Conference Agenda
2025 TASC Annual Conference
Please Note: This agenda is tentative and subject to change.
Monday, March 24, 2025
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Monday,
9:00am–11:00am
Aransas
BOD Meeting
Monday,
12:00pm–5:30pm
Registration Open
Monday,
1:00pm–1:30pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Welcome & Intro
Monday,
1:30pm–2:30pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Plenary Session #1
Standard IV Overview - Phase Structure
Judge Rick A. Williams (All Rise)
Monday,
2:30pm–2:45pm
Break
Monday,
2:45pm–4:00pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Workshop Session #1 (ADULT)
Treatment Court Data: How to Capture, Use It, & Engage Community Partners
Lisa M. Williams (NCSC)
Monday,
2:45pm–4:00pm
Nueces A
Workshop Session #1 (VET)
Transforming Trauma Into Triumph for Our Veterans
Dr. Kenneth Robinson (CCI)
Monday,
2:45pm–4:00pm
Bayview
Workshop Session #1 (JUV/FAM)
Adolescent & Family Recovery Capital 101 for JDTCs & FDTCs - Part 1
Martha-Elin Blomquist, Ph.D. (NCJFCJ) & Nancy Castillo
Monday,
2:45pm–4:00pm
Aransas
Workshop Session #1 (RECOV)
Not About Us Without Us: The Voices of Family Drug Court Alumni Panel
Francesca Nadalini
Monday,
2:45pm–4:00pm
Nueces B
Workshop Session #1 (MISC)
That's Confidential: The Roles & Responsibilities of Prosecutors & Defense Attorneys in Treatment Courts (Ethics)
Judge Rick A. Williams & Mike Loeffler (All Rise)
Monday,
4:00pm–4:15pm
Break
Monday,
4:15pm–5:30pm
Nueces B
Workshop Session #2 (ADULT)
Leveraging University Partnerships
Kevin Edwards & Dr. Haley Zettler
Monday,
4:15pm–5:30pm
Nueces A
Workshop Session #2 (VET)
Identifying Justice-involved Military Early & Accurately, Connecting With Creative Resources, & Respecting Military Experiences in Treatment Courts
Lisa M. Williams (NCSC)
Monday,
4:15pm–5:30pm
Bayview
Workshop Session #2 (JUV/FAM)
Adolescent & Family Recovery Capital 101 for JDTCs & FDTCs - Part 2
Martha-Elin Blomquist, Ph.D. (NCJFCJ) & Nancy Castillo
Monday,
4:15pm–5:30pm
Aransas
Workshop Session #2 (RECOV)
Recovery Support Services - Peer Coaching Works!
Justin Holland & Trinity Moore
Monday,
4:15pm–5:30pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Workshop Session #2 (MISC)
The Importance of Team Building
Dr. Kenneth Robinson (CCI)
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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Tuesday,
7:30am–8:30am
Aransas
AA Meeting
Tuesday,
8:30am–10:00am
Corpus Christi Ballroom
President's Award Breakfast & TASC Business Meeting
Tuesday,
10:00am–11:00am
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Plenary Session #2
The New Drug Trend of “Dabbing,” the Use of E-Cigarettes, & Edibles in the Drug World
Tall Cop
Tuesday,
11:00am–1:00pm
Lunch (On Your Own)
Tuesday,
1:00pm–2:15pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Workshop Session #3 (ADULT)
MAT & MOUD in Treatment Courts
Corina Freitas (NCSC)
Tuesday,
1:00pm–2:15pm
Aransas
Workshop Session #3 (VET)
Risk Needs Responsivity Model in Veteran Treatment Courts
Terri Williams & Cynthia Gray
Tuesday,
1:00pm–2:15pm
Nueces A
Workshop Session #3 (JUV/FAM)
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines: An Overview & Pathway to Better Outcomes
Martha-Elin Blomquist, Ph.D. (NCJFCJ)
Tuesday,
1:00pm–2:15pm
Bayview
Workshop Session #3 (RECOV)
The Case for Fathers: Building a Father-Friendly Court
Dallin Belt (HHSC)
Tuesday,
1:00pm–2:15pm
Nueces B
Workshop Session #3 (MISC)
Life After Death: Overcoming Childhood Trauma
LaTasha Williams (Cheryl's Voice)
Tuesday,
2:15pm–2:30pm
Break
Tuesday,
2:30pm–3:45pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Plenary Session #3
When Sanctions & Incentives Don't Work: Responding to Addiction Driven Non-Compliance
Vanessa Matthews (All Rise)
Tuesday,
3:45pm–4:00pm
Break
Tuesday,
4:00pm–5:15pm
Bayview
Workshop Session #4 (MISC)
How to Partner With Your County to Maximize Support for Your Specialty Court
Judge Aurora Martinez Jones & Brook Son
Tuesday,
4:00pm–5:15pm
Nueces A
Workshop Session #4 (MISC)
An Inside Look at Support Initiatives, BeST Assessment/Peer Review Process, & Grant Application Review
Erin Morgan, Amber Gregory, Judge Elizabeth Rainey
Tuesday,
4:00pm–5:15pm
Aransas
Workshop Session #4 (MISC)
DV/IPV Language Matters
Amber Middleton & Lindy Hall
Tuesday,
4:00pm–5:15pm
Nueces B
Workshop Session #4 (MISC)
Engaging Families, Schools, & Community
Martha-Elin Blomquist, Ph.D. (NCJFCJ) & Nancy Castillo
Tuesday,
4:00pm–5:15pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Workshop Session #4 (MISC)
10 Guiding Principles in '25: Examining Effective Practices With High-Risk/High-Need Impaired Drivers
Jessica Lange (All Rise)
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Wednesday,
7:00am–8:00am
Aransas
AA Meeting
Wednesday,
7:30am–8:30am
Bayview
Judicial Breakfast
Wednesday,
7:30am–8:30am
Continental Breakfast
Wednesday,
8:30am–9:30am
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Plenary Session #4
Evaluation 101 for Treatment Court Researchers: What to Collect & How to Measure It
Tara Casanova Powell (All Rise)
Wednesday,
9:30am–9:45am
Break
Wednesday,
9:45am–10:45am
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Workshop Session #5 (ADULT)
10-ish Things You Might Not Know Best Practices Tells Courts to Do
Judge Elizabeth Rainey
Wednesday,
9:45am–10:45am
Aransas
Workshop Session #5 (VET)
Intimate Partner Violence in VTCs
Casey Taft, Ph.D (NCSC)
Wednesday,
9:45am–10:45am
Nueces A
Workshop Session #5 (JUV/FAM)
Family Treatment Court Guidelines
Judge Aurora Martinez Jones & Amber Middleton
Wednesday,
9:45am–10:45am
Bayview
Workshop Session #5 (RECOV)
Building a Stronger Recovery: Family Engagement & Involvement Multidimensional Family Therapy, An Evidence-Based Program
Doris Perdomo-Johnson (NCSC)
Wednesday,
9:45am–10:45am
Nueces B
Workshop Session #5 (MISC)
Trauma Informed Care Responses While Maintaining Specialty Court Program Integrity
Elizabeth Mederos & Linda Milburn
Wednesday,
10:45am–11:00am
Break
Wednesday,
11:00am–12:00pm
Corpus Christi Ballroom
Plenary Session #5
Is Your Court Really Trauma Informed?
Doris Perdomo-Johnson & Judge Peggy Davis (NCSC)
