Best Practice Model. A. Provide/coordinate psychiatric services along with clinical home for these consumers if in the person-centered plan.
B. Assure all consumers have choice of provider and these processes are followed for transition of consumers as well as referrals.
C. Providers must fully comply with First Responder duties.
Best Practice Model. Describe what model or evidence-supported/best practice the program is based upon. Teen Court is based on North Carolina's comprehensive strategy for juvenile deliquency and resarch based best practice of graduated sanctions and is an alternative sentencing mothod for first-time misdemeanor youth offenders, therefore minimizing the case load of traditional juvenile court. Teen Court utilizes a matrix to organize sanctions according to risk level and severity of the offense. Sanctions imposed take into consideration the characteristics of the client in addition to the intended outcome of the sanction being imposed. Dosage or amount of time engaged in the identified sanction is directly related to the characteristics of the juevenile client and the desired behavior change to be displayed. Supplementary or opportunities for follow up are also taken into consideration when imposing Teen Court sanctions. These are all identified as characteristics of effective programs and are identified in the Teen Court standard operating procedures.
Best Practice Model. Describe what model or evidence-supported/best practice the program is based upon.
