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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
10:00 a.m. General Session – Current Trends in Drug Use
Amy Miles, Director of the Forensic Toxicology Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Current Trends in Drug Use – Slides
12:30 p.m. General Session – Acquired Brain Injury
Meghan Geiss, Ph.D., L.C.P. JFV Consultant
Acquired Brain Injury – Slides
2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
B1A – Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood: Understanding Developmental Consideration
Dr. Brynne Schroeder, PhD, Empowered Pathways, LLC
Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood: Understanding Developmental Consideration – Slides
B1B – Contingency Management for Stimulant Use
Skip Dettman, LCSW, ACSW, CAADC, Clinical Director Lutheran Social Services of Illinois and treatment provider Whiteside County Drug Court
Barbara Richter BA, CADC, counselor Whiteside County Jail substance use program and treatment provider Whiteside County Drug Court
No Handouts Provided
B1C – Are You Really Winning?
Anita Pindiur, MS, LCPC, CADC, PCGC, Executive Director, Way Back Inn
John Harris‚ Principal, a5 Branding & Digital
Are You Really Winning – Slides UPDATED 10/16/24
B1D – Program Evaluation, The Missing Link of Program Success
Kelly Scimeca, MA, LCPC, Director of the Office of Special Projects for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Specialty Courts
James “Dan” Wallis, Court Administrator, 22nd Judicial Circuit
No Handouts Provided
B1E – Engaging Community Members to Support Prevention and Recovery
Nadia Klekamp, Director of Integrated Community Education at Chestnut Health Systems
Donna Nahlik, Director of Prevention and Community Education for Chestnut Health Systems
B1F – Recovery Capital
Vanessa Matthews, Director, Treatment Court Institute, All Rise
Recovery Capital – Slides
B1G – Cannabis and Cars-Addressing the Challenges of the Marijuana Impaired Driver
Mark Stodola, Probation Fellow, American Probation and Parole Association/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Cannabis and Cars – Addressing the Challenges of the Marijuana Impaired Drive – Slides
3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
B2B – Understanding Psychological Evaluations
Dr. Jeremy Jewell, Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Understanding Psychological Evaluations – Slides
B2C – The Intersection Between Drug Endangered Children and Family Human Trafficking
Liesl Wingert, MHA is the Program Coordinator for the Eastern region of the SIU School of Medicine‚ Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
The Intersection Between Drug Endangered Children and Family Human Trafficking – Slides
B2D – Coordinator 101
Vanessa Matthews, Projector Director, All Rise
Coordinator 101 – Slides
B2E – The Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving
Mark Stodola, Probation Fellow, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving – Slides
B2F – Effective Integration of Evidence-Based Practices Into the Problem-Solving Court
Bill Blundell, MPA, LCPC Problem-Solving Court Manager, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Becky Self, Training Manager, Probation Services Division, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Effective Integration of Evidence-Based Practices Into the Problem-Solving Court – Slides
Thursday, October 24, 2024
8:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions
B3A – The Jaded Lawyer: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, CAADC, Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program “LAP”
***Approved for 1.25 Mental Illness/Substance Abuse Professional Responsibility MCLE Credits***
The Jaded Lawyer – Slides
B3B – Community Support Groups: Why You Need One, How to Get Started, and Ethical Concerns
Liesl Wingert, MHA, Program Coordinator for the Eastern region of the SIU School of Medicine‚ Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
James W. Lane, JD, ILAPSC Board Member
Hon. Mark L. Shaner (Ret.), ILAPSC Vice President
Community Support Groups – Handout
B3C – Treatment Team Working Effectively with the Team
Christa Marshall, Psy.D., Marshall Psychological Services, LLC, TCI Consultant
Treatment Team Working Effectively with the Team – Slides
B3D – The Importance of Team Building
Kenneth Robinson, EdD, Correctional Counseling, Inc.
No Handouts Provided
B3E – A Therapeutic Approach to Integrating Employment Interventions into Specialty Court Programs: A Pilot Program
Thomas Faber, CWDP; Business Service Representative for McHenry County, Illinois at the McHenry County Workforce Network
Kelly Scimeca, MA, LCPC; Director of the Office of Special Projects for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Specialty Courts
Josie Shattuck, BS, CADC; Case Manager 22nd Judicial Circuit Office of Special Projects
B3F – Leveraging Aspects of Military Culture to Enhance VTC Participant Outcomes
RanDee McLain, LCSW, JFV Consultant
Leveraging Aspects of Military Culture to Enhance VTC Participant Outcomes – Slides
B3G – Human Motivation and the Mechanics of Behavior Change: A Review of Specialty Court Essentials
Michael Clark, MSW, Director for the Center for Strength-Based Strategies
Human Motivation – Handout and Slides
10:00 a.m. General Session – Best Practice Standards Part 1
Vanessa Matthews, Project Director, All Rise
Best Practice Standards Part 1 – Slides
12:30 p.m. General Session – Best Practice Standards Part 2
Vanessa Matthews, Project Director, All Rise
Best Practice Standards Part 2 – Slides
2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
B4A – Coping with the Death of a Participant
Christa Marshall, Psy.D., Marshall Psychological Services, LLC, TCI Consultant
Coping with the Death of a Participant – Slides
B4B – Pre-Trial Fairness Act and Problem-Solving Courts
Hon. Janet Holmgren, 17th Judicial Circuit, President, ILAPSC Board of Directors
Hon. Mark Shaner (Ret.), Vice President, ILAPSC Board of Directors
Michelle O’Brien, JD, National Center for State Courts
Bill Blundell, MPA, LCPC, Problem-Solving Courts Manager, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Pre-Trial Fairness Act and Problem-Solving Courts – Slides
B4C – Navigating Grant Opportunities: Your Guide to Problem-Solving Court Funding
Mary Ann Dyar, Program Director, Adult Redeploy Illinois
Lynn Moore, Grants Manager, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Hon. Daniel Emge, 24th Judicial Circuit
Megan Spradling, Marshall/Putnam/Stark Counties Coordinator
Emily Behnke, 17th Judicial Circuit Coordinator
Navigating Grant Opportunities – Slides
B4D – Breaking Through: Effective Treatment Approaches for Antisocial Personality Disorder
Kenneth Robinson, EdD, Correctional Counseling, Inc.
No Handouts Provided
B4E – Twelve-Step Integration (TSI): A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addiction Counseling
Melissa A. Milliken, Ed.D., LCPC, Grand Canyon University
Twelve-Step Integration (TSI): A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addiction Counseling – Slides
B4F – The Recovery Continuum, Harm Reduction, and Medication-Assisted Recovery
Nicole Gastala, MD, Medical Director, Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Division, Illinois Department of Human Services
The Recovery Continuum, Harm Reduction, and Medication-Assisted Recovery – Slides
B4G – Treatments Don’t Treat People, People Treat People
Michael Clark, MSW; Director for the Center for Strength-Based Strategies
Treatments Don’t Treat People – Slides and Handout
3:45 p.m. Role Specific Breakout Sessions
This role specific breakout will give participants the opportunity to gather with others who face many of the same challenges in their PSC roles. Discuss the good, the bad and the ugly and work together to find solutions to issues facing teams. Following this collaboration with others, participants will be encouraged to share ideas with their individual teams upon return to the office.
B5A – Judge
Hon. Janet Holmgren, 17th Judicial Circuit Court, ILAPSC President
Hon. Mark Shaner (Ret.), ILAPSC Vice President
Judges – Slides
B5B – Coordinator
Bernadine Howard, DuPage County Program Manager, ILAPSC Board Member
Kelly Gallivan-Ilarraza, Cook County Director of Problem-Solving Courts, ILAPSC Board Member
Emily Behnke, 17th Judicial Circuit Coordinator
No Handouts Provided
B5C – Prosecution
Anne Stevens, JD, Winnebago County Assistant State’s Attorney, ILAPSC Board Member
Michelle O’Brien, JD, National Center for State Courts
No Handouts Provided
B5D – Defense
Juanita Archuleta, JD, Kane County Assistant Public Defender, ILAPSC Board Member
Baron Heintz, JD, Rock Island County Defense Attorney, ILAPSC Board Member
No Handouts Provided
B5E – Probation
Michael Roman, Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court, ILAPSC Treasurer
Anthony Foster, Adams County Director of Court Services, ILAPSC Board Member
No Handouts Provided
B5F – Treatment
Chantelle Leachman, Rock Island County, ILAPSC Board Member
Wayne Gilliland, Adams County Graduate, Preferred Family Healthcare, ILAPSC Board Member
Treatment – Slides
B5G – Peer Support
Liesl Wingert, SIU School of Medicine Rural Health Project Coordinator, ILAPSC Board Member
Peer Support – Slides
B5H – Law Enforcement
Frederick Chinn, Crawford County Chief of Corrections, ILAPSC Board Member
No Handouts Provided
Friday, October 25, 2024
8:30 a.m. General Session – Problem-Solving Court Graduate Panel
Hon. Mark Shaner (Ret.), ILAPSC Vice President
No Handouts Provided
10:15 a.m. General Session – Working Wounded: Preventing and Managing Professional Burnout
Christa Marshall, Psy.D., Marshall Psychological Services, LLC
Working Wounded: Preventing and Managing Professional Burnout – Slides