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DSHS > JRA > About Us > Organizational StructureThe Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration manages residential treatment programs, community programs, parole services, treatment services, and administrative programs through four divisions. Institutions | Community Programs | Operations Support Services | Treatment and Intergovernmental Programs Organization Chart as of September 26, 2007 Top of PageInstitution ProgramsThe Division of Institution Programs oversees three institutions, one youth camp and one basic training camp. Upon placement at one of these residential facilities, youth are assessed to create the best treatment plan based on their specific needs. At the core of JRA's treatment program is the evidence-based Integrated Treatment Model. Youth are taught behavioral skills and given tools to help them change their behavior, thoughts, emotions and reactions to daily situations and challenges. They learn to handle and tolerate distress, solve problems and manage their anger. Institutions also provide academic and vocational programs, health care and mental health services. Top of PageCommunity ProgramsThe Division of Community Programs manages parole services, six community residential facilities - also referred to as group homes - and contracts with two privately operated community facilities. Community facilities offer youth the chance to practice new skills learned in secure residential treatment facilities in real world settings. Youth finishing their sentence in a community facility live in a minimum security, but highly structured setting and are able to attend local schools and/or work in the nearby community. After completing their residential commitment, youth are placed on Functional Family Parole (FFP). The focus of FFP is the youth's entire family. Services are designed engage a youth's family in supporting and reinforcing the positive gains he or she has made during JRA residential care. JRA parole counselors work with youth and their families on a regular basis during the youth's time on parole. Most youth spend five to six months on parole; some sex offenders are on parole from twenty-four to thirty-six months. Parole staff uses both positive reinforcements and graduated sanctions to support the youth while they are on parole. Youth may be returned to a residential program for up to 30 days if parole conditions are not met. Top of PageOperations Support ServicesThe Division of Operations Support Services provides fiscal oversight and operational support to the JRA divisions of Community Programs, Institution Services, and Treatment and Intergovernmental Programs. Operations Support Services is responsible for developing JRA's biennial budget request for operations and capital programs. The division's Information and Technology Office manages the Automated Client Tracking System (ACT), a database of statistical information on youth committed to JRA. Both JRA residential treatment staff and parole staff use ACT to track case management and treatment interventions with youth as they move through the continuum of care. The Division of Operations Support Services is also responsible for contracts management, regulatory reform, legal issues coordination, and public records management and disclosure. Top of PageTreatment and Intergovernmental ProgramsThe Division of Treatment and Intergovernmental Programs (DTIP) is responsible for developing treatment program policy and standards and managing and monitoring state and federal grants and contracts. DTIP led the effort to implement JRA's Integrated Treatment Model. Additionally, DTIP administers the Interstate Compact Program to ensure cooperative supervision of youth on probation and parole as they move between Washington and other states and facilitates the return of out-of-state escapees, absconders, and runaways. DTIP also works with the county juvenile courts throughout the state. JRA administers Consolidated Juvenile Services (CJS) contracts and partners with the courts to provide evidence-based services to youth who need help but are not subject to commitment to JRA. These services may include diversion, diagnostic, probation supervision, counseling, drug and alcohol assessment and treatment, vocational training, sex offender treatment, and psychiatric and psychological services.
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