Operational Tune-Up

2020 Operational Tune-Up Applications Now Being Accepted

Application Deadline: November 22, 2019

Research confirms that ongoing training is critical to the success of treatment courts. Operational Tune-up will challenge seasoned court teams to self-assess and provide assistance with taking corrective steps to improve policy, practice and outcomes.

2020 Operational Tune-Up is reserved for adult drug courts or veterans treatment courts with at least two years operating experience. The training is FREE but there must be three treatment court programs that participate - three adult drug courts or three veterans treatment courts.

Through this training you will:

• Learn the latest best practices and how they should be applied to your program
• Revise policies and practices relating to incentives and sanctions, target population, supervision, and drug testing
• Receive an update on pertinent case law

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for experienced programs. Because the workshop is highly interactive and focuses on group decision-making and consensus, the training experience will be enhanced by the attendance of as many team members as possible. We require, at a minimum, the following attend due to their day-to-day interactions with clients:

• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Coordinator
• Treatment provider
• Defense attorney
• Law enforcement officer
• Probation officer

Without these core team members it is unlikely that your team will be accepted.

To qualify, applicants must:

• Be a adult drug court or veterans treatment court in operation for at least two years
• Recruit three court teams to participate
• Submit requested court documents as attachments with their application (policy and procedure manual, participant handbook, etc.)
• Submit a letter of support from the state treatment court coordinator as an attachment within the application.