The Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals and the ASU Center
for Applied Behavioral Health Policy are pleased to welcome you to the
2015 Arizona Problem Solving Courts Conference: Advancing Justice
Together.
We are glad that you have joined us here at the Prescott Resort, where
national and statewide experts are on hand to present critical information,
share lessons learned, and engage in dialogue about a variety of topics.
Networking functions will provide a backdrop for you to build valuable
partnerships with fellow professionals while sharing ideas and solutions.
Carlos Quezada-Gomez, Ph.D.
We are thrilled to welcome plenary presenters Carlos Quezada-Gomez, Ph.D.,
Mental Health Director at Cook County Health and Hospital Systems; Kenneth
D. Robinson, Ph.D., President of Correctional Counseling, Inc.; Joel A. Dvoskin,
Ph.D., Chair for the Nevada Behavioral Health and Wellness Council; and our
celebrity guest speaker and world-renowned musician, Matt Sorum.
Following a successful 2014 conference, we have once again created specialized
tracks in a set of critical areas designed to meet the needs of a wide variety
of roles and responsibilites. Conference tracks include:
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Kenneth D. Robinson, Ph.D.
Core Principles
Treatment
Juveniles & Young Adults
Mental Health
Veterans
Continuing education credit is available for your participation in the
conference. We offer COJET, NASW, and NAADAC credit. In addition, sessions
may qualify for CLE credit (up to a maximum of 13 hours). You will receive
your certificate via email after the conference. You may access the handouts,
resources, and presentations from this conference via the conference website at
cabhp.asu.edu/ProblemSolving2015.
Joel A. Dvoskin, Ph.D., ABPP
Again, we thank you for taking the time to participate in this very important
event.
~ Your Arizona Problem Solving Courts Conference Planning Committee
Matt Sorum, Musician
Day One
Conference Agenda
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015
7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
7:30 a.m.
Refreshments and Networking with
Exhibitors
8:30 a.m.
GOLDWATER BALLROOM
12:00 p.m.
We would like to sincerely thank the sponsors of
this luncheon: Alkermes, Community Partnership
of Southern Arizona, NARBHA, Oasis Behaioral
Health, and SCRAM of Arizona.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
We would also like to congratulate our 2015
award winners:
Michelle Hart, Coconino County Adult
Probation Supervisor, AADCP President;
Clay Hildahl, Deputy Cheif Yavapai County
Adult Probation Department; and Hon. Scott
Bales, Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
9:00 a.m.
Keynote Session: Opiate AddictsHow to Treat AND Supervise for Best
Recovery Outcomes
Kenneth Robinson. Ph.D., President,
Correctional Counseling, Inc.
10:30 a.m. Networking Break
10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions
PRESCOTT/CHINO ROOM
Treatment Track
From Addiction to Advocate
Maureen Accurso, Linda Perry, and Susan Peters,
Pima County Family Drug Court Program
VERDE ROOM
Core Principles Track
Correctional Compassion Fatigue &
Self Care
Denise Bagley, Training and Curricula Developer,
ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health
Policy
CLARKDALE ROOM
Veterans Track
Effective Veterans Court Mentors
Hon. Greg Maxon, Mesa and Tempe Municiple
Court; and Steve Hatley, Vetrans Court Mentor
COPPER BASIN ROOM
Mental Health Track
The DSM-5 in Problem Solving Courts
Lawrence Sideman, Ph.D., ABPP, Arizona
School of Professional Psychology at Argosy
University, Phoenix
COTTONWOOD/SEDONA ROOM
Juveniles & Young Adults Track
Marijuana Harmless? Think Again
Merilee Fowler, Executive Director,
MATFORCE, and Sheila Polk, Yavapai County
Attorney
Networking Luncheon & AADCP Awards
Presentations
Excellence Award - Russell Marsitoo,
Coconino County Mental Health Court
Innovation Award - Maricopa County Drug Court
1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
Networking Break
Breakout Sessions
PRESCOTT/CHINO ROOM
Core Principles Track
How to Provide Treatment Needed for Your
Drug/Problems Solving Court when Resources
are Limited
Kenneth Robinson, Ph.D., President, Correctional
Counseling, Inc.
VERDE ROOM
Treatment Track
Trauma and Substance Abuse: Effects on
Parenting and Service Engagement in the
Child Welfare and Court Systems
Nicole Roskens, Clinical Director, and Angela
Tuzzolino, Dependency Treatment Court
Coordinator, Cradle to Crayons Child Welfare
Center and Maricopa County Juvenile Court
CLARKDALE ROOM
Veterans Track
Military/Veteran Culture and the JusticeInvolved Veteran
Thomas Winkel, MA, LPC, NCC, Director of
Community Engagement, Arizona Coalition for
Military Families
COPPER BASIN ROOM
Mental Health Track
The Wounded Healer: Distress Among the
Helping Profession
Nathan A. Velez, Ph.D., The Guidance Center
COTTONWOOD/SEDONA ROOM
Juveniles & Young Adults Track
Sex Traff icking Awareness
Kathleen Winn, CEO AntiTrafficing Network
3:15 p.m.
Networking Break:
3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Conference Agenda
COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE
Beginning at 7:00 p.m., continuous shuttle
service will be provided to Prescott Resort
guests between the resort and downtown
Prescott. Catch the shuttle at the main
entrance to the hotel and head downtown
to enjoy a variety of dinner options. Shuttle
service will conclude at midnight, with the
last trip back to the Prescott Resort departing
downtown at 11:50 p.m. Special thanks to our
transportation sponsor, Cenpatico Integrated
Health.
Break refreshments sponsored by Sequel Care
of Arizona; Youth and Families First; and
Flagstaff Medical Center
PRESCOTT/CHINO ROOM
Core Principles Track
Outputs and Outcomes
Robert W. Hood, Director, Community
Prosecution and Violent Crime Division,
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
VERDE ROOM
Treatment Track
Best Pratices in Assessment, Management
and Treatment of Impaired Drivers
Mark Stodola - Probation Fellow, American
Probation and Parole Association
CLARKDALE ROOM
Veterans Track
Navigating Services for Veterans
Thomas R. Winkel, MA, LPC, NCC, Arizona
Coalition for Military Families
COPPER BASIN ROOM
Juveniles & Young Adults Track
Trauma, Rage, and Dissociation: Movement
is the Key to Release and Recovery
S. Christina Boyd, Educational Kinesiologist
and Licensed Brain Gym® Consultant, High
Point
COTTONWOOD/SEDONA ROOM
Mental Health Track
Arizona Mental Health Court Standards
Marcus Reinkensmeyer, Court Services
Division Director, Arizona Supreme Court,
Administrative Office of the Courts; Kent Batty,
Court Administrator, Pima County Superior
Court; and Ed Gilligan, Chief Probation Officer,
Cochise County
5:00 p.m.
GRANITE MOUNTAIN ROOM
Networking Reception
Join fellow conference participants, the
conference planning committee, and the
AADCP executive committee in the Granite
Mountain Room for beautiful views, hosted
appetizers, a cash bar, and a DJ.
Special thanks to our networking reception
sponsor, Florence Crittenton.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015
7:30 a.m.
GOLDWATER BALLROOM
8:30 a.m.
GOLDWATER BALLROOM
AADCP Membership Meeting
Continental Breakfast & Networking with
Exhibitors
Keynote Session: Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D., Licensed
Psychologist; Chair, Nevada Behavioral Health and
Wellness Council
9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
10:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
PRESCOTT/CHINO ROOM
Core Principles Track
Closed Judges’ Session - Moderated by Hon. Cele
Hancock, Yavapai County Superior Court, Hon.
Andrew Gould, Arizona Court
of Appeals, Hon. Carey Hyatt, Maricopa County
Superior Court, and John Morris, Yavapai County
Adult Probation Chief
VERDE ROOM
Juveniles & Young Adults Track
Trauma-Informed Care
Kelly Tanner, Program Director, Arizona Youth
Partnership/Harbor
CLARKDALE ROOM
Veterans Track
Establishing a Veterans Treatment Court
Joe Perez, Orange County Veterans Treatment
Court (California), and Gregg Maxon, Arizona
Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the
Courts
COPPER BASIN ROOM
Mental Health Track
The Tucson Police Department Mental Health
Investigative Support Team: Lessons in
Collaboration with Behavioral Health Systems
Detective Sergeant Jason Winsky and Captain
Paul Sayre, Tucson Police Department; and Kate
Lawson, Criminal Justice Manager, CPSA
Conference Agenda
Day Two 2:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (Cont.)
COTTONWOOD/SEDONA ROOM
Treatment Track
Preventing Opioid-Related Overdoses: LifeSaving Information for Criminal Justice
Professionals Serving Opioid-Involved Offenders
Adrienne Lindsey, DBH, and Vicki Staples, ASU
Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy;
and Rick Christensen, PA, Certified Addiction
Specialist and ASAM Associate, and Adjunct
Professor, AT Still University School of Health
Sciences Department of Public Safety Crime
GOLDWATER BALLROOM
Keynote Session: The Importance of Trauma
Informed Care when Working with Juveniles
and Young Adults
Carlos Quezada-Gomez, Ph.D., Mental Health
Director, Cook County Health and Hospital
Systems
3:30 p.m.
GOLDWATER BALLROOM
4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks -AADCP Executive Committee
Adjourn by Hon. Carey Hyatt, President Elect
Celebrity Guest Speaker: Matt Sorum
11:30 a.m. Lunch On Your Own
Conference Planning Committee
1:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Michelle Hart, Coconino County Adult Probation
PRESCOTT/CHINO ROOM
Treatment Track
Hon. Carey Hyatt, Maricopa Superior Court
Contract Oversight: Enforcing Evidence-Based
Practice Standards with Drug Court and DUI
Court Contracted Treatment Providers
Shelley Anne Fassett, Maricopa County Adult
Probation
VERDE ROOM
Mental Health Track
Providing Critical Cost Effective Peer Support in
Non-Traditional Settings
Heather McGovern and Sally Hueston, HOPE,
Inc.
CLARKDALE ROOM
Veterans Track
Regional Veterans Courts
Hon. Michael Pollard, Tucson City Court/
RMVTC, Judith Francis, Ph.D., Pima Prevention
Partnership, and Miriam Hernandez, RMVTC
COPPER BASIN ROOM
Juveniles & Young Adults Track
Family-Run Organizations and Their Support
of Children, Youth and Families Involved in the
Juvenile Justice System
Akia Compton, Patricia Duenas, and Susan
Morano, MIKID
COTTONWOOD/SEDONA ROOM
Core Principles Track
Myth Busters Jaime Anderson, Technical Supervisor,
TASC Laboratory
2:15 p.m.
Networking Break
Carlos Daniel Carrion, Jeremy Mussman and
Cathryn Whalen, Maricopa County Public
Defender’s Office
Steve Tyrrell, Richard Maxson, and Susan
Alameda, Administrative Office of the Court
Tonya Hamilton, Governor’s Office for Children,
Youth and Families
John Morris, Yavapai County Adult Probation
Robin Hoskins, Maricopa County Superior Court
Karen Barnes, Maricopa County Adult Probation
Ashley Raatz, Office of the Public Advocate
Mike Byrd, Yuma County Adult Probation
Will Gonzales, City of Phoenix
Hon. Nanette M. Warner (Ret.)
Kim MacEachern
Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council
Vicki Staples, Tara O’Brien, and William
Mancini, ASU Center for Applied Behavioral
Health Policy
BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Monday, April 27 - 10:45-12:00 p.m.
Monday, April 27 - 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Correctional Compassion Fatigue & Self-Care
How to Provide Treatment Needed for Your Drug/Problem
Solving Court when Resources are Limited
Correctional Compassion Fatigue, a gradual lessening
of compassion over time, is common among correctional
professionals that work with trauma victims. Sufferers can
experience hopelessness, a decrease in experiences of pleasure,
constant stress and anxiety, sleeplessness or nightmares, and
a pervasive negative attitude. In this session we will explore
correctional compassion fatigue and identify examples of
self-care to help manage the issues that trigger one to act in a
negative manner.
From Addiction to Advocate
In this session, two certified recovery support specilists will share
their stories of recovery and describe how their roles have benefited
family drug court clients.
Marijuana Harmless? Think Again
Marijuana Harmless? Think Again! is a movement with the
goal of providing education on the true harms of marijuana use.
The presentation will present scientific evidence from NIDA,
SAMHSA, and other valid sources on what marijuana does to the
human brain, marijuana addiction, and other long term effects.
The presentation will discuss what is happening in Colorado with
legalization as well as the current Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.
The presentation will also discuss the components of the Marijuana
Harmless? Think Again! movement and the many groups working
together in Arizona.
The DSM-5 in Problem Solving Courts
This session will review the DSM-5 and the ICD, focusing on the
fundamental changes in how clinicians diagnose court participants’
behavioral health issues in order to enhance understanding and to
fully inform treatment planning. We will review the purposes of
diagnosis, major changes to the DSM and ICD, and the relevance
of the changes for your court practices.
Effective Veterans Court Mentors
Many veterans, upon leaving military service, have difficulty
reintegrating into the civilian community. Some find
themselves involved in the criminal justice system,
ill-prepared to navigate the complex requirements
of addressing their criminal behavior. Veterans Court mentors
have proven themselves an invaluable asset to both the veteran
and the court. These volunteers work with justice involved
veterans to assist them with obtaining services and complying
with court-ordered treatment. This session will discuss how
to recruit, train and retain effective volunteer veterans court
mentors.
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Trauma and Substance Abuse: Effects on Parenting and Service
Engagement in the Child Welfare and Court Systems
While there is a growing awareness that many children involved
in the child welfare system have experienced trauma, the high
prevalence of trauma among birth parents is less recognized.
When a parent has past experiences of trauma it can affect his
or her ability to keep children safe, work with professionals and
engage and participate in services. At this session you will learn
about the service aspects of Maricopa County Cradle to Crayons
Child Welfare Center, evidence-based practices and techniques
for successful engagement, and how these services are designed
to meet the needs of parents and their children (birth to three)
involved in the child welfare and court systems.
Sex Traff icking Awareness
This session will explore the issue of sex trafficking as it appears
in Arizona. We will discuss how to identify indicators of sex
trafficking situations, differences between dating violence and
sex trafficking, and techniques of sex traffickers. The impact of
sex trafficking on the victims will be described along with the
challenges of serving and treating this unique population. The
roles of law enforcement, child welfare, court personnel, juvenile
justice staff and social service providers that are required to have
a multidisciplinary approach to detect, identify and treat these
victims will be outlined. Intervention and treatment techniques
will also be described.
The Wounded Healer: Distress Among the Helping Profession
This session is designed to increase awareness of the recent
research on those who enter the field of counseling with
trauma and wounds of their own, and how the data trasnlates
into monitoring wellness and distress within ourselves in the
profession.
Military/Veteran Culture and the Justice-Involved Veteran
This session will help equip individuals and organizations with
information, tools and resources to effectively serve justiceinvolved military service members, veterans and their families
experiencing stress and crisis. This training is being conducted
in partnership with the Arizona Supreme Court.
BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Monday, April 27 - 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Outputs and Outcomes: Measuring and Evaluating a Problem
Solving Court Initiative
In this session we will explore the importance of early
development of the output and outcome metrics needed to
evaluate a problem solving court initiative: where to look for
evaluation help and how to use it, what output and outcome
measures are and how to build them, how to use these measures
to plan your effort or improve operations, the challenges you will
face in doing an evaluation, and how to successfully complete an
evaluation and use its results.
Best Pratices in Assessment, Management and Treatment of
Impaired Drivers
Probation and parole departments face unique challenges in
assessing risk levels for DUI offenders. Often jurisdictions
have statutory treatment requirements for impaired drivers that
place an emphasis on quantity over the quality of treatment,
leaving probation officers to wonder which treatment type is
most appropriate. This workshop will provide an overview and
continuum of evidence-based practices from intake to discharge
including the latest research on assessment tools, supervision
strategies, available technologies, and alcohol treatment
programming to help officers maximize their effectiveness while
reducing risk to the community.
Trauma, Rage, and Dissociation: Movement is the Key to
Release and Recovery
Trauma is encoded in subcortical regions of the brain,
experienced as lack of integration. Through neural integration,
rational thinking becomes possible, survival reflexes come under
voluntary control, and the limbic (emotional) system calms
down. When neural systems are in balance, the resulting state of
equilibrium allows us to overcome self-defeating habits, change
perceptions, achieve self-regulation, and develop potential.
This presentation reviews the work of Dr. Paul Dennison,
professional educator and pioneer in the field of kinesiology, and
his wife Gail, a movement educator. This work has resulted in a
program of sensory development, Educational Kinesiology.
Arizona Mental Health Court Standards
House Bill 2310 (Laws 2013, Chapter 140) required the
Administrative Office of the Courts to submit a report
to the Arizona Legislative and Executive Departments
by December 2014 concerning their findings and
recommendations on mental health courts and specialized
probation caseloads in Arizona. Those findings and
recommendations included standards for the design of mental
health courts, for the training of judges and court staff, and for
procedures to establish and implement efficient, effective, and
accountable mental health courts in Arizona.
Arizona Mental Health Court Standards (Cont.)
The standards were approved by the Arizona Judicial Council in
December. This session will offer an overview of the work of the
Mental Health Court Advisory Committee, established by the
Chief Justice, on program standards, reporting requirements and
other policy considerations for mental health courts.
Navigating Services for Veterans
This session will orient attendees to the complex and often
difficult world of navigating the resources needed to improve
the success of justice involved veterans. Systems of care, barriers
to access, holistic service inclusion and eligibility will be
discussed. Strategies of how to resolve these concerns will be
covered.
Tuesday, April 28 - 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Closed Judges’ Session
Judges in attendance at the conference are invited to participate
in this judges-only session to discuss a variety of issues faced by
members of the bench. The session will contain a Motivational
Interviewing component.
Preventing Opioid-Related Overdoses: Life-Saving Information
for Criminal Justice Professionals Serving Opioid-Involved
Offenders
Opioid-related overdoses have been deemed a public health
‘epidemic’ by many federal agencies and political and community
leaders. In this workshop we will provide participants with an
overview of the prevalence of opioid overdoses and the primary
contributing factors. Participants will learn how to identify those
individuals at high risk for opioid overdose, as well as the signs
and symptoms of an active overdose. Presenters will provide
participants with tangible steps non-medical professionals can
take when someone in their custody or presence is experiencing an
opioid overdose. Medications used to reverse opioid overdose, such
as naloxone (Narcan®), will be reviewed. Attendees will also be
provided with additional resources for further study or to share with
their peers and colleagues.
Trauma-Informed Care
Youth who have experienced trauma have become part of the
landscape in America today. Research suggests that most of these
youth have experienced early and multiple traumatic events and also
experience sifniciant mental health problems, including depression,
anxiety disorders, PTSD, suicidal ideation, attachment disorders,
and substance abuse disorders. This session will educate direct care
personnel on trauma and its impact on growth and development.
BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
The Tucson Police Department Mental Health Investigative
Support Team: Lessons in Collaboration with Behavioral
Health Systems
In 2013, the Tucson Police Department created
a Mental Health Investigative Support Team, a collaboration
between law enforcement, the behavioral health community, and
the courts. This dedicated mental health unit drastically changed
the way law enforcement interacts with those suffering from
mental illness. During this session, participants will learn about
this new method of serving mental health court orders in Pima
County. We will also discuss several investigations conducted
by the MHST that otherwise would not have been resolved by
traditional law enforcement methods.
Establishing a Veterans Treatment Court
This session explores the need for Veterans Treatment
Courts to provide needed services to to returning veterans.
We will address planning and policy considerations as well
as the means available to measure the success of a Veterans
Court program. Special emphasis will be placed on the
interaction of the Court with the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Tuesday, April 28 - 1:00-2:15 p.m.
Myth Busters
Have you ever seen information floating around on the internet
or heard clients talking about how they successfully beat their
drug test? Has this caused concern about drug testing and how
effective it is for your program? This session will focus on the
most common myths associated with “beating” a drug test and
drug testing in general. The speaker will share the history of
these myths as well as information that will help you navigate
through the lore and discover the truth.
Contract Oversight: Enforcing Evidence-Based Practice
Standards with Drug Court and DUI Court Contracted
Treatment Providers
Family-Run Organizations and their Support of Children,
Youth and Families Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
During this presentation, we will discuss the definition and roles
of a family-run organization. You will hear from family members
that have navigated the system and we will address how family-run
organizations support youth and families involved in the juvenile
justice system. The presentation will also review how collaboration
among organizations plays a role in serving this population.
Providing Critical Cost Effective Peer Support in NonTraditional Settings
This session will highlight the value peer support as an effective
and cost-efficient method to support traditional treatment
methods in the successful reintegration of incarcerated individuals
living with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder. We will
discuss the success of HOPE’s peer programs in Pima County and
highlight new pilot coordination with the Yuma County Criminal
Justice System. We will also highlight the coordination successes
with mental health courts. This session will discuss the importance
of stigma reduction among professionals and coordination in
non-traditional treatments settings, such as correctional facilities.
Finally, the session will focus on the direct impact, exhibited by
first person accounts, of successes in relations to recidivism and
potential cost savings to the system.
Regional Veterans Courts
Hon. Michael Pollard, Tucson City Court/RMVTC, Judith
Francis, Ph.D., Pima Prevention Partnership, and Miriam
Hernandez, RMVTC. Regional Municipality Veterans Courts
allow veterans residing in rural areas access to the treatment
and services offered by veterans courts.This session will address
the challenges faced by the Regional Municipalities Veterans
Treatment Court (RMVTC), Arizona’s first regional veterans
treatment court, in establishing and managing multi-jurisdictional
communication and procedures. We will also review the findings
from the RMVTC’s annual evaluation.
This session will review the role of the the Drug Court/DUI
Court Contract Oversight Administrator (COA). This role is
designed to provide quality assurance and act as an advocate
to the clients and providers, investigate client complaints,
perform audits and act as a liaison between the providers and the
Probation Department. In this session we will identify the goals
of the COA and the tools utilized to hold treatment providers
accountable.
Did you know? Your conference registration includes membership
in the Arizona Assocation of Drug Court Professionals!
Thanks to the sponsors and exhibitors of the
2015 Arizona Problem Solving Courts Conference!
Luncheon Sponsors
Reception Sponsor
Shuttle Sponsor
Exhibitors
Break Sponsors