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Get ready for a fantastic Friday stress-busting meet-up! We're here to lend an empathetic ear and be your sounding board for whatever is on your mind. There's no rigid agenda here – we're keeping it free-flowing. Whether you've got complaints, […]
Need help with this registration process? Watch this video. This meet-up for social workers, sentencing advocates, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, and others in similar roles will be spent discussing, sharing, and showing examples of mitigation reports, sentencing prep reports, and other […]
We’ve all heard of Chat GPT and other generative AI tools – but how will we actually use them for casework? What other tools exist that we can use that will allow us to go beyond the limitations of generative […]
Online Course: Effective Coaching, Team Work, and Case Review: Helping Defender Leaders Help Clients – Online Weekly February 12 – March 25, 2024 This course has sold out in previous sessions – register soon to guarantee your spot Registration Deadline Feb 1 […]
Online Course History Matters: Exploring the Power of History and Unleashing the Potential of Your Defense Strategy February 12 - April 15 (no class on Feb 19th) PRICE $370 for members $450 for non members REGISTRATION DEADLINE - February 1, […]
We will be led by guest speaker, Tony White. Tony works as the Director of Outreach at the Fletcher Group and is a seasoned advocate for those with substance use disorders and addiction. Tony will lead our meetup in a […]
Speakers: Vichal Kumar & Annie Legomsky
Supervisors, leaders and senior investigators Please join us tomorrow for our monthly meetup, bring your concerns, issues and successes! See you then!
NAPD's Public Defender Bring Your Own “Course” Train the Trainer program for the development of distance learning courses for your organizations. This course will utilize both synchronous and asynchronous instruction methods. Participants will be expected to read materials and watch short videos on your own in preparation for each class meeting.
Get ready for a fantastic Friday stress-busting meet-up! We're here to lend an empathetic ear and be your sounding board for whatever is on your mind. There's no rigid agenda here – we're keeping it free-flowing. Whether you've got complaints, […]
Need help with this registration process? Watch this video. We are really excited to get a chance to meet-up and talk as supervisors in the social work role in this work, and this year we’re hoping to make our monthly meet-ups […]
Need help with this registration process? Watch this video. In this week's meet-up we are going to talk about the challenges we face in our roles related to supporting client needs when the court orders something that is seemingly out of […]
DUI - DID U INVESTIGATE With Kevin McClain Your client gets pulled over for a suspected DUI, what things should the officer do and say? If they conduct Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), what do they accomplish and what should […]
Sansón and Me is a story a decade in the making, which began when filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes served as a court interpreter in rural California for the then 19-year old Sansón Noé Andrade, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was sentenced […]
Black excellence extends well beyond February but this month we are proud to set aside time to celebrate it as a community. This Black History Month, DEIJ Meetup speaker, Rachel Lindley, will review the background of Black History Month and […]
In our everyday lives, we are constantly exposed to language that devalues and dehumanizes others. We often overlook the consequences of our words on our clients, their families, and even ourselves. Join our webinar to listen to personal stories from […]
Hey Investigators, We 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 […]