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This training is pending U.S. Department of Justice approval

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) looks forward to welcoming back new and returning attendees in-person for the 2022 Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Enhancement Training (Enhancement Training). The Enhancement Training will be held September 26-28, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Enhancement Training will focus on the theme: Innovations in Healing to Wellness Courts: Creating a Path Forward.

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.

Please visit www.EnhancementTraining.org for more information.

Calling all Healing to Wellness Court practitioners, training and technical assistance providers, researchers, scholars, and experts in the field. You are invited to submit a workshop proposal to present at the 2022 Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Enhancement Training. Share your expertise, experience, and research with the key movers and shakers of the Wellness Court field.

TLPI is soliciting for workshop proposals that present the best practices in tribal justice, collaboration, and service delivery that enhance the capacity for adult, juvenile, family, veterans, and DUI/DWI Healing to Wellness Courts.

TLPI encourages proposals that detail innovative practices; specific how-to guidance; the integration of custom and tradition into the Wellness Court; screenings, assessment tools, and evidence-based practices that serve Native populations; planning guidance; and law enforcement/probation. Please visit our Prior Enhancement Training Materials for a sampling of prior Enhancement Training topics and materials.

Selection Criteria:

Workshop proposals will be selected based on their relevance to the field, engaging format, subject-matter expertise and training experience of the presenters, and supplemental materials.

• Workshops will be 1.25 hours (75 minutes)
• Workshops can have 1-3 presenters
• All materials will be posted on EnhancementTraining.org and WellnessCourts.org for attendees to access during, and subsequent to, the training
• When drafting your workshop proposal description, consider that this language could be used as the workshop description in conference materials

Workshop Proposals:

Please email: Wellness@TLPI.org with the following information:

• Each Presenter's Name
• Presenter(s)' Title
• Presenter(s)' Organization
• Presenter(s)' Email
• Presenter(s)' Biography (no more than 250 words)
• Workshop Title
• Workshop Description (no more than 250 words)
• Workshop Category: Adult Healing to Wellness Court, Juvenile/Family Treatment Court, Healing to Wellness team Members Roles, Veterans Treatment

Now seeking nominations for the Wellness Court Bay dt ge:vik a’hanja Advocate Award. Bay dt ge:vik a’hanja is Hualapai and means “All of us be well”, in honor of Hon. Joseph Flies-Away, a groundbreaking leader and advocate for community healing and Wellness Courts. The Bay dt ge:vik a’hanja Advocate Award was conceived to identify and honor Wellness Court practitioners who have been instrumental in the success of their court, and thereby in the healing and restoration of their community. 

Please consider nominating a Healing to Wellness Court team member who exemplifies the tenants of restorative justice and healing as evidenced by their dedication to the Wellness Court team and participants. Team members may include the judge, coordinator, case manager, community supervision officer, treatment provider, cultural adviser, child welfare representative, or other position.

Nomination Letter

Please email: Wellness@TLPI.org with the following information:

• How long the nominee has worked in the organization/court
• How they are regarded by their fellow team members and by participants
• How they have contributed to the advancement of the organization/court
• Background on the nominee, including their position outside of the Wellness Court, if any, and prior experience
• Any other considerations for why they are deserving of the award

This Project is supported by Grant #2019-DC-BX-K001 awarded by Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the SMART Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not represent the official position of the policies of United States Department of Justice.