Conference Agenda

Schedule of Events

* All times are Central Standard Time. 

Pre-Conference: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

10 a.m. | Judges Only: Semi-Structured Discussion Among Treatment Court Judges 
Moderator

11 a.m. | Lunch for Judges

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

11:30 a.m. | Welcome: Presentation of Colors, National Anthem
Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen (scheduled)

11:45 a.m. | Barbeque and Sweet Tea
Lt. Doug Varnell

1 p.m. | Break

1:15 p.m. | Building and Maintaining Your Team Roles
Vanessa Matthews

2:30 p.m. | Albert Awards
Noreen Plumage

3 p.m. | Break

3:15 p.m. | Workshop: Steering Committee & Advisory Board
Desiree Hermocillo

4:30 p.m. | When Incentives and Sanctions Don’t Work: Responding to Addiction-Driven Noncompliance
Vanessa Matthews

5:45 p.m. | Conclude for the Day

Thursday, November 6, 2025

8 a.m. | Face It Together
Kattie Lail

9 a.m. | Reliable Monitoring of Substance Use
Garry Metcalf

10:15 a.m. | Break

10:30 a.m. | Collaborative Case Planning
Helen Feroli 

11:30 a.m. | Lunch

12:30 p.m. | Co-Occurring or Mental Health Court: It’s the Same Thing, Right? 
Helon Feroli 

1:30 p.m. | Intimate Partner Violence
SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault

2:30 p.m. | Workshop Report Out: Steering Committee & Advisory Board
Desiree Hermocillo and Noreen Plumage

3:15 p.m. Closing Ceremony/Retiring of Colors