Please join the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) as we present our Tribal Healing to Wellness Webinar Series!
TLPI will host a series of 75-minute webinars to provide your program with the knowledge to design an innovative and successful wellness court model, ideas to enhance operational courts, and guidance on supporting the healing of community member to ensure public safety for Tribal communities. The webinars will cover relevant Healing to Wellness Court specific topics, including current trends, incorporation of culture into treatment, and strategies for supporting Native Veterans.
The webinar series is free to all participants.
Digital copies of all training materials, including publications, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations, will be available at WellnessCourts.org.
For any questions or comments, please contact Wellness@TLPI.org.
Friday, May 23, 2025
10am AKDT / 11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Traditional Treatment Concepts in Working with Native American Clients
Webinar Description: Historical Trauma has left Native Americans with generations of complex and detrimental health, mental health and social issues. Traditional Tribal ways are sometimes used as an adjunct to the western substance use disorder treatment practices utilized, because they may be not considered as evidence based. This webinar will provide a brief overview of historical trauma and will focus on what traditional treatment practices are, the differences between standard substance use disorder treatment, and how they can work collaboratively.
Presenters:
- Durand Bear Medicine, Consultant, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
- Kristina Pacheco, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute (Facilitator)
Thursday, June 5, 2025
10am AKDT / 11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Native Veteran Mental Health
Webinar Description: This webinar was developed to provide both context and guidance on how we, as professionals working in and around the justice system, can better understand and support Native veterans—particularly those who are living with mental health or substance use disorders.
Whether you are a legal advocate, public defender, tribal attorney, or work in a court or probation setting, this session is meant to strengthen your ability to recognize mental health needs, reduce barriers to care, and advocate for culturally responsive services.
Presenters:
- Dr. Violette Cloud, Consultant, VIO Consulting Agency
- Johanna Farmer, Program Attorney, National American Indian Court Judges Association
- Angie Juárez-Monger, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute (Facilitator)
Thursday, June 12, 2025
10am AKDT / 11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Guiding Principles and Recommendations for Trauma-Responsive Treatment Courts
Webinar Description: Policy Research Associates (PRA) and All Rise have for the past two years engaged in several strategies to adapt the six key principles and 10 implementation domains of SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach for application in treatment courts. Core to this process was a role-based expert panel meeting, two interactive sessions at the 2023 All Rise Conference, professional substantive editing by a key trauma-informed professional writer, and recurrent feedback from experts in the field. As a result of this process, PRA and All Rise created guidance and recommendations for the field in a soon to be released publication. Highlights and core recommendations from this forthcoming publication will be presented during this presentation, along with examples of how courts have approached implementation.
Presenters:
- Chanson D. Noether, Vice President, Policy Research Associates
- Angie Juárez-Monger, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute (Facilitator)
Thursday, June 26, 2025
10am AKDT / 11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Strengthening Your Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Through Legal Screenings
Webinar Description: This session will focus on legal screening considerations when determining eligibility for Tribal healing to wellness courts. The session will begin with an overview of considerations for legal screenings and culminate with presentations from the Chickasaw Nation’s Masali Healing to Wellness Court’s prosecutor and defense counsel. Guests will discuss the practical application of screening procedures and each department’s general role in ensuring appropriate candidates are referred for rigorous programming.
Presenters:
- Emilee Hoff, Prosecutor, Chickasaw Nation
- Aaron Duck, Public Defender, Chickasaw Nation
- Jacob Metoxen, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Legal Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute (Facilitator)
This Project is supported by Grant #15PBJA-23-GK-05390-DGCT 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.