Using+SMART+reports+-+Discussion+questions

1. You come across a grant for $10,000 to assist pregnant and post-partum mothers who abuse drugs or alcohol. The grant will only fund mothers who reside in Baltimore City. The funders want to know how many of these clients you treated in the last two years. Going through your paper records for the 1000 clients you've treated the last 2 years is not feasible. Can you pull this data from SMART? If so, how? 2. Your funder wonders why you need two case managers for your court, but a comparably sized court in a neighboring county only requires one case manager. You know that your managers provide many more referrals and face-to-face meetings. Can you use SMART data to prove this? 3. Research shows length of time a client spends in drug court is a key indicator of how likely they are to stay clean and not commit another crime. What is the average length of stay for your drug court? What is the average for the last year? The last six months? Can you get this data from SMART?
 * Exercises to promote discussion of and use of SMART reports**