A Look Inside Adolescent Drug Courts: Motivation and Beyond
This webinar is for professionals working in the legal system, juvenile justice, and youth treatment programs. This may encompass judges, attorneys, social workers, probation officers, and other individuals involved in juvenile drug treatment courts and related services.
This webinar explores the evolution of juvenile drug treatment courts. Where the legal system has too failed many who enter it, practices that focus on client engagement and behavior change (such as Motivational Interviewing) have improved outcomes.
Jennifer Wyatt and Margaret Soukup are the authors of Motivational Interviewing Skills in Action for Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Teams. During the webinar, they share highlights from that publication that are specific to youths and applicable to other settings. Attendees will receive a download of this document. This webinar is for you if you have ever wondered what to do when the youth in front of you only seems to say, “I don’t know.”
Who's Presenting
Jennifer Wyatt, LMHC, MAC, SUDP
Jennifer G. Wyatt, LMHC, MAC, SUDP has extensive clinical experience utilizing evidence-based practices with youth and adults in outpatient, residential, and secure settings. She provides training, technical assistance, fidelity monitoring, and clinical consultation for professionals implementing Motivational Interviewing; Motivational Enhancement Therapy; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Ms. Wyatt works for the King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) in Seattle, WA and has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2012.
Margaret Soukup, MFT
Margaret Soukup, MFT, works for King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division. She is managing an innovative School-based SBIRT initiative in approximately 50 middles schools across King County. Prior, she served as the Manager for King County Juvenile Drug Court and other public health alternatives to incarceration. Her experience includes working with youth, families, and professionals in various capacities: direct service, training, program development and evaluation and supervision. Margaret has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2012.