Social Work Meetup: Workflows, with Aisling Jennings

Workflows can be an impactful visualization of a process, a road map, and a way to identify bottlenecks, system failures, and breaks in support. This tool can make underused and complex processes accessible- especially when the process has little to […]

Social Work Professional (10117175)

Objectives SummaryIncumbent will be considered for a Case Manager or Social Worker classification. The classification assignment will be determined at the time of hire based on applicant’s job related qualifications and agency critical need. Our department offers flexible work opportunities, […]

Social Work Meetup: What Trainings Do You Provide In-House?

Social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, alternative sentencing specialists, and others are familiar with providing information and education on our roles. This meetup will focus specifically on the organized/structured education/information/training that you offer or facilitate or participate in your offices. […]

Behavioral Health Specialist

Please see description in URL below: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/whatcomcounty/jobs/4829592/behavioral-health-specialist-public-defenders-office

Social Work Supervisor Discussion: Supporting Your Team

This meetup is for supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, dispositional advocates, social work interns, and others to come together and discuss topics relevant to supervision in defense-based offices. Kevin Bishop, LCSW, is the Social Worker Coordinator with […]

An Exploration of AANHPI Month, DEI, & Public Defense

The DEIJ and Racial Justice Meetups are happy to present its May 2025 webinar in honor of AANHPI Heritage Month. This presentation aims to raise awareness, foster cultural understanding, and explore ways to improve fairness in the public defense system […]

DEIJ Meetup – April Edition

DEIJ Meetup – We’re back! It’s time for the April edition of the DEIJ MEETUP! Joyce Akhahenda, Esq. (she/her) will lead this month’s meetup presentation – TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. In this DEIJ meetup, we will cover why we avoid having tough […]

Social Worker Meetup: Caseloads and Structure of Mitigation Workers in PD Offices

On a Monday – Special Monday-Meetup! We know that every jurisdiction is different, but we are also aware there is not uniformity in how mitigation work gets done in defense based offices. This discussion will focus on who is doing […]

Strategic Mitigation: Condensed and Abbreviated Versions of Mitigation

On a Monday – Special Monday-Meetup! When a case has a tight turnaround or in-depth mitigation development hasn’t been requested, how do you create a condensed or abbreviated version of mitigation? How do you structure your mitigation writing, or do […]

Social Work Meetup: Open Chat

This week’s meetup will be an open chat – open to discuss anything! If you want to highlight one of the great sessions you caught last week at NAPD’s Rise. Resist. Represent. Conference, this is the space for that! If […]