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The Alcohol and Drug Evaluation includes a clinical component, using a standardized psychosocial assessment tool, and a detailed, written report describing the results. Also known as screening or assessment, the alcohol and drug evaluation process leads to an accurate diagnosis along with recommendations designed to help individuals make informed decisions about the next step. The Alcohol and Drug Evaluation Counselor provides a preliminary diagnosis of an individual's chemical dependency, if appropriate, and recommendations for treatment modalities which may be indicated to address specific needs. This service is often used as a referral or disposition resource by the courts, Family Services, Child Protective  Services (CPS), companies, schools and other third parties. Recommendations may include addiction treatment, if warranted, or referrals to physical and mental health practitioners, family counselors, or other helping professionals.

 

Family violence is abuse or violence that occurs between intimate partners. An intimate partner relationship is a relationship with a spouse, common-law partner, boy/girlfriend, ex-boy/girlfriend, ex-common-law partner, ex-spouse or individual stalker (where stalker imagines the intimate relationship) of the same or opposite sex. It takes many different forms and includes physical abuse, mental and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, intimidation and threat. It involves the abuse of power and the betrayal of trust and crosses all socio-economic, religious and ethno-cultural boundaries. Some of the common terms used to describe intimate partner abuse are family violence, domestic abuse, spouse abuse, domestic violence and battery. The Family Violence Prevention Program promotes the elimination of intimate partner violence through the development and support of community-based services. The Program provides policy and program direction as well as funding to specialized services for women, their children and men caught in the cycle of family violence.   ***Please call us at 214-358-7533 to register or go to home page and click on REGISTRATION to register online.***

Section 521.371-521.377, Texas Transportation Code (formerly Article 6687b, Section 24B, Texas Civil Statutes) states that persons convicted of misdemeanor or felony drug offenses will automatically have their licenses suspended for a period of six months. In order to have their license reinstated, they must attend and successfully complete an education program on the dangers of drug abuse approved by the department. Failure to complete the program will result in the license being revoked indefinitely until the education program is completed. The standardized program is 15 hours in length and is designed to increase the knowledge of drug offenders by educating them on the dangers of drug abuse and associated illegal activities, to identify their own individual drug-use patterns, and to assist them in developing a personal action plan which will reduce the probability of suffering the consequences of future drug using and illegal behavior. Specific course topics include history of drug abuse, drug/DWI laws, dynamics of drug use, drugs of abuse, how drugs work, cost of use and abuse, health issues, HIV, interpersonal relationships, deglamorization of drugs, values and behaviors, past and desired behaviors, getting control of your life, resource options, and personal action planning. (Not applicable to deferred adjudication).

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