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Showcase for Student Voices - Secrets
Monday, December 2 at 7 PM
at F1400 (Lecture Theater) Whitney Fine Arts Center-Minneapolis College Campus
Secrets is a one act play-in-progress by theater major and Theater Underground President, Deneal Trueblood to finally tell the true story of the spiraling events that took place over a lifetime, and that culminated in an assault, an incarceration and finally, a redemption. The first phase of this process is an informal reading of the script. This is a READING—not a full performance. Following this reading of “Secrets” we will open a discussion of the script to the audience and playwright.
Building Rapport While Maintaining Boundaries
with Justice Involved Youth
December 3, 2019, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
MCF-Red Wing
This training will focus on successful rapport building with difficult justice involved clients in all settings including chemical dependency treatment, residential settings, prisons, and community based supervision. It will focus on factors such as trauma, cultural differences, familial relationships, and past involvement with authority figures; particularly exploring how these factors can lead to difficulty in building healthy working relationships with our clients both in the community and in residential settings. We will look at the components of healthy rapport building through examples and case study. We will discuss strategies that you can use to build rapport and case study exploration to examine the issues that can arise when working with difficult clients.
Register Here
Criminal Justice Communities of Practice
Webinars
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc., and known nationally for its work regarding people with behavioral health needs involved in the criminal justice system, is convening three new topical Communities of Practice to work intensively with select communities on the following topics:
• Equity and inclusion in adult drug courts
• Medication-assisted treatment implementation across the Sequential Intercept Model
• Improving reentry housing outcomes for people with substance use disorders returning from jail or prison
To learn how these topics will be addressed within each Community of Practice, and how your community can apply to participate, register for one of the informational webinars by clicking the links below.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:00 pm
Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:00 am
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Accelerated Welding Academy
2 nights a week, Tues & Weds, Dec. 10, 2019-Jan. 29, 2020*
5 to 9 pm
Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing
COST: $1500 - grant funding available which may cover the cost of the course.
To register or for more information: Contact Kim Buysse at kbuysse@wdimn.org or 651-380-3686
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Overview of Housing Stabilization Services
When: Monday, December 16th, 1:30-3:30 PM
Where: WebEx webinar here
Who should attend: Providers serving people with disabilities, Providers serving people experiencing homelessness, social services staff from counties and tribes, and case managers.
A new Medicaid benefit called Housing Stabilization Services will be available July 2020 to help people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing.
The goals of Housing Stabilization Services are to:
• Support an individual’s transition to housing
• Increase long-term stability in housing.
• Avoid future periods of homelessness or institutionalization.
This webinar will provide an overview of Housing Stabilization Services, and more detail on recipient eligibility, conflict of interest standards, and provider enrollment.
Questions: dhs.housingoptions@state.mn.us
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SOTP Quarter Break Job Interviewing Class this coming December!
When: Monday, December 30th, 2019
Time: 11:45 am – 4:00 pm
Where: MCF – Lino Lakes, Sex Offender Treatment Program
Why: To assist SOTP offenders 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
It’s that time again that the 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 work routine and provide offenders with the practice they need to seek employment.
Email Uyanga Bayandalai at Uyanga.Bayandalai@state.mn.us by 12/15/19 to sign up
APPA 2020 Winter Training Institute
January 5-8, 2020
New Orleans, LA
The theme for the 2020 Winter Training Institute is Safer Communities: Belief is the Foundation of Success. Steps to success begin by believing in people – believing they have the capacity to do good work. Clearly, adult and juvenile justice practitioners intend to excel in their craft and provide fitting programs, services, and resources to clients and communities. Although experiencing unique challenges, practitioners embrace justice transformation, sensible policies, and innovative and evidence-based practices. They are committed to this work, they are honing their skills, seeking the right combination of tools needed to assist clients – confident of their ability to navigate the road map of success. The work rests firmly on the foundation of belief – belief in this industry’s impact on public safety, because safer communities are important to everyone.
More information and Register Here
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ACA Winter Conference
When: 1/9/2020 - 1/14/2020
Where: San Diego, CA United States
Exhibitors please register here. For any exhibitor registration questions please call 1-866-692-2070 or email registration@expologic.com
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
Friday, Dec 6, 2019 - Blueprint to Ending Poverty Conference
Friday, Feb 7, 2020 - Criminalization of Poverty Legislative Update
Friday, Mar 6, 2020 - Poverty and Barriers to Reentry
Friday, Apr 3, 2020 - Little Earth Project, Peacemaking and Youth
Friday, May 1, 2020 - Women, Trauma, Mental Health & Poverty
MSSA’s Annual Training Conference & Expo
March 11-13, 2020
MSSA’s Annual Training Conference & Expo is the largest, most comprehensive, cost effective health and human service conference in the Midwest. Our 2019 conference brought together almost 3,400 health and human service professionals from all parts of Minnesota and the surrounding states. With 130 educational sessions covering a broad spectrum of topics and featuring high quality, local and nationally recognized speakers, MSSA is able to bring you cutting edge topics on the focus areas important to those in the health and human services field. Our expo hall with over 200 tables provides a unique opportunity for organizations to share new technologies and resources and meet with conference attendees. Don't miss it!
More Information Here
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NatCon20
Where: Austin, Texas
When: April 5-7, 2020
The largest conference in behavioral health care and your destination for next-level learning, peer-to-peer engagement and high-octane entertainment.
This year, we will embrace what makes us unique, celebrate what unites us and paint a portrait of progress. NatCon20 is an exclusive invitation to boost your abilities – and your bottom line – alongside more than 6,000 of yours peers.
More Information and Register Here
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Understanding and Responding to Mass Incarceration 2020:
From Mental Illness to Public Wellness
Friday, April 17, 2020
Metropolitan State University, St. Paul Campus, 700 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55106
For more information, contact Em Roerick at 651-793-1314 or em.roerick@metrostate.edu.
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The 24th Annual MnATSA Conference
The 24th annual MnATSA conference will be held April 22-24, 2020 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
MnATSA is excited to have keynotes by: Emily Baxter on We are All Criminals, Meghan Fagundes on Factors associated with treatment completion among sexually abusive youth, and Karina Forrest-Perkins on Working with clients who have experienced trauma.
More Information Here
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