Center staff Karen Otis and Courtney Williams delivered a presentation at the 13th annual Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Enhancement Training on September 12-14, 2023 in Palm Springs, California titled "Strength-Based Language: Understanding the Impact of Word Choice on Treatment Court Outcomes". In this session, attendees learned how the way treatment court team members speak to and about court participants can impact their success. Research has shown that language has the power to exacerbate or lessen stigma, alter participant perceptions of court and treatment, and impact the quality of treatment provided. Examining how team members speak to and about participants is a best practice that all treatment court teams can implement to improve outcomes in their court. Recovery language evolves and, therefore, should be an ongoing focus of every treatment court team’s process. This presentation discussed the current research on the relationship between language and participant success. Recommendations on how to change the language used by treatment court teams when talking to and about participants were provided.
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