In the complex landscape of the criminal justice system, working with individuals who have mental illness requires a nuanced understanding and specialized approach. As probation officers and case managers, your role extends beyond enforcement and monitoring; you are instrumental in facilitating rehabilitation and support. In this webinar, we delve into essential tools and strategies to effectively engage with individuals experiencing mental health challenges. We briefly explore the complexities of mental illness, offer examples, and equip probation officers with practical tools and skills to effectively engage and support individuals navigating these challenges.
Avoid potential conflict both professionally and personally by learning to organize your thinking and respond calmly. Consider the approaches you can take to prevent and respond to verbal conflict. This course will explore the communication process, conflict prevention, and help you understand why conflicts occur. Instruction will also cover certain circumstances in which verbal de-escalation techniques may not be appropriate, and provide techniques to resolve such conflicts. Join us to learn how de-escalation techniques and communication skills can potentially defuse tense situations and lead to more successful outcomes. This training does not cover physical intervention techniques.
Join other law enforcement and school personnel to address school violence and youth victimization concerns through the use of crime prevention and response strategies and review lessons learned from relevant case studies. Examine the impacts of trauma on youth and effective strategies for working with students experiencing mental illness and learning disabilities. Explore the most current trends among youth relating to social media and alcohol and substance abuse. Discuss successful prevention and intervention program models.
Review the steps Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Alabama’s only federally recognized tribe, took to overcome jurisdictional barriers to achieve implementation of state legislation known as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians – State Police Powers Act (Alabama Act #2018-393). Review the specific barriers that were overcome such as lack of state recognition, no available copies of MOU’s that were in prior existence, inability to use state academy for training; not honoring tribal courts, etc. Discuss how this enhanced multi-jurisdictional partnership has supported increased public safety for the Poarch Creek community.
Do you have implicit or explicit bias? Do you know how to identify the bias that you possess? Tekoa Pouerie shares three critical things surrounding the differences between implicit and explicit bias and what negative impact they can have if ignored.
Unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion are topics that are critical to all elements of the criminal/social justice system. During this class, we will explore how unconscious bias impacts the way we serve our community. Join us to gain awareness and gather new strategies to create a more inclusive service approach.
Often times, the biggest role of a facility dog is to calm and support an individual during stressful situations. Learn what a facility dog is and how they are being used particularly as a school resource officer partner in K-12 schools and/or in tribal court settings. The process to obtain and train a dog, subjective observations, and data collected will be discussed.
Built on evidence-based principles, this training curriculum supports law enforcement in fostering strong community relationships, enhancing interactions with youth, and creating effective interventions to divert at-risk and minority youth from the justice system. Improving procedural justice efforts in the juvenile justice system offers an unmatched return-on-investment for law enforcement agencies.
This webinar will identify child-centered investigative protocols for law enforcement and CPS when responding to reports of a juvenile (adolescent and younger children) perpetrated child sexual abuse or exploitation, properly known as Problematic Sexual Behaviors or PSB. Discussion will include how the expanded use of technology by minors has led to an increase in facilitated and learned behaviors, and the importance of identifying these outside influences in the investigative process.
Professionals who work with traumatized children and adults typically experience different kinds of stress during their career. Learn how to prepare for, identify, and manage trauma responses in oneself.
