Connecticut * Delaware * District of Columbia * Maryland * New Jersey * New York * Pennsylvania
Saving Horses, Saving Lives
SUMMARY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
PRESENTERS:
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Diana Pikulski, VP External Affairs Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
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Judi Coyne- TRF Second Chances Vocational Instructor and Farm Manager, Central Maryland Correctional Facility
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Sgt. Nelson Myers- Central Maryland Correctional Facility
BIOGRAPHIES:
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Diana Pikulski was named Executive Director of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) in January 1997. She currently serves as the Vice President of External Affairs and is also a member of the Board of Directors. She oversaw the initiation of the TRF’s horse adoption program in 1998 and expanded the groundbreaking TRF Second Chances Program from one facility to ten. A native of Middletown, NJ and the daughter of a mounted policeman, she received a bachelor’s degree from Drew University in Madison, NJ in 1984. She received a law degree from Vermont Law School in 1987. Ms.
Pikulski practiced civil and criminal litigation for 10 years and was the President of the Vermont Association of Criminal
Defense Attorneys. She also organized the first ongoing Free Legal Clinic in Vermont. Ms. Pikulski has showed jumpers and evented off-track Thoroughbreds her entire adult life and competed on the equestrian team during her college years; she still enjoys riding horses with her daughter, Harper. She resides in Saratoga Springs and Shushan, NY with her husband, Robert
Duncan, and daughter, Harper Hutchins. She cares for eight retired Thoroughbreds.
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Judi Coyne has been in love with horses since her father took her to the race track as a small child. She competed Off the
Track Thoroughbreds as a teenager and in 1972 she completed the British Horse Society "Horse Master's" program . She put her love of horses aside to attend Old Dominion University in Virginia where she earned her B.S. degree in Psychology. In
1979, she started with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services as a Parole and Probation Agent I. She worked her way up through the ranks including Regional Trainer and Management positions. During this time, she earned her MBA at Frostburg University. In 1999 she retired so she could focus on training/competing her current horses in
Dressage, which she pursued until April 2013, when she started volunteering at Second Chances Farm and became the
Program Coordinator in July 2013. She is responsible for the daily care of the horses and the educational/practical training of the inmates to become Elite Grooms.
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Sgt. Myers started with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services as a Correctional Officer I in February
2004 at the Central Maryland Correctional Facility; he was promoted to Sergeant in 2013. He has been part of the Second
Chances, Elite Groom program since its inception in 2008. He oversaw the inmate work detail that completed the restoration of the dilapidated old milking barn, turning the structure into the current horse barn and classroom facility. He also oversaw the land development, fencing, installation of electric and water lines. In 2009, the horses arrived and the “Elite Groom” program started, with Sgt. Myers assigned to the farm, supervising the grooms and overseeing the maintenance requirements of the farm. He continues to be an integral part of the program as he not only manages the daily operation of the farm, but is also responsible for the security of the eight inmates assigned to TRF’s Second Chances Elite Groom Program.
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U.S. Parole Commission: Collectively Changing the Landscape of
Parole and Supervised Release One Alternative at a Time
SUMMARY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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PRESENTERS:
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J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, Commissioner, United States Parole Commission
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Jordana Randall, Program Coordinator, United States Parole Commission
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Kai Jenkins, Mental Health Program Analyst, United States Parole Commission
BIOGRAPHIES:
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J. Patricia Wilson Smoot was nominated to the United States Parole Commission by President Barack Obama.
Commissioner Smoot was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 16, 2010. From 2002 until the time of her appointment, Commissioner Smoot served as Deputy State’s Attorney in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
From 1994 to 2002, Commissioner Smoot served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia.
Commissioner Smoot also served as a Public Defender in Prince George’s County, Maryland, as a litigation associate in private practice and a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Amongst the many accolades that she has received, commissioner Smoot has been recognized by the PEERS Coalition (Promoting,
Empowerment, Education and Reentry Solutions) for Innovative Leadership in Public Service in 2012 for her work with the USPC’s Mental Health Sanctions Docket. Commissioner Smoot holds a B.A. in English and Sociology with a concentration in Legal Studies from Bucknell University and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic
University of America.
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Jordana Randall is a graduate of Virginia Union University where she studied Criminal Justice. She has served at the
United States Parole Commission since 2001 and has served as the Program Coordinator since 2009 overseeing alternative to incarceration initiatives with a concentration on clients with substance use and mental health diagnoses.
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Kai Jenkins hails from Detroit, MI and has lived in Washington, DC since 2010. Kai has worked at the United States
Parole Commission (USPC) since 2011 and has served as their Mental Health Program Analyst since 2012. As the
Mental Health Program Analyst, she focuses on the co-occurring population by working collaboratively with DC and
Federal agencies to provide wrap-around treatment and services through USPC’s Mental Health Sanction Hearing
Docket. Kai has an endless passion for improving the criminal justice system and its understanding of the growing cooccurring disorder population. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Michigan- Ann
Arbor (Go Blue) and a Master of Arts in Sociology at George Washington University.
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Reentry, Realignment, Reinvestment: Guided by the Evidence
Strategic planning and collaboration with community providers will serve to dramatically increase opportunities for success for the approximately 7 million adults involved in our nation’s criminal justice system. During this workshop, participants will explore the major national systems’ initiatives developed to address the complex health and human service needs of justice involved adults. In addition, participants will explore lessons learned during the past 40 years.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Discuss the defining moments that impacted correctional culture
 Examine the components of ‘what works’ as it relates to corrections
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Explore the evidence-based approaches that support effective transition
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Discuss the impact of collateral consequences specific to transition
PRESENTERS:
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Jim Cosby
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Jesse Jannetta
BIOGRAPHIES:
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Interviewing Strategies through Statement Analysis
Statement Analysis is the structured examination of an individual’s verbatim words for the purpose of determining statement veracity. This course is designed to provide administrators and investigators with a structured method of examining verbal and written communication. Students will develop specific linguistic tools and strategies to use in analyzing the oral and written words provided by employees, applicants, witnesses, victims and suspects.
Within the law enforcement context, Statement Analysis is used as an investigative tool to gain insight into an individual’s thoughts, motivations and ideas. Statement Analysis is also used to recognize areas of veracity and to detect areas of possible deception. Students will participate in practical problems designed to use the knowledge gained during the course to gain insight into an author’s intent. In addition to practical problems, instructional methods will include case studies, demonstrations and group discussions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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To enhance a student’s ability to gain insight and detect deception in written and oral communication.
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To provide students with additional tools to improve the quality and substance of analyzing statements and conducting interviews, regardless of the context.
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To facilitate the improvement of interview-related training in a student’sdepartment through ongoing continuing education and case consultation.
PRESENTER:
Stanley Burke – FBI, retired
BIOGRAPHY:
Stan Burke was an FBI agent for 23 years, serving as a field agent in the FBI’s Phoenix, Dallas and Albuquerque Divisions, and as a supervisor and chief at FBI Headquarters and the FBI Academy. While assigned to the FBI Academy, he taught investigative statement analysis; interviewing and interrogation; and law enforcement ethics, for which he was certified as a subject matter expert. As a University of Virginia faculty member, he taught both graduate and undergraduate courses to law enforcement managers and investigators throughout the world. In 2008, he was appointed unit chief of the FBI’s Law
Enforcement Communication Resources Unit. Under his management the LECRU joined forces with the FBI’s Behavioral
Sciences Unit and founded the FBI’s Joint Communication Exploitation Research Team. Through his efforts, the JCERT analyzed statements submitted by law enforcement agencies worldwide and became an invaluable investigative resource. In
2010 he was awarded the prestigious FBI Director’s Award for these efforts. In 2010, he was given section chief responsibilities over the FBI’s Law Enforcement Programs Section and was responsible for the management of all aspects the
FBI’s national and international training programs. Stan retired from the FBI in 2011 and is currently the president of
Precision Intelligence Consulting, which provides investigative statement analysis services and instruction to clients throughout the world. He grew up near Washington, DC, and graduated from the University of Maryland’s College of
Business Management and Midwestern State University’s graduate political science program.
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Accomplishing Public Relations Goals through Media Strategies, Podcasting, and Social Media
“DC Public Safety” is the social media service of the federal Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.
“DC Public Safety” includes television, radio, a blog, and transcripts and is one of the most popular podcasting and social sites for crime and criminal justice issues in the United States. The presentation will provide an overview of social media and podcasting for government agencies to achieve strategic goals. The presentation will seek to demystify the process of social media and podcasting and to reinforce the fact that anyone, especially those without a technical background, can create audio and video podcasts. We will also review the media relations process at CSOSA; we respond to hundreds of reporter inquiries every year. We strive to provide a quick and comprehensive response to every news inquiry through established materials on our website and social media programs. We also craft unique responses through research and a comprehensive knowledge of agency and national studies. The presenter will work with participants on a one-on-one basis after the presentation as to starting social media efforts and creating effective media policies.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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To learn how to create good media relations for correctional agencies
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To gain an understanding of podcasting and social media and how they can assist in achieving public relation goals

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To develop resources for social media and podcasting
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To learn how to create interesting radio and television shows
PRESENTER:
Leonard Sipes, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
BIOGRAPHY:
Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. is an accomplished public affairs executive, project manager, legislative liaison and senior advisor.
He has 33 years of marketing, media, legislative relations, publications and criminal justice management experience. His administrative and public affairs skills have been used by: the White House, Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, presidential campaigns, the U.S. Attorney General's office, members of the U.S. Department of Justice, and all levels of national, state, regional and local governments. He has been interviewed by every national media outlet multiple times. He was instrumental in the “McGruff the Crime Dog” national media campaign, the nation’s most successful public service advertising effort.
Mr. Sipes is the Senior Public Affairs Specialist for Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch agency. He has designed and implemented an innovative public affairs program involving a new web site, television production, audio and video podcasting and multiple articles published by national criminal justice publications.
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Letting Go Hurts
A problem that we often experience is the inability to understand why we or others respond the way we do when confronted with change. There’s an internal process that is often overlooked and as such, we become confused with why we respond the way we do and why it takes longer for some than others to process and move forward.
Not only is it important to know the “Stages of Change,” it is more important that we acknowledge our internal responses and identify where we are in the “Stages of Transition.” Understanding our internal response gives us an opportunity to effectively work through those responses so that we are best equipped to deal with the external changes.
This training workshop addresses those issues.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Participants will assess their own view of change and evaluate how they respond to it.
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Participants will assess their personal responses to change and their tools for transitioning through it.
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Participants will review resistance to change and identify personal factors that impact their responses.
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Participants will be able to identify the stages of Change and the stages of Transition.
PRESENTER:
William T. Ashe, MPA, Branch Chief, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
BIOGRAPHY:
William T. “Bill” Ashe received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University,
Fayetteville, NC and a Master in Public Administration with a concentration in Executive Leadership from American
University, Washington, D.C. He has worked in the Corrections/Community Supervision field for over 30 years and is presently a Branch Chief with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, DC. He serves as a mentor focused on professional growth and leadership development for a number of individuals in the private and government sectors as well as college students interested in community corrections as a career profession.
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Puppy Power - Inmates Making The Difference In The Lives Of Disabled Veterans
In conjunction with America’s VetDogs, Western Correctional Institution has developed a program to train puppies from the Guide Dog foundation to help service our veterans as they return home from war. The goal of the program is to use the inmate population, who can devote 24 hours a day to the program’s mission, to train these puppies in everything from housebreaking to task oriented training such as retrieving items and turning on light switches. After the

completion of their training, the puppies return to the America’s VetDogs Campus to be placed with their new masters and our veteran heroes.
This presentation will illustrate the commitment that our staff and inmates have to providing quality service dogs for our wounded warriors. Presenters will discuss how the program was developed and will detail its successes and bumps in the road. Participants of this workshop will receive a better understanding of how these puppies have changed the face of corrections at Western Correctional Institution and how the puppies have changed the quality of life for our inmates. The presentation will also include how this program has extended out to our communities and how it has given
Western Correctional Institution excellent public relations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Participants can expect to learn about the mission of Western Correctional Institution (WCI) VetDogs Puppy Program.
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Participants can expect to have an understanding of the intended objective to instill responsibility, discipline and social awareness to inmates selected to participate in this program. Inmate handlers will be interviewed through a power point presentation to understand the impact this program has had on their lives, the positive changes in the atmosphere behind the walls of the prison and the importance for them to be able to give back to society to those that have served our county.
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Participants will understand how these puppies have changed our inmate handlers, our inmate population, staff, community and the life of the veteran to whom they are given.
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Participants will understand why prisons are the best place to train service dogs.
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Participants will have an understanding of the end result once the puppies training is complete at Western Correctional and are sent on to the Guide Dog Foundation Training Center in their journey as a future service dog for a disabled veteran who have served our country. Kathy Levick, Field Representative, America’s VetDogs/Guide Dog Foundation will be present with a disabled veteran and his service dog.
PRESENTERS:
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Karen Dieterle, Volunteer Activities Office, Western Correctional Institution
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Kathy LeVick, Field Representative, America’s VetDogs
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Jason D. Clise, Correctional Case Management Specialist II, Western Correctional Institution
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Keisha McGeady, LGSW Criminal Justice Social Worker, Western Correctional Institution
BIOGRAPHY:
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Karen Dieterle has worked for Western Correctional Institution for 9 years as Office Secretary in the Volunteer Activities
Office. Karen is active in organizing programs and events associated with the staff as well as the inmate population. In the past year Karen was appointed as Liaison for the VetDogs Puppy Program and has implemented this program supported by the Puppy Team working together to assist incarcerated veterans in their mission to train service dogs for disabled veterans.
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Kathy Levick is a professional service dog trainer and instructor. She began her career in the dog training field in 1985 where she was partners in a private dog training business; She received her Guide dog training certification in 1995 while working at Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester Michigan. Upon completion of her 3 year apprenticeship, she decided to take a job at Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc located in Palmetto Florida. This was a wonderful opportunity to further learn valuable skills, and to become a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan. Being drawn to the cause of wounded service members, Kathy took a job with America’s VetDogs located on Long Island in New York. She now oversees two prisons service dog training programs in Maryland. In these programs inmates are taught how to train service dogs under Kathy’s supervision. The hopes are to be able to supply our most deserving wounded American Heroes with a service dog to help aid and assist them with everyday living tasks. Kathy resides in Northern Virginia, close to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and the two Maryland Prisons.
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Jason Clise has worked for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) for over 15 years.
He began his career as a Correctional Officer at the Maryland Correctional Training Center in Hagerstown, MD and in 2000 transferred to Western Correctional Institution. In 2007 he became a Correctional Case Management Specialist and has worked various security levels of inmates. Jason has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Allegany
College of Maryland and a Bachelor’s of Sciences in Social Sciences from Frostburg State University.
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Keisha McGeady has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Social Work from Frostburg State University and a Master’s of Social work from West Virginia University. Keisha has worked for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services (DPSCS) for 2 years. Prior to her service at DPSCS she worked in non-profit organizations providing services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances. Since the start of her employment of DPSCS, Keisha has been instrumental in the development of programs extending from inside the prison to reaching out into the community.
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Research Says . . . Best Practices in Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Impaired Drivers
In 2010, there were 1.4 million drivers arrested for driving under the influence. In that same year drunk drivers were responsible for over 10,000 fatalities. Probation departments can face unique challenges in assessing risk levels for these offenders and determining the most appropriate level and type of supervision to minimize the risk of a re-offense.
Oftentimes, jurisdictions have statutory treatment requirements for impaired drivers that place an emphasis on quantity over the quality of treatment for these drivers, leaving probation officers to wonder which treatment type is most appropriate for their offenders.
This workshop will provide an overview of evidence based practice for impaired drivers from intake to discharge including the latest research on assessment tools, supervision strategies and alcohol treatment programming to help officers maximize effectiveness and efficiencies while reducing risk to the community.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Participants will understand how DUI assessments impact supervision strategies
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Participants will understand at least two supervision strategies that are effective in the supervision of DUI offenders
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Participants will understand how assessments can help deliver the most appropriate treatment dosage based on offender risk and needs
PRESENTERS:
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Mark Stodola, NHTSA Probation Fellow, American Probation and Parole Association (AZ)
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Nathan Lowe, Research Associate, American Probation and Parole Association
BIOGRAPHY:
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As NHTSA’s newest Probation Fellow, Mark Stodola brings over 30 years of experience working in the field of court management and adult probation in Arizona. Mark worked at the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department for 18 years serving in a number of capacities including field supervisor and division director overseeing drug and alcohol treatment programs, problem solving courts and services for the mentally ill. Mark later became the Court Administrator of the Tempe
Municipal Court where he served for eight years managing the day to day activities of the court including budget, case processing, program development (including the establishment of Arizona’s first municipal mental health court) and managing personnel. Most recently Mark has served as Program Services Manager in the Adult Probation Services Division of the Arizona Supreme Court and has oversight of treatment programs for Arizona’s Adult Probation Departments. Mark has a received his undergraduate degree in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Master’s Degree in
Education from Northern Arizona University. Mark became a Graduate Fellow through the National Council of State Courts
Institute of Court Management. In his spare time Mark serves on a number of boards and is actively involved in community activities with his wife Susan.
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Nathan Lowe
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The Mask I Wear: Exploring Managerial Courage and Its Different Faces
Courage is not the absence of fear – it is what you do in the face of fear. When you take on a leadership responsibility, there will be challenges. The people you are charged with leading will look to you for your guidance and direction in the face of those challenges. People embrace the leader who shows courage in the midst of opposition and conflict. Too many leaders give up and throw in the towel in the face of criticism or disapproval and cave into their fears.
“The best way to avoid any manner of criticism is to do nothing.”
This workshop will examine Managerial Courage through discussion, reflect, and engagement. The targeted audiences are those currently in leadership positions, those aspiring to leadership positions, and those persons not in leadership positions, but in positions of leadership. In other words, this workshop is for YOU!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Define Managerial Courage
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Learn the difference between Managing and Leading
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Discuss causes of and reasons why failure creates fear and/or lack of trust in leadership
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Examine participants view of Managerial Courage and its impact on performance and accountability

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Provide examples on how to overcome the fear of decision making
PRESENTERS:
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William T. Ashe, MPA, Branch Chief, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
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Kyra C.M. Wooden, JD, Program Analyst, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
BIOGRAPHIES:
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William T. “Bill” Ashe received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University,
Fayetteville, NC and a Master in Public Administration with a concentration in Executive Leadership from American
University, Washington, D.C. He has worked in the Corrections/Community Supervision field for over 30 years and is presently a Branch Chief with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, DC. He serves as a mentor focused on professional growth and leadership development for a number of individuals in the private and government sectors as well as college students interested in community corrections as a career profession. In addition, Bill has served as Vise-Chair for the Training Advisory Committee for CSOSA and as an Adjunct instructor for the Virginia
Department of Corrections and CSOSA training academies. Bill has developed and presented training curriculums in leadership, personal development, effective offender supervision and motivational interviewing on the local and national levels. He is a member of several professional associations to include NABCJ. Along with being a regional representative, he serves as a member of the board of directors and Executive Committee for the American Probation and Parole
Association.
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Kyra C. M. Wooden serves as a Program Analyst for the Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency for the District of
Columbia (CSOSA). She also serves as the division Policy Coordinator. Kyra is a federal EEO Counselor for the agency and a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). Having a strong belief in giving back, she continues to volunteer as a mentor to young women entering college and the professional workforce with a focus on law and community justice advocacy. Kyra is a graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and Spelman College.
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Assistance for Veterans in the Criminal Justice System in New York State
During this workshop, the presenter will discuss specialized approaches to helping veterans who become involved in the courts, incarceration, and in community supervision from his perspective as former coordinator of the Rensselaer
County District Attorney’s Reentry Task Force in Troy, NY. A brief historical overview will include a description of how veterans have been treated by American society and criminal justice agencies from the time of the Civil War to the present, with examples from local archives in the Albany Capital Region. The focus will be on the opportunities for intervention on behalf of veterans at three stages: Police involvement and entry into the court system, incarceration either in jail or state correctional facilities and/or community supervision; probation or parole.
This discussion will touch on training and guidance for law enforcement officers and prosecutors in understanding the unique needs and concerns of veterans in detention and arrest situations and the various innovations in the court process which have been developed in New York such has Veterans Courts and veterans tracks within the existing judicial process. The presenter will also describe special veterans programs for those who do become incarcerated such as veterans’ in-reach in local jail and state facilities and veterans’ dorms in those facilities, as well as veterans’ organization chapters in the prisons.
Veteran oriented programming for those on probation and parole will also be explored and the work of the presenter’s Reentry Task Force and the other county reentry task forces in the state will be described.
Collaboration with providers including the NYS and county veterans service agencies, other state agencies including the state Department of Labor and, at the federal level, the Department of Veterans Affair as well as private not for profits, the national veterans organizations and other service organizations to bring their resources to bear on the issue of vets in the criminal justice system will also be discussed.
The presenter will review the history of his County Task Force since it was established in 2006 with a particular concentration on how the various resources in the community have been coordinated to create an environment where those reentering society from incarceration are welcomed, assisted and encouraged to become law-abiding citizens. He will emphasize how the Task Force, starting as it did, in post-9/11 New York State, has always kept in the forefront of its objectives the needs of men and women who served in the many campaigns; Iraq, Afghanistan and others of the War on
Terror who may become involved in the criminal justice system.

A PowerPoint presentation will include an overview of the county in which the Task Force operates and numbers veterans and the agencies that are enlisted to help them.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this training the attendees will be able to
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Describe innovative approaches to dealing with veterans from the time of police intervention thru court involvement
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Describe the kinds of interventions which can be beneficial to veterans who are incarcerated
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Describe the resources that can be coordinated to assist veterans who remain in the community on probation or those who reenter after incarceration on parole.
PRESENTER:
William H. Payne
BIOGRAPHY:
Bill Payne retired from the New York State Division of Parole (NYS DOP) in 2005 with over 35 years of experience in the
NYS criminal justice system. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY and a Master of Arts
(Probation/Parole Practice) from Fordham University, the Bronx, NY. Bill is a Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran and holds a commission as Major in the New York Guard.
Bill began his career in December of 1970 as a Probation Officer in Dutchess County, NY. He was promoted to Senior
Probation Officer and served in various positions including Juvenile Officer and Adult Officer, in Family, County, Supreme and Justice Courts. In 1984, Bill became a Parole Officer in the NYS DOP. In over 20 years with Parole he worked in correctional facilities and covered field caseloads as needed. He was promoted to Facility Parole Officer II and supervised
Parole Offices in a number of correctional facilities ranging from maximum security to SHOCK Incarceration camp. Bill was assigned to the Division’s Interstate Bureau for two years and traveled around the US returning Parole violators. He was promoted to Senior Parole Office in 2001 and after his retirement, he was hired in May of 2006 by the Rensselaer County
District Attorney as Coordinator for the then newly formed County Reentry Task Force (CRTF). He received specialized training in reentry from the National Institute on Corrections and has collaborated with Task Force members in developing what is widely seen as one of the most effective transition from incarceration efforts in the state. He retired again in 2012 and now does consulting and training in Policy and Procedure/Organizational Structure in the fields of Probation, Parole, Facility
Corrections and Emergency Operations/Incident Command .
In 2011 Bill received the MASCA Founders Award. Over the years, Bill has devoted much of his time as a volunteer in veterans’ services. He is Past Commander of Lamouree-Hackett Post #72, American Legion, Saugerties, NY and is Past
Commander of the Ulster County American Legion. On May 22, 2012, his efforts for veterans and the community were recognized by NY State Senator John Bonacic who sponsored his induction into the NYS Senate Veterans Hall of Fame.
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BARJ Drop-In Centers- Balancing Public Safety, Youth Accountability, and Restoring Community
Washington, DC’s Balanced and Restorative Justice Centers (BARJ) are multifaceted facilities, encompassing a satellite probation office and an alternative to detention for medium to high risk pre-adjudicated youth as well as postadjudicated youth who may be pending revocation. The BARJ Drop-In Center provides services in a structured, community based environment and facilitates family support and involvement while providing restorative justice in the community. This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the concept of BARJ and how the program works in the District of Columbia. A tour to one of the four BARJ facilities operated by CSSD will be provided to participants.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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A Collaborative Response to Gender Specific Community Supervision:
A Multi-agency Approach to Leverage Resources and Empower Women
Research supports the need for a female-centered and holistic approach to case management that incorporates a multi-agency collaborative effort to address the disconnect between the services female offenders need to facilitate successful community supervision and re-entry, and the services they receive. The increase in the percentage of women entering the criminal justice system challenge community supervision agency’s to implement gender specific strategies to address unique issues that have significant impact on the successful re-entry and supervision of female offenders. This workshop will review best practices and present CSOSA’s model for implementing gender specific programming in community supervision to successfully manage female offenders, and improve supervision and public safety outcomes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Review the characteristics of female offenders
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Discuss gender responsive interventions
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Review treatment and program interventions for female offenders
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Present a strengths based and restorative framework for community supervision case management for female offenders
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Present CSOSA gender specific program model
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Discuss behavioral health collaborations with community partners and the releasing authority
PRESENTERS:
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LaKeisha Copeland, Day Reporting Center Coordinator, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
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Walter Hagins, Day Reporting Center Program Manager, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
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Marcia Davis, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
BIOGRAPHY:
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LaKisha Copeland is a Day Reporting Center (DRC) Coordinator at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
(CSOSA) in Washington, DC. She has served in this position since 2011. Currently, she coordinates and facilitates cognitive programming focused on assisting women men with Reentry efforts. Additionally, she manages the DRC’s day-to-day operations ensuring efficient and effective delivery of services. Ms. Copeland is essential to women’s integrated supervision plans by offering a second-level triage and coordinating assessments for treatment, education/vocational, mental health, and other pathways of interventions. In conjunction, she serves as an advocate for women aiding in navigating community-based programs. Equally important, she facilitates cognitive intervention groups Thinking for a Change (T4C), Addictive
Behavior, and Females Reaching Expectations for Self-Healing (FRESH). Ms. Copeland holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Administration of Justice along with numerous certifications in treatment and domestic violence. She has over 13 years’ experience managing caseloads at CSOSA within various units to include Mental Health, Interstate, and domestic violence.
She is well versed in gender-specific risk containment strategies and interventions.
2.
Walter Hagins is the Program Manager for all of CSOSA’s DRCs. He currently oversees for the conceptualization, policy, implementation, and operation of day reporting at CSOSA. He serves as the liaison to CSOSA’s senior executive team offering recommendations for optimal service delivery. Also, he is integral in coordinating supervisory interdisciplinary collaborations to offer seamless integration of interventions and services. In addition, he is one of CSOSA’s Trainer of
Trainers (TOT) for Cognitive-Behavior Intervention (CBI) workshops along with CBI-Case Management Fundamentals. Mr.
Hagins’ experiences in the field of community corrections spans across 15 years. He has worked as both a U.S. Probation
Officer and Community Supervision Officer; he pioneered the Offender Workforce Development Program for the United
States Probation Officer in Greenbelt, MD. In conjunction, he has conducted extensive research in Day Reporting, Batter
Intervention, Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention (CBI), and the Working Alliance between offenders and practitioners. Mr.
Hagins completed post graduate studies in the field of social work (concentration in criminal justice). He has conducted workshops at Howard University, Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Medical School,
Psychiatric Institute of Washington, the United States Probation Office, and CSOSA. In addition, he has lectured to clergy, victim advocacy groups, and at other community corrections venues.
3.
Marcia Davis is a Supervisory Community Supervision Officer (SCSO) with the Court Services and Offender Supervision
Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, DC. While working at CSOSA she has gained invaluable experience working in the criminal justice field. For fifteen years she has worked with the following populations to include high risk offenders, substance abusers, offenders diagnosed with co-occurring disorders and female offenders. Mrs. Davis has organized
CSOSA’s annual female offender resource fair for the last three years bringing in community resources to assist the female population with receiving social services. SCSO Davis also assists with training staff on Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Motivational Interviewing. She currently supervises a staff of eight in the Female Offender Unit working with females with co-occurring disorders. Marcia Davis received her BA in Criminal Justice from the University of the District of

Columbia and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Southeastern University. Marcia also completed the Co-
Occurring Clinical Competency Training from the DC Department of Mental Health.
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What Can ACA Do For You?
Accreditation, certification, online classes, training, membership benefits and publishing-these are some of the programs and benefits of the American Correctional Association. The focus of the workshop is employee professional development through the various ACA programs. The Certification and training programs will be discussed in detail. Find out how ACA can benefit you in the profession and some of the exciting new plans ACA has for its members!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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To learn about the ACA programs or to enhance existing knowledge of ACA
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To learn how ACA programs can promote professional development
PRESENTERS:
1.
Kelli McAfee, Director of Professional Development, American Correctional Association
2.
Other ACA Directors
BIOGRAPHY:
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Innovative Programs for Successful Reentry Planning and Monitoring Drug Misuse by Offenders
CESAR staff will highlight two tools they developed to support and inform corrections staff - the Maryland
Community Services Locator (MDCSL) ( http://www.mdcsl.org) and the Community Drug Early Warning System
(CDEWS)
. Funded by the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the MDCSL is being piloted in
21 Maryland correctional facilities to support reentry planning for inmates and help them more easily access local programs and resources after their release. This centralized, comprehensive service locator accesses nearly 9,000 criminal justice, health, and social service programs. Searches generate detailed resource listings with maps and driving directions.
Staff will provide an overview of the components of the MDCSL and how it can be used by staff in corrections facilities to link inmates to services post-release.
CDEWS was implemented with funding from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to help staff at criminal justice drug testing programs to identify new drugs being used by their populations. CDEWS urinalyses are an efficient and cost-effective method for identifying and monitoring specific synthetic drugs such as synthetic cannabinoids, bath salts, and Molly. Staff will discuss challenges to determining what drugs to test for and will highlight recent results from
Maryland, DC, and Virginia.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Understand how the MDCSL can be used to support reentry planning
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Assess the value of establishing a community services locator in their jurisdictions
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Understand how CDEWS can be used to monitor drug use by drug court participants and parolees/probationers
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Recognize how to use CDEWS methods in their jurisdictions to determine what drugs to test for and to assess the use of specific synthetic drugs in their populations
PRESENTERS:
1.
Eric D. Wish, Ph.D., CESAR Director
2.
Eleanor Erin Artigiani, MA, CESAR Deputy Director for Policy
3.
Amy S. Billing, MSSA, Project Director MDCSL and CDEWS

BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Dr. Eric Wish received his Ph.D. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1977. He subsequently completed a NIDA post-doctoral fellowship in psychiatric epidemiology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Washington
University School of Medicine. Between 1986 and 1990, Dr. Wish served as a Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of
Justice in the Department of Justice, where he supervised the development and launching of the Drug Use Forecasting (DUF, later ADAM) program. Most recently, Dr. Wish has been developing and piloting the Community Drug Early Warning
System, a new system for detecting emerging drugs by expanded testing of urine specimens obtained from criminal justice drug testing programs. In addition, he is currently the PI on the Maryland Community Services Locator project. Dr. Wish has published numerous articles and spoken widely about such issues as relapse to heroin use by Vietnam veterans, the identification of drug use in offenders, and the validity of self-reports of drug use. Since 1990, Dr. Wish has been Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Wish is also a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
2.
Erin Artigiani received her Master’s Degree in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s
Degree in Sociology & Psychology from Wellesley College and is now Deputy Director of Policy at the University of
Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR). Ms. Artigiani has more than 15 years’ experience in substance abuse research and policy development. Ms. Artigiani has managed a number of epidemiological workgroups for Maryland and Washington, DC. She currently works closely with local county coalitions on their community level prevention strategies. She also represents Maryland and Washington, DC, on NIDA’s national Community Epidemiology Workgroup.
She is currently Co-PI on both the Community Drug Early Warning System and the Maryland Community Services Locator projects.
3.
Amy Billing earned her Master of Science in Social Administration at Case Western Reserve University, and attained her
Bachelor of Arts in Health and Human Services from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is currently the
Project Director for the Maryland Community Services Locator (MDCSL) and the Community Drug Early Warning System
(CDEWS).
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Managing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Prisoners
Helping Education to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD) is a nonprofit organization that provides information, training and consultation about deaf and disabled prisoners and parolees to corrections and reentry professionals to protect against abuse of and discrimination against prisoners with disabilities, thus preventing liability exposure. HEARD created and maintains the only national database of deaf and deaf-blind prisoners.
This session will introduce corrections professionals to deaf culture. We will focus on providing information and technology hacks that make providing equal access to prison and reentry activities, programs and services practical and efficient. We will briefly examine federal disability rights law that mandates access to services and explain how prisons across the nation have succeeded in successfully managing this unique population.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 Provide Bird’s Eye View into Deaf Culture & Communication
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Debunk Myths about Deafness & Visual Communication
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Illustrate some of the Inequities that Lead to Lawsuits
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Provide Information & Resources to Combat Access-Based Litigation
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Provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act & its Prison Application
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Facilitate a Safe Space to Discuss Tough Issues Related to Disability & Prisoners/Reentrants
PRESENTERS:
1.
Talila Lewis, Founder and President, Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD)
2.
Shay E. Taylor, Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD)
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Talila A. Lewis has worked since 2007 to correct and prevent wrongful convictions involving Deaf individuals that often stem from cross-cultural miscommunication between deaf and hearing individuals. She also works to ensure that Deaf inmates and defendants receive equal access to the legal system by educating hearing justice professionals, and tutoring Deaf prisoners and defendants. Talila has trained members of Congress, attorneys, government officials, and corrections employees, including two Federal Bureau of Prisons trainings. Talila worked with Al Jazeera America to create the first ever documentary about deaf prisoners which was released in December 2013. Talila is considered an expert on issues related to deaf and hard of hearing prisoners, and federal disability rights law and their application in the prison and detention settings.

2.
Shay E. Taylor is a sign language interpreter and veteran teacher of visual media. She earned her first Master's degree in
Education, and currently hold two Masters Certificates in Bilingual Special Education and Deaf Culture Studies. She achieved National Board Certification for teaching Early Adolescents and Young Adults in 2010. In the past Shay has been active with various associations of the Deaf, interpreter groups, and educational councils. She is proud to be a part of the founding of HEARD, and works to promote its potential for improving the experience of Deaf in the legal system, and educate legal professionals on cultural awareness and sensitivity.
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Latino-isms: Uncovering the Mystery and Debunking the Myths of the Latino Culture
The US Census estimates that the Hispanic population is over 48.4 million, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority. This means that Hispanics constitute over 16 percent of the nation's total population and growing. Unfortunately, this presence is also seen in the offender population, where Latinos now constitute 1 of every 6 incarcerated offenders (Pew Center Research). Despite this presence, aspects of the Latino culture are still widely misunderstood and misconstrued. This confusion is even more prevalent when discussing the Latino offender, who brings with him/her a host of cultural nuances that have been traditionally overlooked by the criminal justice systems.This workshop will debunk the myths of the Latino culture and help participants better understand this population. Participants will also gain a broader understanding of the differences among Latinos themselves, both racial and geographical.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Participants will explore the barriers faced by the Latino population.
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Participants will review how culture plays a role in servicing this population.
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Participants will learn at least 3 facts about the Latino population that will enhance understanding.
PRESENTERS:
1.
Reyna Cartagena, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer, CSOSA
2.
Daniel Spatafora, Community Supervision Officer, CSOSA
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Reyna became one of the first Community Supervision Officers for CSOSA in 1998. She was promoted to Supervisory
Community Supervision Officer, where she has contributed to policy/procedure, served as a CSO Academy instructor, developed a Spanish-speaking sanctioning program, created an in-service training proposal, and continues to manage a team of excellent officers, now in a Mental Health Unit. Reyna was part of APPA’s 2 nd Leadership Institute, where she received the Norm Helber Memorial Scholarship. She has also received honors from the Middle Atlantic States Correctional
Association, Assistant United States Attorneys Office, and Metropolitan Police Department. Reyna has also represented
CSOSA in El Salvador and Guanajuato, Mexico on international endeavors. She is a graduate of The College of William and
Mary and is currently completing a Masters Program with the George Mason University School of Criminology, Law and
Society.
2.
Dan has served as a Community Supervision Officer with CSOSA for the past 10 years, primarily in the Northwest quadrant of the District of Columbia which has traditionally boasted the highest population of Latino residents. For the past several years, Dan has been the point of contact for CSOSA on Latino gang intel and initiatives. In this capacity, he has worked with several task forces and has developed Agency-wide training on Latino gang issues.
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Offender Employment Retention: An Evidenced Based Approach
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 700,000 individuals are released from prisons yearly – with an additional 9 million adults cycling through local jails. Research indicates the importance of employment for successful reentry, but most offender programs do not address the complex behavioral and health issues that impact the offender’s ability to obtain and retain gainful employment while remaining crime free. This workshop provides the opportunity to discuss the evidence-based and best and promising practices that increase public safety while helping to reduce recidivism.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 Discuss the dynamics of ‘what works’ as it relates to employment retention
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Identify the key differences between Employment Lapse and Employment Relapse
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Define common barriers to employment retention
 Discuss the employer’s perspective
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Provide overview of the Employment Retention Inventory (ERI) research
PRESENTERS:
1.
P. Elizabeth Taylor, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections
2.
Scott McClure, Psychologist Clinician, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR) at Mule Creek
State Prison
3.
Bret Anderson
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
P. Elizabeth Taylor is a Correctional Program Specialist with the National Institute of Corrections - currently serving as
Program Manager for the Offender Employment Retention, Correctional Industries and Transition from Jail to Community
(TJC) Initiatives. An advocate for evidence-based practices, Ms. Taylor actively supports correctional programs that effectively assess risks while meeting the needs of justice involved adults. As a former employee of Montgomery County,
Maryland, Ms. Taylor dedicated 20 years to public service working for both the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Corrections. Throughout her career, Ms. Taylor has actively challenged the myths, misconceptions and fears associated with individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Ms. Taylor is a certified Offender Workforce
Development Specialist (National Career Development Association), Global Career Development Facilitator (Center for
Credentialing and Education), and Master Trainer (National Career Development Association). In addition, she is a member of the American Correctional Association, National Association of Workforce Development Professionals and the National
Career Development Association. Ms. Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the American University in
Washington, DC, and a Master in Human Services from Lincoln University located in Oxford, Pa.
2.
Scott McClure, Ph.D. is a Psychologist Clinician for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR) at
Mule Creek State Prison. At MCSP, Dr. McClure provides individual and group treatment, crisis management, and case management for Maximum Security incarcerated individuals with mental health and substance misuse needs. Prior to employment with CDCR, Dr. McClure worked for the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Center for Criminality and Addiction Research, Training, and Application (CCARTA) as the Principal Learning Skills Counselor. While at
CCARTA he supervised a professional team of trainers, was in charge of the curriculum development, and dissemination of evidenced based practices on criminality and addiction to leadership and front-line correctional professionals. Prior to
CCARTA he worked for the UCSD Co-Occurring disorders outpatient clinic as a mental health and addiction treatment clinician where he provided individual and group treatment to criminal offender and community based populations. Dr.
McClure has over 12-years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and criminal justice populations. He has strong clinical and training facilitation experience with Motivational Interviewing (MI),
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Trauma Informed Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Illness,
Management, and Recover for Co-Occurring Disordered Individuals (IMR). His clinical and research interests include criminality and addiction treatment, workforce development, leadership, trauma, and multicultural considerations. Dr.
McClure’s research interests and publications topics include Addiction Treatment, Workforce Development, Co-Occurring
Disorders, and Trauma Informed Treatment for Offender Populations.
3.
Bret Anderson
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Reentry Programs Reduce Recidivism and Increase Public Safety: CSOSA’s DC Experience
The mission of the Re-Entry and Sanctions Center (RSC) is to provide intensive assessment and reintegration programming for high risk offenders/defendants and residential sanctions for offenders/defendants who violate their release conditions.
This workshop will introduce to conference participants how re-entry programs are largely contributing to the reduction of recidivism and increasing public safety in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. The workshop will specifically highlight Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency’s (CSOSA) brand new, state of the art Re-Entry and Sanction’s Center (RSC), its mental health component, its women’s program, and how it serves high risk offenders and defendants.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Participants will learn:

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The need to provide intensive assessment and treatment readiness;
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The importance of involving parole and probation, the courts, US Parole Commission, and Bureau of Prisons throughout the entire assessment/treatment process
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The importance of training community based providers and other collaborating vendors to follow the recommendations of the initial assessment throughout the continuum of care
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How RSC targets high risk offenders and defendants by treating them according to their legal/release status on separate housing units
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How RSC addresses special populations such as female offenders and offenders with co-occurring disorders
PRESENTERS:
1.
Roderick Johnson, MSW, CASAC, CAC-AD, Supervisory Unit Manager, CSOSA
2.
Paul R. Wells, Sr., LICSW, Deputy Director of the RSC, CSOSA
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Roderick S. Johnson has worked as a change agent in the criminal justice and behavioral sciences fields for more than 20 years. He presently works at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency’s Re-Entry and Sanction Center in
Washington, DC, where he is the Supervisory Unit Manager for the Co-Occurring Disorders Unit. Mr. Johnson specializes in treating individuals with mental illnesses and addictions and has shared his expertise presenting workshops and trainings to various community based providers in the DC Metropolitan Area, the City of Baltimore, and New York City. Mr. Johnson has worked with prison populations in New York State; New York City; Baltimore, MD; Northern Virginia; and Washington,
DC. Mr. Johnson presently supervises a team of 13 clinicians and is a state certified clinical supervisor. He received his post graduate degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Social Work, and he is a native New Yorker.
2.
Paul R. Wells, Sr., LICSW, is the Deputy Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency’s Reentry and
Sanctions Center. Mr. Wells has over 27 years of experience in both direct service provision and program administration in the areas of mental health and chemical dependency and is an expert on co-occurring disorders. He also maintains a private practice, the Wells Empowerment Group, which provides both individual and group individual psychotherapy services and staff training in chemical dependency and dual diagnosis treatment techniques. Prior to joining CSOSA, Mr. Wells was, for ten years, the Director of the Next Step Program in Washington, DC, managing a team of 30 psychotherapists who provided substance abuse treatment for clients involved with the criminal justice system. Mr. Wells has worked with many
Washington, DC hospitals and treatment programs both as a clinician and as a manager. He began his career in Philadelphia,
PA, receiving his Master’s in Social Work from Temple University and subsequently working at the Albert Einstein Medical
Center. A native of New York, Mr. Wells received his undergraduate degree in psychology from St. Lawrence University in
Canton, NY.
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Keepin’ It Real: HIV Prevention Counseling for African American Women
This workshop will discuss considerations when working with HIV-positive and high-risk HIV negative women.
It will provide an overview of HIV terminology, statistical data, and risk factors that align with HIV infection. Participants will participate in an interactive activity to discuss social determinants that contribute to the increase of HIV infection among African American women. Participants will explore some techniques used in prevention counseling that can be modeled to address risky behaviors, modes of transmission, and the rate of infection among African American women in diverse settings. Participants will also receive information that will help them leverage resources for women by learning effective ways of collaborating with other agencies, organizations, and key community informants to provide adequate and quality HIV prevention, care, and treatment for women.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
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Define HIV terminology, give statistical data, and discuss risk factors linked to HIV infection.
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Discuss social determinants that contribute to the increase of HIV infection among African American women, and contribute to HIV positive women not getting into or remaining in HIV care and treatment.
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Utilize prevention techniques with HIV positive women and high-risk HIV negative women.
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Discuss collaboration with other agencies, organizations, and community informants in providing HIV prevention, care, and treatment for women.
PRESENTER:
Lisa R. Connors, Outreach Coordinator, Prince George’s County Health Department

BIOGRAPHY:
Lisa R. Connors is an Outreach Coordinator at Prince George’s County Health Department. She is a Licensed Clinical
Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) in Maryland. She has a Bachelor of Social
Work (BSW), Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and Master of Arts (MA) in Professional Counseling degrees, respectively. At present, she is a Doctoral Candidate pursuing her PhD in Psychology. She has experience working with individuals affected by violence, abuse, and other forms of trauma. In addition, Ms. Connors has over 20 years of experience serving those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. She is the Co-chair of the HIV Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) for the
Suburban Maryland region (Prince George’s & Montgomery counties), and she serves on the Maryland HIV Planning Group
(HPG). Ms. Connors also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Social Workers – MD Chapter, and she is the Suburban Maryland Branch Representative.
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ACA Accreditation: A Roundtable Discussion
Whether you are thinking about entering into the accreditation process or you have been accredited for years, this workshop is for you. This workshop will cover all facets of the accreditation process. Accreditation trends will also be discussed. Participants will receive practical tips to ensure a smooth and efficient audit. The facilitators will answer all your questions about ACA standards and accreditation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
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To learn about the ACA accreditation process or to enhance existing knowledge of the ACA accreditation process
PRESENTERS:
1.
Kathy Black-Dennis, Director of Standards, American Correctional Association
2.
ACA Standards and Accreditation Staff
BIOGRAPHY:
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Intensive Juvenile Supervision takes a U-TURN
In Washington, DC, the Ultimate Transitions Ultimate Responsibility (UTURN) program is a six to twelve month highly intensive and comprehensive community-based probation service(s) unit for high-risk male juvenile offenders thirteen years of age or older who would otherwise be committed to the District of Columbia following disposition by a judge. The initiative is specifically designed to ensure eligible youth meet criteria in terms of the most serious charge against them, as well as other pending offenses and social factors that must be addressed in order to reduce the likelihood of recidivism. Using a strength-based approach to working with high-risk youth and their families, UTURN provides juveniles with an opportunity to be rehabilitated in the community and receive an array of comprehensive services and facilitate family involvement. Participants who attend this workshop will leave with strategies on how to collaborate and leverage partnerships with public and private youth-servicing agencies and organizations in order to create a strong launching path so that troubled youth can spring forward, determine their destinies, and secure their futures.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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PRESENTERS:
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BIOGRAPHIES:
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You’ve Got Questions? The Presentence Investigation Report’s Got Answers!
Throughout the criminal justice system, the Presentence Investigation Report is used by countless individuals for a wide range of purposes. At some levels, the PSI is under utilized and some have failed to recognize the overwhelming advantage gained through the wealth of information it contains. In this workshop, attendees will learn about the PSI, as it is written by CSOs at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, DC. They will also learn about the wide audience of the PSI and how each person (attorneys, judges, etc.) can utilize the PSI to their benefit along with its vital use in supervision. Presenters will explain how they use Motivational Interviewing techniques and other
Evidence Based Practices to obtain the information they need from defendants and their collateral contacts as well to make recommendations regarding sentencing and interventions. Finally, they will discuss how technology is used to be more efficient in completing their investigations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Identify the various sections of the PSI and the type of information found in each.
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Identify the various persons/institutions utilizing the PSI and how it benefits each.
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Understand the importance of the PSI in supervision and how it can best be utilized.
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Learn how to use Motivational Interviewing techniques to obtain information.
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Learn how Evidence Based Practices can help determine recommendations for intervention.
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Understand how technology can enhance the PSI investigation.
PRESENTERS:
1.
Nicole Dotson, Community Supervision Officer, CSOSA
2.
Kaitlin Forsha, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer, CSOSA
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Nicole A. Dotson is a native of New Jersey. She relocated to Maryland after receiving a full scholarship to attend
Morgan State University. In 2006, she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In
December 2012, she completed her Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminal Justice
Administration from Coppin State University. Nicole began working in the Criminal Justice system within the
Maryland Division of Corrections in 2004. During her time with DOC, she worked as a Corrections Officer and
Case Manager for Work Release. In 2006, she began her career with the Court Services and Offender Supervision
Agency as a Community Supervision Officer. Here, she has been responsible for supervising offenders on probation, parole and supervised release. Since December 2011, Nicole has been assigned to a Diagnostic Unit where she completes Pre Sentence Investigations. Through her employment with CSOSA, Nicole was selected to participate in the Graduate School USA’s Executive Leadership Program; a nine month intensive leadership program that she completed in June 2012.
2.
Kaitlin Forsha has been a Supervisory Community Supervision Officer with the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency (CSOSA) since 2013. Prior to that time, she worked as a Community Supervision Officer in
CSOSA’s Diagnostic Unit and Sex Offender Unit. Originally from Pennsylvania, she moved to Washington, DC in 2003 to attend American University. Kate graduated in 2007 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in both Justice and
Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Legal Studies, Economics, and Government. She graduated from St.
Joseph’s University in 2012 with a Master’s of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a specialization in
Behavior Analysis. She is also a 2009 graduate of the USDA Graduate School’s New Leader Program.
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Working with Formerly Incarcerated Women
SUMMARY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
PRESENTER:
Tracye Payne Wilson
BIOGRAPHY:

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Character is Destiny
This workshop is based on the original program Character is Destiny from Russell Gough, professor of Ethics at
Pepperdine University.
The intrinsic value of the lives we lead reflects the strength of a single trait: our personal character. Each and every day we are faced with scores of choices that, in subtle yet discernible ways, can either enrich or impoverish our personal character. The choices we make, and the manner in which we make them, illuminate the paths our lives will take.
Watch any news program or read any newspaper or business magazine and the topic of ethics and character crops up.
This course is designed to help individuals distinguish between character and personality. The five key concepts about character (Thoughts, Acts, Habits, Character and Destiny) are examined. Participants will be challenged to start building their character immediately. They will understand the difference between knowing what is right and doing what is right. Delve into the five concepts of character and be able to put what they learn into practice. Character Is Destiny shows how to overcome the most formidable obstacle to an ethical life: One’s self.
This workshop is sponsored by the Delaware Valley Probation and Parole Training Consortium.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Understand and examine how everyday decisions cultivate - or erode – their character
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Distinguish the difference between character and personality
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Be provided a starting point for life-changing discussions
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Be provided with various information regarding character
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Be challenged to practice habits of good character
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Learn that doing the right thing becomes second nature
PRESENTER:
Jon Frankenfield
BIOGRAPHY:
Jon Frankenfield is the Vicinage 15 (Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties) Training Coordinator and has been employed by the State of New Jersey Judiciary for 15 years. He spent the first half of his career serving the public as a
Probation Officer in the Criminal and Family Divisions. He began his journey into training as a certified Probation safety trainer and then expanded his portfolio by taking the forefront with the Parent Education and Children First Programs for the
Family Division. He is a graduate of Rowan University with a BS in Sociology & Law/Justice and received his Masters
Degree from Seton Hall University in the area of Organizational Training and Development with a certificate in Leadership studies. He also holds several certificates including; Certified Trainer from the Human Resources Development Institute of
New Jersey; Certified instructor for Discovering Your Personality Spectrum; Certified instructor for Myers-Briggs
Personality Instrument; and Parent Education Coordination from Rutgers University. Jon brings his unique style and personality into his facilitation of classes challenging participants to look inward while thinking outside the box.
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A Working Collaborative: From Incarceration and Treatment to Re-Entry and Community Supervision
The Secure Residential Treatment Program, located in Washington, DC within the Correctional Treatment
Facility, is the result of a multi-Agency collaboration that included the United States Parole Commission, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The
SRTP model is a primary intervention provided to offenders, presenting with substance abuse and extensive criminal histories, in lieu of revocation. This workshop will explore the details of this complex treatment endeavor, beginning with the identification of appropriate candidates, screening, and placement. It will also describes the comprehensive services provided to participants during the six month therapeutic intervention in a secured setting and details the continuum of care that extends to transitional housing and outpatient substance abuse treatment. Finally, the workshop will expound on

how the partnership among treatment providers, Community Supervision Officers, and community partners assist in achieving the program’s goals.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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To gain a basic understanding of the operations of the Secure Residential Treatment Program
 To learn about the benefits the program’s re-entry services has for offenders after their release
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To see how a multi-Agency collaboration facilitates the sharing of resources and collectively supports goals that are beneficial to offenders
PRESENTERS:
1.
Renee Singleton, Treatment Specialist, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
2.
Stephen Confair, Community Treatment Oversight Specialist, Bureau of Prisons
3.
Jordana Randall, Program Coordinator, United States Parole Commission
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Renee Singleton joined the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in 2009 after nearly nine years of working in the field of alcohol and drug abuse counseling. Since coming to CSOSA she has worked with the Secure
Residential Treatment Program (SRTP) program. Ms. Singleton has her CAC II. She graduated from Columbia College with her Masters in Conflict Resolution. Her professional career includes providing alcohol and drug abuse counseling and case management services to adolescents and adults. Ms. Singleton began working with Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Counseling Services (LRADAC) in Columbia, South Carolina as a Clinical Counselor in the Juvenile Drug Court.
Ms. Singleton worked with Mecklenburg County Area Mental Health in Charlotte, North Carolina as a Relapse Prevention
Clinical Counselor and 50/50 Clinical Counselor. Ms. Singleton worked with South Carolina Department of Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS)-Charleston Center in 2006. Ms. Singleton worked with Prince William County
Community Services Board from 2006-2009 as a Clinical Counselor/case manager in the Drug Offender Recovery Services.
As a clinical counselor/case manager, she worked with adult males and females involved with the criminal justice system who also have substance abuse problems, administered the Addiction Severity Index in the community and Prince William
County Jail for pre-sentence investigations, administered bio-psychosocial assessments, coordinated treatment services, conducted individual counseling sessions, collaborated with District 35 probation and parole and community agencies. She has facilitated trainings for the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and American Correctional Association.
She is a member of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals and an active member of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. and Metropolitan Baptist Church and regularly volunteers in her community.
2.
Steve Confair began with the Bureau of Prisons in 1992 as a Drug Treatment Intern at the United States Penitentiary
Lewisburg. He worked three years prior to this in a Mental Health/Substance Abuse Group Home which serviced adolescents that were court ordered placements from Philadelphia. Steve graduated from Misericordia University with a degree in Substance Abuse Counseling and attended Graduate School at Penn State University for Chemical Dependency
Counseling. He held the following positions at the United States Penitentiary, Allenwood: Correctional Officer, CODE
Treatment Specialist, and Challenge Treatment Specialist. The CODE and Challenge Programs were developed for high security inmates. The focus of these programs has been to reduce violence, treat substance abuse, and effectively manage mental health issues among the prison population. In 2010, he transferred to Community Treatment Oversight Specialist and is currently responsible for the Bureau of Prisons' oversight of the Secure Residential Treatment Program (SRTP) and all
Mental Health returning citizens that re-enter through our DC Residential Re-Entry Centers (RRC’s).
3.
Jordana Randall is a graduate of Virginia Union University where she studied Criminal Justice. She has served at the United
States Parole Commission since 2001 and has served as the Program Coordinator since 2009 overseeing alternative to incarceration initiatives with a concentration on clients with substance use and mental health diagnoses.
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The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) proposes to deliver a presentation on the topic of connecting homeless veterans to stable employment. During this interactive discussion, attendees of MASCA’s 76 th
Annual Conference will gain a greater understanding of employment as it pertains to the homeless veteran population. By learning about the vast array of resources available to service providers, attendees will be able to access the right programs, allowing them to effectively defeat joblessness for current veterans and returning service members. To carry out these objectives, NCHV will cover five (5) sections throughout its presentation.
The first section will include a discussion on employment trends of the homeless or at-risk of homelessness veteran populations using the latest available data. Only through examining the numbers and determining what they mean

can service providers make practical choices about how to best assist populations that remain vulnerable to unemployment. The next component of the discussion will involve an explanation of the barriers facing homeless or atrisk veterans as they seek fulfilling employment, including lack of stable housing, mental illness, and legal issues. NCHV staff will also focus on problems with the job application process itself, such as the hindrance created by differences between military employment culture and civilian employment culture. Next, the presentation will educate conference attendees on the most appropriate outlets for veterans training and employment, including federal programs like the
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) as well as local community events like Stand Down. Fourth, the presentation will outline effective interventions for the homeless veteran population, including the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment. Finally, NCHV will offer case studies of HVRP grantee organizations that successfully deliver job-related services to homeless and at-risk veterans through their programs, demonstrating how tested principles can inform best practices in the field.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Gain a greater understanding of employment as it pertains to the homeless veteran population
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Learn about the resources available to service providers
PRESENTERS:
1.
Baylee Crone, Vice President of Operations, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)
2.
Kyle McEvilly, Communications and Program Assistant, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Baylee Crone has worked at NCHV since 2011, and currently serves as Vice President of Operations and
Programs at the organization. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California,
Santa Barbara. Baylee is currently working on a Master of Rehabilitation Counseling at George Washington
University.
2.
Kyle McEvilly has served as Communications and Program Assistant at NCHV since 2013. He holds a Master of
Political Science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Sociology and
Political Science from Bradley University.
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Changing Minds, Changing Behaviors
Research indicates that an offender’s potential for succeeding as a pro-social member of a community depends on self- perception; that is, how they perceive themselves in relation to their peers, family and community. This workshop will show how using Evidence based practices, specifically a Relapse Prevention Model and Motivational Interviewing combined, supports successful offender reentry.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Provide an overview of MI as a communication style
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Explain how a CBT model impacts the offender thought process
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Provide Relapse prevention tools
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Define common barriers to offender life success
PRESENTER:
Scott McClure, Psychologist Clinician, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR) at Mule Creek
State Prison
BIOGRAPHY:
Scott McClure, Ph.D. is a Psychologist Clinician for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR) at
Mule Creek State Prison. At MCSP, Dr. McClure provides individual and group treatment, crisis management, and case management for Maximum Security incarcerated individuals with mental health and substance misuse needs. Prior to employment with CDCR, Dr. McClure worked for the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Center for Criminality and Addiction Research, Training, and Application (CCARTA) as the Principal Learning Skills Counselor. While at
CCARTA he supervised a professional team of trainers, was in charge of the curriculum development, and dissemination of evidenced based practices on criminality and addiction to leadership and front-line correctional professionals. Prior to
CCARTA he worked for the UCSD Co-Occurring disorders outpatient clinic as a mental health and addiction treatment

clinician where he provided individual and group treatment to criminal offender and community based populations. Dr.
McClure has over 12-years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and criminal justice populations. He has strong clinical and training facilitation experience with Motivational Interviewing (MI),
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Trauma Informed Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Illness,
Management, and Recover for Co-Occurring Disordered Individuals (IMR). His clinical and research interests include criminality and addiction treatment, workforce development, leadership, trauma, and multicultural considerations. Dr.
McClure’s research interests and publications topics include Addiction Treatment, Workforce Development, Co-Occurring
Disorders, and Trauma Informed Treatment for Offender Populations.
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Girls: So What’s the Difference? – Providing Supervision to Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
LOTS was designed and implemented by the Court Social Services Division, under the leadership of Director
Terri Odom in 2006 to facilitate a seamless supervision of all adolescent females involved in the front-end of the juvenile justice system. LOTS supervision provides one probation officer of record through a female’s involvement in the court; in doing so, it builds on the Family Court’s commitment to “One Judge, One Family.” This revolutionary conceptual change reflects the division’s new direction by providing early intervention and continuity in services to enhance the adolescent female’s chances to successfully transition into adulthood by using unique and therapeutic methods under the concept of restorative justice. Participants in this workshop will leave with an understanding of the characteristics of working with youthful female offenders, their needs which are different from male youthful offenders and programming’s that are working in the District of Columbia.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
PRESENTER:
BIOGRAPHY:
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I'm in Charge, Now What?: A Lesson in Leadership
Research shows that Trust, Compassion, Support and Guidance are the four basic core elements sought in leadership. Staff and team success has shown to be higher when exposed to these qualities. Unfortunately; however, and in many cases, people are promoted to leadership positions based on proven technical skills but with little formal preparation for effectively engaging and motivating staff or how their leadership traits impact productivity. This workshop will help individuals in or pursuing leadership positions, by examining their personal leadership styles, discussing principles of effective leadership, and providing insights into staff motivation. Without providing the necessary skills for effective leadership, we ask ourselves “what went wrong” when the results don’t meet the expectations. This workshop is for supervisors, managers and those aspiring to achieve a position of leadership.
The purpose of this workshop is to provide proven principles as a guide for effective leadership.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Participants will discuss the effectiveness and characteristics of various leadership styles.
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Participants will assess and discuss their personal leadership styles.
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Participants will discuss leadership principles to live by.
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Participants will discuss “staff motivation” and where it comes from
PRESENTER:
William T. Ashe, MPA, Branch Chief, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
BIOGRAPHY:

William T. “Bill” Ashe received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University,
Fayetteville, NC and a Master in Public Administration with a concentration in Executive Leadership from American
University, Washington, D.C. He has worked in the Corrections/Community Supervision field for over 30 years and is presently a Branch Chief with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, DC. He serves as a mentor focused on professional growth and leadership development for a number of individuals in the private and government sectors as well as college students interested in community corrections as a career profession. In addition, Bill has served as Vise-Chair for the Training Advisory Committee for CSOSA and as an Adjunct instructor for the Virginia
Department of Corrections and CSOSA training academies. Bill has developed and presented training curriculums in leadership, personal development, effective offender supervision and motivational interviewing on the local and national levels. He is a member of several professional associations to include NABCJ. Along with being a regional representative, he serves as a member of the board of directors and Executive Committee for the American Probation and Parole
Association.
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Overview of Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental health awareness is becoming extremely important in our society. The presentation will cover what to expect from the full eight (8) hour Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training and how important it is to be trained as a
Mental Health First Aider.
Just as CPR training helps a layperson with no clinical training to assist an individual following a heart attack,
Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson assist someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis, such as contemplating suicide. Mental Health First Aiders learn a single five-step strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and support the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports. Participants are also introduced to risk factors and warning signs for mental health of substance abuse problems, engage in experiential activities that build understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and families; and learn about evidence-supported treatment and self-help strategies.
The training does not prepare someone to diagnose mental illnesses or provide therapy. Much like traditional Red
Cross First Aid, MHFA is designed to help paraprofessional and laypersons provide emergency support until an individual can be linked to appropriate professional resources. Attendees of the full 8-hour course receive a three year certification in MHFA.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Learn how the full eight hour Mental Health First Aid training can be beneficial to criminal justice agencies
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Be able to identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness
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Learn how to assist someone with a mental illness or who is experiencing a crisis
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Understand the evidence in which MHFA is based
PRESENTERS:
1.
Glenda K. Flowers, Supervisor for the Specialize Supervision Unit, Pretrial Services Agency
2.
Masharia Holman, Case Manager and Quality Assurance Officer, Pretrial Services Agency
BIOGRAPHY:
1.
Glenda K. Flowers has been employed by Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia for the past 13.5 years. For the past 5.5 years, she has been the Supervisor for the Specialized Supervision Unit (SSU), supervising defendants diagnosed with a mental illness. Prior to that, Glenda was a case manager in SSU and the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program
(SCDIP). Glenda is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). She holds an undergraduate degree from the other
HU – Hampton University and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from the University of Baltimore.
2.
Masharia Holman has been employed by Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia for the past 14.5 years. For the past seven years, she has been dually managing positions as a Quality Assurance Officer for the Treatment Program and a case manager in the Specialized Supervision Unit (SSU), supervising defendants diagnosed with a mental illness. Also,
Masharia serves as a Trainer for the Treatment Program. She holds and undergraduate degree from Grambling State
University and a Master of Science in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University.
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Sustainability in Corrections: It's About Dollars and Cents Not Squirrels and Trees
With corrections budgets shrinking while demands on agency resources continue to grow correctional and juvenile justice administrators must find other ways of generating savings and revenue through non-traditional sources.
This workshop will provide specific examples of ways that agencies can improve their bottom line, add new programs and still save money through sustainable practices and technology.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 Identify at least 4 of the “7 Steps to Sustainability in Corrections”
 Identify the components of the “Triple Bottom Line in Corrections”
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Identify at least three sustainable technologies, products or services employed by corrections and/or juvenile justice agencies around the country
PRESENTER:
Tommy Norris, Founder, GreenPrisons.org
BIOGRAPHY:
Tommy Norris is the founder of GreenPrisons.org and a 40 year correctional practitioner. He began his career as a correctional officer at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, KY in 1971, and progressed through positions of increasing responsibility at the institution until reassignment to the National Academy of Corrections in 1985. He was placed on loan to the Indiana Department of Correction in 1990 as Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Staff Development. In 1992 he returned to the Bureau’s Central Office in Washington, DC where he was in charge of the Bureau’s strategic planning process and was also the agency’s Accreditation Manager. After his retirement in 1999 he taught for ten years at the undergraduate level at Eastern Kentucky University and coordinated all programs with outside correctional and juvenile justice agencies. He was appointed as the first Chair of the American Correctional Association’s Clean and Green in 2011 and continues to hold that position. He founded GreenPrisons.org in the summer of 2011 to provide a national resource on sustainability for correctional practitioners. Tommy holds an undergraduate degree in social work from the University of Kentucky and a
Master’s degree in Correctional Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. He has written articles for Corrections
Today, the National Correctional Industries Association and a variety of other publications on the topic of sustainability in corrections.
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The Prison Rape Elimination Act: The Impact of National PREA Standards on Community Corrections
During this presentation participants will get an overview of the Prison Rape Elimination Act and the final national PREA Standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Justice on May 17, 2012 and the unique impact of those standards on community correctional settings. Additionally, the presentation will identify the unique role and responsibility of community corrections agencies in responding to allegations of sexual abuse in custodial settings and discuss the legal framework and tools to respond to sexual abuse in custodial settings.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Identify why community correctional staff and administrators need to be concerned about sexual abuse of offenders
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Discuss the impact of the National PREA Standards on agency policies, practices and special concerns community correctional staff have in addressing PREA
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Identify where reports of sexual abuse may come from and the duties of first responders
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Discuss special concerns for community corrections and define particular roles and responsibilities of community corrections
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Identify and review legal tools for responding to custodial sexual abuse in community correctional settings
PRESENTER:
Jamie M. Yarussi, M.S., Assistant Director – Project on Addressing Prison Rape, The Washington College of Law
BIOGRAPHY:
Jamie M. Yarussi has worked at the Project on Addressing Prison Rape since 2004 and is recognized as a national subject matter expert on the issue of sexual assault in correctional settings. Jaime has co-authored many training curricula for correctional staff, handbooks, youth/inmate education materials and policy guides on the issue of prison rape and sexual

abuse of individuals in custody. Jaime has also played a large role in providing training and technical assistance to correctional agencies on this issue as well as community rape crisis centers engaged in this work during her time with the
Project. Jaime devotes her spare time to being a rape crisis counselor. She counsels men and women, children, gay, lesbian, and trans-gendered members of the community. She is also a counselor for rape victims through the S.A.N.E. Programs, offering counseling and advice during the evidence process, police interviews, and the legal process. Jaime received a dual
Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Justice and a Master’s of Science from American University's School of Public
Affairs in Justice Law and Society with a specialization in corrections and public policy.
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Public Safety Collaboration: Community Supervision and Law Enforcement
SUMMARY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
PRESENTER:
Philip A. Rossetti, Field Supervisor I, Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
BIOGRAPHY:
Phil Rossetti serves as a Field Supervisor I with the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services,
Community Supervision’s Intelligence Unit in Baltimore. Mr. Rossetti is embedded on a full-time basis within the Criminal
Investigation Division of the Baltimore County Police Department and works closely with local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies throughout the region. Mr. Rossetti holds a BA from Mount St. Mary’s University in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. Mr. Rossetti began his career with DPSCS as a Parole & Probation Agent in 2004. In
June 2008, he became the Special Assistant to the Executive Deputy Director before becoming a Field Supervisor I with the
DPSCS Community Supervision’s Intelligence Unit in September 2008. In 2010, Mr. Rossetti was selected as the Employee of the Year for the Division of Parole and Probation.
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Overview of the United States Parole Commission
This workshop will provide an overview of the U.S. Parole Commission’s authority and of the various agencies we collaborate during our decision-making processes. Presenters will explain the USPC’s parole release and revocation guideline system and discuss current programs that offer alternatives to re-incarceration.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Gain a basic understanding of USPC jurisdiction
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Gain a basic understanding of USPC decision-making processes
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Gain a basic understanding of how USPC collaborates with criminal justice partners
PRESENTERS:
1.
Stephen J. Husk, Case Operations Administrator, U.S. Parole Commission
2.
Deirdre McDaniel, Case Services Unit Administrator, U.S. Parole Commission
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Steve Husk has worked with the U.S. Parole Commission for 22 years where he has significant experience handling parole and supervised release cases in the Federal and District of Columbia system. During this time, he has served both as a case analyst and hearing examiner. For the past 11 years, he has served as the Commission’s Case Operations Administrator and oversees the parole release and revocation hearing processes. In his tenure, Mr. Husk has introduced a number of initiatives for the agency in its handling of release and revocation hearing cases. These include implementing videoconference parole hearing procedures for federal and District of Columbia prisoners incarcerated in Federal Bureau of Prisons throughout the
United States. He also oversaw the development of the Commission’s refined process for revocation hearings including the
“advanced consent” and “expedited revocation offers” both of which swiftly resolve revocation matters across the country.
Mr. Husk has previously presented on these agency initiatives at APAI and American Correctional Association Conferences in Savannah, GA and Baltimore, MD. His efforts have been instrumental in helping address the nationwide problem of

handling technical parole violators and prison overcrowding. Mr. Husk received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Loyola University in Maryland and J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in the District of
Columbia
2.
Deirdre McDaniel has worked with the U.S. Parole Commission for over 20 years, primarily in the Case Services Unit
(CSU). CSU is responsible for making recommendations to commissioners in response to both positive and negative adjustment of incarcerated inmates and supervisees in the community. While in CSU, she served as a summary typist, case analyst and senior case analyst before being promoted to the Deputy Case Services Administrator in 2005. Since January
2009 she has served as Administrator of the Case Services Unit. Ms. McDaniel developed the USPC’s procedures for the following alternatives to re-incarceration currently used by the Commission: the Residential Substance Treatment Program
(RSAT ); Reprimand Sanction Hearing and the Behavioral Health Initiative which includes the Mental Health Docket . In addition, she chaired the committee appointed to implement the Notice to Appear at Revocation Hearing procedures. These alternative programs allow non-violent offenders to receive additional community and/or treatment-based sanctions as an attempt to reestablish supervision compliance. Lastly, she was responsible for the implementing the USPC guidelines for the
Fugitive Safe Surrender program headed by the US Marshals Service in November 2007 and August 2011. Ms. McDaniel received a BA in Broadcast Journalism in 1991 from North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro, NC
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Why Can’t I Control My Brain and Behavior?
SUMMARY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
PRESENTERS:
1.
Dr. Mary Donnelly
2.
Dr. James Andretta
3.
Ryan Sutton
BIOGRAPHIES:
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Trauma Informed Strategies for Working with Specialized Women Populations
This workshop will discuss various considerations when working with specialized female populations. It will provide an overview of trauma-informed interventions for women who are trauma survivors with mental disorders and/or substance abuse problems. Interventions incorporate cognitive restructuring, psychoeducation, and coping skills training throughout which incorporates a specific recovery topic. Participants will gain knowledge of four target areas of traumainformed interventions that involve self, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality, which encompass empowerment, trauma education, and skill-building. They will also gain knowledge about best practices that can be utilized in diverse settings, and techniques that will help women heal from traumatic events in their lives. Two gender-specific trauma recovery programs will be shared with participants to assist them in working with Justice Involved Women and Women with
HIV/AIDS. Participants will also receive information that will help them leverage resources for women by learning effective ways of collaborating with other agencies, organizations, and key community informants to provide adequate and quality care for women.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
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Describe trauma’s impact on Justice Involved Women and Women with HIV/AIDS, and the guiding principles that facilitate their healing.
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List considerations that matter when working with Justice Involved Women and Women with HIV/AIDS.
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Describe the four core assumptions of trauma recovery approach and understand recovery model elements.
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Discuss two detailed gender-specific trauma recovery programs that help clients identify the connection between their past and their present.
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Demonstrate self-regulation and grounding techniques for clients.
PRESENTERS:

1.
Lisa Connors, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW)
2.
Shannon R. Jordan, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Lisa R. Connors is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) in
Maryland. She has a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and Master of Arts (MA) in Professional
Counseling degrees, respectively. At present, she is a Doctoral Candidate pursuing her PhD in Psychology. She has experience working with individuals affected by violence, abuse, and other forms of trauma. In addition, Ms. Connors has over 20 years of experience serving those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. She is the Co-chair of the HIV Regional
Advisory Committee (RAC) for the Suburban Maryland region (Prince George’s & Montgomery counties), and she serves on the Maryland HIV Planning Group (HPG). Ms. Connors also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of
Social Workers – MD Chapter, and she is the Suburban Maryland Branch Representative.
2.
Shannon R. Jordan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) in Maryland and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social
Worker (LICSW) in DC, and works in the federal criminal justice system in DC. Jordan earned her BSW from the University of Missouri in St. Louis and received her MSW from Saint Louis University. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of
Human Services with a concentration in Criminal Justice. Shannon has nearly 20 years’ experience in the field of social work and administration, including child welfare and family courts, U.S. District Courts, high-risk offenders, co-morbidity, substance abuse, and criminality. Shannon teaches Motivational Interviewing, Case Management Skills, and Cultural
Diversity and Awareness. She serves on Maryland’s NASW Executive Board of Directors and is an active member in her community. Shannon plays guitar, enjoys the arts, travel, Bikram Yoga, hiking, running, and fitness. She is an avid motorcyclist and the proud owner of an awesome 13-year-old Persian Maine Coon named Timmy!
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Integrating Injury Prevention Education with Corrections and Community Service
Debbie Yohn and Melinda Grenier’s workshop will provide information on educating the public on the importance of injury prevention and the relationship with Community Service and PADDD (Positive Alternatives to
Dangerous and Destructive Decisions) This unique relationship brings together sanctions and education to encourage behavioral changes in court ordered subjects. PADDD integrates local prevention experts in law enforcement, nursing, emergency medical services and recovered or recovering trauma patients to deliver a real picture of consequences there are due to crashes.
This workshop will provide a brief presentation of the PADDD program using a slide presentation. This presentation will have media used by all the speakers and can contain graphic material. Injury prevention suggestions will also be presented using a small group activity. Melinda will present her involvement with administering the program, the paperwork involved and the support she has had over the years we have partnered together. This will be an interactive session with time for questions and answers.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Learner will recognize the number one killer of young adults traumatic injury and this is preventable
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Learner will understand injury prevention is done with community networking and combining skill and knowledge of multiple agencies
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Learner will describe an overview of the PADDD program
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Learner will describe an overview of the Positive Choices for Life Program
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Participant will understand the paperwork involved in implementing a program like PADDD.
PRESENTERS:
1.
Deborah Yohn, Co-Founder, Positive Alternatives to Dangerous and Destructive Decisions (PADDD)
2.
Melinda Greiner, President, Maryland Criminal Justice Association
BIOGRAPHIES:
1.
Debbie Yohn, CPP began her nursing career in 1984 when she graduated as a Registered Nurse. Her first job was with the state at Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)/Montebello on the Brain Injury Unit. After a year she transferred to The Shock Trauma Unit in Baltimore, Maryland and worked from 1985-2011 in various nursing positions. Ms. Yohn is a survivor of a drunk driving crash that occurred in 1979 at the age of 17. Believing a picture is worth a thousand words and young people could learn from her story, in 1996 she became a Certified Prevention Professional and building her expertise of injury prevention. Working with juveniles, Ms. Yohn developed and implemented programs for

school based assemblies, health classes and small group sessions held at the hospital. In 1995 she co-founded Positive
Alternatives to Dangerous and Destructive Decisions (PADDD), a 501c3 program to provide more educational alternative sentencing programs to local communities. Ms. Yohn is a participating member of the many local grass root efforts to educate and advocate safe driving practices. Ms. Yohn has been a speaker for National Safety Counsel, Mid-Atlantic DUI
Conference, Prom Promise Assemblies & guest speaker on local radio and TV shows. She has also presented various jails and detention centers for adults and teens. She has taught for Comcast, BG&E, US Military Safety Stand Down Days, High
Schools, and Universities. PADDD was awarded a grant with MHSO (Maryland Highway Safety Office) for five years and continues to attend and support programs offered throughout Maryland. A new program developed in 2012 is Positive
Choices for Life. This program is currently available for teens in Frederick and Washington counties. The program was developed by Ms. Yohn for the Frederick County States Attorney’s office to offer education to youth in the judicial system.
Past awards include a Governor’s award, many local awards for community involvement and the Daily Record Health Care
Hero in 2005. Ms. Yohn resides in Manchester, Maryland with her husband, two sons, daughter and two grandsons. Ms.
Yohn is active in her local church, has a Masters in Biblical Counseling and her boys are active in three local fire departments. Mr. Yohn is a retired army reserve Master Sargent who was injured in Iraq in 2005/06 tour of duty.
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Melinda Grenier began her career in the Criminal Justice field in 1988 as a victim advocate in a domestic violence/sexual assault shelter. Ms. Grenier has been employed since 1994 with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Frederick,
Maryland. She successfully established a juvenile community service program within their Corrections Bureau and also managed adult offenders. In 1997, she transferred to the Patrol Division and implemented the Victim Services Division. As the Victim Services Coordinator, Ms. Grenier received several agency and community awards to include the Governor’s
Award for Crime Prevention for creating a free cell phone program for victims of domestic violence. In 2002, she was promoted to Assistant Director of the Community Services Division within the Corrections Bureau where she is currently employed. Her areas of responsibility include: Home Detention, Work Release, Inmate Labor Program and the Alternative
Sentencing Program. While in this position, Ms. Grenier received several awards to include a second Governor’s award for implementing a court-ordered class designed to prevent impaired and unsafe driving, tailored to “at risk” audiences
(PADDD). Ms. Grenier has been a member of the American Correctional Association (ACA) since 2002. Ms. Grenier is serving her second term as President of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association (MCJA), ACA’s dual chapter in
Maryland. During her career, Ms. Grenier has also served in the following capacities: Chair, Frederick County Domestic
Violence Task Force; Chair, Maryland Alternative Sanctions Network; Board Member, Maryland Correctional Training
Commission. Ms. Grenier is certified as an instructor for the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions
(MPCTC); Department of Aging, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and the National Organization of
Victim Assistance (NOVA). In 2012, Ms. Grenier was awarded “Instructor of the Year” for the Frederick County Adult
Detention Center. Ms. Grenier is a graduate of Frederick Community College and Brigham Young University. She is currently enrolled in the University of Maryland, University College MS Management Criminal Justice program. Ms.
Grenier is a lifelong resident of Maryland and currently resides in New Market with her husband and two sons. They actively participate in their church, school programs, local athletic recreational program and the Boy Scouts of America.
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The Prison Rape Elimination Act: The Impact of National PREA Standards on Juvenile Justice Agencies
During this presentation participants will get an overview of the Prison Rape Elimination Act and the final national PREA Standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Justice on May 17, 2012 and the unique impact of those standards on juvenile justice settings. Participants will also gain an understanding of the impact of agency culture and review the dynamics of sexual abuse in juvenile justice settings. Finally, participants will gain an understanding of the legal framework and tools to respond to sexual abuse in juvenile justice settings.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Review the applicable PREA Standards for responding to sexual abuse in custody
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Understand and identify the dynamics of custodial sexual abuse and the impact of agency culture
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Identify and review legal tools for responding to custodial sexual abuse
PRESENTER:
Jamie M. Yarussi, M.S., Assistant Director – Project on Addressing Prison Rape, The Washington College of Law
BIOGRAPHY:
Jamie M. Yarussi has worked at the Project on Addressing Prison Rape since 2004 and is recognized as a national subject matter expert on the issue of sexual assault in correctional settings. Jaime has co-authored many training curricula for correctional staff, handbooks, youth/inmate education materials and policy guides on the issue of prison rape and sexual abuse of individuals in custody. Jaime has also played a large role in providing training and technical assistance to

correctional agencies on this issue as well as community rape crisis centers engaged in this work during her time with the
Project. Jaime devotes her spare time to being a rape crisis counselor. She counsels men and women, children, gay, lesbian, and trans-gendered members of the community. She is also a counselor for rape victims through the S.A.N.E. Programs, offering counseling and advice during the evidence process, police interviews, and the legal process. Jaime received a dual
Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Justice and a Master’s of Science from American University's School of Public
Affairs in Justice Law and Society with a specialization in corrections and public policy.