Conference Presentations: 2024 Annual Training Conference

Conference Presentations 

Select materials are available at the discretion of the presenter. If there is not a link to the material or recording, the content is not available. 

CACJ has posted conference session PowerPoints and handouts on this page.

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2024 Annual Training Conference Continuing Education Information/Approved Hours 

2024 Annual Training Conference Full Program

Speaker Biographies 

Monday, September 16, 2024 

Plenary 1

Download this pdf file. Chronic Illness Model & Neurobiology of Substance Use Disorder: Using science to reduce stigma and how Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experience Intersect with SUD

Breakout A

Download this pdf file. A1 - Discussing Stigma and Language (SUD focus) and Ways to reduce Stigma

Download this pdf file. A2 - Judicial Work at the Interface of Mental Health and Criminal Justice (Part 1)

Download this pdf file. A3 - Telehealth and hybrid treatment for co-occurring disorders

A4 - Self-care: An Ethical Responsibility or Self-care:  The Importance of Caring for Ourselves

Download this pdf file. A5 - An Equity and Inclusion State of Mind: Georgia's Statewide Approach to Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Treatment Courts

A6 - All About Drug/Alcohol Stash Compartments, including Clothing and Diversion Safes

Download this pdf file. A7 - Integrated Case Planning

Download this pdf file. A8 - Accountability Court Workflow for Program Exit: Graduation, Termination, and Administrative Discharge    

A9 - Why are Families Important? Applying a Family-Centered Approach

Download this pdf file. A10 - Effective Practices with High-Risk/High-Need Impaired Drivers

A11 - Leveraging Military Cultural Nuances to Increase Participant Outcomes

A12 - Who is at Blame for my Mental Health? Unpacking Dysregulated home environments and the connection to adolescent mental health 

Plenary 2

Tall Cop - High in Plain Sight - Current Drug Trends

Breakout B

B1 - Passing the Torch: Strategies for Effective Accountability Court Succession Planning

Download this pdf file. B2 - Judicial Work at the Interface of Mental Health and Criminal Justice (Part 2)

Download this pdf file. B3 - A Whole Person Approach: Adding Addiction Medicine Services to a Drug Treatment Court 

B4 - De-Escalation; Basic Tools for Treatment Providers

B5 - An Equity and Inclusion State of Mind: Georgia's Statewide Approach to Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Treatment Courts

B6 - Best Practices for Supervising Individuals with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness. 

B7 - Extending Accountability Court Success in Our Community

Download this pdf file. B8 - Accountability Court Treatment from A to Z: What Non-Clinical Treatment Court Team Members Should Know  

Download this pdf file. B10 - Determining Impairment in the Field (DUI and Drug Impairment)

Download this pdf file. B11 - Connecting Treatment Court Veterans to VA Healthcare & Benefits- PACT Act 101 and Beyond

Download this pdf file. B12 - Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines: The Methods for Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion.  

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Plenary 3

You Vs. You: How To Better Lead The Team Inside Your Head

Breakout C

Download this pdf file. C1 - Focusing on Progress: Using Incentives to Motivate Lasting Change  

Download this pdf file. C2 -Anosognosia: "I'm Not Sick, I Don't Need Help" - Mental Illness, Anosognosia, and How to Help Someone Accept Treatment 

Download this pdf file. C3 - Treatment Assessment and Planning of Co-Occuring Disorders

C4 - Self-care: An Ethical Responsibility or Self-care: The Importance of Caring for Ourselves 

Download this pdf file. C5 - Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines: Implementation of Court Structure and Supervision

C6 - Collaboration of Law Enforcement and Community Supervision on the Treatment Court Team

Download this pdf file. C7 - Drug Testing: Tools of Testing and Emerging Drugs and Testing Challenges

C8 - Leadership Is A Trip: Taking Care Of Each Other On The Road To Success

Download this pdf file. C9 - FTC Attorneys: Building Working Relationships between the SAAG, Child Attorney, and Parent Attorney

Download this pdf file. C10 - Beauty from Ashes: Turning Around a Struggling Treatment Court: A Judge's and Coordinator's Perspective

Download this pdf file. C11 - Ethics and Professionalism for Prosecutors in Accountability Courts

Download this pdf file. C12 - What Courts Need to Know About Cannabis Use

Breakout D

Download this pdf file. D1 -  Focusing on Progress: Using Incentives to Motivate Lasting Change (Repeat)

Download this pdf file. D2 - Anosognosia: "I'm Not Sick, I Don't Need Help" - Mental Illness, Anosognosia, and How to Help Someone Accept Treatment (Repeat)

D3 - Therapeutic Approaches for Stimulant Use Disorder 

Download this pdf file. D4 - Ethics and Boundaries as a Recovery Coach

Download this pdf file. D5 - Connecting Workforce Development Resources to the Mission of Accountability Courts (Repeat)

Download this pdf file. D6 - Addiction and Mental Health

Download this pdf file. D7 - Effective and Efficient Clinical Case Management: What I Need to Know.

Download this pdf file. D8 - Accountability Court Treatment from A to Z: What Non-Clinical Treatment Court Team Members Should Know (Repeat)

D9 - Building Strong Futures: Bringing Family Treatment Courts to Scale

Download this pdf file. D10 - Latino Culture and Communication: More Than Just Translation  

D11 - Carrying the Weight: The Impact of Fines and Fees on Participants

Download this pdf file. D12 - Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines: Equitable Treatment

Breakout E

Download this pdf file. E1 - Drug Testing: Tools of Testing and Emerging Drugs and Testing Challenges

Download this pdf file. E2 - An Overview of Psychotropic Medications For Treatment Court Participants

E3 - Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder 

E4 - Developing an Alumni Program for Treatment Court 

Download this pdf file. E5 - Implementing Due Process in your Accountability Court Program

E6 - Xylazine: What is Tranq?

Download this pdf file. E7 - Integrating Clinical Practices and Documentation in Accountability Court Case Management 

Download this pdf file. E8 - Ethics and Boundaries as an Accountability Court Coordinator

E9 - Engagement, Safety, and Accountability: Effective Responses to Participant Behavior in Family Treatment Courts

Download this pdf file. E10 - A Cultural Framework for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Hispanic, Latina/0 and Latinx Communities 

E11 - Transforming Trauma into Triumph for our Veterans!

Download this pdf file. E12 - Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines: Incorporating Drug Testing Protocols and Appropriate Case Management Response in Juvenile Treatment Courts.  

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Breakout F

F1 - Adult Drug Court Model Court Discussion Session

F2 - Adult Drug Court Model Court Discussion Session

F3 - Veterans Treatment Court Model Court Discussion Session

F4 - Family Treatment Court Model Court Discussion Session

F5 - DUI Court Model Court Discussion Session

F6 - Juvenile Drug and Juvenile Mental Health Court Session:  HB 873 - What's ahead for Juvenile Treatment Courts 

Plenary 4

Planting Seeds of Growth: Proof that Accountability Courts Work