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

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The document is a detailed outline of a webinar by the American Psychiatric Association on December 15, 2022, focusing on how treatment court professionals can build effective relationships with behavioral health and court treatment teams to better serve justice-involved clients. The webinar offers continuing education credits for professionals in medicine, psychology, and social work.<br /><br />Key aspects of the webinar include understanding the different cultures and structures of the judicial and behavioral health systems. The learning objectives emphasize strategies for forming collaborative relationships, evaluating court perceptions of behavioral health issues, and understanding what courts need from clinical teams to enhance decision-making for justice-involved individuals with mental health issues.<br /><br />It highlights the importance of aligning professional relationships with judges and legal professionals, taking into account their background, values, and goals, such as public safety, community expectations, efficacy, and the potential for mercy. Strategies for building relationships include advocating for clients, maintaining frequent court communications, and using community support endorsements to demonstrate program efficacy.<br /><br />Moreover, the webinar discusses innovative practices like having a team of professionals, including persons with lived experience, involved in decision-making. Stories of success, like that of a forensic peer mentor who provides relatable support and valuable insights to both clients and treatment teams, are presented as evidence of the approach's effectiveness. <br /><br />The document also includes resources, contact details for further questions, and references to continuing education through the SMI Adviser platform, along with details about an upcoming webinar on forensic peer specialists for re-entry and recovery.

Keywords

American Psychiatric Association

treatment court professionals

behavioral health

justice-involved clients

continuing education credits

judicial and behavioral health systems

collaborative relationships

forensic peer mentor

court communications

SMI Adviser platform