Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

CBI programs are designed to provide substance use disorder (SUD)-focused education and prevention resources that promote recovery, and teach healthy coping strategies aimed at managing addiction and addressing criminogenic needs.  These strategies are reinforced through development of relapse prevention and action plans with actionable goals that promote practical application of learned skills such as problem-solving, communication, and self-awareness.  CBI is a core component of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) program which provides timely and effective treatment and transition to the community for incarcerated individuals with SUDs, with the goals of saving lives, reducing avoidable health complications and costs, improving public safety, and promoting healthier communities.

All incarcerated individuals arriving to CDCR with at least 6-months to release are eligible for SUD-focused CBIs.  Those with at least 12-month to release are eligible for CBI focused on life skills, which includes curriculum focused on addressing: treatment readiness, anger management, victim impact, criminal thinking, and family planning / parenting.  Both CBI programs are delivered three days per week, 2 hours per day.  Uninterrupted, CBI-SUD curriculum can be delivered in 14 weeks and CBI-Life Skills can be delivered in 7 months.

Locations

Available at all CDCR institutions.

Contact Information

(916) 324-7029