Montana Treatment Court Conference
September 23-25, 2026
Broadcasted Tele-services-Zoom

Wednesday – September 23, 2026

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9:00 a.m – 9:30 a.m.  VIDEO

                                                Opening Ceremony

  • Jake Lapke – Montana Statewide Treatment Court Coordinator
  • Dave McAlpin – Court Administrator Welcome
  • Cory Swanson – Chief Justice – Welcome
  • The Impact of Treatment Court - Personal Stories by Those Who Live and Serve Treatment Courts

 

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Big Sky, Big Impact:  The Power of Treatment Court Work 
Julie Seitz and James Eberspacher, Impaired Driving Solutions

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10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.         Break

 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       Breakout Sessions

1) Coordinator 101: Roles in the New Standards - Description - Slides 
VIDEO
Lisa Williams – National Center for State Courts

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2) Helping Families Thrive: Economic Stability and Concrete Supports for Families  - Description - Slides 
VIDEO
Alexis Balkey and Andrea Sivanich, Children and Family Futures

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3) Coping with Loss Toolkit - Description 
VIDEO
Robert Mitchell, Justice for Vets

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4) Building and Maintaining a Therapeutic Alliance 
VIDEO
Julie Seitz, Impaired Driving Solutions

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5) Strengthening Motivation to Support Behavior Change 
VIDEO
Paul Bowen, All Rise – Treatment Court Institute

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12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.         Lunch

                         

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 

Plenary Session: Incentives, Sanctions and Service Adjustments--What’s changed in the BPS Revisions - Description - Slides 
VIDEO
Vanessa Matthews – All Rise – Treatment Court Institute

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2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.          Break

 

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.         Breakout Session

6) Building a Strong Recovery Community in Rural Areas - Description - Slides 
VIDEO
Helen Feroli, All Rise  

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7) Medication-Assisted Treatment in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Courts:  Ethics, Screening, Options, Outcomes - Slides 
VIDEO
Dr. William Reiter, Odessey Program

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8) Helping without Burning Out - Slides 
VIDEO
Kathy Mangan, Red Willow Learning Center

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9) Strategic Planning for Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts 
VIDEO
Paul Bowen, All Rise - Treatment Court Institute

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10) DIMS--Can Data Tell Us When a Participant is Beginning to Struggle? - Slides 
VIDEO
Vivek Jha,  Datagain Systems, Jake Lapke, Office of the Court Administrator

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4:00 p.m.         Adjourn

Thursday, September 24, 2026

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9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.         Introduction and House Keeping

                       

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.        

Impact of Motivational Interviewing for Treatment Court Professionals - Description - Slides 
Shane Wolf, Director of E-Learning, All Rise

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10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.       Break

 

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.     Breakout Sessions

11) Clinical Stability and Early Remission 
Julie Seitz, Impaired Driving Solutions

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12) Becoming a More Trauma Responsive Court - Description 
Zach Vicha – Justice for Vets

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13) There’s No I in Team: Team Dynamics and Conflict Resolution - Slides - Handout 
Danielle Young, National Center for State Courts

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14) Early Intervention, Lasting Change: A Family-Centered Cross-Systems Approach to Domestic Violence, Substance Use, and Child Welfare Involvement - Description - Slides 
Alexis Balkey and Marissa Colliflower, Child and Family Futures

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15) Strategies for Operationalizing New Standards:  Measurement-Informed Care and Integrated Case Management in Drug Courts - Description  - Slides - Slides2 - Handout 
Mona Sumner, Addictions Consulting Group

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12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.         Lunch

 

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.           

New Phase Structure - Description - Slides
Venessa Matthews, All Rise, Treatment Court Institute
Dawn Boulding, All Rise, Treatment Court Institute 

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2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.          Break  

 

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.         Breakout sessions

 

16) Law Enforcement Role in a Treatment Court:  From Initial Contact to Recovery Capital - Description 
Jessie Holton, All Rise, Impaired Driving Solutions

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17) Multiple Medical Needs - Description 
Zach Vicha – Justice For Vets

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18) From Triggers to Trust:  Trauma-Informed Practices Every Community Supervision Officer Should Know - Slides 
Danielle Young-National Center for State Courts

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19) Engaging the Whole Family...That Includes Fathers! - Description - Slides 
Rob Rosenhaus, Child and Family Futures

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20) This is Why We Do What We Do:  A Tribal Perspective
Durand Bear Medicine, Courts Assisting Military Offenders

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3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.         Close out and adjourn

Friday, September 25, 2026

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9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.          Opening and House Keeping

 

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.         Breakout sessions                             

21) Perspectives on Impaired Driving:  Integrating Mental Health, Co-Occurring Disorders, and Evidence-Based Interventions 
James Eberspacher, Impaired Driving Solutions

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22) Military Sexual Trauma--Employing Interventions That Enhance Outcomes - Description 
Zach Vicha - Justice for Vets  

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23) Coordinator 201:  Skill-Building - Slides
Lisa Williams, National Center for State Courts

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24) From Missed to Managed: Helping FTC’s Resolve Co-Occurring Disorders Effectively - Description - Slides 
Alexis Blakey and Marissa Colliflower, Child and Family Futures

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25) Constitutional and legal issues - Description - Slides
Hon. Casey Clevenger

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10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.         Break

                                              

10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Plenary Session - Drug Testing 101 and the New Revisions -Description - Slides - Handout 1 - Handout 2 - Handout 3
Paul Cary, University of Missouri

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12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.         Break

 

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.         Breakout Session

 

26) SCRAM--Sweat Patch Certification for Rural Practitioners - Slides - Handout 1 - Handout 2
Kimberly Henderson, Director of Customer Success, Melissa Bosch and Technical Team, Alcohol Monitoring Systems/SCRAM

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27) New User Interface--DIMS 
Vivek Jha, Datagain Systems

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28) Importance of Certified Recovery Homes for Treatment Court Participants 
Peter Maney, Recovery Access Montana; Stephen Ferguson, Crosswinds Recovery; Don Roberts, Never Alone Recovery Services

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29) Questions, Discussion, and Answers to Ethical Quandaries 
Fred Snodgrass, Frontier Law; Juli Pierce, LP Law; Hon. Jessica Fehr

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30) Effective Treatment Modalities for Treatment Courts - Slides
Heather Hundtoft, Boyd Andrew Community Services

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1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.         Wrap–Up Announcements with Jake Lapke

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