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MACPO's 18th Annual Support Staff Conference
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Holiday Inn and Suites - St. Cloud, MN
Its a learning opportunity to understand active listening and why it is an essential component in working with correctional clients. In this training, participants will have the chance to increase their abilities in using foundational skills focusing on OARS.
Learn More and Register Here
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Screening and Discussion of “Coming Home”
Date & Time: October 9, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost: Free
Phone: 651-774-8687 Email: info@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org
The East Side Freedom Library and the Circle of Support and Accountability Program of the Minnesota Department of Corrections invite you to watch and discuss “Coming Home.”
Coming Home is a documentary film focused on five people returning back to their Vermont communities from prison. The film focuses on the innovative COSA program (Circle of Support and Accountability) that helps reintegrate folks back into their daily lives. It provides an intimate and personal window into institutions, systems, and legal processes.
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Trauma and Brain Science: Why Is My Work Following Me Around? (webinar)
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 2:30:00 PM CDT - 3:30:00 PM CDT
This webinar will address how brain science explains the longer-term effects of trauma and how it impacts us in various aspects of our lives. It will teach participants how to identify trauma responses as opposed to other problems. It will provide skills to address specific impacts related to how trauma impacts our work, our ability to focus, our ability to get regular, restful sleep, and our relationships. It will offer options for seeking support or assistance when individual skills practice is not enough.
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MCA's Annual Training Institute
October 22-25, 2019, Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN
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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2019 MARRCH Annual Conference
When: October 28-30, 2019
Where: Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
The MARRCH Board of Governors warmly invites you to join friends and colleagues for the 2019 MARRCH Annual Conference! This year’s conference is all about sharing solutions and building the collaborative relationships that will shape, integrate and personalize the future of the substance use disorder and other co-occurring mental health conditions. Learn from National thought leaders, local experts and other prevention-treatment-recovery advocates who are helping us intentionally design earlier interventions, better integrate services and supports and drive collaborative community connections that support health, healing and long-term recovery. In addition, conference attendees gain access to 5 featured speakers, 2 special events, 3 lifestyle stages and a newly expanded show layout that promotes interactive learning, peer networking and as always… lifelong fellowship with friends and colleagues.
Contact: info@marrch.org More Information Here
CTE Works Summit: Connecting Learning to Earning
November 5-6, 2019, Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, Brooklyn Park, MN
The annual Minnesota CTE Works! Summit connects educators, advisors, and administrators from high schools and colleges with workforce developers, business and industry partners, and our local communities. This energizing professional development event features national leaders and local innovators sharing their data-informed research and practices in Career and Technical Education (CTE), career readiness, and student support that help every youth and adult meet academic and workforce needs.
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 8th Annual FASD Conference: Opening Doors to a Brighter Future
Wednesday November 06, 2019 11:00 AM to Friday November 08, 2019 1:30 PM
Conference Only: $150 | Pre-Conference: Free with Conference Registration
We hope you can join us as Proof Alliance, formerly MOFAS, presents the 8th annual FASD Conference: Opening Doors to a Brighter Future. The conference will bring together experts, key stakeholders, and families. Over three days there will be a Pre-Conference Institute, keynote presenters, and breakout sessions on the latest research, promising practices, and innovative programs related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
We are proud to announce this year's conference will be held at a new venue, Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, MN, and will provide topics on both FASD prevention and support to help us stay true to our mission. Our mission is to eliminate disability caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to improve the quality of life for people living with an FASD.
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American Society of Criminology
Annual Conference
The 2019 meeting will take place November 13 - 16, 2019 in San Francisco, CA at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis.
The theme for the meeting is Criminology in the New Era: Confronting Injustice and Inequalities.
More Information and Register Here
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Mass Incarceration as a Chronic Condition:
Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
On Monday, November 18, Minnesota Law Review will be hosting its symposium that will run from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm. Speakers will discuss mass incarceration in light of the themes in Franklin Zimring's forthcoming book, The Insidious Momentum of Mass Incarceration. It will feature Rachel E. Barkow as a keynote speaker, presenting "Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration." Other speakers, listed on the website, will discuss sentencing reform, risk assessment and release, and the roles of prosecutors and judges in reducing mass incarceration. Franklin Zimring will attend and present a response.
Register Here
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
| 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 |
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