The planning phase is the third of the dosage probation implementation model’s four phases. This phase’s steps and activities ensure the jurisdiction is ready for the fourth and final implementation and evaluation phase.
The Dosage Probation Policy Team may begin this phase after completing its kickoff activities and sharing with the Dosage Probation Workgroup initial feedback on the desired impacts and contextual conditions affecting implementation to be added to the dosage probation logic model.
The Dosage Probation Workgroup may begin this phase after completing its kickoff activities and the jurisdiction’s dosage probation logic model, and after establishing the logic model’s subcommittees. In addition, the subcommittees should have finished creating their action plans to drive the activities needed to complete their assigned portions of the logic model during this (planning) phase of implementation.
The steps in this phase include the following:
Train and Coach Staff in Evidence-Based Supervision Skills
The subcommittee (and/or others, such as the probation chief or supervisors) responsible for ensuring probation staff receive sufficient training and coaching in evidence-based supervision practices before implementation should review this section in the Dosage Probation Toolkit. It is recommended that the workgroup’s chairperson(s) also review this section to help oversee the completion of the activities needed to reach implementation successfully.
Develop Dosage Probation Policies and Procedures
In this step, the policy team and workgroup must work independently and collaboratively to put into place dosage probation policies and procedures that reflect mutual understanding, input, and agreement. The policy team’s and workgroup’s chairpersons (and others, as applicable) should review this section in the Dosage Probation Toolkit.
Align Community-Based Services Model with Dosage Probation Model
The subcommittee responsible for partnering with community-based service providers should review this section in the Dosage Probation Toolkit. It is recommended that the workgroup’s chairperson(s) also review this section to help oversee the completion of the activities needed to reach implementation successfully.