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SUMMARY:Social Worker Meetup: Supporting Preparation for Parole and Reentry
DESCRIPTION:It has been said that preparation for reentry begins on the day of arrest\, and as mitigation specialists\, sentencing advocates\, dispositional advocates\, social workers\, and others meeting with clients to learn their story\, we are also focusing on learning what they can go back to or towards in their future. This week’s meetup will focus on how we support and prepare clients for their parole hearing and/or return to the community at the end of their sentence\, or even earlier\, upon release on bond. We will look at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth’s Parole Preparation Toolkit\, and hopefully you will bring the tools and resources you use and the ideas you have! \n  \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-meetup-supporting-preparation-for-parole-and-reentry/
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SUMMARY:Investigator Supervisor Meetup - Open Chat 2025-10-08
DESCRIPTION:Hi investigators in a supervisory role\, \nit will be the second Wednesday of the month \, so let’s chat about how things are in your offices\, with your cases and clients. \nSee you Wednesday at 2:00 ET\, 1:00 CT\, 12:00 MT\, 11:00 PT! \nJon
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-supervisor-meetup-open-chat-2025-10-08-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T140000
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Supervisor Discussion Meetup
DESCRIPTION:This meetup is a discussion for and with social worker supervisors supervising social workers\, sentencing advocates\, dispositional advocates\, mitigation specialists and others performing these roles in indigent defense offices. \nStephanne Thornton\, NAPD Social Work Training and Resource Coordinator and Kevin Bishop\, Social Worker Coordinator for the Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-supervisor-discussion-meetup/
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup 10-24-2025 - Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:This Friday we will be having an open chat for our meetup. What are your challenges for your position\, within your office\, your client or just want to run an idea past your fellow investigators throughout the country\, come join us! Our meeting time is: 2:00 ET\, 1:00 CT\, 12:00 MT\, 11:00 PT
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-10-24-2025-open-chat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T120000
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Meetup: Mitigation Addressing the Over-Representation of People Experiencing Poverty
DESCRIPTION:We know that people experiencing poverty are over represented in the criminal legal system because we see these individuals in indigent defense. There is a cost to the legal system that exacerbates poverty and unfairly punishes those who are unable to meet their most basic needs. During this meetup we will discuss ways that we can advocate against the collateral impact the legal system has on people experiencing poverty\, how – through mitigation – we can help the Court better understand the individual and reduce collateral consequences\, how we can utilize and broker resources to support basic needs for individuals who are under resourced. \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-meetup-mitigation-addressing-the-over-representation-of-people-experiencing-poverty/
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