The TC must provide a treatment program and twenty-four (24) hour residential services to offenders who are referred to by CSC and accepted at the TC. If applicable and where required, the TC must provide a strategy to accommodate diverse cultures and spiritualities, including, but not limited to, Indigenous culture and spirituality. If applicable and where required, the TC must ensure that the accommodation is suitable and safe for children residing in the TC with the offender in accordance with measures outlined in CD 715-4. Admission Criteria & Selection Process The TC must specify the conditions of eligibility for its services, admission criteria, and program availability; take proactive measures in conjunction with CSC to maintain appropriate occupancy numbers; and provide CSC with this information in writing upon request. The TC admission criteria must be developed in consultation with a person or persons representing the interests or concerns of the local community, including a representative from the local Indigenous community (where applicable). The person(s) the TC selects from the community may be from an Advisory Committee, Board of Directors, or other similar committee, and must not have a salaried position with the TC or stand to gain financially from the operations of the TC. The TC must have a selection process that includes: A review of any CSC referral; An assessment against admission criteria and the capacity of the TC to address the offender’s needs; and A written decision of acceptance or refusal which includes a rationale for the decision against admission. Liaison Services The Treatment Centre must: a) Liaise with local police forces to facilitate communication, to increase awareness and understanding of the TC’s purpose and to build support; b) Communicate with offenders and staff at institutions (by such means that include, but are not limited to video conference, telephone, letters, visits) to ensure awareness of their services and programs, and to establish necessary linkages; c) Liaise with local CSC Community Parole Officers, Managers and other Case Management Team members (including mental health professionals when working with offenders with mental health issues); d) Maintain contact with community agencies and partners who provide reintegration services to assist offenders; and, e) Continue to take reasonable steps to ensure a positive relationship with the community. Treatment Plan and Support Services TC staff must be part of the Case Management Team for the duration of an offender’s residency, program participation, or both. They must participate in the development of, and updates to, an offender’s release plan (Community Strategy) and Correctional Plan – Updated, including but not limited, to identifying objectives, expectations, services and other measures that will be utilized by the TC to engage the offender in the aforementioned plans. TC staff must develop a Treatment Plan consistent with the offender’s Correctional Plan (without being a replica) with the participation of the offender and the supervising Parole Officer. The TC must complete the Treatment Plan within thirty (30) days of the offender’s arrival at the facility. For TCs with OMS connectivity, the assigned TC staff must enter the plan in OMS under Casework Record (CWR). The assigned TC staff must provide progress reviews at least once every forty-five (45) days in order to assess the offender’s progress in relation to the Treatment Plan, and to determine whether the services are adequate, still necessary, or whether other services may be needed. The assigned TC staff must discuss these reviews with the offender and supervising Parole Officer. For TCs with OMS connectivity,the assigned TC staff must enter these assessments in OMS under CWR . If the TC does not have access to OMS, the Project Authority, in conjunction with the TC staff, must identify the means by which the Treatment Plan and related Progress updates will be entered into OMS. The TC must provide the following support services: a) Monitor and support offender activities against the Community Strategy, Treatment Plan and Correctional Plan; b) Assist residents, through ongoing support, in areas that include, but are not limited to, crisis management, personal or family problems, education, literacy, employment, budgeting, life skills, recreation, spiritual and cultural activities; c) Assist residents to secure services appropriate for their needs or for public safety requirements, such as substance abuse services, income support, employment services, medical (including mental health) and dental services; and, d) Provide residents with a supportive group living environment through activities such as periodic house meetings.
