A Recovery Court Podcast

Recovery Reinvented: Integrating Physical Health for Enhanced Wellbeing

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!

A Chat with Marshall County Judge Lee Bussart

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.

Chat with Hybrid Lifeline Coordinator and Recovery Court Graduate, Ginger Wells

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 [https://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/substance-abuse-services/treatment---recovery/treatment---recovery/lifeline-peer-project.html].

Drug Testing Strategies: A Chat with Judge Greg Pinski and Sean Shea About the PharmChek Sweat Patch

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 [https://www.pharmchek.com/].

How a Louisiana treatment court successfully used smartphone technology to reduce participant time in Phase 1 by 40%: A 12 Month Case Study

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/ [https://corrisoft.com/air-product-suite/]