Arizona Speciality Court
"Back to Basics and Beyond,” a statewide forum for updates and discussions about issues related to treatment and prevention programs in the urban and rural communities. Thursday, May 19, 2011, Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Handouts: Enhancing Substance Abuse by Improving Interagency Linkages
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.
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Session 5:
Veterans Among the Maricopa County Arrestee Population. David Choate, Charles Katz & Michael White, ASU’s Center for Violence Prevention & Community Safety.
Handouts: Veterans Among the Maricopa County Arrestee Population
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
