Online Learning Center

The 2020 Handle with Care Conference is going virtual this year with one 90-minute session at a time every week. You will be able to attend every session this year. No more having to choose from one out of six breakout sessions and wish you could have attended them all!

Check out the sessions on the website: http://handlewithcarewv.org/2020-virtual-conference.php

If you are a Law Enforcement Officer, Judge, Prosecutor, Attorney, Social Worker, Medical Professional, Treatment Provider, Educator, Counsellor, Victim Advocate, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Probation/Parole Officer, Corrections Officer, Public Health Official, CAC, or work in the field of prevention, this conference will enhance your knowledge and skill in working these very difficult child abuse and neglect cases from a trauma-informed perspective.

All 45 sessions will be delivered most Wednesdays from August 2020 through June 2021 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. You will be able to register for individual sessions at $10 each. If you would like to purchase all 45 sessions for $150, contact Jenny Lancaster at jenny@terzettocreative.com.

Attendance certificates and CEUs will be provided and there is also an option to receive graduate credits from Concord University.

For additional information, please contact Director Andrea Darr, Andrea.L.Darr@wvsp.gov.

Despite a recent increase in MAT in criminal justice settings, comprehensive medication-assisted treatment (offering all three MAT medications) is still underutilized in jails, prisons, and reentry programs. Often, misconceptions about MAT may deter its use in criminal justice settings. Barriers to MAT, such as lack of funding, lack of buy-in from staff, and other challenges, also hinder the implementation of MAT.

This webinar will discuss documented misconceptions and barriers to MAT found in criminal justice settings and cover opportunities for reframing misconceptions and developing solutions to overcome these barriers. Researchers and practitioners will:

• Describe three common misconceptions and barriers to implementing MAT in criminal justice settings.
• Discuss one way to reframe a common misconception regarding MAT in criminal justice settings.
• List potential solutions for a barrier to providing MAT in criminal justice settings.