Best Practices for Supervising Individuals with Substance Use Disorder

A significant percentage of accountability court populations suffer from either substance use disorder, mental illness or both. Since the inception of accountability courts in 1989 significant research has been completed on how to better serve individuals in the justice system who suffer from behavioral health issues. That research has been incorporated into the field in the form of interventions, and practices designed to support sobriety and recovery. In particular the informs competencies supervision officers should have practices that should be employed to increase the likelihood of achieving positive outcomes. JSI Vice President Chief Mack Jenkins (Ret.) will cover those competencies and identify best practices supervision officers. Among those practices will be how to work closely with treatment clinicians.