{"image":"{staticroot}files\/pages\/veteranscourtimageweb-2.jpg","content":"<h1>Veterans Courts in Pennsylvania:&nbsp;An Alternative Solution for Difficult Issues | September 22, 2017<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>9:00-9:30&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Welcoming Remarks<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>&ndash; The Honorable Michael J. Stack, III, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Opening Speaker<\/strong> &ndash; The Honorable Michael J. Barrasse, President Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>9:30-10:30<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>Panel - A Primer on PTSD, TBI, Substance Abuse<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Moderator - Dave Sunday, York County Chief Deputy Prosecutor<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Post Traumatic Stress Disorder &ndash; Gelu Negrea, LCSW, Lebanon VA Medical Center<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Traumatic Brain Injury &ndash; Jessica Lightner, LCSW,&nbsp;Lebanon VA Medical Center<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Handouts: <\/strong>1.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BymfEiJJPcrTLUEzNGdRQV9vQk0\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concussion\/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder<\/a> | 2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BymfEiJJPcrTdk1ZdDNJWkZpUEk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness<\/a> | 3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BymfEiJJPcrTbXhDMTZGTVZKVjQ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traumatic Brain Injury Information<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Substance Abuse &ndash; Dr. Jamie Via, Psychologist, Lebanon VA Medical Center<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">The View from the Bench &ndash; The Honorable Patrick Dugan, Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>10:30-11:30<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Panel - Key Roles in Veterans Court Process<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Moderator &ndash; The Honorable Craig T. Trebilcock, Judge, York County Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Handouts: <\/strong>1.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTbHo0WGh3aTNURDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Orders of York Co. Veterans Court<\/a> | 2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTVjJvVTA1WFFBVlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten Tips for Starting a Veterans Treatment Court<\/a> | 3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTMnZ1bVhFaTdYakk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vet Court Orientation<\/a> | 4.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTYTVkZUo3cnJZbEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veteran's Court Orientation Questionnaire<\/a> | 5.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTRTdoQklYZzlyMTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veteran's Treatment Court Essays<\/a> | 6.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTSmhQVWlwOFk3SGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Treatment Courts Release of Information<\/a> | 7.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTLTAwR1FpbElHTmM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Court Manual<\/a>&nbsp;| 8.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTMDhobjZuWjhVMHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Drug Treatment Court Conditions<\/a>&nbsp;| 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTdGNhWkE2N3ZWLXM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Treatment Court Mentor Manual<\/a> | 10. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTN0lJUDFmdm1UTFU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Court Participant Manual (Dauphin Co.)<\/a> | 11.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTRXBILVdsVlZiUDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Court Participant Manual (York Co.)<\/a> | 12. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTSjVrX29UNnozTEk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Court Pamphlet (Dauphin Co.)<\/a> | 13. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTOEJBZ3c3TXFGR00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiver of Due Process<\/a> | 14.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTb19penFGVkpOakk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Treatment Court Program<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/judicial-administration\/court-programs\/veterans-courts\/volunteer-veteran-mentor-training-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Veteran Mentor Training Program<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Veterans Court Judge &ndash; The Honorable Joseph F. Sklarosky, Jr., Judge, Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Prosecutor &ndash; Ed Marsico &ndash; Dauphin County District Attorney<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Defense Counsel&nbsp;- Angela L. Fox-Holtzapple, Esq., Assistant Public Defender, Drug\/Mental Health\/Veterans Treatment Courts<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">The Role of the VA and Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists &ndash; Sarah Primak, LCSW, Lebanon VA Medical Center<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Mentors &ndash; Rick Hahn &ndash; Deputy &ndash; Mentor &ndash; York County<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>11:30-Noon<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Panel - Veterans Courts in Smaller Counties<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Presentation:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTbDBfakplSmFBT1E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Challenges and Solutions for the Rural Specialty Court<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">The Honorable Joseph J. Matika, Judge, Carbon County Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Rick Parsons, Carbon County Veterans Court Coordinator &amp; Chief Probation Officer<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>12:00 &ndash; 1:00&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Closing Speaker &amp; Lunch<\/em><\/strong> - The Honorable Debra McCloskey Todd, Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTV2k2cUpjSVBpc1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to Google Drive handouts folder.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p><strong><br \/>Event Sponsors<\/strong>:&nbsp; Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Federal Bar Association, Lt. Governor&rsquo;s Task Force on Veterans, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","box_content":""}