SATOP -- Know Your Rights

Fees Charged and Why
All applicants entering SATOP must pay a $145 supplemental fee at the time of the initial screening interview. The money collected by each program is deposited in the Mental Health Earnings Fund. Money.These funds are then used to purchase approved intervention and counseling services for repeat and persistent DWI offenders who may otherwise be unable to afford these services. The $145 supplemental fee and a $126 screening fee are due at the time of the initial appointment for screening ($271 total).

Missouri law now requires all persons arrested for DWI to complete Magnify glass.an assessment screening of their alcohol and substance use related to their driving behavior. This screening consists of a Department of Revenue driver's record check, completion of the Missouri Driver Risk Inventory II (DRI-II), and an individualized interview. The results of the screening determine the appropriate level of SATOP placement for each client. Once examined, SATOP officials assign the appropriate service(s) for the individual, which are listed below in Step 2.

Client (you) Assigned Level of 

1-- Offender Education Program (OEP): A 10-hour education course designed specifically to assist lower risk, first-time offenders in understanding the choices they made that led to their intoxication and arrest. Education is key to helping first-time offenders take responsibility for their actions.

2--Adolescent Diversion Education Program (ADEP): An education program for minors who may have received Abuse/Lose, Minor in Possession, or Zero Tolerance offenses.

3-- Weekend Intervention Program (WIP): A level of service designed for repeat offenders or "high risk", first-time offenders using intensive education and counseling intervention methods over a marathon weekend of structured activities. The program is conducted in a restrictive environment.

4--Clinical Intervention Program (CIP): A 50-hour outpatient counseling program consisting of individual counseling, group counseling, and group education. Ten hours must address DWI/DUI issues.

5-- Youth Clinical Intervention (YCIP): A program for minors who have been identified through the screening process as having serious problems with substance abuse.

6-- Traditional Treatment: Individuals presenting for SATOP services having multiple alcohol or drug related traffic offenses, or those identified through the screening process as being at a �high risk� for chemical dependency, may receive a recommendation for traditional substance abuse treatment. This treatment may be in the form of a residential or outpatient program but must be completed at a state certified, or nationally accredited, substance abuse treatment program. For more information about these types of programs, you may contact any Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse District Office or search the Treatment Services Locator.

The only one of these "programs" that make sense for DWI offenders to go through is the WIP

WIP is a 20-hour intervention and education program conducted in 48 consecutive hours in a restrictive environment during one weekend.  This program is primarily designed for second-time DWI offenders, or those identified during the assessment screening process as being at risk for abusing substances.   WIP activities include an assessment, a medical screening, group education, individual counseling, and other intervention and confrontational activities designed to make the individual assess his or her personal responsibility in the area of impaired driving.  WIP is designed primarily to heighten the individual's awareness of the negative consequences of alcohol and drug usage in his or her life.  Although some counseling techniques are used during the program, methods to reduce or eliminate the individual's anxiety related to impaired driving behavior are generally not appropriate at this level.  WIP is designed to assist the individual to "feel the heat" and motivate them to make change in their lives.
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