| Tue, July 30, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Implementing BIPP in a Texas Prison: Allred Unit | Kiawa Martinez | BIPP Coordinator/Community Educator | In 2023, First Step, Inc. in Wichita Falls took the extraordinary steps to develop and implement a TDCJ-CJAD approved Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) within the Allred Unit in Iowa Park, TX. The inaugural first session occurred in January of 2024 and has received glowing accolades from both prison staff and group participants. Attendees will learn how to network with your local prison unit; the challenges faced in developing and implementing effective protocols; and how to adjust your curriculum to meet the needs of participants within the prison system. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Navigating the Case Planning Discussion | Kristi Davidson, Laura Vasquez De Sanchez & Constance Kent | TDCJ-TLDD Director of Training for Community Supervision; Training Manager for Travis County CSCD; Training Manager for Dallas County CSCD | You’ve done the assessment interview, scored the TRAS, and have the results. Now what? One of the more challenging aspects of the TRAS system for officers is interpreting the score in a meaningful way and then navigating their way through the case planning session with the client. Where do I start? What should I say? How do I guide this conversation toward the criminogenic needs? Many officers struggle with steering the conversation in a direction that makes sense to the client. This session will provide you with guidance on how to navigate the case planning session in a way that increases buy in from your client, while creating a plan that can be referenced in a purposeful manner during all future interactions. (This session will qualify for 1.5 hours of TRAS-related training credit that can be used toward TRAS recertification for CSCDs.)
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Sick & Tired: Responding to the Needs of Survivors with Unseen Disabilities | Tiffany Lee | Owner of Tiffany Lee Projects & Consulting | Survivors face complex impacts of trauma, and for some, this can be a lifelong journey. Some may acquire an unseen disability as a result of the abuse they endured, including mental illness or chronic health conditions. Legal and medical systems are often not only triggering but also inaccessible for survivors with unseen disabilities, further marginalizing this population and creating a critical gap in services. This session will explore the connection between trauma and unseen disability and discuss the impact on survivors, including specific vulnerabilities, barriers, and stigma. Attendees will learn the importance of individualized access and inclusion for survivors with unseen disabilities, including those they serve and those they employ, promoting more equitable and trauma-informed services for all. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Automated Documentation in Adherence with TDCJ-CJAD Programs for Improved Contract Delivery & Offender Impact | Van Martin, Gabriel Thomas, Denton Fell & Melissa Monteiro | Owner of Free for Life Group, Code Developer, Database Programmer & BIPP Facilitator | Automated Documentation in adherence with TDCJ-CJAD Program Standards for improved contract delivery & offender impact utilizing: Database, Python Code, Microsoft, Adobe, Open AI, and Text Massaging
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Suicide Rates for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated | Katelyn Fuller & Darrius Campina-Bacote | Social Worker,LMSW
Psychologist, PsyD | Current literature (2024) suggests that approximately 700,000 individuals unalive themselves each year here in the United States, and a disproportionate amount of these deaths occur in our jails and prisons (Pedrola-Pons et. al, 2024). This training aims to discuss recent literature on the increased rates of suicide and factors that increase the risk of suicide within this demographic, as well as targeted intervention techniques catered to this population. The goal of this training is to raise awareness of an overlooked population, with insights from a correctional psychologist and a correctional social worker, both with a decade of experience working with justice-involved youth. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Using the 3 E's for Purposeful Career Guidance | Jonathan Butler | Business/Career Coach with Texas Workforce Commission | This session will provide participants resources and tools to use for career and educational exploration. This session aims to guide participants in supporting the population they serve in a successful transition to the workforce. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | BIPP Overview for Probation Officers | Bill Hill | Program Manager for The Center of Cognitive Education | This workshop will provide probation officers with a basic working knowledge of what the BIPP program is and is not. Curriculum elements and objectives will be discussed. This will assist officers in discussing client participation and progress in the program. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | The Heart of a Team | Kirsta Melton | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Institute to Combat Trafficking | Nothing is harder or more worthwhile than building a dedicated and devoted team. No complex problem can be solved with one perspective, one set of hands or one individual’s effort. It takes the rough and tumble of ideas, differing skill sets and perspectives, conflict, and eventually mutual respect to put together a group of people who can make that difference. Great teams focus on the big picture, challenge the status quo, break barriers, and innovate. They move people and organizations forward, something the government desperately needs. Yet “the way we have always done things” grinds away at the hope, energy, momentum, and creativity needed to fuel the work. This seminar talks openly about the challenges of building successfully within a governmental entity, the bureaucratic hurdles, personnel pitfalls, practical solutions, moments of success and the constant watchfulness required to protect the heart of a team.
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | Mexican Cartel Operations: Identifiers, and Gang Collaborations in Texas | Cohen Crenwelge | Criminal Intelligence Analyst with Texas Department of Public Safety | This course is intended to inform law enforcement and public safety officials about the violence and threats linked to Mexican cartels and gangs involved with drug and human smuggling along the Texas-Mexico border. Furthermore, attendees will develop an understanding of the cartels and gangs’ criminal activities, operational framework, and collaborations in South Texas, as well as indicators for cartel identification and key takeaways on the threats posed by these criminal organizations. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | BIPP Panel | Sandra Garcia, David Almager & TBD | Executive Director for Center Against Sexual & Family Violence & Director of Battering Intervention & Prevention Program | To provide answers to common questions about collaboration, shelters, peer to peer, staff supervision, training requirements and other related topics. | Click Here | |
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| Tue, July 30, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | Generational Differences: Boomers, Generations X, Y, & Z: Different Values... Similar Goals | Nancy Baird | President/CEO of Training Strategies Inc. | "Today’s workplace is facing a new generation of workers who do not embrace traditional beliefs about work. These young employees have a new way of thinking. They have been raised by television, live on the Internet, and demand “instant gratification.” Unlike older employees who fully understand the ideas of company loyalty, hard work, teamwork, seniority, and diligence: these concepts seem almost alien to younger employees. Instead, they believe they should be measured by immediate results, new ideas, creativity, and individuality. This workshop will provide strategies for successfully turning these ideas into increased performance and include the following topics:
• Changes in the Workplace: Impact on My Work Culture
• Boomers Versus Generations ‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’: Our View of the World
• Increasing Respect…Increasing Productivity
• Different Values…Similar Goals: Focusing on Success Together
• Plan of Action for Increasing Overall Success"
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Accessing CJAD Funded Residential Treatment Services | Raymond Cruthis, Debbe Rowland, Glen Gilmore & Vonda Freedman | Resident Director for Central Texas Treatment Center; Resident Director for Taylor County SATF; Residential Director for Burnet County ISF; Residential Director for Dallas County SATF and DDRF | Introduction to the different types of residential substance abuse and co-occurring disorders treatment centers funded by CJAD for felony offenders on probation. | Click Here | |
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Serving People With Behavioral Health Needs in the Justice System | Paul Boston | Technical Assistance Coordinator/Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Texas Health and Human Services, Office of Forensic Coordination | The workshop will provide a high-level overview of the mental health landscape and the common barriers justice-involved individuals face when accessing community mental healthcare. The workshop will include practical tips and recommendations for working with justice-involved individuals as well as an orientation and recommendations to best practices and evidence-based strategies. The workshop will end with a discussion of national and state resources to support enhancing reentry for justice-involved people living with mental illness. | Click Here | |
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Effective Dialogue with Batterers | Albert Chagoya | Director of Fatherhood Campaign | Understanding Effective dialogue with Batterers - Belief Work | Click Here | |
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | The Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving | Mark Stodola | Probation Fellow for American Probation and Parole Association | Recently we have seen troubling trends in both highway safety, and impaired driving. 25% of fatal crash-involved drivers tested positive for multiple impairing substances, compared with 18% prior to the pandemic. The number of DWI arrests have plummeted while impaired driving fatalities increased by 14% in 2020, an additional 14% in 2021, and continue to trend in the wrong direction. The impact of the COVID pandemic, the increase in states legalizing recreational marijuana and the prevalence of polysubstance use have forced practitioners to reevaluate our current approaches in addressing this serious issue. This interactive presentation will provide research that explains the changes we are seeing with the DWI population as well as approaches to address this growing crisis. Participants will learn best practices in supervision strategies, available countermeasures, issues surrounding polysubstance use and testing to help criminal justice and treatment professionals maximize their effectiveness in reducing risk to the community.
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health Disparities, & Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan
| Tiffany Lee
| Owner of Tiffany Lee Projects & Consulting
| Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including experiencing trauma, can have long-term impacts for survivors. This session will explore the key data and findings from the ACEs study and the physical and mental health implications for survivors. Attendees will learn the vulnerabilities and risk factors for ACEs and the intersection between early traumatic experiences and violence victimization and perpetration across the lifespan. This session will also discuss protective factors and trauma-informed approaches for practitioners working with survivors of violence.
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Wayfinding in the Criminal Justice System
| Kirsta Melton | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Institute to Combat Trafficking
| Are you ready for the day the subpoena appears requiring your presence in State v. ??? Because it’s coming. Many of us spend our time as criminal justice professionals dreading this moment, whether the subpoena arrives from the state or the defense. Instead of worrying, take the time to prepare! Whether you are being called as a fact witness, an expert or something in between, this workshop will equip you to testify with accuracy, confidence, and impact. Learn the importance of preparation, communication with counsel, what to do with negative information or mistakes, how to anticipate defensive issues and keep your cool during cross-examination. Tackle fundamental questions of how to articulate your role, define the scope of your expertise, educate the attorney calling you, and speak with the credibility and thoughtfulness that will make your testimony count. | Click Here | |
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | SOS! Save our Staff, Save Ourselves: Managing Burnout and Secondary Trauma | Ali Hall | Trainer for Ali Hall Training & Consulting
| We are exposed to others' trauma every day on the job--and that takes a toll on our wellbeing. This highly interactive workshop will help us explore the impacts of this secondary trauma and give us a chance to come up with individual and organizational strategies for recovering and managing it.
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | Trailblazer Transformation: Treating Probationers That Have an Opioid Addiction
| Eddie Mendoza, Molly Groesbeck, & Shannon Jones
| "TDCJ-CJAD Program Specialist V
General Counsel
Bexar County CSCD Assistant Chief"
| Will be describing the development and implementation of the MAT program in a probation setting for offenders with an opioid use disorder.
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | Traffickers Around the Corner: State v. Juan and Bobby Moreno | Kirsta Melton | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Institute to Combat Trafficking | This presentation presents the case that almost wasn’t. If not for the persistence of a probation officer, two brutal traffickers who kidnapped, tied down, drugged, raped and sold a 13-year-old girl for weeks, might never have been brought to justice. The presentation will outline the challenges surmounted to obtain an investigation, the handicaps that accompany a 10-month-old crime scene, a lack of forensic evidence, key witnesses with significant criminal history, and the complications that come with trying a “first” of anything in your region. The case study will empower participants to tackle human trafficking cases that rely on witnesses that in typical child abuse cases might be considered unreliable or unpresentable in court. Learn how presenters embraced their case and witness weaknesses, built a charging, jury selection and trial strategy around them, ultimately convincing two juries to bring justice to the traffickers around the corner.
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| Wed, July 31, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | Paradigm Shift Leading to Smartphone Compliance Monitoring Demand | Trent Cornish & Jon Gustin
| TRACKtech Vice President of Marketing and Sales & TRACKtech Chief Marketing Officer
| The purpose of this presentation is to educate attendees on the benefits of smartphone technology ranging from establishing agency-wide operational efficiencies, successful supervision outcomes and improving the lives of those justice involved. Attendees will leave this presentation better informed as to the intent, purpose, and advantages of utilizing smartphone technology and how to apply smartphone technology within their correctional agencies. | Click Here | |
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Enhancing Community Transitions: Integrating Effective Reentry & Workforce Development Practices for Better Employment Success & Supervision Outcomes
| Michael Laughlin & Jack Martin
| LPC-S, LCDC, GCDF, OWDS-I and Jack Martin, MPA
| Well-managed and results-focused reentry and employment efforts are vital to the stability and success of those we assist and empower during community supervision. Access to meaningful resources, income, and structured services for improved outcomes are frequently difficult to secure. Our client contacts frequently prioritize facilitating and monitoring supervision conditions, such as employment, within shorter visits and often include swift referrals to the nearest and most accessible programs, resources, or employers. This session will cover collaborative, data and evidence informed approaches to developing more effective reentry and workforce development systems that empower clients to become more productive, safe, engaged, and contributory members of their communities. This session will also include a brief exercise where participants can collaborate, innovate, and leave refreshed and energized with new contacts, resources, and local strategies that can strengthen clients’ growth and success during and well beyond supervision.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | Understanding Protective Orders in Texas | Kaitlyn Eberhardt & Catherine Davalos | Education & Prevention Director for Texas Advocacy Center and
Staff Attorney for Texas Advocacy Center | This training explains the different types of protective orders, how they work, and how they can be utilized to improve survivor safety and to prevent future violence. This workshop also discusses the changes and additions made to protective orders as mandated in the last legislative session. This presentation will cover Family Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Trafficking Protective Orders, and Emergency Protective Orders.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 08:30 AM-10:00 AM | How to Ask the Difficult Questions When Assessing Suicidality
| Dr. Lacey Berumen | CEO for Lets Talk About Change | We will review lethality assessment for risk of suicide, provide opportunities to practice asking the tough questions and provide referrals for differing levels of crisis support. We will explore crisis plans for our clients. We will also discuss WRAP plan creations. This session is appropriate for individuals who need additional tools or may feel they lack appropriate skills to effectively address suicidal risks or situations with clients. | Click Here | |
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Ethics at WORK: Maintaining Ethical Boundaries | Nancy Baird | President/CEO of Training Strategies Inc. | Most people have a general understanding of ethics, but not a clear definition of how ethics should be applied in the workplace. Leaders must be held accountable for all of their decisions, no matter the eventual outcome. A safe and secure workplace for all employees is a requirement for all successful organizations. The critical components of this safety and security are respect for everyone – whether you agree with them or not on any issue. Disrespect for others by poor communication, office politics, and/or lack of ethical boundaries should not be tolerated or acceptable behavior for any organization. A workplace based on a foundation of ethics and ethical behavior is the key. The following topics will be covered:
• “Ethics” a Working Definition: An Organizational Culture of Ethics
• Office Politics and Implicit Bias: Addressing and Overcoming
• Dynamic and Ethical Leadership: Keys to Workplace Boundaries
• Setting the Standards for an Ethical Workplace: It Takes ALL of US! | Click Here | |
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Motivational Interviewing: Supporting New Paths | Misti Youngquist | TDCJ-CJAD Program Specialist IV | According to the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), motivational interviewing (MI) suggests that certain types of brief counseling interactions could be as effective as more lengthy interventions and that a certain kind of provider style was better at eliciting change. This session will explore the foundations of Motivational Interviewing and how techniques can be applied when working with justice involved individuals.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | The Organizationally Intelligent Leader: Upping Our Game with Implementation Leadership | Dr. Alexandra Walker | Director of Alliance for Community and Justice Innovation | The justice system is facing large-scale and pervasive change with both implementation and reform initiatives. It is time to think beyond the limits of traditional ‘change management’ approaches that simply have not worked. These traditional approaches to change in the justice system have been weak and devoid of the complex human and organizational elements to change. Consequently, there is measured data showing ineffective and disappointing results of these methods. In this session we will focus on the 10 Essential Principles of Implementation Leadership that are necessary to build your skills as a leader of change in your organization. Leaders will be introduced to each of the ten principles, while learning how they directly contribute to socially significant, sustainable outcomes for organizations.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | Supervision of Peers Who Work with Justice Involved Population | Dr. Lacey Berumen & Terri Smith | CEO for Lets Talk About Change and CAS,PC
| This session will provide supervision perspectives from the clinical lens, as well as from the peer workforce perspective. The two presenters offer a varied perspective with a willingness to share the good the bad and the challenging. Based on requirements from licensing, accreditation, and funding perspectives.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | Resilient Optimism: Falling Forward in Corrections
| Dr. Alexandra Walker
| Director of Alliance for Community and Justice Innovation
| Embracing a career in corrections is not for the faint of heart. Even the most passionate, committed, and capable professionals can become hardened, cynical, and ultimately burn out. In a field where change is hard and success feels short-lived, hope and passion can be in short supply. So how do we stay focused on the important work that we do, those we serve, and show up resiliently optimistic each day? In this session we will discuss the importance of embracing the F; pushing through failure to move back into action in a resiliently optimistic way. Learn and connect with others as we learn what it means to fail forward in corrections.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 01:00 PM-02:30 PM | Understanding Disabilities and the ADA | David Whalen & Captain Pat Mann | Director of Institute on Disability Awareness at Niagara University, and Retired Buffalo PD, Law Enforcement Master Trainer for Institute on Disability Awareness | Nearly 2 in 5 state and federal prisoners have a disability, yet education on proper response lacks in most, if not all, jail and prison settings. This is directly correlated with the rise in ADA settlement agreements levied by the US Dept. of Justice. Niagara University's Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Training department is a national leader in the education and guidance in the field. Our Correction Officers DAT will be introduced while concurrently providing information on disabilities and ADA compliance to include structures and program delivery, both specific to Corrections. Content will also address general effective communication, accessibility, and accommodations.
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | Breaking Point: Leadership in Moments of Crisis
| David Yebra
| TDCJ Director of Training and Leadership Development Division
| No other moment in history has experienced emergency situations at the frequency we do today. This has required organizations to shift their preparation mindset from IF something happens, to WHEN something happens. Lockdowns, weather emergencies, and many other critical incidents require exceptional leadership skills because of the sheer layers to the event and the depth of the impact on teams. How prepared are you to lead your organization mentally, emotionally, physically, and operationally when a crisis ensues? There are an infinite number of trainings available to the masses about how to survive emergency situations, but very little on how to LEAD pre-, during, and post-critical incident. This session will focus solely on how you can prepare now to be the kind of leader every team and organization wants at a time they need you most. | Click Here | |
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | Polygraph
| Angel Martinez | Lieutenant with Texas Department of Public Safety | Polygraph Topic | Click Here | |
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| Thu, August 1, 2024, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM | Admin - From Start to Finish | Sherri Lampkin & LeNeen Brown | Executive Director for Path of Righteousness Ministries,
Associate Director of Path of Righteousness Ministries | BIPP process:
Initial Contact from Client
Pre-Intake
Intake (working agreement, participation, dress code etc.)
Individualized Plans (Intake, Mid-Point, Exit)
Forms
Payment Notifications
Class Notifications
Progress Report and other reports
Attendance: Absences, Dismissals, Reinstatements
Last Class
Exit/Completions | Click Here | |
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