Community Supervision and Correction Department
Everything we do affords clients the opportunity to change behavior while becoming pro-social members of society by impartially offering clients access to programs according to client-centered supervision. We shall do this by serving clients through the implementation of court-ordered conditions and services.
Each member of the Department shall work in a collaborative effort to initiate positive behavioral changes for our clients. We envision a community where rehabilitation and supervision work together to create lasting positive change.
We are committed to quality supervision, victim responsiveness, client accountability, public safety, inter-agency collaboration, and maintaining a positive work environment. Local autonomy is key to our effectiveness.
Natalie White
(806) 378-3740
Christina Silva
(806) 378-3879
We have the responsibility to provide the highest quality of supervision possible.
We should be responsive to the victims of crime.
Our responsibility is to hold the client accountable for their own individual actions.
Our primary role is to protect the public through the supervision of clients.
We believe in cooperation between ourselves and all other appropriate agencies involved in the Criminal Justice process.
We promote and maintain a positive, safe, and healthy work environment.
Cognitive treatment will address behavioral patterns and thinking errors to help correct criminal thinking.
In-house CSCD supportive outpatient program that address substance abuse led by licensed counselors. For Substance Abuse Aftercare Program, Clients would receive individual sessions with licensed counselor upon completion of program to ensure support is provided.
CSCD Counselors will create an aftercare program based on individual’s needs for outpatient care.
Potter County CSCD provides online drug offender education program to provide resource for individuals court ordered to the program or for individuals who require additional education.
On-site drug testing is used to quickly verify compliance with substance restrictions, deter drug use, and address violations immediately. It helps maintain accountability and identify when additional intervention or treatment is needed.
The GPS and Alcohol Monitoring Program uses advanced technology to track location and detect alcohol use, ensuring compliance with court-ordered conditions. This program promotes accountability, enhances public safety, and supports positive behavior change through structured supervision.
Potter County CSCD offers individual counseling for substance use in-house with license counselors as well as working with the community to provide counseling for trauma, anger, and cognitive behavior.
www.texaspanhandlecenters.org
Texas Panhandle Centers Behavioral and Developmental Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic and is a locally controlled non-profit organization that serves adults and youth with severe mental illness, substance use conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and children from birth to three years of age who experience developmental delays.
In October 2010, the Potter County CSCD in collaboration with and under the supervision of the judiciary, established Accountability Court which would later transition into the 181st Drug Court. Our Drug Court program utilizes a multi-disciplinary team approach by coordinating efforts of the judiciary, CSCD, district attorney, defense attorney, as well as other outside agencies like county mental health service providers and substance abuse counselors.
The Drug Court Counselor facilitates processing groups rather than education groups. They also address the therapeutic responses during the Drug Court team meetings and serve as an advocate for continuum of care beyond the treatment continuum to include other community-based services.
In 2019, the program was expanded once again to add a grant-funded Drug Court Aftercare caseload. This program allows the Potter CSCD to maintain a critical balance of authority, supervision, support, and encouragement even after the client's graduation from Drug Court.