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It's our last meetup of the year, Let's chat about whatever is on your minds, your cases, and your lives. It last one of the year, let's end the year together in a lively chat!
On this special Thursday Social Worker Meetup (for social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, and others in similar roles) we will talk about the ways we can emotionally provide support and tangibly provide advocacy and link to resources […]
This meetup is for the supervisors who supervise social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, etc. The supervisors meetup and discussion will continue the conversation this month focusing on middle managers and influence as supervisors. Stephanne Thornton is the […]
Hi investigators in a supervisory role, it will be the second Wednesday of the month , so let’s chat about how things are in your offices, with your cases and clients. See you Wednesday! First one of the year, how […]
Let's meet and chat about what's on your mind, how things are in your office and what is in needed to make it a better year? Bring your top 3 things that you would like to see as improvements in […]
In this first meetup for 2026, we will talk about what we need. Are you looking for resources or efficiencies? Training ideas, research articles, or collaborations? Case consults? What is it that we need to bolster our work in 2026? […]
This 60-minute virtual gathering is designed as a practical, working session—not a webinar. Together, we will: Workshop active campaigns involving statutes, rules, budget advocacy, and administrative reforms. Exchange model bill language, fiscal notes, one-pagers, and testimony templates. Coordinate strategy on […]
This 60-minute virtual gathering is designed as a practical, working session—not a webinar. Together, we will: Workshop active campaigns involving statutes, rules, budget advocacy, and administrative reforms. Exchange model bill language, fiscal notes, one-pagers, and testimony templates. Coordinate strategy on […]
This is a meetup and discussion for social worker supervisors who supervise social workers, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, or dispositional advocates in public defender offices; this is for the supervisors. This month we will have an open topic for supervisors […]
A weekly meetup where public defender trainers come together to connect, share ideas, talk through training challenges, and exchange best practices. It’s a space to support one another, learn from each other, and strengthen training, mentorship, and advocacy across offices.
Facilitated by Dr. Lori James
This 60-minute virtual gathering is designed as a practical, working session—not a webinar. Together, we will: Workshop active campaigns involving statutes, rules, budget advocacy, and administrative reforms. Exchange model bill language, fiscal notes, one-pagers, and testimony templates. Coordinate strategy on […]
