{"id":17105,"date":"2024-01-23T16:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boscoville1stg.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=deployment-program&p=17105"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:50:19","slug":"lotus-reducing-the-risk-of-recidivism","status":"publish","type":"deployment-program","link":"https:\/\/www.boscoville.ca\/en\/boscoville-services\/our-programs\/lotus-reducing-the-risk-of-recidivism\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus: Reducing the Risk of Reoffending in Youth Delinquency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Risk-need-responsivity model<\/a> and the principles of trauma-informed practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Foundations <\/strong>of the Lotus<\/strong> Program<\/h2><\/div>
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Based on solid theoretical foundations, Lotus is the only program in Qu\u00e9bec to combine the Risk-Need-Responsivity model and the trauma-informed approach<\/strong> to delinquency intervention with young offenders<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lotus Program’s tools offer in-depth reflection on the needs of young people under the YCJA<\/a><\/strong> in relation to reoffending prevention, while placing caring, predictability and appeasement at the heart of its practices. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Objectives <\/strong>of the Lotus<\/strong> Program<\/h2><\/div>
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The Lotus Program aims to support clinical practice associated with reducing the risk of reoffending among young offenders<\/strong> under the YCJA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its main objective is to develop and consolidate the knowledge and skills of youth workers in relation to the Risk-Need-Responsivity model and the principles of trauma-informed practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boscoville’s support helps the CISSS or CIUSSS develop individual service delivery based on these theoretical foundations. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Responding to Challenges in Clinical Delinquency Practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Lotus Program was developed according to best practices in program evaluation and development. To this end, the first step was to assess the needs of internal and external services of CISSS <\/strong>and CIUSSS <\/strong>with a mandate under the YCJA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, eleven of Qu\u00e9bec’s sixteen CISSS and CIUSSS participated in the evaluation. This process enabled us to take stock of the situation and put forward proposals in relation to the various needs and challenges affecting clinical practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These proposals guided the development choices in relation to the program’s main components. The challenges for which the Lotus Program proposes solutions are numerous. These include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n