Building a Multi-Track Treatment Court

This module is an overview of the training and starts the discussion on how treatment courts can develop an action plan to modify their existing programs or develop alternative tracks to meet the need of their community.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Learn about NADCP
• Learn the definition of recovery
• Learn the objectives of the two-day training

This module will provide an overview of the multi-track model and describe the latest research on the benefits of creating tracks in your treatment court. In addition, research has demonstrated that assessing for risk and need level is critical for placement into appropriate types and levels of treatment and supervision. The session will focus on implementing and using appropriate screening and assessment for criminogenic risks/needs to assist with coordinating placement in different tracks and programmatic interventions.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Learn the benefits of creating tracks.
• Describe the key elements of risk and criminogenic needs
• Learn the importance of using validated risk tools.
• Learn how to use validated risk tools to determine track placement

Each team will review the risk assessment and various clinical tools utilized.  This breakout allows the team members to learn about the tools being utilized.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Learn the different types of risk tools and clinical assessment tools being used.
• Learn how the tools are scored and what collateral data is used to assist with scoring.
• Learn how the staff are trained and supervised in the use of the tool.

This session will discuss the various clinical screening and assessments to include substance use disorder, mental health, medical and trauma assessments.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Learn the difference between screening and assessment
• Learn the different types of clinical assessments.
• Learn how to select the appropriate tools.

Each team will review the various clinical tools utilized.  This breakout allows the team members to learn about the tools being utilized.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Learn the different types of clinical screening and assessment tools being used.
• Learn how the tools are scored and what collateral data is used to assist with scoring.
• Learn how the staff are trained and supervised in the use of the tool.

Treatment courts will need to make modifications to their program operations to address the risk and need levels of participants. This session focus on the necessity of distinct phases based upon risk.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Design written materials that adequately communicate what your treatment court program expects of participants in HR/HN and LR/HN

This session allows the teams to discuss their current HR/HN phases and create LR/HN phase structure.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Create or update written materials that adequately communicate what your treatment court program expects of participants in HR/HN and LR/HN

Throughout the training, teams will participate in breakouts designed to develop an action plan to include modifications to be incorporated into their policy and procedure manuals.

Upon completion of the training, NDCI will collect a copy of each team’s action plan and follow-up with them within 60 days to assist them with implementing the action plan goals within 6 months.

At the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• Develop an action plan to implement program changes
• Identify task to be completed within the next 6 months
• Assign task to responsible team members for completion within 6 months