Training Webinar    May 12, 2021, 9:00 am – 3:45 pm

Moving Beyond Compliance to Lasting Change:
Treatment and Systems Implications

By: David Mee-Lee, M.D.

 David Mee-Lee, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist and is certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Based in Davis, CA, he trains and consults both nationally and internationally. Dr. Mee-Lee has been Chief Editor of the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM) Criteria for all previous and current editions. He is President of DML Training and Consulting and is a co-founder of the Institute for Wellness Education, Teaneck, NJ. Dr. Mee-Lee has over forty years of experience in person-centered treatment and program development for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.

Summary

To achieve the goals of increased public safety, decreased crime, and safety for families and children, participants in treatment courts need to be engaged in a self-change, accountable treatment process. In the past, the focus has been on compliance to phases and program rules, rather than working on attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors to produce lasting change.

Understanding the science of behavior change to promote lasting accountable recovery has implications for how treatment and justice systems need to change. Individualized treatment using the concepts and constructs of The ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) Criteria and motivational interviewing and other evidence-based practices can help engage participants in lasting change. Systems change is needed on how to use therapeutic adjustments, sanctions and incentives, and what to do about substance use while in treatment.

This interactive workshop will discuss how treatment providers and treatment courts can work together to move individuals beyond compliance with mandated treatment to engage participants in responsible, accountable change.

 

 

 

Webinar – Part 2, March 31, 2021

The Science of Bias: How Cognition and Motivation Impact Judgment – Part 2  

By Keith B. Maddox, Ph.D.

Keith Maddox earned his A.B. in Psychology from the University of Michigan, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Tufts University and the Director of the Tufts University Social Cognition (TUSC) Lab.

New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), and the New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals (NEARCP), are hosting a new webinar for criminal justice professionals.

Many of us believe that we evaluate and treat people fairly. However, despite our best intentions, we often show bias – racial, gender, and otherwise – with profound effects on how we see and interact with the world around us. This session will consider socialpsychological strategies to reduce bias and its impact on decision-making and outcomes and discuss ways they might be implemented in organizational contexts. Attendees should be prepared to share and discuss knowledge of their organization’s existing guidelines, processes, and procedures that currently contribute to group-based disparities. Together, we will consider how strategies might be implemented to reduce these disparities.

Webinar – Part 1, Jan, 27th 2021

How Cognition and Motivation Impact Judgment

The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), and the New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals (NEARCP), are hosting a new webinar for criminal justice professionals.

Many of us believe that we evaluate and treat people fairly. However, despite our best intentions, we often show bias – racial, gender, and otherwise – with profound effects on how we see and interact with the world around us. This interactive presentation will explore the science of implicit bias, discuss the challenges it presents for decision-making, and consider strategies to mitigate its impact.