2024 Intoxicated Driver Program Assessor Conference
Monday, May 13, 2024 | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
A Virtual Event via Zoom
Health and Human Services


Monday, May 13, 2024​ | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
A Virtual Event via Zoom

​Details


The Intoxicated Driver Program (IDP) is designed to provide education or treatment to people convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, with the intent of reducing re-offending. The IDP Assessor Conference is typically held in spring each year. It is an opportunity for IDP assessors to get updates from DHS on policy and legislative changes and increase knowledge and skills as it relates to IDP. Per Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 62, each assessor shall successfully complete a minimum of 6 hours of continuing education each year. The conference provides the required CEUs for assessors to satisfy this requirement each year. The Annual IDP Assessor Conference is sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

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To read 2024 session descriptions, please click on the drop-down menus below. 

Morning Plena​ry Sessions

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Welcome

Welcoming remarks and an overview of the conference.

Presenter: TBD

Biography:

9-10:30 a.m. | High in Plain Sight

Presenter: Jermaine Galloway,​

Biography:
Officer Galloway, a Texan, known nationally as the Tall Cop, has worked in substance abuse prevention and education for over 20 years. After playing Division I basketball and receiving his BA in Sociology from the University of San Francisco, he worked as a law enforcement officer for 18 years. His various assignments included: alcohol compliance and enforcement, CSI, DUI task force, officer mentoring, and a field training officer. In 2007, Jermaine started the company known as “Tall Cop Says Stop™”. The Tall Cop has conducted trainings in every US state and Canada, and currently devotes thousands of hours each year to training professionals and communities on drug and alcohol prevention, education, and enforcement. The Tall Cop is unique in that he spends hundreds of hours with “boots on the ground” highlighting drug culture in various communities. To date, the Tall Cop has trained more than 800,000 professional and community members. The Tall Cop has conducted more than 8,400 community scans, identifying the drug culture and climate. His program, “High in Plain Sight”, is a nationally recognized program, that provides training, education, and enforcement strategies for community substance abuse issues. Additionally, Jermaine Galloway has published articles, been referenced in books, and has been highlighted in many media interviews. The Tall Cop’s fast-paced and high-energy class provides attendees with an unparalleled learning experience! At the end of 2023, Galloway Started a podcast to provide education to everyone. The Tall Cop Says Stop Podcast can be found on both Spotify and Apple platforms. Most recently, at the beginning of 2024, Jermaine has been certified as an International Instructor by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

10:45-11:30 a.m. | Marijuana and Other Drug Trends in Wisconsin

Presenter: Kayla Neumann, Director of Forensic Toxicology, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Biography: 

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Traffic Safety Schools

​​Presenter(s): Robin Rupp, Associate Dean, Gateway Technical College and Krissa Reeves, Associate Dean, Chippewa Valley Technical College

​Biography: 

Afternoon Plenary Sessions

1-2 p.m. | TBD

​Presenter:

Biography:

2-2:30 p.m. | IDP Best Practices

Presenter: Kristi Obmascher, Executive Program Development Manager, UW-Continuing Studies

Biography: 

2:45-4:15 p.m. | IDP Best Practices (Continued)

Presenter: Kristi Obmascher, Executive Program Development Manager, UW-Continuing Studies​

Biography: Kristi Obmascher is program director for behavioral health programming at UW-Madison Continuing Studies. She spent over 25 years raising awareness, providing education, supporting families, and conducting research related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). She currently directs the Intoxicated Driver Program-Approved Training for Wisconsin's IDP assessors, supervisors, and coordinators.​

4:15-4:30 pm | Closing

Closing remarks. 

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Zoom Video Conferencing


You do not need any special software or equipment to attend other than computer speakers or headphones. You will connect to the Zoom session via a web link that will be provided a few days prior to the class. Within Zoom, we have the ability to pair you into small discussion groups for round table discussions. Therefore, a webcam and microphone (or telephone) will be helpful but is not required. Zoom is very easy to use. 


Need help with using Zoom? Click here for our Zoom Tutorial Help page! 

Registrants are responsible for ensuring they have the minimum computer standards for participating in the virtual Continuing Education program via Zoom. Sign up for a free Zoom account by clicking here. Zoom works best with Chrome or Firefox. UW-Stevens Point and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services are not responsible for registrant technological issues, including but not limited to, inadequate bandwidth and/or registrant equipment malfunction.

​Contact Information


If you have questions about the schedule, please contact Katie Behl, IDP Coordinator at Katie.Behl@dhs.wisconsin.gov.​  DHS IDP webpage: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/idp/index.htm.

If you have registration questions, please contact UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education at uwspce-conf@uwsp.edu.

​Cancellation Policy

​Cancellations & Substitutions: Full refunds granted upon receipt of written request to uwspce-conf@uwsp.edu can be requested up to Monday, May 6, 2024. No refunds will be offered on or after May 6, 2024. Substitutions can be made at any time, but no-shows will be responsible for the full fee.​​