How Treatment Court Professionals Can Effectively Build Relationships and Interact with Behavioral Health and Court Treatment Teams to Better Serve Justice-Involved Clients-Presentation and Q&A

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In this webinar, Dr. Amy Cohen, a clinical psychologist and the director of SMI Advisor, introduces SMI Advisor's webinar on how treatment court professionals can effectively build relationships and interact with behavioral health and court treatment teams to better serve justice-involved clients. SMI Advisor, the Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness, is an initiative by the APA and SAMHSA that helps clinicians implement evidence-based care for people with serious mental illness. The webinar offers one AMA PRA Category 1 credit for physicians, one continuing education credit for psychologists, and one continuing education credit for social workers. The slides from the presentation are available for download in the handout area. Questions can be submitted throughout the presentation for a Q&A session at the end with the experts: Tony Sanchez, Director of Partnerships at FACES and Voices of Recovery; Laura McCoy, Case Management Specialist for Athens-Clarke County; and Judge Charles Auslander, a judge for 17 years who advocates for rehabilitation as an alternative to traditional sentencing methods. Laura McCoy shares her personal story of addiction, trauma, and recovery, and highlights the success she has had in supporting clients in the felony drug court as a Forensic Peer Mentor. She emphasizes the importance of trauma therapy, community support, and being present for the clients. Judge Auslander discusses the goals and values of judges, such as public safety, community expectations, making effective choices, and showing mercy and compassion to the individuals in front of them. He encourages treatment professionals to understand the values and goals of judges and to collaborate and provide information to help make sound decisions. Overall, the webinar highlights the importance of building relationships and understanding the perspectives of behavioral health professionals and court treatment teams in order to effectively serve justice-involved clients.

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trauma therapy

community support

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