[Tribal-drug-courts] Upcoming Webinars and Courses: Drug Court Treatment Issues in Rural America, and more

Fri Jan 24 13:18:36 CST 2014

Healing to Wellness Court Team Members and Advocates,

Below find info on

*         a webinar being offered by American University on "Drug Court Treatment Issues in Rural America", taking place on January 29, 2014;

*         two webinars being offered by the National Criminal Justice Association on

o   Beginning the Conversation: The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion and Your Justice Agency, taking place February 19th;

o   Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment and Abstinence Reinforcement, taking place February 25th;

*         two courses being offered by the National Judicial College

o   Tribal Court Development - Fundamental Considerations for Tribal Leadership, taking place February 18-19th

o   Tribal Court Development - Fundamental Considerations for Court Professionals (Court Planning Team), taking place May 13-14th.

Enjoy!

Hello Everyone:
Registration is now open for the upcoming Webinar on Drug Court Treatment Issues in Rural America scheduled for January 29, 2014 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This webinar will focus on the special challenges encountered by drug courts and their treatment providers in rural and frontier areas of the country and solutions that have been found to be affective. The webinar is planned to be interactive with attendees invited to submit questions in advance and during the session. The webinar will also draw on a Technical Assistance Guide on Drug Court Treatment Services developed through the BJA Drug Court Technical Assistance Project soon to be published and which will be sent to all registrants prior to the webinar. The webinar panelists will consist of a multi-disciplinary team of drug court practitioners (two judges, one local drug court coordinator and two statewide drug court coordinators) from three states with many years of experience working in rural areas of the country.

Attached is the webinar announcement and agenda:

Please follow the instructions below to register for the upcoming Webinar on Drug Court Treatment Issues in Rural America.
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To register for the online event
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1. Go to
https://bja-au.webex.com/bja-au/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=668353274

2. Click Register.

3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click Submit.

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Please contact Cisco WebEx Technical Support for any technical issues:
1-866-229-3239 (from the U.S. and Canada) or 1-408-435-7088 (toll internationally)
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Please contact Tenzing Lahdon, copied on this note, or me if you have any questions on the webinar or the registration process.
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Beginning the Conversation:
 The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion and Your Justice Agency

February 19, 2014
 3:00-4:30 PM ET

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While implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will look different in every state, justice agencies across the country have an opportunity to take advantage of new resources within the health care landscape.  With Medicaid eligibility expanding in 25 states and DC and Health Insurance Marketplaces online nationwide, more people than ever before will have access to health and behavioral health care services.  For justice agencies, the ACA and Medicaid expansion in particular, represent an opportunity to not only lower recidivism rates and improve public safety but save state and local tax dollars.  By diverting those offenders with behavioral health needs away from justice systems and toward mental health and substance abuse treatment, we can better ensure that limited justice resources are used efficiently.  With 15 percent of men and 31 percent of woman in jail having a chronic mental illness and an even higher percentage with a diagnosable substance abuse disorder; the opportunities for leveraging health care to improve public safety are great.

Beginning the Conversation: The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion and Your Justice Agency is the first in a series of webinars that will highlight how the expansion of health coverage can be leveraged to enhance public safety.  This initial webinar will provide attendees with a basic understanding of the new law, implications of Medicaid expansion and detailed information on how expanded coverage could impact state and local justice agencies.  In addition, this webinar will highlight efforts currently underway in the corrections field to take advantage of Medicaid eligibility expansion.  For speaker information or to register for this webinar, click here<http://ncja-avectra.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yOTY4NTczJnA9MSZ1PTc4ODkzMjI0NiZsaT0xNjM0MDQ5Ng/index.html>.

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Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment and Abstinence Reinforcement

February 25, 2014
 3:00-4:00 PM ET

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In 2009 over 123 million people aged 12 or older required treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol abuse problem, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.  Of those needing treatment, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates that only 11 percent received inpatient or outpatient addiction services.   While the need for services have traditionally outpaced the number of open treatment slots/beds; the field is expected to expand substantially over the next decade thanks in large part to the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. With millions of newly eligible Americans now having access to both health and behavioral health care services, meeting this demand will require providers to look at innovative new approaches and toward maximizing what the evidence says about effectiveness of current practices.

Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment and Abstinence Reinforcement will examine the research and the science behind two innovations in substance abuse treatment that can improve treatment effectiveness and enhance the number of people who receive services.  Specifically, this webinar will look at CBT4CBT, a computer based cognitive behavioral intervention designed for substance treatment. It will also examine how contingency management, a behavioral intervention based on principles of reinforcement, can dramatically improve the ability of individuals to abstain from drug use. For speaker information or to register for this webinar, click here<http://ncja-avectra.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yOTY4NTczJnA9MSZ1PTc4ODkzMjI0NiZsaT0xNjM0MDQ5Nw/index.html>.

Two courses on Tribal Court Development offered by the National Judicial College:

Tribal Court Development - Fundamental Considerations for Tribal Leadership
February 18-19, 2014
Location: Reno, NV
http://www.judges.org/courses/2014/tcdfcl0214.html

Tribal Court Development - Fundamental Considerations for Court Professionals (Court Planning Team)
May 13-14, 2014
Location: Reno, NV
http://www.judges.org/courses/2014/tcdfcm0514.html

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