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SOTP Quarter Break Job Interviewing Class
When: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Time: 11:45 am – 4:00 pm
Where: MCF – Lino Lakes, Sex Offender Treatment Program
Why: To assist SOTP participants in preparing for release to improve/develop job interviewing skills
Who: Anyone with experience in hiring / conducting job interviews and/or helping offenders prepare for a successful release
MCF-Lino Lakes Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) is preparing for quarter break and the quarterly Job Interviewing Class. We are looking for volunteers to conduct practice mock interviews for the offenders to work on their interviewing skills in preparation of their release. This is a great way to take a break from your normal routine and provide offenders with the practice they need to seek employment.
We are scheduled to have our class for the practice/mock job interviews on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 3rd. This starts with a Thank You luncheon & orientation for the volunteers at 11:45 am. At 1:00 we will gather with the SOTP men for an overview and then the rest of the afternoon (until 3:45) will be spent doing mock interviews with the men and providing them with valuable feedback on their interview strengths and ways in which they can improve their interviewing skills.
For those of you that have never done this before**, we have a few SOTP men that have participated in this opportunity prior to their release report back to us after their release that they did go into interviews with greater confidence and were hired pretty quickly upon release so we would like to continue the class but cannot do so without the generosity of volunteers. Volunteers have also reported feeling a great deal of satisfaction in seeing the offenders’ willingness to learn and watching them improve their skills.
Please let me know (Mary.Cardinal@state.mn.us) that you are interested and available by Tuesday, 6/25/19 (this allows time for getting the security paperwork done). If you are not a DOC employee, I need you to send a copy of your driver’s license with your RSVP (if you came in over the past year, you don’t need to send it again). Then just show up on 7/3/19 at approx. 11:30 am in the MCF-LL main lobby and check in.
Also, if any of you are interested in helping with the prep class that meets on Friday, June 29th from 8:00 – 11:10 am & 1:00 – 4:10 pm for the full or a half a day, please let us know as it’s not possible for our volunteers to get here each time, it would be nice to have a few people able to bring their experiences to this part of the class as well.
Adapting to the Cultural Needs of Clients
Join your colleagues for Hazelden Betty Ford's Hot Topics lunch-and-learn professional development series. Hear from leading experts and explore timely issues in addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.
Hazelden Betty Ford's Hot Topic #2: Evidence-Based Approaches for Co-Occurring Disorders: Adapting to the Cultural Needs of Clients.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
11:30 a.m.-noon – Registration and lunch (provided)
Noon-1:30 p.m. – Presentation
1:30 p.m. – Optional 20-minute tour of Hazelden Betty Ford
This Special Event Series Is Free.
Hazelden Betty Ford, 680 Stewart Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102
Register Here
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MCA/MACPO Joint Training
July 19, 2019, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Afton Room - DOC Central Office
West Entrance - 1st Floor, 1450 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN
You must be an MCA member to attend this event.
More Information and Register Here Membership Registration Here
149th Congress of Correction in Boston
August 1-6, 2019
John B Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Halls C&D
Boston, MA
Join us for ACA’s 149th Congress of Correction in Boston, MA August 1-6, 2019. With educational sessions, committee meetings, our keynote address by Chris Christie and the multitude of networking opportunities there are many experiences to be had! Attend a Sox game (link on conference page for tickets in the ACA group section), play a new interactive scavenger hunt with ACA’s app that will take you around the conference to win great prizes, visit the exhibit hall on Monday afternoon for lunch with the exhibitors (free with registration), win the grand prize car on Tuesday, thanks to our sponsors Falcon, Acorn Engineering, the Bob Barker Company, Attenti and VitalCore Health Strategies.
More information Here
Equity and Inclusion.
What Is It and How do We Build It? (Webinar)
This two-part series will take a look at the relationship between diversity, inclusion, equity and culture by defining each element and providing actionable steps that individuals can take to enhance their skills and advocate within their organization.
8/8/2019, 1:00-2:30, Satellite/Web Based Register Here
8/22/2019, 1:00-2:30, Satellite/Web Based Register Here
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American Probation and Parole Association’s 44th Annual Training Institute
The theme for this summer’s training institute is Passion, Courage, and Endurance: Transforming Community Corrections. The adult and juvenile justice systems are experiencing significant and powerful change driven by justice reform and innovative practices focused on promoting public safety in a more fair, just, and effective manner. America’s ever-changing landscape poses challenges and opportunities to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in justice system program development, culturally competent and trauma-informed service delivery, and organizational change. As jurisdictions tackle policy reform, organizational development, and strengthening community partnerships, the overarching goal is to address critical social justice issues with a strong sense of passion, courage, and endurance.
Date(s): August 18 — 21, 2019
Venue: Marriott Marquis San Francisco, 780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Website: https://www.appa-net.org/institutes/2019-San-Francisco/attend/
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Minnesota Recovery Connection's Walk for Recovery, presented by NUWAY, is a National Recovery Month event to celebrate all in recovery from substance use disorder and those who help recovery happen!
New Location: Minnesota State Capitol Grounds in Saint Paul
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Walk begins at 1 p.m.)
See Schedule Here Register Here
2019 Forum on Criminal Justice
The 2019 Forum on Criminal Justice will be held September 15-18 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. Hosted by the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA), the Forum on Criminal Justice showcase programs, research and policies that will help justice practitioners, researchers and decision makers move the criminal justice system forward, getting to where we need to be through policy, practice and research.
Workshop tracks will focus on: systems integration and managing special populations; information sharing and technology; behavioral health and community-based services; policing violent crime and serving victims; and administration and management.
Register Here
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Hamline University Center for Justice and Law
Poverty Series
During the 2019-2020 academic year, the Center for Justice and Law will focus on the theme of the criminalization of poverty. The mission of the center is to work with community partners to generate creative, concrete, and equitable policy solutions. Visit our website at http://hamline.edu/cjl
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wrongful Convictions: Race & Poverty Friday, Oct 4, 2019
We Are All Criminals with Emily Baxter Friday, Nov 22, 2019
Blueprint to Ending Poverty Conference Friday, Dec 6, 2019
Criminalization of Poverty Legislative Update Friday, Feb 7, 2020
Poverty and Barriers to Reentry Friday, Mar 6, 2020
Little Earth Project, Peacemaking and Youth Friday Apr 3, 2020
Women, Trauma, Mental Health & Poverty Friday, May 1, 2020
MCA's Annual Training Institute
October 22-25, 2019, Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN
The Annual Training Institute will kick off with the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday evening.
Conference Keynote Speakers:
October 23rd: Matt Havens, “Stop Acting Your Age!”
October 24th: Tim Gabrielson, “The Magic of Positive Change”
October 25th: Dr. Andrew T. Young, “Crisis Intervention Skills: Lessons, Stories, & Examples from a Hostage Negotiator & Crisis Counselor”
Attendees (early registration rates if paid by 8/31) - click here
Exhibitors (early registration rates if paid by 8/1) - click here
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