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RE DUCI NG JUDI CI AL ST RE SS WI T H RE F L E CT I VE PRACT I CE

Ho n. Eliza b e th C rnko vic h Je nnie C o le -Mo ssm a n LIMHP

I ntro duc tio ns

I n the I nte re st o f ….

Stre ss a nd judg ing

• L
• ne line ss
• No t b e ing a b le to g e t

suppo rt fro m ho me

• No t fe e ling sa fe to sa y the y

ne e d he lp

• Diffic ulty o pe ning up a b o ut

pe rso na l issue s

• Ho pe le ssne ss
• He lple ssne ss
• De pre ssio n a b o ut c a se s
• L

a rg e c a se lo a ds

• No njudg me nta l ro le
• Oso fsky (NCT

SN 2007 NCJF J pa ne l)

E mo tio na l la b o r

• Ba la nc ing e mo tio na l c o nte nt
• f the c a se s with the judg e ’ s
• wn e mo tio ns
• Pre ssure to re g ula te e mo tio n,

pro vide pro c e dura l fa irne ss, a nd b e a wa re o f b ia s

• Anle u, Ro ttma n, Ma c k 2016

Vic a rio us T ra uma

• Distre ss a sso c ia te d with

wo rking dire c tly with tra uma tize d pe o ple

• Re -e xpe rie nc ing
• Avo ida nc e
• Numb ing
• Pe rsiste nt a ro usa l

L ila Vrkle vski a nd Jo hn F ra nklin 2008

• 2008 NCT

SN Brie f fo und judg e s fe e l o ve rwhe lme d b y tra uma in the c o urtro o m

• Ne e ds o f the c hildre n a nd

fa milie s, syste m issue s, ta sk o f b a la nc ing ne e ds o f a c hild with the la w

• Ma king life a lte ring de c isio ns

while putting a side pe rso na l b e lie fs

T HI S I S US

• “I

g a ve a yo ung ma n te n ye a rs to da y. Yo ung e r tha n yo u. He sto le a T

• V. T

e n ye a rs fo r ste a ling a T V. I t wa sn’ t e ve n a g o o d T

• V. I

didn’ t wa nt to do it, just like I didn’ t wa nt to g ive five ye a rs to a diffe re nt fe lla ye ste rda y, fifte e n ye a rs to a no the r g uy the da y b e fo re tha t. I ’ m a judg e , a nd the stra ng e thing is I do n’ t ma ke the rule s. So ro und a nd ro und it g o e s. I kno w the e nding to e a c h o ne o f tho se sto rie s. And the y ha ve n’ t e ve n b e e n writte n ye t. I ’ m he re , Mr. Hill, b e c a use yo u sa id so me thing ye ste rda y, a nd it stuc k with me . Yo u sa id yo u we re the mo st disa ppo inte d ma n in the wo rld. And I a m he re to te ll yo u, I fe a r I a m a c lo se se c o nd Mr. Hill.

• Be c a use I

’ m the ma n who write s te rrib le sto rie s da y a fte r da y, a nd I c a n’ t c ha ng e the e nding s. And tha t, sir, is a ho rrib le disa ppo intme nt. So , I wa nt to se e if we c a n find yo u a diffe re nt e nding he re . I ’ m g o nna ta ke a c ha nc e o n yo u, g e t yo u o ut, g e t yo u he lp. I do n’ t e xpe c t yo u to b e pe rfe c t. I kno w yo u’ ll ma ke mista ke s, just like the re st o f us. But I will a sk o ne thing o f yo u.

• Mr Hill: Ye s, sir.
• Judg e : I

wa nt yo u to lo o k a t this to o tire d, to o o ld a nd to o fa t fa c e . L

• c k it in yo ur b ra in. And if yo u

e ve r sta rt he a ding to wa rd the e nding I do n’ t wa nt to write , I wa nt yo u to pic ture this ug ly o ld mug . Yo u c a n pic ture this fa c e , a nd yo u c a n ma ke a diffe re nt c ho ic e . Ca n yo u do tha t? Ca n yo u find me a diffe re nt e nding to yo ur sto ry?

Re fle c tive Pra c tic e

• A fra me wo rk fo r lo o king a t o ur wo rk
• Allo ws fo r e xa mina tio n o f tho ug hts, fe e ling s, a nd a c tio ns re la te d

to o ur wo rk

• Re la tio nship b a se d pra c tic e
• E

xa mine s o ur o wn e xpe rie nc e s to a ssist us in finding re silie nc y in the fa c e o f stre ss a t wo rk

• Strive to e nha nc e c ritic a l thinking a nd re fle c tive c a pa c ity

An Alg o rithm

• “T

he g o a ls o f re fle c tive pra c tic e a re to pro vide a pro fe ssio na l with a se lf- impro ve me nt a lg o rithm, a nd to inc re a se the c a pa c ity o f the individua l to e xe rc ise judg me nt in the pro fe ssio na l c o nte xt.”

• Ca se y, 2014, 321

F a c ilita ting Attune d I nte ra c tio ns

Wha t do e s it lo o k like ?

• Ca n b e do ne in g ro ups o r

individua lly

• Supe rvisio n o r Co nsulta tio n
• Ble nde d o r c o mple te ly

re fle c tive

• Re g ula rity
• Co nsiste nc y a nd struc ture
• Re fle c tive

Ho w Did we Ge t he re

• Judg e Crnko vic h pre vio usly pre side d o ve r juve nile drug c o urt a nd

de pe nde nc y drug c o urt.

• T

ra ining a nd e duc a tio n le a ding to a ne w wa y o f thinking a b o ut inte ra c ting with c o urt pa rtic ipa nts

• E

xpe rie nc e s in drug c o urts tha t we wa nte d to re plic a te in a ll c a se s

• NRPVYC Ne e ds Asse ssme nt do ne fo r Judg e Crnko vic h’ s c o urt

Ne e ds Asse ssme nt

Ma jo r F inding s

• Po o r trust a nd re spe c t

a mo ng the pa rtie s, judg e , a nd pa re nts.

• Pa re nts a nd pa rtie s wa nt

mo re re g ula r, o ng o ing c o nta c t with the c o urt Re c o mme nda tio ns

• Ho ld mo nthly c o urt te a m

me e ting s

• Co nduc t ra ndo m a ssig nme nt
• f c a se s to the tra c k
• Appo int/ inc lude c a se

ma na g e rs a nd a tto rne ys suppo rtive o f the tra c k

• Spo nso r e duc a tio n a nd

spe c ia lize d tra ining fo r a ll

• Ho ld q ua rte rly sta ke ho lde rs

me e ting s

F irst Co urt

• T

he na me F I RST Co urt (F a mily I nvo lve d Re ha b ilita tio n & Se rvic e s T ra c k) wa s c ho se n to e mpha size tha t the g o a l o f this pro c e ss is no t o nly to put fa milie s first b ut to ma ke kno wn the b e lie f b y a ll tho se invo lve d tha t fa milie s ha ve to b e a t the fo re fro nt o f the wo rk b e ing do ne . F a milie s ne e d to drive a ny e ffo rt to wa rd c ha ng e in o rde r fo r it to b e susta ina b le . T he syste m sho uld o nly b e a to o l to a ssist the m in ide ntifying a nd prio ritizing the ir ne e ds, a nd in pro viding the m the se rvic e s to ma ke de sire d c ha ng e s. T he lo g o de pic ting fa mily me mb e r ho lding o n to o ne a no the r sig nifie s the inte rc o nne c te dne ss a nd inte rde pe nde nc e o f e a c h me mb e r to the o the rs. Only thro ug h he a lthy inte rc o nne c te dne ss c a n the g o a l o f sa fe ty, we ll-b e ing a nd pe rma ne nc e fo r c hildre n b e a c hie ve d.

Re fle c tive Pra c tic e in F irst Co urt

• Re fle c tive Pra c tic e wa s

pro vide d to supe rviso rs a nd c a se wo rke rs

• Atto rne ys re c e ive re fle c tive

c o nsulta tio n

• Judg e re c e ive s re fle c tive

c o nsulta tio n

• Judg e a nd supe rviso rs a re

tra ine d in re fle c tive c o nsulta tio n

• F

AN is inc o rpo ra te d into te a m me e ting s with fa milie s

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