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ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE and PROTOCOL PANEL 1994 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT Staff support provided by the ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION Submitted pursuant to A.R.S 36-3422.D and .G A.R.S. 36-3431.01 JANUARY 1994 January 15, 1994 The Honorable J. Fife Symington, Governor of Arizona The Honorable John Greene, President of the Senate The Honorable Mark W. Killian, Speaker of the House The Honorable Stanley G. Feldrnan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court We are pleased to present the Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force and Proto-col Panel's 1994 Annual Report. This is the first report to be provided to you and is meant to offer you insight into the initial work of the task force and panel. The legislation creating these two working groups was enacted duringthe First Regular Session of the 4 1st Legislature and became effective on July 17, 1993. Arizona has long faced issues and concerns related to the treatment modalities and practices utilized with juvenile sex offenders. We have also debated the question of qualifications for personnel who provide this treatment. Arizona now has the chal-lenge and opportunity to resolve the issues, concerns, and debate. Our work has just begun. We are grateful for the focus on this area of public concern and we respectfully accept the responsibility to move toward meeting the goals of this critical legislation. Our meetings are open to the public and we welcome their input as well as your participation. Sincerely, ' L h 3 k uU~~V) Dr. Ndith Becker Ms. Bette Fleishman I ARIZONA JUVENLLE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE I Bette Fleishman, Co-Chair Barbara Fenstemacher, M.C., RN. Nancy Keller, RN., Ph.D. Deniece Riehl Terry Scritchlow, Ph.D. Dan Wwoop, Ed.D. Michael Haley, Ph.D., Co-Chair Philip E. Keen, M.D. Kristopher Komarek Lawrence Rosenfeld, Esq. Carl Schwartz, Ph.D. I ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROTOCOL PARZL I Judith V. Becker, Ph.D., Co-Chair Michael T. Hughes Lynne J. Liebling, A. C. S. W. Beth Rosenberg, M. S.W. Karen Spessard, M.C. Ellen Christensen, M.A. Bradley R. Johnson, M.D. Jon McCaine, Ph.D., Co-Chair Aimee Schwartz, M.D. Lois Yankowsk& Attorney STAFF TO TASK FORCE AND PROTOCOL PANEL I Paul Harasha, Intern JoAnn Hauswirth, Secretary Steve Shorr, Community Service Specialist Argie Gomez, Legislative LiaisodChief of Community Services Thank you to Carol Stablien and Stella Vasquez for their production of this report and for their much valued professionalism. ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE AND PROTOCOL PANEL TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................ 1 PREFACE ....................................................................................... -2 SECTION I Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force ............... 3 SECTION I1 Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Protocol Panel ........ 5 SECTION 111 Historical Note ................................................................... 7 I Acknowledgments The Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force and Protocol Panel members express their appreciation to all those who contributed to the process that brought about the legislation creating these two working groups. In particular we would like to note gratitude to Senator Furman, Senator Matt Salmon, Senator Jan Brewer and Senator Cindy Resnick for leadership in this area of public policy. We wish to acknowledge the staff and in-kind support that has been provided by the Arizona Department of Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation and the financial support contributed by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Juvenile Justice Ser-vices Division. PUBLISEIED BY THE Arizona Department of Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation and Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts 1 The basis for this first Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force and Proto-col Panel Annual Report is three-fold. Section I of this report reviews the Task Force purpose and summarizes their work since July 17, 1993 when the legislation became effective. Section II of this report reviews the Protocol Panel purpose and summarizes their work since July 17, 1993 when the legislation became effective. Section III describes how the state agencies and department set aside bound-aries in order to move forward in this area of public policy so that the treatment interests of juveniles could be improved. ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE AND PROTOCOL PANEL 1994 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT SECTION I ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE THE ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes 3 6-3422(d) the Council on Children's Behavioral Health has established a task force to study improvements to services for juvenile sex offenders. The goal of the juvenile sex offenders task force will be to make recommen-dations to the Council regarding improvements to the quality and public account ability of treatment services provided to juvenile sex offenders. The task force shall: 1. Review existing certification and credentialing of personnel who provide or supervise evaluation and treatment services to juvenile sex offenders. 2. Make recommendations regarding certification and credentialing of person-nel who provide or supervise evaluation and treatment services to juveniles sex offenders. 3. Develop protocols to spec$ the language and terms of contracts entered into between state agencies and persons who provide juvenile sex offender evaluation or treatment services. 4. Provide technical support to the juvenile sex offenders treatment protocol panel. The task force has met three times in the five months since the legislation became effective. The orientation and review of existing methods for the certifi-cation and credentialing of personnel has begun. There is little research available to guide the members in this area and thus Arizona will likely carve new ground as recommendations come forward next year. The cooperation of the state agency representatives in working toward a standard protocol for contract language is strong. While this appears a simple task to accomplish, it will require coordination of time frames so that the commu-nity provider network may have input into the process and opporhmity to make adjustments if proposed or needed. There will also be need for coordination with the "bigger picture" related to general behavioral health services. A written, detailed plan out lining meeting dates, tasks and work products related to credentialing and certification of personnel will be prepared in the next month. The task force will then begin to develop draft recommendations on this topic for release on or about July, 1994. The draft recommendations will be presented to various public and private groups for input and discussion. The Task Force and Protocol Panel will meet in Joint session twice during 1994. The technical assistance requests fi-om the panel to the task force will be discussed during these meetings. SECTION I1 ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROTOCOL PANEL TEE ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROTOCOL PANEL Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 36-343 1.01A juvenile sex offenders treat-ment protocol panel has been created to develop guidelines and standards for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders. The purpose of the juvenile sex offenders treatment protocol panel is to pro-tect the public health and safety by developing guidelines and standards for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders. I The juvenile sex offenders treatment protocol panel shall: Develop guidelines and standards for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders based upon its review of the 1988 Preliminary Report from the National Task Force for Juvenile Sex Offenders. The treatment protocol panel terminates on July 1, 1998. The Protocol Panel has met three times in the five months since the legislation became effective. The members have spent time reviewing the 1988 Preliminary Report from the National Task Force for Juvenile Sex Offenders as directed by the legislature. This report serves as the beginning discussion point. We are also aware that the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) will soon release guide-lines for treatment of the sexual abuser. Dr. Judith Becker is the President of ATSA and as co-chair of the Protocol Panel has committed to make available copies of those guidelines for review by the panel. Early discussion led the members to recognition that development of "guide-lines for treatment"without developing "guidelines for assessment" would be pro-fessionally irresponsible. Both protocols are necessary to achieve the quality of services that youth and families require. The panel has formed three subgroups, as follows: a) Assessment guidelineslstandards b) Treatment guidelineslstandards c) ConfidentialityLegal Issues The subgroups will begin their review of research, studies, case law, etc. and will begin formulation of findings and recommendations for the panel. SECTION I11 HISTORICAL NOTE It is vital to the future ofArizona that state agencies work together toward com-mon goals. In that spirit and prior to the passage of the legislation the Arizona Department of Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation offered to staff and support by in-kind services the task force and protocol panel. The Administration Office of the Courts offered financial assistance to support DYTR in their work. The Department of Health Services accepted the offers and an Interagency Service Agreement was prepared to provide for the transfer of funds and reporting procedures. Staff fiom health services and economic security have lent assistance to their sister agencies and continue to demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality andpublic accountability of treatment services provided to juvenile sex offenders. To include the public policy makers and public consumer, the Arizona Depart-ment ofyouth Treatment and Rehabilitation established a steering committee to serve as an adviser to DYTR as it supports the efforts of the task force and protocol panel. The steering committee will consist of Senator Stan Furman, Senator Matt Salmon and one parent. The goal is to have an open line of communication between DYTR and members of the steering committee to discuss any issues that the juvenile sex offender task force and protocol panel are considering.
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TITLE | Arizona juvenile sex offender task force and protocol panel: annual report |
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Full Text | ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE and PROTOCOL PANEL 1994 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT Staff support provided by the ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION Submitted pursuant to A.R.S 36-3422.D and .G A.R.S. 36-3431.01 JANUARY 1994 January 15, 1994 The Honorable J. Fife Symington, Governor of Arizona The Honorable John Greene, President of the Senate The Honorable Mark W. Killian, Speaker of the House The Honorable Stanley G. Feldrnan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court We are pleased to present the Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force and Proto-col Panel's 1994 Annual Report. This is the first report to be provided to you and is meant to offer you insight into the initial work of the task force and panel. The legislation creating these two working groups was enacted duringthe First Regular Session of the 4 1st Legislature and became effective on July 17, 1993. Arizona has long faced issues and concerns related to the treatment modalities and practices utilized with juvenile sex offenders. We have also debated the question of qualifications for personnel who provide this treatment. Arizona now has the chal-lenge and opportunity to resolve the issues, concerns, and debate. Our work has just begun. We are grateful for the focus on this area of public concern and we respectfully accept the responsibility to move toward meeting the goals of this critical legislation. Our meetings are open to the public and we welcome their input as well as your participation. Sincerely, ' L h 3 k uU~~V) Dr. Ndith Becker Ms. Bette Fleishman I ARIZONA JUVENLLE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE I Bette Fleishman, Co-Chair Barbara Fenstemacher, M.C., RN. Nancy Keller, RN., Ph.D. Deniece Riehl Terry Scritchlow, Ph.D. Dan Wwoop, Ed.D. Michael Haley, Ph.D., Co-Chair Philip E. Keen, M.D. Kristopher Komarek Lawrence Rosenfeld, Esq. Carl Schwartz, Ph.D. I ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROTOCOL PARZL I Judith V. Becker, Ph.D., Co-Chair Michael T. Hughes Lynne J. Liebling, A. C. S. W. Beth Rosenberg, M. S.W. Karen Spessard, M.C. Ellen Christensen, M.A. Bradley R. Johnson, M.D. Jon McCaine, Ph.D., Co-Chair Aimee Schwartz, M.D. Lois Yankowsk& Attorney STAFF TO TASK FORCE AND PROTOCOL PANEL I Paul Harasha, Intern JoAnn Hauswirth, Secretary Steve Shorr, Community Service Specialist Argie Gomez, Legislative LiaisodChief of Community Services Thank you to Carol Stablien and Stella Vasquez for their production of this report and for their much valued professionalism. ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE AND PROTOCOL PANEL TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................ 1 PREFACE ....................................................................................... -2 SECTION I Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force ............... 3 SECTION I1 Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Protocol Panel ........ 5 SECTION 111 Historical Note ................................................................... 7 I Acknowledgments The Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force and Protocol Panel members express their appreciation to all those who contributed to the process that brought about the legislation creating these two working groups. In particular we would like to note gratitude to Senator Furman, Senator Matt Salmon, Senator Jan Brewer and Senator Cindy Resnick for leadership in this area of public policy. We wish to acknowledge the staff and in-kind support that has been provided by the Arizona Department of Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation and the financial support contributed by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Juvenile Justice Ser-vices Division. PUBLISEIED BY THE Arizona Department of Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation and Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts 1 The basis for this first Arizona Juvenile Sex Offender Task Force and Proto-col Panel Annual Report is three-fold. Section I of this report reviews the Task Force purpose and summarizes their work since July 17, 1993 when the legislation became effective. Section II of this report reviews the Protocol Panel purpose and summarizes their work since July 17, 1993 when the legislation became effective. Section III describes how the state agencies and department set aside bound-aries in order to move forward in this area of public policy so that the treatment interests of juveniles could be improved. ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE AND PROTOCOL PANEL 1994 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT SECTION I ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE THE ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TASK FORCE Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes 3 6-3422(d) the Council on Children's Behavioral Health has established a task force to study improvements to services for juvenile sex offenders. The goal of the juvenile sex offenders task force will be to make recommen-dations to the Council regarding improvements to the quality and public account ability of treatment services provided to juvenile sex offenders. The task force shall: 1. Review existing certification and credentialing of personnel who provide or supervise evaluation and treatment services to juvenile sex offenders. 2. Make recommendations regarding certification and credentialing of person-nel who provide or supervise evaluation and treatment services to juveniles sex offenders. 3. Develop protocols to spec$ the language and terms of contracts entered into between state agencies and persons who provide juvenile sex offender evaluation or treatment services. 4. Provide technical support to the juvenile sex offenders treatment protocol panel. The task force has met three times in the five months since the legislation became effective. The orientation and review of existing methods for the certifi-cation and credentialing of personnel has begun. There is little research available to guide the members in this area and thus Arizona will likely carve new ground as recommendations come forward next year. The cooperation of the state agency representatives in working toward a standard protocol for contract language is strong. While this appears a simple task to accomplish, it will require coordination of time frames so that the commu-nity provider network may have input into the process and opporhmity to make adjustments if proposed or needed. There will also be need for coordination with the "bigger picture" related to general behavioral health services. A written, detailed plan out lining meeting dates, tasks and work products related to credentialing and certification of personnel will be prepared in the next month. The task force will then begin to develop draft recommendations on this topic for release on or about July, 1994. The draft recommendations will be presented to various public and private groups for input and discussion. The Task Force and Protocol Panel will meet in Joint session twice during 1994. The technical assistance requests fi-om the panel to the task force will be discussed during these meetings. SECTION I1 ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROTOCOL PANEL TEE ARIZONA JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER PROTOCOL PANEL Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 36-343 1.01A juvenile sex offenders treat-ment protocol panel has been created to develop guidelines and standards for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders. The purpose of the juvenile sex offenders treatment protocol panel is to pro-tect the public health and safety by developing guidelines and standards for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders. I The juvenile sex offenders treatment protocol panel shall: Develop guidelines and standards for the treatment of juvenile sex offenders based upon its review of the 1988 Preliminary Report from the National Task Force for Juvenile Sex Offenders. The treatment protocol panel terminates on July 1, 1998. The Protocol Panel has met three times in the five months since the legislation became effective. The members have spent time reviewing the 1988 Preliminary Report from the National Task Force for Juvenile Sex Offenders as directed by the legislature. This report serves as the beginning discussion point. We are also aware that the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) will soon release guide-lines for treatment of the sexual abuser. Dr. Judith Becker is the President of ATSA and as co-chair of the Protocol Panel has committed to make available copies of those guidelines for review by the panel. Early discussion led the members to recognition that development of "guide-lines for treatment"without developing "guidelines for assessment" would be pro-fessionally irresponsible. Both protocols are necessary to achieve the quality of services that youth and families require. The panel has formed three subgroups, as follows: a) Assessment guidelineslstandards b) Treatment guidelineslstandards c) ConfidentialityLegal Issues The subgroups will begin their review of research, studies, case law, etc. and will begin formulation of findings and recommendations for the panel. SECTION I11 HISTORICAL NOTE It is vital to the future ofArizona that state agencies work together toward com-mon goals. In that spirit and prior to the passage of the legislation the Arizona Department of Youth Treatment and Rehabilitation offered to staff and support by in-kind services the task force and protocol panel. The Administration Office of the Courts offered financial assistance to support DYTR in their work. The Department of Health Services accepted the offers and an Interagency Service Agreement was prepared to provide for the transfer of funds and reporting procedures. Staff fiom health services and economic security have lent assistance to their sister agencies and continue to demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality andpublic accountability of treatment services provided to juvenile sex offenders. To include the public policy makers and public consumer, the Arizona Depart-ment ofyouth Treatment and Rehabilitation established a steering committee to serve as an adviser to DYTR as it supports the efforts of the task force and protocol panel. The steering committee will consist of Senator Stan Furman, Senator Matt Salmon and one parent. The goal is to have an open line of communication between DYTR and members of the steering committee to discuss any issues that the juvenile sex offender task force and protocol panel are considering. |