The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) invites you to join our Webinar Series: Adult Healing to Wellness Courts. From January 6-9, 2026, TLPI will host daily 90-minute webinars, beginning at 9:00 AM AKT / 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET.
These webinars will address pertinent topics related to Healing to Wellness Courts, including judicial leadership, participant referral insights, the integration of cultural elements into treatment, and effective strategies for designing an innovative and successful wellness court model.
The webinar series is free to all participants. If you have any questions, please email Wellness@TLPI.org. Thank you.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Tribal Judicial Leadership in Healing to Wellness Courts
- Hon. Carrie Garrow, Consultant, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Webinar Description: This presentation offers an overview of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute’s publication, Tribal Judicial Leadership in Healing to Wellness Courts (2023). It examines the multifaceted responsibilities faced by Judges serving as Healing to Wellness Team Leaders. The Judge is tasked with engaging actively with team members and participants while also ensuring the sustainability of the Wellness Court within the Judicial Branch. This webinar will emphasize the Judge’s responsibilities and facilitate a discussion among participants regarding the cultural aspects of leadership, framed through the lens of traditional storytelling.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Right Path, Right Care: Strengthening Referrals for Native Clients with Dignity & Precision
- Allen King, Consultant, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Webinar Description: This presentation explores how inappropriate referrals—from courtrooms directly to treatment programs—can lead to misdiagnosis, trauma, or worse for Native clients. Participants will learn how to implement a culturally aligned, clinically guided referral model that honors each system’s role. The webinar will walk through a “Right Path” referral flow, introduce real-world consequences, and offer collaborative solutions that strengthen trust, safety, and outcomes for both adult and juvenile clients navigating the Wellness Court process.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Cultural Restoration as Intervention: A Date-Informed Approach
- Chaniel Grant, Healing to Wellness Courts, Project Coordinator, Blackfeet Tribal Court
- Wendy Bremner, Grant Specialist, Blackfeet Eco Knowledge
Webinar Description: This presentation highlights the Blackfeet Healing to Wellness Court programs—Mio’ohpokoiksi (Juvenile HTWC), Kaamotaanii (Adult HTWC)—with a central focus on the cultural modules and the Cultural Connectedness Scale as key components of healing and transformation. Rooted in Blackfeet traditions, these programs provide court-involved youth and adults with holistic, culturally grounded pathways to recovery, accountability, and self-determination.
Friday, January 9, 2026
Do’s and Don’ts of Healing to Wellness Courts: Lessons Learned
- Hon. Renee Torres, Judge, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Urban Native American Healing to Wellness Program
- Cayla Sanderson, Program Manager, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Urban Native American Healing to Wellness Program
Webinar Description: This webinar will provide information about how the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Urban Native American Healing to Wellness Program has evolved in the past eight years to meet the needs of a diverse Native Population in an urban setting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Healing to Wellness team will share successful implementation of best practices, policies and procedures, traditional wellness and innovative practices to promote participant success. This webinar will further focus on challenges faced by the program team and the adjustments made in response to those challenges to ensure the best outcomes for participants in the Urban Native American Healing to Wellness Program.