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“Treatment and Recovery:
Reducing the Burden on the Justice System and Society”
A Pre-Recorded Satellite &Webcast Program
Thursday 16 August, 2007; 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
A SAMHSA/CSAT Broadcast
Available on C Band Analog & GETN Digital Warrior Satellite
Networks
No CE Credits
a. Sponsors: This program is made possible through a partnership with the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) Program at St. Petersburg College, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.
b. Availability: This free, public domain, previously recorded broadcast will be available on the GETN Military/Federal/Warrior digital CDV satellite networks and on C-Band Analog satellite networks. (There is NO KU analog or digital coverage.) Other private and public satellite networks may also carry the program, check with your satellite provider. (Note: This program WILL NOT be available on small digital dish networks such as DirecTV or Echostar systems.)
Will this program be Video streamed: Yes, it is expected that this program will be available as both a live and archived webcast for all registered sites. Details will be sent in the final coordination message to all registered sites.
c. Target Audience Statement: Primary target audiences for this program will include Healthcare administrators and providers, policy makers, business leaders, patients and individuals in recovery from addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, the justice system and other community partners who may be interested. This program is also suitable for Public or Cable Access television distribution.
d. Program Summary and Objectives: In a 2002 report, nearly 1.7 million of the 2 million adult Americans in prison or jail were seriously involved with drugs or alcohol. Luckily, approximately 73 percent of local jails provide drug treatment or recovery programs. Various justice systems provide a variety of services and programs such as individual, family, and juvenile drug courts; jail diversion programs; and counseling services. Even more encouraging, research suggests that treatment can reduce criminal activity by up to 80 percent and reduce arrests by up to 64 percent. This program will look at the relationship between addiction treatment and recovery and the criminal justice system. It will focus on both the practical and economic benefits to society from treating substance abuse and dependence issues surrounding the criminal justice system.
Learning Objectives:
How does society benefit from providing treatment services to convicted offenders?
How do drug courts work and what role do they play in a person’s recovery from substance abuse?
What avenues are available for youth and/or parents in order to find treatment services for an addicted family member?
Why is it important to address co-occurring disorders simultaneously?
e. Moderator and Panelists:
Moderator: Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Robert L. Ayers, Jr. is the warden of San Quentin State Prison. He is responsible for ensuring public safety by maintaining a secure prison for staff and inmates.
Melody M. Heaps is founder and president of TASC, Inc., an independent, not-for-profit agency that provides access to treatment for certain drug-involved individuals in Illinois who are referred by criminal justice, corrections, juvenile justice, and child welfare systems. TASC conducts clinical assessments, matches clients with appropriate community-based treatment programs, and provides ongoing client monitoring and recovery management services. Under Ms. Heaps’ leadership, TASC has grown from a small pilot program in Cook County (IL) to a statewide organization that serves more than 20,000 individuals in Illinois each year. TASC also conducts research, advances public policy, and provides training and consultation services nationally and internationally. Ms. Heaps’ focus on substance abuse and criminal justice issues took shape with the escalation of drug abuse and criminalization of it in the early 1970s. Understanding that substance abuse and addiction were at the root of much criminal activity, she was motivated to use social policy to interrupt the drug/crime cycle. Through the years, her mission has remained constant: to attack the myriad of behavioral, social, and physical conditions that contribute to poverty, with particular focus on communities suffering from substance use disorders, HIV, child abuse, and mental illness.
Roger H. Peters, Ph.D. serves as Chair and Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), University of South Florida, where he has been a faculty member since 1986. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Florida State University, following completion of a pre-doctoral internship at the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine. Dr. Peters has served as Principal Investigator and Director for several grant projects, including the SAMHSA-funded Suncoast Practice and Research Collaborative (SPARC) project. From 1995–2004 Dr. Peters served as the lead consultant to the National GAINS Center for People with Co-occurring Disorders in the Justice System. Dr. Peters has pursued research, consultation, and training initiatives involving substance abuse treatment within the criminal justice system. He has published frequently in major journals, served on federal expert panels, grant and document reviews, national advisory boards and committees, and has served as a consultant to federal and state agencies. Dr. Peters served for four years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, and for the past seven years has served on the Treatment-Based Drug Court Steering Committee for the Supreme Court of Florida. He recently served as Chair and Co-Editor of the SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) #44 on “Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System”.
Morris Williams, MHS, CACII is a case manager at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, Re-Entry and Sanctions Center, Washington, DC. Mr. Williams is committed to working with persons with substance related problems, regardless of their background. Mr. Williams draws on his personal experience as a person in recovery from substance dependence who has a past history of criminal justice system involvement. As a former recipient of treatment services, Mr. Williams has built on his experience through training and education to become a competent and accomplished professional in the field of addiction services. Mr. Williams has worked with substance using and abusing youth and adults in prevention, early intervention and treatment services in diverse settings. Mr. Williams is a proponent of competency-based approaches to working with persons with substance related disorders.
f. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: There are No CEUs, CMEs, or completion certificates available for this program.
g. Videotape Availability: MCTFT has altered its previous policy of providing free videotapes to those requesting them. Depending on the co-sponsor of each program, some tapes are still free, but others are available for a small $10-15 shipping and handling fee. See details here: MCTFT Videotape Order Site.
h. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. No portion of this program may be used for commercial purposes or for-profit purposes without additional permission of the sponsors.
i. Web Site Support: Support materials, if any, are expected to mounted on the Internet to support this program. Final details will be sent via email to registered sites as part of the satellite coordinates message.
j. Satellite Coordinates: If known at the time of your initial registration, a copy of the satellite coordinates will be returned to you as part of your registration confirmation. A second copy will be sent to all registered sites 5-7 working days prior to the broadcast. This second copy is sent in blind group copies of 50 addressees each. We know that some spam and military email filters will block this message. So Site coordinators and technicians whose sites are registered and who have not received the coordinates by the Monday preceding the broadcast date should contact our office immediately. Please do not wait until the day before or the day of the program to confirm your coordinates.
k. Registration: All new and returning sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary satellite coordinates (C/KU) or illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and Site Materials Website. Sites may register at: CounterDrug Registration or by calling Ed Kronholm’s Office, the Satellite Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
l. Future Programs: For future information on MCTFT satellite broadcasts (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) please visit this web site: http://www.mctft.com/telecasts/upcoming_telecourses.shtml. (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit.)
m. Email Controls: Email from the CounterDrug Listserv may be adjusted (changed, deleted, or added) at this web site: Email Controls.
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