Person-Centered Strategies for Treatment Court Practitioners
Hosted by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute and Center for Court Innovations
Drug court practitioners have an interest in improving public health and community safety and one effective way of achieving this goal is through a person-centered approach to meeting the needs of community members with substance use disorders in the drug court space. The training will provide an overview of person-centered strategies and highlight the benefits and challenges of integrating these strategies in the drug court space. Concrete examples will be used to demonstrate how the principles and practices of the person-centered approach can support the key components of drug courts by providing:
- additional life-saving responses amid intersecting public health crises;
- effective engagement strategies for marginalized groups;
- deeper and more trusting therapeutic relationships;
- improved treatment retention and long-term outcomes;
- improved equity and inclusion;
- the expertise of people with varied lived experience; and
- adaptability in the face of drug policy reform.
Presenters
- Dave Lucas, Clinical Advisor, Center for Court Innovation
- Alejandra Garcia, Senior Program Manager, Center for Court Innovations