2012 Specialty Court Conference Speaker Bios and Presentation Material

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

9:30am-10:45am    Oklahoma A&B    Plenary: Tribal State Collaboration: How Tribes and States Can Collaborate to Better Improve the Effectiveness of Both State Drug Court and Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts

Speakers' Biographies: Charlene Jackson, Korey Wahwassuck, Donna Humetewa, Lauren Frinkman

11:00am-12:15pm    

Oklahoma A    Designer Drugs     Speaker Biography: Paul Cary

                        Handout 1    Handout 2

Oklahoma B    Keeping it Moving Relapse Prevention    Speaker Biography: Terrence Walton

Oklahoma C   Confidentiality    Speakers' Biographies: Valerie Raine and Helen Harberts

Oklahoma D    Sanctions and Incentives    Speaker Biography: Carolyn Hardin

Sooner A       Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts: The Tribal 10 Key Components    

 Speakers' Biographies: Charlene Jackson, Donna Humetewa, Lauren Frinkman

Sooner B       Technical Assistance Workshop: Addressing Common Problems Programs Are Encountering   

Speakers' Biographies: Hon. William Schma (Ret.) and Dr. Roger Peters

                    Handout 1    Handout 2

2:15pm-3:30pm  

Oklahoma A   Essential Components of a Successful Drug Testing Program     Speaker Biography: Paul Cary

                      Handout 1    Handout 2

Oklahoma B    Psychopharmacology    Speaker Biography: Carl Dawson

Oklahoma C   Constitutional and Legal Issues    Speaker Biography: Valerie Raine 

Oklahoma D   Performance and Outcome Measures    Speaker Biography: Dr. David Wright 

Sooner A      Incorporating Custom and Tradition into State Drug Courts and Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts    

                    Speakers' Biographies: Charlene Jackson, Donna Humetewa

3:45pm-5:00pm    Breakout By Roles

Oklahoma A    Law Enforcement    Speaker Biography: Vanessa Price

Oklahoma B    Probation    Speaker Biography: Helen Harberts

Oklahoma C    Attorneys    Speaker Biography: Mike Loeffler and Valerie Raine 

Oklahoma D    Coordinators    Speaker Biography: Sonya Harper

Oklahoma E    Judges    Speaker Biography: Hon. Ted Knight

Sooner A        Treatment    Speaker Biography: Dr. Thad Leffingwell

Friday, September 28, 2012

9:15am-10:30am    Oklahoma A&B    Plenary: The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation

Speaker Biography: Mike Rempel

 Handout 1

10:45am-12:00pm    

Oklahoma A    State and Local Drug Trends     Speaker Biography: Michael Snowden

Oklahoma B    Oxford House Model     Speaker Biography: Ray Caesar

Oklahoma C    Drug Courts and Driver's Licenses     Speaker Biography: Mike Bailey

Oklahoma D    Trauma Informed Principles     Speaker Biography: Gwen Downing

Sooner A        Tribal State Collaborations: The Leech Lake/ Cass County Joint Powers Agreement and Its Application to Oklahoma     

                        Speakers' Biographies: Korey Wahwassuck and Dianne Barker Harrold

                        Handout 1

2:00pm-3:15pm    

Oklahoma A    Prescription Drug Abuse     Speaker Biography: Michael Snowden

Oklahoma B    Strengthening Families and Celebrating Families     Speakers' Biographies: Janet Cizek and Jennifer Wilburn

Oklahoma C    Ethics I     Speaker Biography: Deneka Cain

Oklahoma D    Team Building and Transition     Speaker Biography: Janiece Siegerist

                        Handout 1

Sooner A        Working Effectively with Tribal Populations in State Drug Courts and Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts  

                       Speakers' Biographies:Donna Humetewa and Dianne Barker Harrold

3:15-5:00pm    

Oklahoma A    The Use of Methadone in MAT     Speaker Biography: Ray Caesar

Oklahoma B    Hearing Voices    Speaker Biography: Tania Walsh

                       Handout 1

                       Attendance will be limited to 50.  A sign-up sheet will be available the morning of this training at the registration desk. 

Oklahoma C    Ethics II     Speaker Biography: Deneka Cain

Sooner A        Accessing Drug Court Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources