A Recovery Court Podcast

Join Kristin and Trish in an exciting new episode, where they explore how the Snap Ed, Tennessee Extension Program can help your participants achieve physical wellness. Special guest Eboné Colclough shares invaluable insights on how the program can enhance your recovery court participants' journey to overall wellness. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about taking your program to the next level! Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Join me as I talk with Judge Lee Bussart about what it's like to start a recovery court, including the unexpected challenges, opportunities, and rewards that go along with it.  Judge Bussart also shares great advice for the legwork that must be done prior to implementation.   Even if you are a seasoned recovery court professional, you will appreciate the candor, wisdom, and passion Judge Bussart shares in this interview. Judge Lee Bussart is the General Sessions and Juvenile judge in Marshall County, Tennessee.  She presides over a recovery court and will be implementing a Mental Health Court in the next several months.   

Join me for a chat with Ginger Wells, the first graduate of the 22nd Judicial District Recovery Court.  Ginger is now a Hybrid Lifeline Coordinator in Tennessee, helping people connect to treatment and recovery in her service area and anywhere else she needs to.   Ginger knows what it's like to be in the hopeless revolving door of addiction and criminal justice.  She also knows what it's like to get a chance to change it.  If you want to know more about the Tennessee Lifeline Peer Project, you can find it here. 

What are the advantages to adding the PharmChek Sweat patch to your drug testing strategies? Listen to Judge Greg Pinski, a retired judge from Montana, discuss how the sweat patch was used in his adult and veterans treatment courts.  Hear from expert Sean Shea as he answers some of the product questions a recovery court professional might have when considering the patch.  If you use the sweat patch in your program, are considering it, or just want to be more educated about what's available in drug testing, this conversation was a lot of fun but also educational.  If you want to follow up and find out more information, you can always check PharmChek's site here.

Join us as we interview Clarence McGuire, Jr., the Treatment Director of the 32nd Judicial District DWI/Drug Court in Louisiana, and Chuck Orms with Corrisoft as we talk about the case study conducted in Clarence's district using Corrisoft tech and the improved outcomes from that study.  For more information on Corrisoft's products, like AIR that's discussed in the podcast,  you can contact Chuck at corms@corrisoft.com.  There's also more information on their website https://corrisoft.com/air-product-suite/

Join me as I chat with Bryan Owens with the Shelby County General Sessions Recovery Court (Memphis) about how Crossfit and Yoga was implemented for participants.  Bryan talk about how it all got started and he witnesses in participants who take advantage of the offer.  In the interview, Bryan mentions a group called The Phoenix, which is a National Sober Active Community,  so I've included their website here for anyone interested in taking a look.  While Shelby County did not do exactly what The Phoenix has done nationally, the idea is the same: to provide a safe space for people with substance use disorder to work out, connect, and thrive.

Lauren and Marie cohost as they chat with Trish Breeding, Director of the Rutherford County Recovery Court Programs, about providing in-house services, and the blessings and challenges of doing so.  Lauren Berens is the Director of the Davidson County General Sessions Treatment Court in Nashville, TN., and is co-hosting this special series specifically for directors and coordinators.  Enjoy!

This is the first of a new series of podcasts focusing on topics of interest for recovery court directors.  Please join Marie and her co-host for this series, Lauren Berens, Director of the Davidson County General Sessions Recovery Court, as they chat with Director of the Sumner County Recovery Court, Tracye Bryant, about graduations.  We hope you enjoy!

Listen to a great conversation with Blount County Library Director, K.C. Williams, Education Director, Ari Baker, and Recovery Court Treatment Specialists Stephanie Monday and Stina Nesbit as they share about their partnership from idea to implementation and how it has changed over the last few years.  You can find the curriculum for the life skills program at the library's website here.  Also included here is the publication that featured library/community partnerships like this one . Enjoy! 

Join TARCP as we chat with Kaylin Flamm, an Occupational Therapist that works with the 16th Judicial District Recovery Courts in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  As an OT, Kaylin has a unique perspective she brings to the table when working with recovery court clients.  Have a listen, and hope you enjoy!

This podcast in an interview with Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Faith Based Initiatives and Special Projects Director, Dr. Monty Burks.  The Lifeline and Faith-based staff already work with recovery courts in Tennessee, but there are more ways to collaborate to help recovery court participants be successful.  This conversation explores ways in which the partnerships between these systems can more fully develop to be of greater service.  For more information on the the programs Monty discusses in the podcast visit the following sites:https://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/substance-abuse-services/treatment---recovery/treatment---recovery/lifeline-peer-project.htmlhttps://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/substance-abuse-services/faith-based-initiatives.htmlEdit: I state in the interview that there are 98 counties in Tennessee.  There are actually 95.  

Join TARCP Executive Director Marie Crosson in a chat with Rian Massie, Coordinator for the 25th Judicial District Recovery Court, and Bailey Laughlin, Case Manager, as they discuss the ins and outs of implementing telehealth services for recovery court participants during a pandemic.

Join TARCP as we talk with Judge Bratton Cook, presiding judge of the Dekalb County Adult and Juvenile Recovery Courts, and his Coordinator, Kate Arnold.  Dekalb County has been having Drive Through Court for the past few months, so we check in with them to see how it's going.

Please join TARCP and Chad Curtis, our social work intern from Lipscomb, as we chat with Doug Beecham, Co-Director of the 23rd Judicial District Recovery Court Program as they discuss the recovery court that Doug himself graduated from. TARCP would like to thank Chad and Doug for their participation in the first ever TARCP podcast! Please be patient while we work to improve the quality of our audio each time. We're new at this! If you have a topic you would like to hear about or if you are interested in being interviewed on our podcast, contact Marie at marie.crosson@tarcp.org.