|
ChangePoint Gets
High Rating in Correctional Assessment Checklist (CPC)
ChangePoint A&D treatment program ranks amongst top 7% in country
|
| PORTLAND, OR, May 18,
2006 – The Evidence Based Correctional Assessment Checklist (CPC) conducted
by the Oregon Department of Corrections gave ChangePoint its highest overall
rating (“very satisfactory”) for the agency’s alcohol and
drug addictions treatment program. |
| The CPC is a tool developed to assess
correctional intervention programs, and is used to ascertain how closely
correctional programs meet known principles of effective intervention. |
|
|
| The average
scores are based on 404 results across a wide range of programs. Very
Satisfactory = 61% or higher; Satisfactory = 51-60%; Needs Improvement
= 40-50%; Unsatisfactory = less than 40%. |
|
| The CPC is divided into two basic
areas; content and capacity. The capacity area includes Leadership and Development,
Staff, and Quality Assurance. The content area focuses on the substantive
domains of Offender Assessment and Treatment, and the extent to which the
program meets the principles of risk, need, responsivity, and treatment.
There are a total of seventy-seven indicators, worth up to 83 total points
that are scored during the assessment. Each area is scored and rated as
either "Very Satisfactory" (61% to 100%); "Satisfactory"
(51% to 60%); "needs improvement" (40% to 50%); or "Unsatisfactory"
(less than 40%). |
| The CPC evaluation took place at the
ChangePoint Beaverton, OR office on 4/6/06. The assessment process consisted
of a series of structured interviews with the program director, counseling
staff, and program participants. |
| Additionally, data were
gathered via the examination of several representative files (open and closed),
as well as other relevant program materials, e.g., treatment manuals, assessments,
training protocol, ethical guidelines, and staff evaluations. Three evaluators
conducted the various interviews, observations and file reviews. Data from
the various sources were used to determine a consensus CPC score and provide
the recommendations to follow. |
| Researchers at the University
of Cincinnati have assessed over 400 programs nationwide, and have developed
a large database on correctional intervention programs. Only 7 percent of
the programs assessed have been classified as “very satisfactory.”
|
| The CPC overall score
for the ChangePoint alcohol and drug addictions treatment program placed
the agency in the highest ranking, “very satisfactory.” |
| In the areas of Program
Leadership, Staff, Treatment and Overall Capacity, the ChangePoint average
score was 83.5% as compared to a national average in these categories of
54.5%. |
|
“The results
of the CPC assessment are very encouraging and we are pleased that this
third-party evaluation has substantiated some of the evidence based treatment
practices that we have established over the past several years,”
said Chris Farentinos, ChangePoint Research and Clinical Director. “However,
our focus is on continual improvement of all the treatment programs we
offer, and although we scored very high in the CPC appraisal, the review
process revealed some areas—especially in assessment and quality
assurance--in which there is room for improvement,” she added.
|
| According
to Richard Drandoff, ChangePoint Executive Director, “In response to
the CPC recommendations, we have created a task force to research the field
and find the right assessment instrument, train staff and then select a
sample of our client body to collect pre- and post-treatment data to measure
our outcomes. We also intend to research the field for a computerized, standardized
assessment that can be used to collect pre- and post-treatment data. These
research-based standardized assessments will provide us with platforms to
build a more individualized and complete treatment plan for our clients.
“ |
| ChangePoint
has provided outpatient chemical dependency treatment in the Portland Metropolitan
and Vancouver, Washington areas continuously since 1983. ChangePoint has
a professional and administrative staff of 53 employees and offers treatment
services in six physical locations to an average of 1000 clients at any
given time (20% Spanish-speaking). The Company receives clients from 20
different referral sources and contracts with Care Oregon and Kaiser Insurances.
In 2004, the Company received over 2500 referrals from a variety of sources,
including Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants Unit, Department of
Community Corrections, High Risk Drug Unit in Multnomah County, Department
of Human Services, Domestic Violence Units and others. |
For more information contact:
Richard Drandoff
ChangePoint
Tel: 503-419-2647
E-mail: rdrandoff@changepointinc.com
|
