The Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Virtual Enhancement Training is a tribal-specific national training for tribal problem-solving courts. The Virtual Enhancement Training features Wellness Court best practices and innovative strategies. The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is pleased to offer four tracks in this year's curriculum. The Tribal Youth Resource Center is coordinating the Juvenile Track:
The Training will be oriented around the Tribal Ten Key Components and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)National Drug Court Standards.
The Enhancement Training focuses upon tribal issues, including jurisdictional and legal issues unique to Indian Country; the incorporation of custom and tradition into the phases, case management, treatment curriculums, and tangential services; and the peer-to-peer sharing of successful Healing to Wellness Courts models in operations. Training topics will cover the adult criminal, juvenile delinquency, family dependency, DWI/DUI, and veterans models.
The Enhancement Training is free to all participants. A digital copy of all training materials, including publications, handouts and session PowerPoint presentations, will be available on the virtual training space and available to all attendees at EnhancementTraining.org after the event. You can view 2012-2019 presentation materials at our Prior Materials page.
Register for the Enhancement Training at this link: https://triballawandpolicyinstitute.6connex.com/event/Training/login
Registration has closed for these events, please contact us at TribalYouth@TLPI.org for information or materials related to prior events.
Tribal Youth Truancy Prevention Learning Series Session Three: Developing Truancy Codes
Thursday, February 13, 2020: 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, Noon MT, 11:00 am PT:
Facilitators: Ashley Trautman, Anna Clough, and Alan Rabideau
As part of a continued learning series on tribal youth truancy prevention, this Online Learning Event will provide information regarding best practices relative to laws and policies specific to the issue of truancy to minimize truancy as a risk factor for tribal youth.
Contact us for more information: TribalYouth@TLPI.org
Promising Approaches in Tribal Community Truancy Prevention Program Development
Thursday, September 19th 2019: 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, Noon MT, 11:00 am PT:
Facilitators: Anna Clough and Alan Rabideau, Tribal Youth Resource Center
Truancy Prevention is not a new endeavor in Indian Country. Many communities are working to address truancy and chornic absenteeism among Tribal youth. Engagement with local and community partners is essential to supporting youth as they navigate the education system. Diversion programs that can provide supportive environments for youth to succeed are more important than ever. This two-part learning series will discuss truancy prevention, chronic absenteeism, and the short-term and long-term impact of the same on Tribal Youth.
Supporting Student Success and Diversion through Truancy Prevention
Thursday September 26, 2019: 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, Noon MT, 11:00 am PT: ,
Facilitators: Ethleen Iron Cloud- Two Dogs and Tasha Fridia, Tribal Youth Resource Center.
Truancy Prevention is not a new endeavor in Indian Country. Many communities are working to address truancy and chornic absenteeism among Tribal youth. Engagement with local and community partners is essential to supporting youth as they navigate the education system. Diversion programs that can provide supportive environments for youth to succeed are more important than ever. This two-part learning series will discuss truancy prevention, chronic absenteeism, and the short-term and long-term impact of the same on Tribal Youth.
Session Two Learning Objectives:
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts
Thursday October 3, 2019: 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, Noon MT, 11:00 am PT:
Facilitators: Precious Benally, Tribal Youth Resource Center and Evan Elkin, Reclaiming Futures
There is a noticeable gap in evidence-based tools that are tribally-adapted and validated for use in tribal communities. With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and in partnership with the Center for Court Innovation, Evan Elkin, Executive Director of Reclaiming Futures worked directly with the Yurok and Southern Ute Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court teams to adapt the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for use in their Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts. This session will provide an overview of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment practice and its use in identifying, reducing and preventing problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs among juveniles. Evan Elkin will detail his experience working with the multi-disciplinary Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court teams from two Tribal communities—Yurok and Southern Ute—and the process for adapting the practice for the individual Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts
Learning objectives. At the end of this presentation, participants will understand: