positive outcomes and demonstrated to be
				effective in substance abuse treatment.
2. Group substance abuse counseling or
				therapy, which is an assembly of youths with Substance-Related Disorder and a
				Licensed Qualified Professional who meet at least once a week for the purpose
				of promoting abstinence from all mood-altering Drugs and recovery from
				addiction.
a. Group counseling/therapy shall
				be a planned and structured face-to-face group counseling session designed to
				address the youths' symptoms and accomplish the goals and objectives in the
				youths' Initial or Individualized Substance Abuse Treatment Plan.
b. Group substance abuse counseling must be
				based on evidence based treatment models such as cognitive behavioral therapy,
				reality therapy, or rational emotive therapy or identified as promising
				practices in published quantitative research showing positive outcomes and
				demonstrated to be effective in substance abuse treatment.
c. Group substance abuse counseling provided
				in DJJ residential commitment programs designated for Specialized Treatment
				Services must not exceed a group size of 15 youths with substance abuse
				diagnoses.
3. Family
				substance abuse counseling or therapy, which is an assembly of a youth with
				substance abuse impairment, members of his/her family and a Licensed Qualified
				Professional, for the purpose of involving the family in the youth's
				alcohol/Drug treatment. Family counseling or therapy must be based on effective
				treatment approaches such as family systems therapy, functional family therapy
				and multi-systemic therapy, or identified as promising practices in published
				quantitative research showing positive outcomes and demonstrated to be
				effective in family substance abuse counseling.
4. Psychosocial Skills Training, which is a
				face-to-face therapeutic activity provided by a Licensed Qualified Professional
				designed to address specific skills deficits or maladaptive behaviors and
				improve the social, emotional and behavioral functioning and life skills of the
				youth with Substance-Related Disorder. Psychosocial Skills Training must
				address the specific deficits or maladaptive behaviors identified in the
				youth's Initial or Individualized Substance Abuse Treatment
				Plan.