Conference Presentations: 2025 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.

Conference Evaluations and Certificates of Attendance

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After October 27, 2025, If you did not receive your certificate of attendance or if the certificate requires a correction, please email [email protected]. 

The deadline to request a certificate of attendance corrections is November 14, 2025. 

2025 Annual Training Conference Continuing Education Information/Approved Hours 

2025 Annual Training Conference Full Program

 

Monday, September 15, 2025

Plenary 1

Painting a Picture: Looking Back While Looking Forward over the first ten and the next ten years of the CACJ.  (PDF, 8.82 MB)

Breakout A

A1 - When to Sanction and When to Support:  (PDF, 2.62 MB)

A2 - Role Call: Law Enforcement Engagement in Treatment Courts  (PDF, 2.7 MB)

A3 - Strategic Planning in Treatment Courts  (PDF, 984.31 KB)

A4 - Trauma-Responsive Treatment Court Roles and Boundaries  (PDF, 8.36 MB)

A5: Engaging High Need Individuals into Treatment while Improving Outcomes

A6 - Learning to Love the Data  (PDF, 1.56 MB)

A7 - An Overview of the Best Practice Standards Part 1: Standards I-V  (PDF, 2.79 MB)

A8 - Meeting Families' Basic Needs: Professionals' Role in Improving Social Determinants of Health   (PDF, 3.58 MB)   

A9 - All about the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust... And Applying for a Grant  (PDF, 578.99 KB)

A10 - From Arrest to Enrollment (in less than 50 days) The Douglas County Reentry Model  (PDF, 5.52 MB)

 A11: Mental Health and Addiction: Co-Occurring Disorders in Youth/Adolescents  (PDF, 6.5 MB)

A12 - Georgia's 2025 Legislative Updates for Courts  (PDF, 1.35 MB)

A13: Trauma Strategies for Peer Support with Self-Care  (PDF, 3.46 MB)

Plenary 2

A Look Back at the Beginnings of Georgia’s Accountability Courts and the Creation of the Council of Accountability Court Judges (CACJ) Fireside Chat

Breakout B

B1 - Romeo & Juliette: What Do We Do When Participants Make Choices We Think They Shouldn't?  (PDF, 3.02 MB)

B2 - Mental Health and Addiction: Co-Occurring Disorders in Adults  (PDF, 3.74 MB)

B3 - Strategic Planning for Accountability Courts - Session Repeat  (PDF, 2.37 MB)

B4 - The Psychology of Effective Communication for Judges

B5 - Using Comprehensive Treatment Practices in Adult Treatment Courts: Incorporating EB Curricula, Focused Individual Therapy, MAT, and Recovery Capital  (PDF, 2.48 MB)

B6 - Essentials in Establishing an Internship Program within your Accountability Court.  (PDF, 179.7 KB)  

B7 - An Overview of the Best Practice Standards Part II: VI-X Overview  (PDF, 2.79 MB)

B8 - Exploring New Horizons: a Look at the State of Family Treatment Court Research  (PDF, 2.87 MB)

B9 - Fundamentals of Grant Writing  (PDF, 489.57 KB)

B10 - Culturally Responsive Allyship with LGBTQ+ Communities: Fundamentals for Engagement in Treatment Courts

B11 - Avoiding Mistakes in Juvenile Treatment Courts and How to Fix Them  (PDF, 459.7 KB)

B12 - Case Law and Best Practice Tips  (PDF, 1.92 MB)

B13 - Justice for All: Incorporating Impaired Drivers into a Multi-Track Treatment Court  (PDF, 1.95 MB)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Plenary 3

The Secret Ingredient of Treatment Courts  (PDF, 3.86 MB)

Breakout C

C1 - Romeo & Juliette: What Do We Do When Participants Make Choices We Think They Shouldn't?   (PDF, 3.02 MB)

C2 - Trauma- Responsive Treatment Court Roles  (PDF, 8.36 MB)

C3 - Team Conflict and Resolution  (PDF, 2.83 MB)

C4 - Walking the Tightrope: Building Healthy Relationships with Participants While Keeping Professional Boundaries   (PDF, 1.25 MB)

C5 - Unseen Woulds: Understanding PTSD and Its Impact on Military Families  (PDF, 186.4 KB)

C6 - The Power of Language  (PDF, 4.67 MB)

C7 - Effective Change Through the Use of Motivational Interviewing - Part I  (PDF, 2.98 MB)

C8 - What does Recovery Mean to You? Exploring Parenting Experiences with Family Treatment Court 

C9 - Culturally Responsive Strategies for African American Participants in Treatment Court  (PDF, 2.75 MB)  

C10 - Communicating for Trust: Procedural Justice for Lawyers in Specialty Court  (PDF, 3.31 MB)

C11 - Teens Know Everything and Nothing: Transcending Culture, Status, and Age to Provide Justice Systems for Resilient teens and Young Adults. 

C12 - Inside and Outside the Courthouse: Best Practices for Stakeholder Engagement for your Accountability Court

C13 - Supporting the Team: Mitigating Vicarious Trauma Among Treatment Court Team Members  (PDF, 4.69 MB)

Breakout D

D1 - How to Be a Rockstar Case Manager  (PDF, 4.87 MB)

D2 - Team Conflict and Resolution - Session Repeat  (PDF, 2.83 MB)

D3 - Walking the Tightrope: Building Healthy Relationships with Participants While Keeping Professional Boundaries - Session Repeat  (PDF, 1.25 MB)

D4 - Progressing Forward in Relapse Prevention  (PDF, 4.25 MB)

D5 - Maximizing Referrals and Intakes for Your Accountability Court Programs  (PDF, 315.61 KB)

D6 - Motivational Interviewing - An Interactive Experience - Part II  (PDF, 2.98 MB)

D7 - Strengthening Child Safety and Family Recovery: The Critical Role of Plans of Self Care in Family Treatment Courts.  (PDF, 6.18 MB)

D8 - Mental Health Disorders and the Justice-Involved Veteran Population  (PDF, 2.02 MB)

D9 - The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implications for Individuals and Organizations  (PDF, 4.44 MB)

D10 - Juvenile Treatment Courts Natural Incentives   (PDF, 1.39 MB)

D11 - Evidence - Based Testing in the Justice System: Tools for Treatment Success  (PDF, 12.1 MB)

D12 - There's No Place Like Home: Ensuring Access to Housing for Accountability Cour Participants  (PDF, 3.95 MB)

D13 - H.E.A.T and H.E.R: An Overview of A Culturally Responsible Curriculum and Lessons Learned by the Kushinda Specialty Court  (PDF, 24.52 MB)

Breakout E

E1 - The Nuts and Bolts of Operating a Drug Court Lab  (PDF, 7.99 MB)

E2 - Case Management Practices for Supervision Officers in Treatment Courts  (PDF, 1.35 MB)

E3 - The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment Planning in Treatment Courts   (PDF, 868.12 KB)

E4 - Progressing Forward in Relapse Prevention - Session Repeat   (PDF, 4.25 MB)

E5 - Phases: What's Working and What Needs Work  (PDF, 1.78 MB)

E6 - From Participant to Team Member: These are Their Stories

E7 - The Light was Green When I Last Looked: Understanding the Impaired Driver and Alcohol Addiction  (PDF, 2.38 MB)  

E8 - Translating Core Principles of Military Leadership to VTC Teams

E9 - The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implications for Individuals and Organizations - Session Repeat  (PDF, 4.44 MB)

E10 - Restoring Hope: A Personalized Approach to Supporting Families in Juvenile Mental Health Court

E11 - CASE in Point: Enhancing Collaborative Case Planning In Problem-Solving Courts  (PDF, 2.15 MB)

E12 - One Train, Two Tracks: Coordination of FTC with the Underlying Dependency Case  (PDF, 2.38 MB)

E13 - The R2ISE Experience: Art and Recovery  (PDF, 3.65 MB)

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Breakout F

F1 - Ethics and Professionalism for Defense Attorneys in Accountability Courts

F2 - Ethics and Professionalism for Prosecutors in Accountability Court

F3 - Coordinator's Leadership Practices 

F4 - Judicial Ethics for Accountability Court Judges

F5 - Balancing Engagement and Your Duty: Ethical considerations for Law Enforcement Officers in Treatment Courts  (PDF, 627.52 KB)

F6 - Balancing Authority and Support: Ethical Challenges in Community Supervision within Treatment Courts  (PDF, 5.86 MB)

F7 - Ethical Dilemmas in Treatment Court Case Management  (PDF, 2.41 MB)

F8 - Navigating Ethical Boundaries: The Role of Mentors in Veterans Treatment Courts  (PDF, 4.13 MB)

F9 - Building Strong Relationships: Family Treatment Court Team Attorneys  (PDF, 1.75 MB)

F10 - Navigating Ethical Boundaries: The Role of Treatment Providers in Accountability Courts  (PDF, 4.54 MB)

F11 - Juvenile Treatment Court Best Practices: The Juvenile Treatment Court Multidisciplinary Team Roles and Boundaries  (PDF, 1.52 MB)

Plenary 4

Unleashing Your Gifts: Empowering Your Potential to Live Fully