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6/18/2018 T he ra pe utic Appro a c he s to Juve nile Co urt K a the rine Ha ze n, MA, JD Me la nie F e ssing e r L a ure l Jo hnso n, JD & Ho n. E liza b e th Crnko vic h Ove rvie w  I ntro duc tio ns  Psyc ho lo g ic a l a nd so c ia l me c ha nisms o f the ra pe utic a ppro a c he s to c o urts  Brie f histo ry o f two the ra pe utic c o urts in Ne b ra ska  F a mily T re a tme nt Drug Co urt  F I RST Co urt  Suc c e sse s a nd b a rrie rs in the ra pe utic c o urts  Do the ra pe utic a ppro a c he s impa c t fa milie s a nd the pro c e ss?  Co nc lusio ns a nd future dire c tio ns 1

6/18/2018 I ntro duc tio ns  K a the rine Ha ze n, MA, JD  Me la nie F e ssing e r  L a ure l Jo hnso n, JD  Ho n. E liza b e th Crnko vic h L ite ra ture re vie w: Psyc ho lo g ic a l a nd so c ia l me c ha nisms o f the ra pe utic a ppro a c he s to juve nile c o urt 2

6/18/2018 T he ra pe utic Jurisprude nc e  Jurisprude nc e :  T he the o ry o r philo so phy o f la w  T he ra pe utic Jurisprude nc e :  Unde rsta nd the c o nse q ue nc e s o f the la w a nd inc re a se the the ra pe utic impa c t  I nte rdisc iplina ry  I de ntify a nd a ddre ss psyc ho lo g ic a l a nd so c ia l issue s  Dive rse a ppro a c he s a nd to o ls T he ra pe utic T o o ls: Pro c e dura l Justic e  E va lua tio ns o f fa irne ss  F a c to rs:  Vo ic e  I mpa rtia lity  T rust  Re spe c t 3

6/18/2018 T he ra pe utic T o o ls: Re fle c tive Pra c tic e  E mo tio na l inte llig e nc e a nd inte rpe rso na l re la tio nships  L a w a s inte rpe rso na l c o nflic t re so lutio n  Co lla b o ra tive e mo tio na l pro c e ssing a nd inte g ra tio n o f e xpe rie nc e s T he ra pe utic Outc o me s  E xpe rie nc e s o f fa irne ss  Co o pe ra tio n  Co mplia nc e  I nc re a se d e ng a g e me nt  I mpro ve d wo rking re la tio nships 4

6/18/2018 T wo the ra pe utic c o urts in Ne b ra ska : L a nc a ste r Co unty F a mily T re a tme nt Drug Co urt Do ug la s Co unty F a mily I nvo lve d Re ha b ilita tio n a nd Se rvic e T ra c k (F I RST ) Co urt L a nc a ste r Co unty F a mily T re a tme nt Drug Co urt  E sta b lishe d 2014  Drug Co urt E nha nc e me nt Gra nt OJJDP Oc t. 2016  Co mpo ne nts  Ma nda to ry  Mo nthly te a m me e ting s  90-da y re vie w he a ring s  Spe c ia lize d tra uma -info rme d sub sta nc e a b use a nd pa re nting se rvic e s  Co rre c tive me a sure s 5

6/18/2018 Do ug la s Co unty F I RST Co urt  E sta b lishe d Ja n. 2017  Go a ls:  I mpro ve pro fe ssio na l a nd pa rtic ipa nt re la tio nships  I nc re a se c o nta c t b e twe e n pa rtic ipa nts & c o urt  De fining c ha ra c te ristic s  F a mily F inding  CASA  Me dia tio n b e fo re c a se se ttle me nt  Co urt F a mily T e a m Me e ting s  Re fle c tive Pra c tic e fo r pro fe ssio na ls Suc c e sse s a nd b a rrie rs: L a ure l Jo hnso n Ho n. E liza b e th Crnko vic h 6

6/18/2018 Atto rne y E xpe rie nc e s  Adva nta g e s a nd disa dva nta g e s to wo rking to g e the r a s a te a m  Ba la nc e a dvo c a c y a nd pro b le m-so lving  Oppo rtunity to wo rk mo re c lo se ly with c lie nts  F le xib ility  Advo c a te & re ha b ilita te  Re fining the pro c e ss  K e e p c lie nt se lf-re fle c tio n  Wo rking with spe c ia lly-tra ine d pro fe ssio na ls  Co nside r c lie nt c o nse nt Judg e E xpe rie nc e s  Wha t ha ve yo u o b se rve d a s mo st impa c tful fo r the fa milie s a nd ho w ha ve the the ra pe utic a ppro a c he s impa c te d the m?  Ho w ha ve the the ra pe utic a ppro a c he s c ha ng e d ho w yo u a ppro a c h yo ur wo rk?  Wha t a b o ut the the ra pe utic a ppro a c he s ha s ma de yo ur jo b a s a judg e e a sie r o r mo re re wa rding ?  Wha t wo uld yo u diffe re ntly in the future ? Wha t wo uld yo u do the sa me ? 7

6/18/2018 Pro g ra m E va lua tio ns: L a nc a ste r Co unty F a mily T re a tme nt Drug Co urt Do ug la s Co unty F I RST Co urt L a nc a ste r Co unty F a mily T re a tme nt Drug Co urt Sa mple :  F T DC fa milie s  T ra ditio na l de pe nde nc y c o urt fa milie s Me tho d:  Pa re nt surve ys  Ca se file re vie ws 8

6/18/2018 F T DC: Pa re nt Surve ys  11 ite ms  5-po int sc a le  1 = stro ng ly disa g re e , 5 = stro ng ly a g re e  139 uniq ue surve ys  104 F T DC pa re nts  35 tra ditio na l de pe nde nc y c o urt pa re nts Vo ic e F T DC T ra ditio na l 5 4 4.41* 4.34 4.06* 4.11 3.98 3.80 3.69* 3 3.56* 2 1 T he p ro c e ss o f My vo ic e is he a rd I a m c o mfo rta b le I ha ve a sa y in the g e tting my a t fa mily te a m sp e a king a t fa mily d e c isio ns tha t c hild re n b a c k me e ting s. te a m me e ting s. a ffe c t me a nd my is fa ir. c hild re n. . * Sig nific a nt a t p < .05 9

6/18/2018 Pro c e ss F T DC T ra ditio na l 5 4.59 4.64 4.53 4.57 4.51 4 4.40 4.33 4.23 3 2 1 I c a n b e ho ne st in T he ma in g o a l o f I ha ve a c c e ss to I kno w wha t ne e d s te a m me e ting s. this p ro c e ss is to the se rvic e s tha t I to b e d o ne to g e t g e t my c hild re n ne e d to g e t my my c hild re n re turne d to me . c hild re n re turne d re turne d to me . to me . * Sig nific a nt a t p < .05 Re la tio nships F T DC T ra ditio na l 5 4.50* 4 4.19* 4.15* 3.69* 3.66* 3 3.56* 2 1 I c a n g o to my c a se I re c e ive p ra ise fro m my I re c e ive p ra ise fro m ma na g e r with a ny c a se ma na g e r whe n the jud g e whe n I ma ke c o nc e rns I ha ve a b o ut I ma ke p ro g re ss to wa rd s p ro g re ss to wa rd s my a b ility to me e t my my g o a ls. my g o a ls. g o a ls. * Sig nific a nt a t p < .05 10

6/18/2018 F T DC: Ca se F ile Re vie ws  Re c o rde d impo rta nt c a se da te s, pe titio n a lle g a tio ns, c o urt o rde rs, pa re nts’ pa rtic ipa tio n in se rvic e s, a nd c a se o utc o me s  158 file s re vie we d  129 F T DC pa re nts  29 tra ditio na l de pe nde nc y c o urt pa re nts Pa rtic ipa tio n in Sub sta nc e Ab use T re a tme nt 18% 27% Suc c e ssfully Pa rtic ipa ting Comple te d in T re a tme nt 11

6/18/2018 Pa rtic ipa tio n in Sub sta nc e Ab use T re a tme nt 6% Pa rtic ipa ting in T re a tme nt Outc o me s fo r Clo se d Ca se s F T DC: 59 c a se s T ra ditiona l: 11 c a se s 9% 9% 34% 27% 64% 57% Re unifie d Re linq uishe d T PR Re unifie d Re linq uishe d T PR No n-sig nific a nt diffe re nc e , p > .05 12

6/18/2018 Sta tus o f Ope n Ca se s F T DC: 70 c a se s T ra ditiona l: 18 c a se s 11% 17% 7% 5% 82% 78% Re unifie d Re linq uishe d Out o f Ho me Re unifie d Re linq uishe d Out o f Ho me No n-sig nific a nt diffe re nc e , p > .05 Ave ra g e T ime fro m Pe titio n to Re unific a tio n F T DC = 9.46 months T ra ditiona l = 12.42 months No n-sig nific a nt diffe re nc e , p > .05 13

6/18/2018 T ime fro m Pe titio n to Ca se Clo sure F T DC = 16.77 months T ra ditiona l = 18.35 months No n-sig nific a nt diffe re nc e , p > .05 Do ug la s Co unty F I RST Co urt Sa mple  F I RST Co urt  T ra ditio na l de pe nde nc y c o urt Me tho d  Pro fe ssio na l inte rvie ws  Co urt o b se rva tio ns 14

6/18/2018 F I RST : Pro fe ssio na l I nte rvie ws  Atto rne ys a nd c a se wo rke rs  E ve ry six mo nths  Spring , Summe r, & Winte r 2017  23 q ue stio ns a b o ut the c o urt  100 po int sc a le (0 = no t a t a ll/ c o mple te ly disa g re e , 100 = e xtre me ly/ c o mple te ly a g re e ) Atto rne y I nte rvie ws Spring 2017 Winte r 217 100 90 90 87 87 80 80 80 70 70 70 60 63 50 40 30 20 10 0 Ho w muc h d o yo u fe e l Ho w truste d is jud g e Ho w re sp e c te d a re yo u Ho w re sp e c te d a re like a me mb e r o f the in c o urt? in c o urt? o the r te a m? a tto rne ys/ c a se wo rke rs in c o urt? 15

6/18/2018 Atto rne y I nte rvie ws Spring 2017 Winte r 2017 100 90 88 80 80 70 73 75 72 68 60 68 50 40 30 20 25 10 0 Ho w muc h d o Ho w we ll d o e s the T o wha t e xte nt d o T o wha t e xte nt d o p a re nts p a rtic ip a te ? c o urt use time to yo u a g re e with yo u a g re e with a c hie ving jud g e 's d e c isio n jud g e 's d e c isio ns? p e rma ne nc y? ma king p ro c e ss? Ca se wo rke r I nte rvie ws Spring 2017 Summe r 2017 Winte r 2017 100 90 80 82 81 80 78 78 70 75 73 67 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 30 20 10 0 Ho w muc h d o yo u fe e l Ho w truste d is jud g e Ho w re sp e c te d a re yo u Ho w re sp e c te d a re like a me mb e r o f the in c o urt? in c o urt? o the r te a m? a tto rne ys/ c a se wo rke rs in c o urt? 16