Conference Presentations: 2025 Annual Training Conference
Conference Presentations
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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.
Breakout A
A1
- When to Sanction and When to Support:
A2
- Role Call: Law Enforcement Engagement in Treatment Courts
A3
- Strategic Planning in Treatment Courts
A4
- Trauma-Responsive Treatment Court Roles and Boundaries
A5: Engaging High Need Individuals into Treatment while Improving Outcomes
A6
- Learning to Love the Data
A7
- An Overview of the Best Practice Standards Part 1: Standards I-V
A8
- Meeting Families' Basic Needs: Professionals' Role in Improving Social Determinants of Health
A9
- All about the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust... And Applying for a Grant
A10
- From Arrest to Enrollment (in less than 50 days) The Douglas County Reentry Model
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A10
Douglas ACE Waiver
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A10
Douglas ACE Intervention Form
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A10
Douglas ACE Bond Order
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A10
Douglas ACE Bond Questionnaire
A11:
Mental Health and Addiction: Co-Occurring Disorders in Youth/Adolescents
A12
- Georgia's 2025 Legislative Updates for Courts
A13:
Trauma Strategies for Peer Support with Self-Care
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?
B2
- Mental Health and Addiction: Co-Occurring Disorders in Adults
B3
- Strategic Planning for Accountability Courts - Session Repeat
B4 - The Psychology of Effective Communication for Judges
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B5
- Handout 1 - Executive Functioning Validated Assessments
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B5
- Handout 2 - Mental Health Validated Assessments
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B5
- Handout 3 - Recovery Capital Worksheet
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B5
- Handout 4 - ASAM
B6
- Essentials in Establishing an Internship Program within your Accountability Court.
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B6
- Handout 1- Practicum/Internship Description Example
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B6
- Handout 2 - Consent to Participate
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B6
- Handout 3 - Statement of Professional Behavior
B7
- An Overview of the Best Practice Standards Part II: VI-X Overview
B8
- Exploring New Horizons: a Look at the State of Family Treatment Court Research
B9
- Fundamentals of Grant Writing
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
B12
- Case Law and Best Practice Tips
B13
- Justice for All: Incorporating Impaired Drivers into a Multi-Track Treatment Court
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Plenary 3
The
Secret Ingredient of Treatment Courts
Breakout C
C1
- Romeo & Juliette: What Do We Do When Participants Make Choices We Think They Shouldn't?
C2
- Trauma- Responsive Treatment Court Roles
C3
- Team Conflict and Resolution
C5
- Unseen Woulds: Understanding PTSD and Its Impact on Military Families
C7
- Effective Change Through the Use of Motivational Interviewing - Part I
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C7-
Handout 1 - Motivational Interviewing with a Criminal Justice Focus
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C7-
Handout 2 - Questions to Pull for Levels of Change Talk
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
C10
- Communicating for Trust: Procedural Justice for Lawyers in Specialty Court
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
Breakout D
D1
- How to Be a Rockstar Case Manager
D2
- Team Conflict and Resolution - Session Repeat
D4
- Progressing Forward in Relapse Prevention
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D4
- Handout 1 - Risky Situations
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D4
- Handout 2 - Functional Analysis Worksheet
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D4
- Handout 3 - SAMHSA - Treatment Provider Decisions Guide for MAT_OUD
D5
- Maximizing Referrals and Intakes for Your Accountability Court Programs
D6
- Motivational Interviewing - An Interactive Experience - Part II
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D6
- Handout 1 - Motivational Interviewing with a Criminal Justice Focus
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D6
- Handout 2 - Questions to Pull for Levels of Change Talk
D8
- Mental Health Disorders and the Justice-Involved Veteran Population
D9
- The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implications for Individuals and Organizations
D10
- Juvenile Treatment Courts Natural Incentives
D11
- Evidence - Based Testing in the Justice System: Tools for Treatment Success
D12
- There's No Place Like Home: Ensuring Access to Housing for Accountability Cour Participants
Breakout E
E1
- The Nuts and Bolts of Operating a Drug Court Lab
E2
- Case Management Practices for Supervision Officers in Treatment Courts
E3
- The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment Planning in Treatment Courts
E4
- Progressing Forward in Relapse Prevention - Session Repeat
E5
- Phases: What's Working and What Needs Work
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
E8 - Translating Core Principles of Military Leadership to VTC Teams
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
E12
- One Train, Two Tracks: Coordination of FTC with the Underlying Dependency Case
E13
- The R2ISE Experience: Art and Recovery
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
F7
- Ethical Dilemmas in Treatment Court Case Management
F8
- Navigating Ethical Boundaries: The Role of Mentors in Veterans Treatment Courts
F9
- Building Strong Relationships: Family Treatment Court Team Attorneys
F10
- Navigating Ethical Boundaries: The Role of Treatment Providers in Accountability Courts
Plenary 4
Unleashing Your Gifts: Empowering Your Potential to Live Fully