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The Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals (FADCP) and the Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) have developed a distance learning session to be held on Thursday, September 4th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit will host the event with Judge Gisele Pollack serving as the emcee. The session will feature Dr. Andrew Osborne who is a national expert in cultural proficiency in drug courts. He will focus on structuring sanctions and incentives in a culturally proficient way to meet the diverse needs of clients in drug court. In addition, modules on cultural proficiency will be presented (see draft agenda). The session will be presented through the court’s videoconferencing network at various circuit/county sites throughout the state.

In addition, the Ninth Judicial Circuit will be presenting a morning session from 9:00 am -11:00 am to supplement training opportunities including: “How Drugs and Substance Abuse have Influenced our Courts”; Osceola County’s Forensic Drug Testing Lab Overview; and “Dilutions, Adulterations and Substitutions” (see draft agenda). This session will be webcast over the Internet and can be accessed at

http://www2.ninja9.org/DrugCourtTraining

There will be no cost to participate in the distance learning sessions. To determine if your jurisdiction is planning to participate in the training sessions, see the attached list of participating circuits and liaison contacts for each circuit/county. You must register for each training session by contacting the liaison responsible for coordinating the session in your jurisdiction. The deadline for registration information to be submitted to the OSCA by the liaison is Thursday, August 21, 2008. Please be sure to contact your liaison before August 21st to register. The liaison will provide the OSCA with participant information to create an e-mail group for communicating details regarding the sessions.

September 4th DISTANCE LEARNING SESSION DETAILS and HANDOUTS

Morning Session from Ninth Judicial Circuit via Internet

To submit questions before training session: pmet@OSCEOLA.ORG

9:00 am “How Drugs and Substance Abuse Have Influenced our Courts”
Judge Lisa T. Munyon and Judge Jose R. Rodriguez, Circuit Judges, Ninth Judicial Circuit

10:25 am “Who We Are, What We Do, & How We Do it: Our Forensic Drug Testing Lab”
Paul J. Metzger, Director Osceola County Forensic Drug Testing Laboratory

10:45am “Dilutions, Adulterations and Substitutions: Whizinators, Catheters, Condoms, and Balloons”
Paul J. Metzger, Director Osceola County Forensic Drug Testing Laboratory

Afternoon Session from Broward County via Video Conferencing

To submit questions prior to the training: ghilko@17th.flcourts.org

1:00 pm Welcoming and Program Introduction
Judge Gisele Pollack, Chair, FADCP and County Court Judge, Broward County

1:10 pm Module 1: Cultural Proficiency in Drug Court: Introduction, Overview, and Participation Guidelines
Dr. Andrew Osborne, National Development and Research Institute

1:40 pm Module 2: Foundations of Cultural Proficiency
Dr. Andrew Osborne, National Development and Research Institute

2:45 pm Break/Interactive Response to Questions Posed

3:00 pm Module 4: Perceptions of Motivation, Participation, and Performance in Drug Court: Client Perspectives
Dr. Andrew Osborne, National Development and Research Institute

4:00 pm Module 5: Women’s Issues in Drug Court
Dr. Andrew Osborne, National Development and Research Institute

4:30 pm Questions Addressed from Field
Dr. Andrew Osborne, National Development and Research Institute

5:00 pm Adjournment
Judge Gisele Pollack, Chair, FADCP and County Court Judge, Broward County

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9/4/08 DISTANCE LEARNING SESSION ADDS MORNING TRAINING OPTION

The FADCP and the OSCA have developed a distance learning session to be held on Thursday, September 4th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit will host the event with Judge Gisele Pollack serving as the emcee. The session will feature Dr. Andrew Osborne who is a national expert in cultural proficiency in drug courts. He will focus on structuring sanctions and incentives in a culturally proficient way to meet the diverse needs of clients in drug court. In addition, modules on cultural proficiency will be presented. The session will be presented through the court’s videoconferencing network at various circuit/county sites throughout the state.

In addition, the Ninth Judicial Circuit will be presenting a morning session from 9:00 am -11:00 am for their local drug court teams that will be available for viewing statewide. The training session will include: “How Drugs and Substance Abuse have Influenced our Courts”; Osceola County’s Forensic Drug Testing Lab Overview; and “Dilutions, Adulterations and Substitutions”. This session will be webcast over the Internet and can be accessed at 

http://www2.ninja9.org/DrugCourtTraining.

All materials related to the distance learning sessions will be e-mailed to participants and posted on the FADCP website for access at http://fadcp.com. It is the participants’ responsibility to print out the documents for the session. However, we encourage liaisons to have extra copies on hand to assist participants. Questions regarding the distance learning session should be directed to Selina Fleming with the OSCA at 850-414-1507 or flemings@flcourts.org.

There will be no cost to participate in the distance learning session for your drug court team or interested persons. Both sessions are being certified for continuing education credits for CJE, CLE and CEUs. It will be the participants’ responsibility to complete the required paperwork and pay any required fees. More details will follow soon.

Save The Date!!!--September 4th--Distance Learning Session--1PM to 5PM

Dear FADCP Members--Due to the current budget situation that has impacted the court system, the FADCP Board voted to transform the September 3-4, 2008 statewide drug court training conference into a distance learning session.  With the current travel restrictions in place for all court employees, the Board believed it was best to postpone the conference until the financial situation in our state improves.  To this end, the FADCP and the Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) are developing a distance learning session to be held on Thursday, September 4th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET.  A memo has been sent to the chief judges and court administrators asking them for their support and to provide feedback on how many drug court teams will participate.  Judges and other drug court team members will have the ability to earn much needed CJE’s CLE’s and CUE’s for this training event.

The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit will host the event. The session will feature Dr. Andrew Osborne who is a national expert in cultural proficiency in drug courts.  He will focus on structuring sanctions and incentives in a culturally proficient way to meet the diverse needs of clients in drug court.  In addition, modules on cultural proficiency will be presented.  It is anticipated that the session will be presented through the court’s videoconferencing network. The session will be interactive, which will enable participants to pose questions via e-mail. 

In addition, the Ninth Judicial Circuit is planning a morning session on September 4th from 9:15-11:00 am that may be webcast for circuits to observe covering the impact of substance abuse on the courts, drug testing issues, drug court basics, addiction and a drug jeopardy competition.

We will send out more information as we finalize details.  If you have any questions, please contact Eve at 904-280-4143 or Jennifer Grandal with the OSCA at 850-922-5101 or grandalj@flcourts.org.  Thanks!!! 

 

Florida Drug Courts "Live Long and Prosper"

by M. May

 

On April 26-27, 2007, the Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals, Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA), and the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit coordinated Florida’s (7th) state-wide training conference at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. Our theme: Drug Courts – The Next Generation -- emphasized the future of Florida’s drug court system. In doing so, Florida joins the efforts of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals in taking drug courts to scale. Preceding the conference, a specialized training session was held for Florida’s drug court coordinators.

 

The conference focused on meaningful educational programs that directly enhance and support the duties and responsibilities of Florida’s drug court teams. National experts like Dr. Timothy Condon, Carolyn Hardin, Dr. Doug Marlowe, Paul Cary, Gloria Cronin, and Dr. Susan Yeres were on hand to cover topics of neuroscience of brain addiction, funding, the 10 key components, sanctions and incentives, drug testing, dependency drug court principles, and juvenile drug court best practices. Our Florida experts presented critical topics identified by drug court teams such as co-occurring disorders, evidence-based treatment practices, and emerging trends in drug abuse. Over 350 drug court professionals attended, our largest conference ever. Florida is targeting October 2008 for the next statewide training forum.

 

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