A Holistic Trauma-Informed Approach for Every Treatment Court Role: Maximizing Team Members’ Effectiveness in
Interpersonal Interactions
December 12, 2022, 3:30–5:00 p.m. ET
There has been much discussion about what makes a trauma-informed court but less discussion about specific trauma-informed practices in and outside the courtroom. While the role of the judge and their communications with participants are often highlighted, there is far less shared about how each member of the treatment court team can operate in a trauma-informed way. This webinar will provide information about the actions that each treatment court team member can take to provide a trauma-informed treatment court experience. The presentation will cover a range of questions: What is the separate role of each member of the team? When many members of the team interact with participants in the field, how can those interactions be made trauma-informed? What do you do when talking with an agitated participant, or one who has difficulty listening to you? This webinar will help attendees begin to consider the deep goal of each interaction, with an emphasis on understanding the impacts of actions as well as the words used with treatment court participants.
Presenters
- Brian L. Meyer, PhD, LCP, Manager, Psychology Program, Central Virginia VA Health Care System, Richmond, Virginia
- Shannon M. Carey, PhD, Co-president, NPC Research, Portland, Oregon
- Helen Harberts, MA, JD, Chief Deputy District Attorney (Retired), Chief Probation Officer (Retired), Chico, California
