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Specialty Court 2011
Session
1:
Incentives
and Sanctions-Why People Don’t Just Change: Hindrances, Barriers, and
Otherwise Seemingly Impossible Obstacles to Dislodging Behavior
Honorable Karen Freeman Wilson, CEO of Judicial Solutions, LLC and
Mayor Elect of Gary, Indiana
Handouts:
None Provided
This
presentation discussed the difficult to understand aspects of
behavioral change. Using theory pertaining to behavioral change,
it detailed hindrances and barriers such as environment,
genetic,
personality traits, coping/social learning conditioning, biological,
and defense variables.
Session
2:
Certification
of Juvenile Drug Courts
Steve
Tyrrell, Program Manager, Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts
Handouts:
Certification
of Juvenile Drug Courts
Attendees examined
current drug court certification requirements from various states and
compared that to the items contained in the JJSD Certificate of
Assurance for Juvenile Drug Courts. Common certification
items
were reviewed and differences noted. Areas in need of
improvement
to the current Certificate of Need were noted.
Session
3:
10
Key Components of Drug Courts - Back to the Future
Dr.
Mike Finigan, President and Founder of Northwest Professional
Consortium (NPC) Research, Portland Oregon
Handouts:
None Provided
This
presentation reviewed the current adult drug court research; helped
attendees gain a clear understanding of what practices have been
employed in the past, the effectiveness of each, and what models are
promising for the future
Session
4:
Enhancing
Substance Abuse Services by Improving Interagency Linkages
David
E. Duffee & Thomas Litwicki, ASU’s Center for Applied
Behavioral Health Policy
Pat
Robison, Yavapai County Adult Probation Department
CJDATS
II is a national project funded by NIDA to study the implementation of
evidence supported substance abuse treatments for offenders. This
session reviewed various approaches to improving service
access
for substance abusing offenders, comparing individual, intra-agency,
and interagency approaches.
Handouts:
Enhancing
Substance Abuse by Improving Interagency Linkages
Session
5:
Veterans
Among the Maricopa County Arrestee Population
David
Choate, Charles Katz & Michael White, ASU’s Center for Violence
Prevention &
Community Safety
The
Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network (AARIN) conducts
interviews with recent arrestees booked into local jail facilities in
Maricopa County, Arizona. AARIN is used to monitor drug use
trends, treatment needs, and at-risk behavior among arrestees, using
standardized questionnaires.
Handouts:
Veterans
Among the Maricopa Arrestee Population AARIN.pdf
Session
6: Alumni
Groups-Working Together to Improve Program Retention to Insure Better
Outcomes
Bill
Orick, Yavapai Specialty Court Alumni
John
Snyder, Yavapai Therapeutic Court Alumni President
Handouts:
None Provided
Members
of the Yavapai County Specialty courts and the Yavapai Therapeutic
Courts support groups in two different County courts explained
how
the alumni support groups have helped the newcomer acclimate to the
programs by answering questions they can’t or will not ask their
probation officer.They helped the newcomers to understand the rules of
their perspective and to ease their minds after the fog has lifted.
They also discussed what they do to celebrate recovery in the
community throughout the year.
Session
7: Creating
Hope: Addressing the Epidemic of Addiction and Suicide in Native
American Communities
Mary
Stanton & Gussina Betony, Amity Foundation
Handouts:
Creating
Sanctuary_Specialty Court 2011_revised
The
recent epidemic of suicide in Native American communities, particularly
among youth, is a national tragedy. There is a critical need for all
providers of treatment services to address this escalating crisis. A
strong culture combined with good leadership is a deterrent to youth
suicide. This presentation reviewed the nature of the problem
as
well as promising prevention programs and interventions that
effectively reduce suicidal behaviors, particularly among Native youth.
Session 8:
The Team Approach to
Program Shift
Judge
Aimee Anderson, Judge Colleen McNally, & Robin Hoskins, Grant
and
Problem Solving Court Coordinator, Maricopa County Superior Court
Handouts:
This
workshop addressed the concept of "program shift" from the
basic
foundations that comprise a problem solving court model. Many
times we become so focused on client services that other aspects of the
model weaken, such as managing the team and collaborative
progress. Discussion centered around creating a
dialogue for
change in order to maintain an effective problem solving court.
Session 9:
Ethical
Considerations for Lawyers and Judges Participating in a Specialty Court
Judge
MaryAnne Majestic, Tempe Municipal Court
Carlos
Daniel Carrion & Rebecca Potter, Maricopa County Public
Defender’s Office
Robert
Hubbard, City of Tempe Prosecutor’s Office
Handouts:
None Provided
The
workshop focused on the ethical implications for the attorneys
and
the judges participating in the team approach which is at odds with the
typical adversarial roles of the defense attorneys and the prosecutors
in a traditional court setting.
Session 10:
Ensuring
Sustainability for Specialty Courts
Jane
Pfeifer, California State University-Chico; Justice Development
& Training
Handouts:
None Provided
The
purpose of this session was to develop strategies and plans for the
long term sustainability of your drug court. This planning workshop was
designed to stimulate your team’s development of a five-year strategy
for sustaining and enhancing your drug court.
Session 11:
Spice, K2, and other
Synthetic Cannabinoids: A Lab Perspective
Douglas
Kramer, Laboratory Technical Supervisor, Treatment Assessment Screening
Center, Inc. (TASC)
Handouts:
Spice,
K2 and other Synthetic Cannabinoids
A
group discussion of the state of laboratory testing for synthetic
cannabinoids. Details of the various legal and illicit
products
on the market, the capabilities, challenges and limitations of
monitoring this new substance of abuse were presented. Other
non-standard drugs of abuse such as bath salts and Khat were
also addressed.
Session 12:
Implementing the
Sequential Intercept Model in Maricopa County – It’s more than “Kumbaya”
Shelley
Curran & Greg Dicharry, Magellan Health Services
Honorable
Michael D. Hintze, Maricopa County Superior Court
Dawn
Noggle, Correctional Health Services
Rebekah
Trexler & Norma Brasda, Maricopa County Adult
Probation
Handouts:
Maricopa
County is an innovator producing consumer informed programs in mental
health probation, implementation of a Comprehensive Mental Health
Court, and establishment of a jail-behavioral health system datalink
identifying Seriously Mentally Ill inmates at booking. The
panel relayed experiences of moving past dissension and blame
placing among critical stakeholders during 12 years of collaboration.
Session 13:
Coordinating
Effective Specialty Court Programs in Rural Areas
Brad
Mattingly, DUI/Drug Court Coordinator & Michelle Hodsden,
Supervisor, Coconino County Superior Court
John
Morris, Supervisor, Yavapai County Adult Probation
Kris
Sullivan, Drug Court Program Manager, Cochise County Juvenile Drug
Court
Handouts:
None Provided
During
this panel styled presentation you heard from practitioners
with
years of experience from Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts who work in
rural Arizona counties. Together the panel has years of tried
and
true lessons that have been learned and provided practical
suggestions for improving specialty courts in rural counties.
Session 14:
Reentry in Arizona -
A Practical Approach to Promote Safer Communities through Successful
Reintegration Strategies
US
Attorney Dennis K. Burke
Susan
Savoy, Maricopa County Adult Probation
Erinn
Herberman, Maricopa County Managers Office
Judge
Ann Aiken, U.S. District Court- Oregon
Brian
Colgan, United State Probation - Arizona
Rhonda
Pruitt, Arizona Department of Corrections
Handouts:
Reentry
in Arizona
The
reentry movement is alive and well in Arizona! This
presentation addressed how the US Attorney’s office
has led
the efforts in building a coalition of local, state and federal
government officials along with grassroots communities to give form and
direction to the reentry initiative, and how this initiative has been
put into practice in Maricopa County. You also
learned how
Oregon has developed a Federal Reentry Court to address the needs of
this unique population.
Session 15:
How to Effectively
Deal with the Native American Populations in Drug Court
Misti
Porter, National Drug Court Institute
Handouts:
None Provided
This
panel presentation offered insight into the cultural and
special
needs of the Native American population that are in a traditional Drug
Court as opposed to a Tribal Wellness Healing Court.
Session 16:
Engaging Fathers in
Family Drug Court: The Importance of Gender Specific Programming
Judge
Karen S. Adam, Anne Chamberlin & Keith Brunson, Pima County
Juvenile Court
Handouts:
Engaging
Fathers in Family Drug court
The
Pima County Family Drug Court (FDC) began separate fathers and mothers
FDC sessions in 12/08 to dramatically increase the number of fathers
involved in FDC through the use of separate sessions and
father-specific programs.The benefits of separate sessions were
examined.
Session 17:
Veterans Court
Judge
Robert Russell, Treatment Court
Handouts:
None Provided
Veterans
Courts are a new and emerging therapeutic court to address the many
needs of our country's veterans. Buffalo, New York started
the
first Veterans Court and now serves as a mentor court. This
presentation discussed the best practices of the program along
with the success and challenges they have faced.