10-14-2010 Arizona:
KINGMAN — Mohave County is looking at two firms to provide treatment services for adult sex offenders.
The county’s probation department is evaluating two firms, DeLynn Lamb of Cedar City, Utah, and ABC Therapy Counseling Center of Bullhead City to provide sex offender treatment services for adults on probation who have been convicted of sex offenses.
The services include individual, group and family counseling, motivation enhancement and relapse prevention.
Currently, ABC Therapy Counseling Center has had a contract with the probation department for more than five or six years, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Elaine Grissom said.
Treatment programs are from 18 to 24 months with twice monthly sessions for sex offenders. The firm would assess an offender’s needs, provide counseling and assessment of relapse risks. The service areas would include offices in Bullhead, Kingman, Lake Havasu City and the Arizona Strip area.
The Bullhead City office includes Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Golden Shores and Oatman, and which has an average sex offender caseload of about 50 offenders. The Lake Havasu City area has a caseload of about 15 offenders. The Kingman area, which also includes Wikieup and Meadview, has about 75 to 85 offenders. ..Source.. by JIM SECKLER/The Daily News
October 14, 2010
2 firms bidding for sex offender treatment counseling
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