FREE Foundational Training for Adult Drug Courts, Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts, and Veterans Treatment Courts
Application deadline: November 6, 2020
NADCP is pleased to announce that registration for 2021 DCPI Foundational Training Programs is now open for adult, tribal healing to wellness, and veterans treatment courts. All 2021 trainings will be conducted virtually.
The DCPI Foundational Training Programs are for courts that are:
- Pre-implementation
Adult drug court, tribal healing to wellness court, or veterans treatment court still in the planning stages - Post-implementation
Recently implemented programs that have not participated in formal training - In Need of a Refresh
Established programs that have experienced significant turnover in staff - Never Formally Trained and Facing Challenges
Established programs that have never participated in formal training
Benefits of Foundational Training Programs:
- It is a free training program
- 90% of communities that attend this training launch a program
- Operational courts have rated this the best foundational training, whether they were addressing transition or recently implemented
- Our staff and a cadre of nationally renowned treatment court experts and practitioners work with selected teams to implement evidence-based practices, develop policy and procedure manuals, and build team unity
- At the conclusion of the training program, you will have your blueprint for implementation or transition
NADCP’s Foundational Training Programs fill up quickly, and the waitlist is always long. Do not hesitate; submit your application today!
Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Minority Fellowship Program for Addiction Counselors
Applications due December 15
Are you committed to providing additions counseling services to underserved communities? You may be eligible for one of 40 master’s-level counseling fellowships through the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP).
NADCP is pleased to inform you, the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) are now accepting applications for the 2021 National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors (NBCC MFP-AC). The program, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, provides up to 40 master’s degree-level counseling fellowships of $15,000 for addiction counseling students, travel expenses to participate in program-related trainings, and complimentary NAADAC membership.
Applications are due by December 15, 2020.
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Exciting News for Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts
NADCP is pleased to announce the full launch of the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Program, a three-year project funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
In partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, NADCP’s National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) will work to enhance the effectiveness and impact of juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTCs), including implementing best practices and assisting courts in building recovery capital and supports for youth and families. Our overall goal? To help JDTCs contribute to healthy youth and safer communities.Browse our new website to learn more! Check back often, as we will continually update the page with new resources, opportunities, and information.
You can request training and technical assistance (TTA) for your program! Using OJJDP’s TTA360, you can access statewide, multi-team, or single team in-person or virtual trainings. TTA360 allows you to request TTA from NADCP, NCJFCJ, or any of OJJDP’s providers.
We’ve developed a comprehensive Listserv for JDTCs. This peer-to-peer networking and information-sharing platform for court professionals will allow you to connect with the JDTC community, share ideas, and access support from experts in the field.
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Recovery Capital and Treatment Courts: A New Approach to Improve Client Outcomes
September 17 | 2:00 p.m. EDT
Join us at 2:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 17 to learn how you can incorporate recovery capital elements into your program to improve client outcomes. This session will:
- Introduce you to the concept of recovery capital, including how to assist clients in building strong personal, social, and community connections.
- Demonstrate how to apply the concepts in your court staffing and program.
Research shows individuals with strong concentrations of personal, social, and community capital (recovery capital) are more likely to sustain long-term recovery. Whether you work in probation, treatment, case management, or court administration, learning about recovery capital will strengthen your professional toolbox.
Dr. Jacqueline van Wormer, an NADCP training and technical assistance director, will lead this training
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National Recovery Month Webinar: Assisting Communities to Incorporate Recovery Initiatives at all Intercept Points of the Criminal Justice System
On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET, The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Executive Office of the President of the United States, will host a free webinar on recovery principles and the importance of medication-assisted treatment.
Description
In recognition of National Recovery Month, OJP is pleased to host this webinar featuring OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine Sullivan and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Jim Carroll.
Representing OJP and ONDCP—two agencies that have helped make Recovery Month a year long, committed endeavor—these national leaders will discuss their efforts to continue promoting the adoption of medication-assisted treatment to treat opioid use disorders in community and corrections settings. The webinar will also focus on OJP initiatives that expand and enhance the quality of evidence-based addiction treatment, including access to lifesaving medication with continuing care for individuals in the community.
Presenters
Katharine Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs
Jim Carroll, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Siobhan Morse, Director of Clinical Services/Research-Special Projects, Behavioral Health Division, Universal Health Services (UHS)
Andrew Klein, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Training and Technical Assistance (RSAT-TTA) Project Director, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
Jac Charlier, Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) TTA Provider and Executive Director of the TASC Center for Health and Justice
Details
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You will also receive reminders as the event approaches.
- Please coordinate with your IT department to ensure that admin@adobeconnet.com is allowed by your mail system and not captured as spam or junk.
For technology assistance and webinar registration support, contact webevents@ahpnet.com. For all other inquiries, contact Steve Keller at skeller@ahpnet.com or (508) 596-7135.
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Recovery is Real. Let’s Celebrate This September!
NADCP is honored to participate in National Recovery Month, held every September to educate people about how substance use and mental health services can enable individuals and their families to live healthy and rewarding lives. This observance celebrates the millions of people in recovery from mental health and substance use issues. It reminds us that behavioral health is an essential component to overall health. All month long, we’re celebrating the fact that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover.
We hope you’ll join some of our Recovery Month activities this month!
Stories Worth Telling
NADCP wants to tell your treatment court recovery story. Help us flood social media with powerful images that capture the stories of transformation and recovery happening every day in treatment courts across the country! Learn more
Thank You Fridays
Each Friday, NADCP will release a video message of encouragement and support featuring a surprise celebrity ambassador. This videos are meant to inspire everyone participating in recovery month and we encourage you to share them far and wide!
September 9-10: Office Hours With Terrence Walton
Sign up for your chance for one-on-one office hours with NADCP COO Terrence Walton to discuss all things treatment and recovery. Register now
September 17: Recovery Capital Webinar and Treatment Courts
In this webinar, NDCI Juvenile TTA Director Jacqueline van Wormer will introduce and define the concept of recovery capital, with a specific focus on how court teams can apply the recovery capital framework to staffing and case management. Register
September 22: Peer Recovery Webinar
In this webinar, Recovery Alliance Duluth Co-Founder Beth Elstad and NCDC Project Director Julie Seitz will cover the fundamentals of peer-based recovery support services, and the need to shift from an acute care model to a recovery-oriented system of care. Register
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Now Available in Spanish: Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards
NADCP is thrilled to announce the Spanish-language translation of our groundbreaking Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards! Produced in partnership with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), these new publications will dramatically expand access to the more than 30 years of empirical research on drug treatment courts distilled in the standards.
A result of deliberate and thoughtful collaboration, the Spanish-language translation reflects that certain aspects of the U.S. drug treatment court model do not apply in other legal and cultural contexts. As such, this translation recognizes and respects the differences between the U.S. justice system and the various Latin American systems, with their different traditions and norms. It was reviewed extensively by a bilingual multinational committee of six experts in the various aspects of drug treatment courts to ensure that the translation is both faithful to the original and useful in the legal, social, and cultural context of the Spanish-speaking world. It is our hope that as the drug treatment court model and its principles of the dignity and value inherent in every human life continue to spread across the world, this translation will serve as a reference to help Spanish-speaking practitioners develop and implement their own evidence-based best practices for their courtrooms, treatment centers, and social reintegration programs, suited to their nations’ particular contexts.
Ahora disponible en español: los Estándares de Mejores Prácticas de los Tribunales de Tratamiento para Adultos
A la NADCP nos complace anunciar la traducción en español de nuestros innovadores Estándares de Mejores Prácticas de los Tribunales de Tratamiento para Adultos. Generados en colaboración con la Comisión Interamericana del Control de Abuso de Drogas (CICAD), que pertenece a la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), estas nuevas publicaciones aumentarán, de manera contundente, el acceso a más de 30 años de investigación empírica de los tribunales de tratamiento que se sintetizan en los estándares.
Como resultado de una cooperación intencionada y reflexiva, la traducción en español establece y entiende que ciertos aspectos del modelo de los tribunales de tratamiento de los Estados Unidos no se aplican en otros contextos jurídicos y culturales. Asimismo, la traducción reconoce y respeta las diferencias entre el sistema de justicia penal estadunidense y los de los países de América Latina, con sus distintas tradiciones y normas. Fue revisada a profundidad por un comité multinacional bilingüe de seis expertos en los diversos aspectos de los tribunales de tratamiento para asegurar que se mantiene fiel a su versión original y útil en el contexto jurídico, social y cultural del mundo hispanohablante. Esperamos que, a medida que el modelo de los tribunales de tratamiento y sus principios de la dignidad y valor inherentes en cada vida humana continúen extendiéndose por el mundo, esta traducción sirva como referencia para ayudar a operadores hispanohablantes a desarrollar e implementar sus propias mejores prácticas basadas en evidencia para sus tribunales, centros de tratamiento y programas de reintegración social, idóneas para el contexto particular de sus respectivas naciones.
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Congress Passes Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act
On July 20, Congress passed the Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 and is expected to be signed into law by President Trump. The act ensures the Department of Justice and its Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) continues its outstanding leadership in advancing the veterans treatment court field and makes no changes to the existing veterans treatment court program at BJA.
Since the inception of the veterans treatment court movement, NADCP has led the effort on Capitol Hill to secure federal funding and congressional authorization for the program. As a result, the Veterans Treatment Court Program was congressionally authorized in 2016. In the years since, NADCP and the veterans treatment court field have fought to increase funding. The current $23 million authorization from Congress is a testament to bipartisan support this effort has achieved.
“NADCP is grateful for the strong support Congress has shown for veterans treatment courts,” said NADCP CEO Carson Fox. “Since the first veterans treatment court launched in 2008, it has been our honor to lead this movement.”
For over a decade, BJA has provided funding for communities to start and enhance a veterans treatment court, including supporting NADCP’s Justice For Vets in providing research-driven training and technical assistance. The Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act demonstrates the widespread congressional support for this program and its importance to the veterans treatment court field.
“The Department of Justice has been an incredible leader in supporting and sustaining veterans treatment courts,” said Justice For Vets Director Scott Tirocchi. “Justice For Vets is honored to assist their critical work by providing comprehensive, research-driven training and technical assistance to the veterans treatment court field.” Together, NADCP and Justice For Vets will continue to meet the needs of veterans treatment courts across the nation.
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A Memorial Day Message from Justice For Vets Director Scott Tirocchi
Each year, my small New England town of about 4,000 has a Memorial Day parade. Participants will typically “step off” promptly at 8:30 a.m. Led by a color guard, we watch local marching bands, youth scouting organizations, and veterans from the local American Legion Post. Close behind them will be the 4H Club, followed by members of the town council and school committee. Next, the volunteer ambulance corps and the police department. And finally, the volunteer fire department will proceed by. From start to finish, the parade takes about 25 minutes, and the entire route is just under half a mile.
As the parade moves, so too will the spectators. Both participants and spectators alike will end up gathering en masse in the town center. When there is a general sense that everyone is present, a lull will pass over the crowd, and the organizer of the event will cue the band to play the national anthem and, once complete, lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. A prayer will be spoken by a member of the clergy. Then a local veteran will say a few solemn words, share a story based in sacrifice, and request a moment of silence to honor those who died in the service of this country. A wreath will be laid at the base of the granite veterans memorial. The sounding echo of “Taps” played off in the distance by a local high school student will conclude the event. The gathering will soon disperse.
My family and I are going to miss this year’s Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony, which has been canceled because of the pandemic. For many of you, your usual Memorial Day public activities will be canceled, too. I wanted to share my town’s tradition with all of you because, despite this national crisis, we have a responsibility to remember. By describing my annual event, perhaps you can picture it unfolding this Memorial Day, or think of ceremonies you have been part of in the past. This year, Memorial Day will be different than any other. These ceremonies may not occur in real time, but nothing can stop the remembrance in our hearts; a tradition that pays homage to those service men and women who died while serving this nation. We will never forget them.
Have a safe and peaceful Memorial Day.
Sincerely, Scott Tirocchi
Director, Justice For Vets
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RISE20 Virtual is just a few weeks away, but there is still plenty of time to register! While this year’s conference will look different from years past, attendees can expect the same top-quality education delivered in a dynamic virtual platform that will allow for live Q&A with presenters, communication and collaboration with fellow professionals via chat, one-on-one support from NADCP training division staff, and a robust virtual expo hall.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, NADCP has added new content to help treatment courts respond effectively, including:
Drug Testing in Treatment Courts in a ‘New Normal’ World: 2020 Update
Presenter: Paul Cary
This presentation is designed to address the challenges of drug testing in this new environment, concentrating on specimen choice and safe collection strategies.
Predicting and Improving the Likelihood of Recovery During a Crisis
Presenter: David Best
The session will examine how to improve the likelihood that participants will successfully initiate and sustain recovery during this time of crisis, including describing virtual recovery resources.
Self-Care: Ways You Can Cope with Stress, Anxiety, and Isolation in Difficult Times
Presenters: Christa Marshall and Brian Meyer
This presentation will provide 20 specific ways that you can care for yourself and cope with your anxiety and distress to make it through the pandemic.
So, We’re Not Supposed to Use Jail: What Do We Do Instead? Alternatives to Incarceration as a Sanction
Presenters: Shannon Carey and Helen Harberts
This presentation will take a fresh look at jail sanctions and ask, “What can we do instead?”
We invite you to browse the conference program for these and other critical sessions being presented at RISE20 Virtual. As always, NADCP staff are available to answer any questions you may have.
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