Racial Justice Meetup
Start your New Year off right by joining us for our first RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP of 2025! Let’s introduce ourselves and set our intentions for the year so we can do the work! Don’t miss this meetup! Meetup flyer and […]
Start your New Year off right by joining us for our first RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP of 2025! Let’s introduce ourselves and set our intentions for the year so we can do the work! Don’t miss this meetup! Meetup flyer and […]
So often, our mitigation work uncovers harrowing life stories about individuals' lives. These stories are compelling to us, but may fall flat with the finder of fact. How can we help them care? How can we present mitigation in a […]
This Supervisor Discussion will continue the conversation around employee evaluations and other aspects of supervising social workers (and those in similar roles) in defense based offices. Facilitated by: Kevin Bishop, LCSW, Social Worker Coordinator with The Office of the Alternate […]
DEIJ Advocates, Start your New Year off right by joining us for our first DEIJ MEETUP of 2025! Let’s introduce ourselves and set our intentions for the year so we can do the work! Don’t miss this meetup! Meetup flyer […]
Crimmigration is the intersection of criminal and immigration law, but it is also an opportunity to develop and tell the immigration story through mitigation. Immigration stories can be rich with hope and heavy with trauma and in this week's meetup […]
This discussion will include a basic overview of some of the recent immigration changes that could impact investigations, including changes that could make witnesses more biased and/or more nervous about engaging with you or with the legal system overall. I […]
This meetup will focus on talking to our clients about the mass deportations as they risk impacting our clients and their families. We will also discuss and work to better understand the impact of these deportations on those affected. We […]
HI Supervisors, A discussion of what things are on the horizon for your offices. What challenges do you foresee. what new tools have been of use and where do you want to concentrate your efforts for your staff?
This discussion is for supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, and social work interns. It offers an opportunity to talk with other supervisors about how to coach, evaluate, and manage the work in defense based offices. […]
This meetup will broadly talk about what needs (resources, types of support, training, emotional bandwidth, etc.) we have in the work we are doing, and also discuss resources, strategies, supports, and ideas we have at our disposal. It is a […]
Investigators, we have had a bit of a break about we are back for our regular meetup! So, let's chat about what's been going with you and how things are with you, your office and client's. I look forward in […]
Data collection in our work is vital for funding, reporting to judges, reports to stakeholders, and expansion of our roles in our offices. What creative data are you measuring, and what outcomes are you tracking (and how)? Come to this […]
