Judge John Romero and Toni McKinley discuss the behavior of youth who have survived sex trafficking or other forms of trauma. They discuss how understanding youth behavior in the context of their experiences allows judges…
Guilt, shame, and stigma are the results of trauma and exploitation. Young people who have survived child sex trafficking will present in court carrying the weight of the guilt, shame, and stigma associated with their…
NCJFCJ and Toni McKinley, MA, LPC present this 90-minute webinar and Q&A session. Youth who have experienced trafficking have endured intense and prolonged traumatization. This trauma fundamentally rewrites the central nervous system of people who…
On December 14th, 2021, the National Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges (NCJFCJ) held the third of a special three-part national conversation focused on addressing racial equity and redefining poverty and neglect in the…
An overview of the legal rights and protections of immigrant children who are victims of commercial sex trafficking. The first session provides participants with resources and tools to assist judges in providing assistance to immigrant…
On December 6th, 2021, the National Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges (NCJFCJ) held the second of a special three-part national conversation focused on addressing racial equity and redefining poverty and neglect in the…
An overview of the legal rights and protections of immigrant children who are victims of commercial sex trafficking. The first session provides participants with resources and tools to assist judges in providing assistance to immigrant…
On November 30th, 2021, the National Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges (NCJFCJ) held the first of a special three-part national conversation focused on addressing racial equity and redefining poverty and neglect in child…
This webinar is designed to provide judges, attorneys, and court professionals a better understanding of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), what it is, use of terms, and considerations when managing cases where AUD is present. This…
This webinar, taught by Wendy Schiller will focus on how incentives can be a powerful motivator for change. But, in order to be effective, an incentive needs to be meaningful to the person receiving it.…
This webinar, presented by Jennifer Wyatt and Margaret Soukup, uses newly published resources that focus on using motivational interviewing skills to support behavior change in youth who are involved in juvenile drug treatment courts. These…
This webinar taught by Jacqueline van Wormer and James Puckett will help JDTC programs and staff understand JDTC client behavior through the lens of adolescent development, racism, trauma, and substance use. This webinar will familiarize…