Robin E. Gearing, Micki Washburn, Jamison V. Kovach, Lindamarie Olson, Kana Lastovica, Danny Clark, Andrew Robinson, Samantha Foo, Kimberly Cunningham, Cindy Johnson, David Rose, Aileen Renteria, Hiba Alkhadra, Audrey Brown, Kendra Collins, Cheryl Gadison, Kaisha Nelson, Dominique McCullum, Kyle Woods, Darian Garlic, Nicole Elwood, Mary Frank, Richard Guzman, Stephen Hailey, Jason Cox, Amy Parsons, Shaan Sheth, David Bobb, Dana Drexler, Lokesh Shahani, Monalisa Jiles, Kendra Thomas, Sylvia Muzquiz, Lance Britt, Wayne Young
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Abstract
Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) is a court-mandated program intended to engage adults with serious mental illness who have challenges with voluntary treatment adherence. AOT programs are designed to promote outpatient treatment participation, reduce emergency care, and decrease justice involvement. Research has found AOT programs to be effective in reducing hospitalizations and justice involvement. Yet, concerns have been raised, including limiting individual autonomy and self-determination and overrepresentation of individuals from BIPOC backgrounds. This article describes the evolution the AOT Houston Model. Through applying the social work lens, this innovative model builds on AOT strengths and addresses limitations. The Houston AOT Model has five goals guided by the core tenets of client empowerment and self-determination. This Model prioritizes six elements including housing, employment, access to public benefits, transportation, service continuity, and care coordination/communication. Implications for practice and policy are presented with strategies for successful implementation of comprehensive AOT programs in other jurisdictions.
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Research on Social Work Practice, sponsored by the Society for Social Work and Research, is a disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of empirical research concerning the methods and outcomes of social work practice. Social work practice is broadly interpreted to refer to the application of intentionally designed social work intervention programs to problems of societal and/or interpersonal importance, including behavior analysis or psychotherapy involving individuals; case management; practice involving couples, families, and small groups; community practice education; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of social policies.