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SUMMARY:Social Worker Meet-Up: Social Work Meetup on Participatory Defense
DESCRIPTION:Need help with this registration process?  Watch this video.   \nHave you heard of or used participatory defense? Check out this brief video overview by Raj Jayadev that explains the importance of participatory defense and how it can empower families and community members in court with their loved one. https://youtu.be/3o-2K0FuQEE?si=MYKrhhP0qwzV5SOX During our meetup we will talk about participatory defense\, suggesting ways we might use this and how social biographies and inclusion of family and community members can be helpful for the mitigation process. \nStephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia\, Colorado\, and West Virginia. She is currently the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, and owner of Transform Legal\, a consultancy focused on mitigation\, training\, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor\, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients\, lawyers\, social workers\, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-meet-up-social-work-meetup-on-participatory-defense/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240503T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup - Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:Hey Investigators\, \nWe understand how things can get stressful\, and we’re here to make it better. Our meetup? It’s more of an open conversation—no strict agenda. It’s Friday\, a perfect day to let off steam! Bring your complaints\, quirks\, and successes. Let’s hang out! \nCome join us\, \nJon \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-open-chat-5/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T150000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Supervisor meetup
DESCRIPTION:Supervisors\, Leaders and Senior investigators \nPlease join us next Wednesday for our monthly meetup\, bring your concerns\, issues and successes! \nSee you then!
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-supervisor-meetup-2/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T150000
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SUMMARY:Meetup Investigators - Open chat
DESCRIPTION:Hey Investigators\, \nWe understand how things can get stressful\, and we’re here to make it better. Our meetup? It’s more of an open conversation—no strict agenda. It’s Friday\, a perfect day to let off steam! Bring your complaints\, quirks\, and successes. Let’s hang out! \nCome join us\, \nJon \nJONATHAN LYON is currently the Investigator Resource Coordinator\, past Member Support Coordinator and the national survey investigator for National Association for Public Defense. Since the pandemic he has led roughly 160 meetups for investigators both nationally and internationally. Jon is the president of Lyon Legal Logistics to help attorneys in and out of court with Discovery and technology and has assisted attorneys in multiple federal court jurisdictions (www.lyonlegallogistics.com/). \nHe is also a legal investigator for McClain Investigations. Jon began his investigative background working in a PI firm and then for 12 years for the Office of the State Appellate Defender of Illinois. His primary focus has been on post-conviction death penalty cases. In addition\, Jon worked for LexisNexis as an award-winning national trainer of the CaseMap suite of software. He also worked for Lockheed Martin as a contractor supporting government attorneys and investigators with software and electronic discovery support needs. He is a Certified Defense Investigator through DePaul’s Center for Justice in Capital Cases and a Certified Trainer through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He has taught at the Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College\, Cardoza\, DePaul\, Kent\, Iowa\, and University of Michigan law schools. \nHe has also taught at the National Defense Investigator Associations Annual Conferences\, National Association of Legal Investigators annual conference\, National Association for Public Defense\, The Innocence Project\, NACDL\, Federal Defender’s winning strategies conferences\, Life in the Balance\, American Society of Criminology\, US Army\, Intellenet and numerous state and county public defender conferences. It is not unheard of for Jon to be invited back to conferences. Jon was most recently interviewed on “Public Defenseless” episode #99. Jon is the Creator/Webmaster for the internationally utilized website www.internetsleuth.net.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/meetup-inv-6/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T120000
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SUMMARY:Social Work Meetup: Collateral (Character) Letters of Support
DESCRIPTION:This meetup will focus our discussion on collateral letters of support and what we use to shape them\, how we request them\, and what guidance\, information\, encouragement\, or support we use in working with family\, friends\, community members\, and loved ones who we ask to create collateral letters of support or character letters. If you have examples of something standard you use\, please bring it to share! \nStephanne Cline Thornton\, Social Work Training & Resources Coordinator\nStephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia\, Colorado\, and West Virginia. She is currently the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, and owner of Transform Legal\, a consultancy focused on mitigation\, training\, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor\, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients\, lawyers\, social workers\, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240517T140000
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SUMMARY:Meetup INV - Tracers database demo
DESCRIPTION:The folks from Tracers have agreed to join our meetup this Friday to show us what their database can do. \nHere’s their description: \nWho We Are\nTracers is a premier data provider with 23 years of expertise. Tracers supplies\nbusinesses with data and intelligence that are essential for success in the ever-involving information age. \nEfficient Processes\nTracers reduces busy work\, speeds up investigations and helps lower research costs. Proven\, streamlined solutions that address your operational data problems\, saving you both time and money. \nData\nWe manage one of the largest repositories of public and private data\, with billions of records aggregated from thousands of different sources. Providing access to billions of records with more than 50 terabytes of data from over 6\,000 different sources. \nCome Join us\, \nJon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T130000
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Supervisors Discussion on Training
DESCRIPTION:This supervisor discussion is for supervisors or social workers\, sentencing advocates\, mitigation specialists\, dispositional advocates\, social work interns\, and others in similar roles being supervised in defense-based work. The topic this month is on training. \nFacilitated by: Kevin Bishop\, LCSW\, Social Worker Coordinator with The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (CO); Michael E. Moore\, LMSW\, Social Work Supervisor with The Legal Aid Society\, Criminal Defense Practice (NY); and Claudia Dunne\, LICSW\, Director of Social Work & Private Social Service Vendors\, Youth Advocacy Division (YAD)\, CPCS (MA). \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/sw-supv-training/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T130000
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SUMMARY:DEI advocates\, JOIN US our May 2024 edition of the DEIJ+ MEETUP!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the May 2024 edition of the DEIJ meetup tomorrow\, May 22\, 2024 at 1 p.m. (est) / 12 p.m. (cst) / 11 a.m. (mt) / 10 a.m. (pst)!\n\nWe will be led by guest meetup speaker\, Arlene Anderson. Arlene will lead our meetup in a presentation entitled An Exploration of AANHPI Month\, DEI\, & Public Defense.\n\nMeetup materials and Zoom link will be shared on the DEIJ listserv the day of the event.\n\nAre you a DEI professional or a member of your DEI committee and looking for community? Join our listserv by sending a request to BGT at brittanygt@publicdefenders.us.\n\nSee you there!
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/dei-advocates-join-us-our-may-2024-edition-of-the-deij-meetup/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T150000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup: Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:Hey Investigators\, \nWe understand how things can get stressful\, and we’re here to make it better. Our meetup? It’s more of an open conversation—no strict agenda. It’s Friday\, a perfect day to let off steam! Bring your complaints\, quirks\, and successes. Let’s hang out! \nCome join us\, \nJon \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/meetup-inv-7/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240529T120000
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Meetup: The Components of Competency
DESCRIPTION:Black’s Law Dictionary defines competency as “Duly qualified; answering all requirements; adequate; suitable; sufficient; capable; legally fit.” But competency when related to our work as social workers\, mitigation specialists\, and sentencing advocates is not so cut and dry. Some jurisdictions have lengthy waits for competency restoration programs\, and sometimes competency restoration seems arbitrary. This meetup will talk about how we become attuned to issues of competency\, what happens when competency is raised by attorneys in the jurisdictions where we work\, what our role is\, and what happens afterwards. Bring your knowledge and experience to this discussion! \nStephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia\, Colorado\, and West Virginia. She is currently the Social Work Training and Resource Coordinator for NAPD\, Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, and owner of Transform Legal\, a consultancy focused on mitigation\, training\, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor\, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients\, lawyers\, social workers\, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-meetup-the-components-of-competency/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240531T150000
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CREATED:20240528T222831Z
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SUMMARY:Meetup Investigator - Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:Hey Investigators\, \nWe understand how things can get stressful\, and we’re here to make it better. Our meetup? It’s more of an open conversation—no strict agenda. It’s Friday\, a perfect day to let off steam! Bring your complaints\, quirks\, and successes. Let’s hang out! \nSee you Friday\, \nJon \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/template-meetup-inv-8/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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