Webinar

Beyond Compliance: Building a Phase Structure That Promotes Recovery

Chief Wendy Still

Get to Know Judge Diane Bull

Judge Diane Bull is a retired judge who presided on the criminal bench in Houston, Texas for 24 years.  Prior to her judicial service, she pursued her legal career as a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and as legal counsel for a large law enforcement organization. 

Currently, she serves as a special judge sitting by assignment in Texas and as a judicial consultant providing technical assistance and training on treatment court and supervision best practices throughout the country. 

Judge Bull trains most frequently on topics related to behavior modification using incentives, sanctions, and therapeutic adjustments.  She is an award-winning judge who serves on the Governor’s Texas Specialty Court Advisory Council. In her tenure on the bench, she co-founded and presided over the Harris County SOBER DWI Court program and chaired the jurisdiction’s Specialty Courts Committee for many years.

Beyond Compliance: Building a Phase Structure That Promotes Recovery

Join Judge Bull for a groundbreaking exploration into crafting a phase structure that goes beyond mere compliance, fostering lasting change for your participants, and how technology can be used to support the process. Learn how to design a flexible, participant-centered journey that balances fairness with the flexibility needed to accommodate individual needs and challenges. Additionally, we will unpack the recommendations of the newly updated Standard IV of the Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards, 2nd Edition, showing how a research-rooted phase structure can build confidence, promote success, and improve outcomes that extend well beyond the program.

Attendees will leave understanding:

  • How to identify proximal, distal, and managed behaviors for each phase of the treatment court program.
  • How to build a phase structure that incorporates realistic phase goals that are appropriate for the participant’s current skill sets.
  • How to build in flexibility for individuals’ unique strengths and barriers while maintaining program integrity
  • How to use technology effectively in each phase

Judge Bull will host a Q&A session after the presentation. Bring your questions!

Webinar is finished 

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET  

 

Webinar Resources

  1. Webinar Recording

Other Resources (available upon request)

  1. Webinar Slides
  2. Phase Pointer Handout
  3. Auditing Your Phase Structure Handout
  4. Proximal & Distal Goals Handout
  5. Presentation Scenarios

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