Conference 2008 Program

The CADTC Conference 2008 will deliver a comprehensive program; however, an important element of all successful conferences is the social and networking opportunities. The CADTC Conference 2008 is pleased to invite delegates to a reception on Sunday, November 16 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to meet, mingle and get to know their professional colleagues in a relaxed setting.

Preliminary Program

Sunday, November 16, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 pm	Welcome Reception and Registration	(Adam Room)
Monday, November 17, 2008
7:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast	(Ballroom Foyer)
8:30 am Welcome:	Conference Opening The Honourable Mr. Justice Barnes, Chair, Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Courts and Ontario Court of Justice, The Durham Drug Treatment and Mental Health Court, Durham, ON Called to Bar in 1993, the Honourable Mr. Justice Kofi Nkum Barnes was appointed as a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice on February 18, 2004. At the time of his appointment Justice Barnes was the Deputy Director of the Federal Prosecution Service, now Public Prosecution Service of Canada, in the Ontario Region. In 1998, he helped establish Canada’s first Drug Treatment Court and became the first prosecutor in Canada to work in a Drug Treatment Court. Justice Barnes is a nationally recognized expert, pioneer and innovator in the introduction of therapeutic principles into the criminal courtroom. In addition to his regular judicial duties he has provided extensive advice, on the subject, to judges, lawyers and substance abuse treatment providers in a number of countries including Canada, Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Barbados, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Scotland, the Ukraine and the United States. He is a recipient of many community and professional awards including a Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal in 2003. In November 2006, Justice Barnes established the Durham Drug Treatment and Mental Health Court. Justice Barnes is involved in an extensive number of community activities with special emphasis on youth at risk, the social causes of criminal behavior and the impacts of drug addiction on criminal behaviour. Justice Barnes is a member of a number of national and international professional organizations including the Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Courts which he currently chairs. The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada	(Ballroom)
9:15 am Keynote Speaker:	Opening Plenary - Courage to Hope Frank O’Dea In his early teens, Frank O’Dea’s life went off the rails into a downward spiral. Within a few years, he was living in 50-cent-a-night flop houses in Toronto’s bowery district where just surviving was about all one could do in a day. At 23 years of age, with the courage to hope for a better life, and the spirit to forge ahead, Frank began the long road back. Fighting all of those obstacles that hold back the homeless, the impoverished and the destitute, he overcame and rejoined society. Within a few short years, he co-founded The Second Cup, which soon became the largest chain of gourmet coffees and teas in the country. This story of triumph over adversity is a genuine local Canadian success story.
10:15 am	Refreshment Break
10:45 am	Concurrent Workshop Sessions
12:00 pm	Lunch	(Ballroom)
1:15 pm	Concurrent Workshop Sessions
2:30 pm	Refreshment Break
2:45 pm	Concurrent Workshop Sessions
4:00 pm	Program ends for the day
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
8:00 am	Continental Breakfast	(Ballroom Foyer)
8:30 am	Welcome and Remarks Vasanthi Srinivasan, Director, Health System Planning and Research Branch, Health System Strategy Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care	(Ballroom)
9:15 am Keynote Speaker:	Plenary Dr. Michael S. King, Faculty of Law Monash University, Australia Dr Michael S King served as Perth Drug Court Magistrate and before that as Geraldton Magistrate and Coroner in Western Australia. When in Geraldton he introduced three therapeutic jurisprudence based court projects. Prior to his appointment to the bench he practised law in private practice and then for Legal Aid (WA) and the Aboriginal Legal Service (WA). In 1990 he was in charge of a unit in Aboriginal Legal Service (WA) that represented families before the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. He has published extensively on therapeutic jurisprudence judging and problem-solving courts. He is currently senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University in Melbourne.
10:15 am	Refreshment Break
10:45 am	Concurrent Workshop Sessions
12:00 pm	Lunch	(Ballroom)
1:15 pm	Concurrent Workshop Sessions
2:30 pm	Refreshment Break
2:45 pm	Concurrent Workshop Sessions
4:00 pm	Program ends for the day
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
8:00 am	Continental Breakfast	(Ballroom Foyer)
8:30 am	Welcome and Remarks Antonio Lomba, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of American States	(Ballroom)
9:15 am Keynote Speaker:	Plenary DTC Graduates Panel Presentation Joe E., Shannon L., Paulette W.
10:15 am	Closing Remarks
10:45 am	Program Closes
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	CADTC Annual General Meeting

Full CADTC Workshop Details

Monday November 17, 2008
TIME	TOPIC	PRESENTER

10:45 to 12:00	Drug Treatment Courts 101: How a DTC Works This session is intended for new jurisdictions interested in starting a DTC in their community. The session will provide an overview of what a DTC is meant to do, it will answer questions related to eligibility criteria, the various roles within the DTC team and provide an overview of the DTC processes including application, release, rewards and sanctions.	Judge James Ogle, Calgary DTC Kevin Wilson, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Toronto Allison Perrie-Radoslovich, Durham DTC
	Motivating Towards Success: Motivational Interviewing for Judges What is motivational interviewing? How can it help you get better outcomes for your drug court team? This session introduces decision makers to a theoretical framework which explains how clients make change toward recovery and success. Participants will learn how “meeting the client where she’s at” in the change process will lead to better decisions and outcomes for your Drug Court clients. The focus of the session is the practical application of this theory to allow participants to take away concrete strategies for success in Recovery.	Judge Thomas S. Gilbert, J.D.,M.A., C.A.A.C. TouchStone Professional Services, Traverse City, Michigan
	Concurrent Disorders: Capacity Building as a Path to Excellence I This workshop will engage the participants in realizing opportunities for enhancing treatment for individuals with both mental illness and substance use/abuse concerns. Utilizing best practice recommendations to build a formulation for concurrent disorder (CD) capacity building within treatment teams and across systems will provide an opportunity for supporting a more effective system wide collaborative response for this population. Models of understanding CD and treatment approaches, core competencies and mechanisms for increasing CD capacity that can be easily implemented will provide immediate value to participants. This engaging and interactive workshop responds to ongoing concerns of professionals in both the treatment and justice systems.	Allison Potts, Pinewood Centre, Lakeridge Health
	Trauma: Working with Women in Drug Treatment Courts Women who abuse substances face a number of challenges when dealing with addictions - stigma, guilt, shame, co-occurring mental health issues, inadequate resources and social supports, and misinformed treatment providers are some of the barriers. This workshop will discuss the hidden trauma experienced by women who have suffered long standing violence, guilt, shame and mental health issues, culminating in post-traumatic stress disorders. These specialists explore the role of drug treatment courts in assisting the resolution of many of these issues. Delegates attending this session may wish to attend the session - Retention of Sex Trade Workers in Drug Treatment Courts.	Debbie O’Neil-Nugent, Treatment Case Manager, Edmonton DTC Sarah Sandmeier, Probation Case Manager, Edmonton DTC Carl M. Dawson, M.S., LLC
	Applying a Gender Lens to the Toronto DTC This session will explore the challenges related to engaging and retaining female participants in the Toronto Drug Treatment Court. It will discuss the work of the Women and Children’s Subcommitee and highlight some of the innovative strategies being used to help reduce barriers for women involved in the criminal justice system.	Shannon Coote, Toronto DTC Margaret Leslie, Executive Director, Breaking the Cycle
	Urine Drug Testing 101	Dr. Doug Gourlay, CAMH

13:15 to 14:30	Drug Treatment Courts in Canada: How a Partnership Works There are now eight Drug Treatment Courts operational in Canada, all based on a collaborative partnership model of treatment providers, justice and legal representatives, probation and other community-based organizations. This session will provide an overview of the different governance models across the country; with a more detailed focus on the experience of both Durham and Calgary as these two courts do not receive federal funding. Presenters will highlight the developmental processes and milestones in engaging and retaining key partners, building an effective steering committee and governance model, including challenges and lessons learned.	Marg Trottier, Department of Justice Paul McGary, Durham DTC
	Innovative Treatment for Addicted Youth in Conflict with the Law Each speaker will present very different approaches to addressing the needs of drug addicted youth: Ms Melanie Gray will explain how youth learn about trust and deal with their illicit drug use through the EGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) program operating in Owen Sound, Ontario; and Ms Nancy Comeau will explain a youth treatment intervention in Winnipeg that is a culturally-relevant, multifaceted skill building program.	Nancy Comeau, Winnipeg Manitoba Youth Centre Melanie Gray, Owen Sound, Partners in Process
	Concurrent Disorders: Capacity Building as a Path to Excellence II This workshop will engage the participants in realizing opportunities for enhancing treatment for individuals with both mental illness and substance use/abuse concerns. Utilizing best practice recommendations to build a formulation for concurrent disorder (CD) capacity building within treatment teams and across systems will provide an opportunity for supporting a more effective system wide collaborative response for this population. Models of understanding CD and treatment approaches, core competencies and mechanisms for increasing CD capacity that can be easily implemented will provide immediate value to participants. This engaging and interactive workshop responds to ongoing concerns of professionals in both the treatment and justice systems.	Allison Potts, Pinewood Centre, Lakeridge Health
	Seeking Safety: Treatment for PTSD and Substance Abuse I The goal of this presentation is to describe current state-of-the art knowledge about the treatment of patients with the dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse, a population that is typically considered “difficult to treat”. We will cover background on PTSD and substance abuse (including rates, the typical client, models and stages of treatment, clinical dilemmas, and gender issues and clinical Interventions for PTSD and substance abuse (including demonstration of specific treatment strategies, assessment tools, and community resources). In-depth description of the Seeking Safety psychotherapy for PTSD and substance abuse will be a major focus.	Kay M. Johnson, LICSW
	Addiction: A Family Disease I This interactive presentation will focus on the effects of addiction and incarceration on family members. It will also explore options for help and healing for all members of the family.	Lisa Boulay, Family Counsellor, Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services
	Urine Drug Testing Policy	Dr. Doug Gourlay, CAMH
	The Ottawa Ontario Works Addiction Services Initiative and Drug Treatment Court Partnership The Ontario Works Addiction Services Initiative (ASI) was implemented in 2001; it is now operating in 15 municipalities and three First Nation communities. The ASI is a targeted employment assistance measure for Ontario Works participants which provides access to treatment where substance abuse is a barrier to employment; its key feature is intensive case management or the provision of “wrap-around services.” The Ottawa Drug Treatment Court (DTC) and Ottawa’s ASI program each began in 2006. An informal partnership was soon developed with the goal of supporting and encouraging mutual clients. The benefits and other financial supports provided by Ontario Works to ASI participants enable them to better focus on their participation in DTC programming.	Sharron Kusiar, Senior Policy Development & Fiscal Advisor, Ministry of Community and Social Services, ON Works Branch Virginia Herbert, Ontario Works Addiction Services Initiative Project/Policy Officer, City of Ottawa, Employment and Financial Assistance Branch

14:45 to 16:00	Day-to-Day in a Drug Treatment Court This session will provide an overview of procedural issues at court with particular attention to the assessment, application and program completion criteria. It will also provide an overview of the treatment models used and will concretely explore how treatment and court work together; including challenges and lessons learned.	Jocelynne Boisseneault, Durham Drug Treatment Court Shelina Shivji, Toronto DTC Linda Cartain, Toronto DTC
	Options for Judges under the YCJA for Youth with Addictions	Catherine Latimer
	Seeking Safety: Treatment for PTSD and Substance Abuse II This session will describe current state-of-the art knowledge about the treatment of patients with the dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse, a population that is typically considered “difficult to treat”. We will cover background on PTSD and substance abuse (including rates, the typical client, models and stages of treatment, clinical dilemmas, and gender issues) and clinical Interventions for PTSD and substance abuse (including demonstration of specific treatment strategies, assessment tools, and community resources). In-depth description of the Seeking Safety psychotherapy for PTSD and substance abuse will be a major focus.	Kay M. Johnson, LICSW
	Research Drug Treatment Courts are a relatively recent innovation, initiated as a response in the United States to the increasing occurrence of drug-related crimes. Drug Treatment Courts, or simply Drug Courts, combine both criminal justice and drug addiction treatment components in order to provide a more tailored and holistic experience for the offender; one that may be more successful at rehabilitation efforts. Creatively rooted in the two contrasting theoretical approaches of deterrence theory and harm reduction, the Drug Treatment Court is a practical application of therapeutic jurisprudence in which the law is used in a positive and therapeutic manner. A basic descriptive analysis of a recently founded Drug Treatment Court seeking federal funding, the Durham Drug Treatment Court, will be presented along with a description of Durham Region and its need for a Drug Treatment Court. After the brief presentation, discussion is encouraged.	Dr. Hannah Scott, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
	Addiction: A Family Disease II This interactive presentation will focus on the effects of addiction and incarceration on family members. It will also explore options for help and healing for all members of the family.	Lisa Boulay, Family Counsellor, Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services
	Legitimate vs. Appropriate Pain Prescriptions: The Importance of Applying Clinical Context to the Interpretation of the UDT Results	Dr. Doug Gourlay, CAMH
	Tuesday November 18, 2008
TIME	TOPIC	PRESENTER

10:45 to 12:00	Contingency Management (It’s Rewarding) There are a large number of studies supporting the effectiveness of contingency management with substance abuse disorders. However, the practical application of this seemingly straightforward and highly effective intervention is minimal. This session will review some of the studies supporting CM; discuss some of the challenges in developing a CM procedure in the real world; and describe some simple, low cost CM procedures currently in use.	Michael McCann, Associate Director & Director of Research, Matrix Institute, Los Angeles, CA
	Horizontal Partnerships: The Vancouver and Toronto DTCs Housing Pilots This session will discuss the 2-year housing pilot projects in Vancouver and Toronto made possible by a unique partnership between the Department of Justice and Human Resources and Social Development Canada.	Greg Rogers, John Howard Society of Toronto Shannon Coote, Toronto DTC Deborah Hines, Vancouver DTC Susan MacKenzie, Vancouver DTC
	Retention of Sex Trade Workers in Treatment Traditional treatment methods often do not meet the needs of sex trade workers. This session will discuss why these methods have been unsuccessful and what interventions and supports are needed to retain sex trade workers in programs. This panel will describe specific approaches applied in the Edmonton Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court and how the team supports sex trade workers in their journey of recovery. Delegates attending this session may wish to attend the session: - Trauma: Working with Women in Drug Treatment Courts.	Debbie O’Neil-Nugent, Treatment Case Manager, Edmonton DTC Sarah Sandmeier, Probation Case Manager, Edmonton DTC Tina W., Participant, Edmonton Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court
	Searching for the Best Treatment Programming Possible for Your Population I This presentation will focus on the information about effective programming that can make the DTC more effective at what it does. Every DTC has as its goal, the successful rehabilitation of those individuals assigned to the process. A lot is actually known about treatment programming which can do that. When the DTC demonstrates that it is effective in increasing compliance and reducing recidivism, people will pay attention and support what the court does. The public will is for rehabilitation. The DTC’s job is to actually demonstrate success rehabilitating. This is not a small task. The task is to sort out how best to provide the intervention so that rehabilitation is accomplished. This presentation will be about making sure we all know and we all think about and talk about, what makes programs effective and how we can use our knowledge and how we can add to the body of knowledge about effective rehabilitation.	Dr. Barbara Armstrong, Clinical Psychologist
	Innovative Specialized Youth Courts: The Ottawa Youth Mental Health Court and the Durham Community Restoration Court Program Effective youth programs are designed to respond to the unique needs and characteristics of youth. Panelists from the Youth Mental Health Court in Ottawa and the Durham Drug Treatment and Mental Health Court - Youth Community Restoration Program will discuss how their specialized courts are designed and implemented to address the needs of this important population.	Justice Kofi Barnes, Durham (Moderator) Justice Dianne Nicholas, Ottawa Tania Breton, Youth Services Bureau, Ottawa Cathy Bonnell, Durham DTC

13:15 to 14:30	Contingency Management: Ideas and Experiences from Canadian Drug Treatment Courts A contingency management (CM) program applies rules and consequences to help people change behaviours. Participants in drug treatment courts receive contingencies or rewards for positive behaviour important in their recovery. This panel consisting of treatment personnel from drug treatment courts across Canada will present unique ways of how they have implemented a CM program and how it affects the behaviour of their participants.	Doug Brady, Executive Director, Edmonton Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court (Moderator) Linda Cartain, Toronto Drug Treatment Court James Budd, Program Manager/Coordinator, Ottawa Drug Treatment Court Terri Lee Seeley, Clinical Initiatives Practice Lead: Health Justice, Vancouver Coastal Health Jocelyne Boissonneault, Durham Drug Treatment Court Scott Palen, Legal Aid, Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court
	Methamphetamine Effects on the Brain and Behaviour There is a fairly widespread sentiment that methamphetamine users can not be successfully treated. This belief can be self-fulfilling, discourage community support for treatment, and dissuade methamphetamine users from seeking treatment. Treating people who are methamphetamine dependent is challenging, but not impossible. Understanding how methamphetamine affects the brain can help shape treatment interventions and improve outcomes. Cognitive/behavioural approaches including the Matrix Model and contingency management have produced good outcomes with methamphetamine users. This presentation provides a description of some of the effects of methamphetamine on the brain, an overview of effective treatment interventions, and some outcome data.	Michael McCann, Associate Director & Director of Research, Matrix Institute
	Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (SCNA) The Safer Communities and Neighbourhooods Act (SCNA) – the first of its kind in Canada – came into force February 19, 2002. It is designed to target properties that adversely affect the safety and security of neighbourhoods through drug activity, prostitution, solvent and non-potable substance abuse, the unlawful sale of liquor, the sexual exploitation or sexual abuse of children, and the unlawful storage of illegal weapons, firearms and explosives. This Act makes property owners accountable for ensuring these specific activities stop and that area residents are no longer exposed to the dangers arising from them. The Point Douglas Residents Committee committed itself to becoming a "CRACK FREE ZONE" after the elementary school children had indicated their fear of drug dealers. The residents committee set up a community safety team (now 51 people) who provide information on crack dealers around their home. The SCNA has been the main methodology of eliminating crack houses from the area.	Sel Burrows, Chair, Point Douglas Residents Committee Al Cameron, Manager, Public Safety Investigations, Manitoba Justice
	Advanced Jurisdictional and Procedural Issues This session is intended to provide more advanced information on court related issues. Panel members will be available to answer questions, provide feedback and in some instances help problem solve with the audience. Topics covered will include application/assessment; program eligibility criteria; program graduation criteria and how to work effectively with treatment.	Shellie Addley, Toronto DTC Garth Smith, Crown, Vancouver DTC Justice Peter Wright, Ottawa DTC
	Searching for the Best Treatment Programming Possible for Your Population II This presentation will focus on the information about effective programming that can make the DTC more effective at what it does. Every DTC has as its goal, the successful rehabilitation of those individuals assigned to the process. A lot is actually known about treatment programming which can do that. When the DTC demonstrates that it is effective in increasing compliance and reducing recidivism, people will pay attention and support what the court does. The public will is for rehabilitation. The DTC’s job is to actually demonstrate success rehabilitating. This is not a small task. The task is to sort out how best to provide the intervention so that rehabilitation is accomplished. This presentation will be about making sure we all know and we all think about and talk about, what makes programs effective and how we can use our knowledge and how we can add to the body of knowledge about effective rehabilitation.	Dr. Barbara Armstrong, Clinical Psychologist
	An Innovative Approach: The First Joint Drug Treatment and Mental Health Court Program Drug Treatment Court participants suffering from drug addiction as well as mental health problems present unique challenges for Drug Treatment Courts. The Durham Drug Treatment and Mental Health Court is the first drug treatment court in Canada to implement a joint drug addiction and mental health court treatment program. Panellists will discuss the benefits, challenges and best practices learned from implementing this innovative joint Drug Treatment and Mental Health Court model.	Justice Kofi Barnes, Durham (Moderator) Angela Bradley, Durham DTC Jennifer Lysay, Durham DTC Debra Caussey, Durham DTC

14:45 to 16:00	Incentives and Sanctions: The Informed Use of Responses to Motivate Behavior Change What we don’t know can hurt them. Is your drug court using science based principles in responding to participant behavior? In this interactive session, attendees will learn science based principles and how to effectively apply them to motivate behavior change in drug court participants. Discussion will include what responses work best for whom, effective strategies in dealing with participants having co-occurring disorders and the relationship between targeting and proximal and distal behaviors.	Judge William Meyer, Senior Judicial Fellow of the National Drug Court Institute
	Matrix Model Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence: An Overview of the Structure, Key Components and Content The Matrix Model Intensive Outpatient Treatment is a comprehensive, organized set of evidence-based therapeutic interventions. It is an integrated treatment experience delivered with a cognitive/behavioural approach, permeated with a motivational interviewing style, and supplemented with contingency management. This session describes key components of the 16-week program, and reviews drug cessation and relapse prevention group topics.	Michael McCann, Associate Director & Director of Research, Matrix Institute
	Employment and Education Traditional employment and training programs often do not meet the needs of justice involved clients. This session will discuss why these programs have a history of being unsuccessful, and will showcase a promising model developed through a partnership between John Howard Society of Ottawa and Ottawa Drug Treatment Court. Through client testimonies, a program overview, and a literature review of “What Works with Justice Involved Clients,” facilitators will demonstrate the effectiveness of this emerging approach.	Tina Matchett-Bianco and Jan Goatcher, John Howard Society Ottawa
	Aging Out of the Child Welfare System	Sonia Prevost-Derbeckert, Winnipeg
	Experience from the Heart: Parents Empowering Parents Parent Empowering Parents (PEP) was formed in May 2004 in Sherwood Park, Alberta as a result of an increasing need for support and direction for families dealing with the effects of substance abuse in youth. PEP provides support, education, information, and hope for families dealing with or concerned about substance abuse/addiction. PEP has grown rapidly, and has expanded their services to meet their mandate of improving prevention, intervention and treatment of substance abuse. The three speakers will be speaking about some of the services PEP provides. One of their programs, U-Turn, is a professionally facilitated, voluntary support group for youth who have made the decision to quit using drugs or alcohol. Step Out Safely (S.O.S) is an anti-violence, anti-bullying program that has been delivered to over 4000 students in the Edmonton area. This session will be especially interesting for those who want to create a parent support group in their area and to those who are interested in why there was a need for such a service.	Maralyne Benay, Edmonton, AB Tina Dow, Edmonton, AB Audrey Holliday, Edmonton, AB
	Mental Health Courts Persons suffering from Mental Illness who are charged with criminal offences pose some unique challenges for the criminal justice system. Panelists from the Mental Health Court in Toronto, the Treatment Court in Newmarket and the Durham Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court in Durham region will discuss how their court programs are designed to meet the unique needs of this population.	Justice Kofi Barnes, Durham Justice Richard Schneider, Toronto

Conference 2008 Program

Preliminary Program

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Monday, November 17, 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Full CADTC Workshop Details

Monday November 17, 2008

Tuesday November 18, 2008