Lori James is the Executive Director of the National Association for Public Defense, a social worker and mitigation specialist, who started her career as a social work intern under Cessie Alfonso's supervision. Lori has served as mitigation specialist in many […]
Public Defender Investigators are the quiet backbone of the justice system—relentlessly seeking truth, advocating for fairness, and shouldering the emotional weight of other people’s crises. But what happens when the people doing this critical work are overwhelmed, burned out, or […]
While we have our usual grind of caseload, managing others and a home life, let's talk about the balancing of these parts of our lives. Come join us for finding how best to accomplish this daily feat for ourselves and […]
Following the initial meet up we will now have an open discussion about the NAPD 10 principles of sustainability and how they show up in our work spaces. Join us for a discussion of the wellness and sustainability in the […]
This social worker (mitigation specialist, sentencing advocate, dispositional specialist, etc.) meetup will give us an opportunity to learn more about the work of The International Legal Foundation and the role of social work fellows performing international work. Megan Karnes will […]
This meetup is for supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, and dispositional specialists in public defense offices - it is for supervisors. The topic this month is how, as a supervisor, to navigate with supervisees the sometimes thorny […]
As technology advances, the manipulation of digital content has become more sophisticated and accessible than ever. It is now easier to generate or alter photos, videos, audio recordings, and even handwriting, raising critical questions about the integrity of evidence presented […]