Programs Implementation

Dr. Ferrara was instrumental in designing and implementing a variety of programs, most of which are still being used today. Below is a listing of the programs Dr. Ferrara has been a part of creating. Dr. Ferrara would like to recognize the support and aid of the agencies he worked with to implement these programs. Specifically, Dr. Ferrara is grateful for the opportunity given him to help create these programs and the invaluable help of everyone who participated in the implementation of the programs.

Behavior
Management/Aggression
Control		Sex Offender
Treatment Program		Sex Abuse
Trauma Treatment
  • Travis County Juvenile Probation
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • Arizona Department of Juvenile Justice
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Instutional Division - Program for Aggressive Mentally Ill Offenders
  • Coke County Juvenile Justice Center
  • Southwest Key Program
  • Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division
  • State of Texas Sexually Violent Predator/Civil Commitment
  • San Marcos Treatment Center
  • Youth Development Institute
  • Travis County Community Services and Corrections Department
  • Coke County Juvenile Justice Center
  • Texas Youth Commission
Substance Abuse
Treatment		Cognitive Restructuring
Programs		Assessment Programs
  • For Offenders with Mental Retardation – Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • Austin Recovery Center
  • Men’s Offender Group – Hays County CSCD Programs Department
  • Female’s Offender Group – Hays County CSCD Programs Department
  • Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • Sex Offender Deregistration – State of Texas
  • Travis County CSCD Presentece Assessment Unit
Suicide Prevention Training for Famillies
with Mentally Ill
Family Members 		Programs for Persons
with Mental
Retardation
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Insutitonal Division
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Schizophrenia
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Sex offender treatment program
  • Substance abuse treatment program

Policy and Procedure Manuals

On occasion, Dr. Ferrara was asked to write a policy and procedure manual for the programs he designed and implemented. Below is a listing of the policy manuals written by Dr. Ferrara:

Civil Commitment
Program for Sexually
Violent Offenders –
State of Texas		Sex Offender Treatment
Program – Travis County
CSCD		Behavior Management
Program – Arizona
Department of Juvenile
Corrections
Sex Offender Program – Arizona Department of Juvenile CorrectionsSex Offender Treatment
Program - Texas Youth
Commission		Sex Offender Treatment
Program - TDCJ-ID
Mental Helath Services Manual - TDCJ-IDGroup Leader Training Manual - TYC