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SUMMARY:Virtual - The Color of Mitigation Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Color of Mitigation is aimed at practitioners of color that work as\, or are interested in\, becoming mitigation specialists. \nWhat is a mitigation specialist? Mitigation specialists are vital members of criminal defense teams\, representing clients that are facing the death penalty in 24 out of 50 states in addition to those charged at a federal level. They are skilled members of the death penalty or capital teams who conduct life history investigations to humanize clients to the courts\, juries\, and other decision-makers. \nThe Color of Mitigation will welcome those interested in this area of defense work and provide critical training for those in the field. Accomplished members of the capital defense community will lead conference sessions and help build a strong professional network. \nWe will also help attendees build their professional/company profiles and assist them in gaining access to the field\, one that serves many people of color as defendants but does not have an open door for practitioners of color. \nTopics will include \n\nThe Evolution and Future of Mitigation\nNavigating Racial Dynamics in Capital Defense\nAdvanced Mitigation Techniques: Crafting Compelling Life Stories\nThe Intersection of Mental Health and Mitigation\nBuilding a Career in Mitigation: Access\, Networking\, and Growth\nThe Role of Race\, Identity\, and Client Advocacy\nWellness and Resilience in High-Stakes Advocacy\nClosing Session: Reflecting on Our Work and Moving Forward\n\nThis training is curated for: \n\nPersons of color\nCapital Mitigation investigators\nSocial workers interested in capital work\nInvestigators doing mitigation on capital cases\nFact investigators transitioning into mitigation investigation\nCapital mitigation attorneys\nClient advocates preparing mitigation and alternative sentencing plans\, etc.\n\nApply for a Scholarship .  Deadline Oct 15.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/virtual-the-color-of-mitigation-conference/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Conference
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SUMMARY:Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Criminal Justice\, Forensic Mental Health\, & Legal Implications
DESCRIPTION:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic and multifaceted metabolic disease and is considered a significant public health issue and global epidemic. Designed for professionals working in criminal justice\, forensic mental health\, and legal settings\, this training provides attendees with a working understanding of the causes\, consequences\, and interventions associated with T2DM among criminal justice and forensic mental health-based populations. Regardless of criminal justice system phase (ranging from arrest to community supervision)\, undiagnosed and unmanaged T2DM can significantly impact a person’s mood\, behavior\, cognition\, and physical health. A primary goal of this training is to learn why criminal justice\, forensic mental health\, and legal professionals should become T2DM informed. Empirically based research findings will be highlighted throughout this training. \nJerrod Brown\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\, M.S.\, M.S.\, M.S.\, is a professor\, trainer\, researcher\, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consultation services to a number of caregivers\, professionals\, and organizations pertaining to topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD)\, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)\, confabulation\, suggestibility\, sleep disturbances\, trauma and other life adversities\, alexithymia\, executive dysfunction\, criminal recidivism\, traumatic brain injury (TBI)\, and youth firesetting. Jerrod has completed four separate master’s degree programs and holds graduate certificates in Medical Biochemistry\, Exercise Prescription\, Neuroscience and the Law\, Neuropsychology\, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)\, Other Health Disabilities (OHD)\, and Traumatic-Brain Injuries (TBI). In 2021\, Jerrod completed a post-doctoral certificate in Leadership and Organizational Strategy from Walden University and a Professional Certificate in Forensic Psychology from San Diego State University Global Campus. In 2023\, Jerrod completed a diabetes care and education certificate from Central Arizona College. Currently\, Jerrod is pursuing his fifth master’s degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Northeast College of Health Sciences. Jerrod has also conducted over 300 workshops\, webinars\, and on-demand trainings for various organizations and professional and student audiences. Jerrod has published several articles and book chapters\, and recently\, co-edited the book Forensic Mental Health: A Source Guide for Professionals (Brown & Weinkauf\, 2018) with Erv Weinkauf. Jerrod has also been quoted in various magazines\, newspapers\, and other professional outlets. Jerrod is also regularly featured on several national and international podcast programs.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/type-2-diabetes-mellitus/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:JOIN US our November 2024 edition of the RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP!
DESCRIPTION:Racial Justice Advocates\,\n\nJOIN US our November 2024 edition of the RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP!\n\nIn honor of National Native American/Indigenous Peoples’ Month\, Lydia Schildt will lead us in a presentation entitled\, Boarding Schools & Their Impact on Racial Justice for Indigenous Peoples.\n\nLet’s educate ourselves! Don’t miss this meetup! The meetup flyer\, agenda\, and speaker bio will be posted on the listserv.\n\nNot on the Racial Justice listserv? Send your request to be added to BGT\, DEIJ Coordinator\, at Brittanygt@publicdefenders.us.\n\nSee you soon\, NAPD!
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/join-us-our-november-2024-edition/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Supervisor Meetup: 2024-11-13- Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:Hi Supervisors\,\nIt’s a new month and it’s time for a new conversation for all of you supervisors out there! Based on past conversations\, we have provided help to one another in ways only another leader can understand! How can we help this Month?\nCome join us!
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-supervisor-meetup-2024-11-13-open-chat/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T080000
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SUMMARY:NAPD/PDAP Next Level Management Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Next Level Management Conference hosted by NAPD and PDAP. This training is designed for those in management roles within a PA Public Defender’s office\, including PD attorneys\, core staff managers\, investigators\, social service staff\, and paralegals. While this is not the Chief’s Conference (scheduled for 2025)\, Chief Defenders who manage others are welcome to attend. Registration spots are limited\, with preference given to Pennsylvania PDs. \nThe registration fee covers some meals\, and you can book your room using our room block at this link. The cut-off date to book is October 13th. \nThis training provides 9.5 Pennsylvania CLE credits\, which are free for PA Public Defenders. NAPD is not able to advise on CLE for participants outside of PA. If you’re from another state\, please consult your state’s CLE contact to determine if credits would be available for this training. \n\n\n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/napd-pdap-next-level-management-conference/
LOCATION:Private: Penn Stater Conference Center\, 215 Innovation Blvd\, State College\, PA\, 16803\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T130000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup:  Office Social Media Policies - 11/15/2024
DESCRIPTION:This Meetup we will discuss our office social media policies and what should and shouldn’t be included.  What platforms should we/are we using? What do have say in the profile?  Can we use the County or states seal and what requirements are there to do so?  Who monitors it and maintains it?  Who has the final say so? If an employee has their own professional page\, what are the requirements of that page?  These and other questions will get discussed\,  please join us. \n  \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-office-social-media/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T163000
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SUMMARY:Data Collection in Social Work - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Click the “Log In” button at the top of this page before registering.\nNeed help with this registration process?  Watch this video.   \nFor several decades\, public defender offices and other indigent defense providers have incorporated social workers\, mitigation specialists\, and other holistic practitioners into their representation in an effort to both reduce reliance on incarceration and better address the needs of individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. In recent years\, a handful of researchers have attempted to measure the impact of such providers on client outcomes\, but generally speaking\, there has been little conversation nationally of the importance of data collection related to these services. In this session\, we will discuss ways to collect and utilize data on social worker/mitigation services to educate others about their utility\, demonstrate the impact of services on clients\, and advocate for more funding. We will share the four-tiered approach to collecting social work data developed by a collaboration of practitioners and researchers in Michigan for your use and also your feedback. The tiered approach aims to make data collection simple and accessible for all providers. We will also discuss early efforts to connect with other practitioners across the country to develop best practice data points for broader use. \nDr. Siegel is a researcher who has worked on issues related to the criminal legal system for more than fifteen years. He approaches his work through an anti-racist\, abolitionist lens with the goal of eradicating the systemic and racialized harms of the carceral state while building pathways for restorative and transformative justice. He completed his doctoral research at the University of Michigan on the prevalence and implications of parole revocation among technical violators in the state of Michigan\, and has conducted research for a wide range of institutions including the Vera Institute of Justice\, Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office\, and the State of Michigan. At the MIDC\, Dr. Siegel is responsible for identifying institutional research priorities\, overseeing data collection and analysis\, and translating research findings into best practices and policy reform.\n\nLauren Harris (she/her/hers) is currently a Writing and Mitigation Consultant at The Bronx Defenders\, and a freelance Mitigation Specialist. After receiving her M.S.W. from Columbia University in 2011\, Lauren joined The Bronx Defenders as a social worker in the Criminal Defense Practice. In her five-year tenure she served as a staff social worker\, helped develop the Adolescent Defense Project\, and supervised social workers in the Criminal Defense Practice. Lauren left in 2015 and later began her own mitigation practice. Working primarily in the Southern and Eastern districts of New York\, applying the holistic defense model to her attorney collaborations to better represent clients. She then returned to The Bronx Defenders\, as the Director for the Center for Holistic Defense where she oversaw the provision of in-depth technical assistance to public defender offices\, individual advocates\, policymakers\, and others who were interested in adopting a holistic approach to public defense. Lauren received her B.A. in English Literature and Journalism from New York University.\n 
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CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T120000
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SUMMARY:Social Work Meetup: How Do We Get More of Us?
DESCRIPTION:Special TUESDAY Edition! This meetup for social workers\, sentencing advocates\, mitigation specialists\, dispositional advocates\, and others in similar roles will focus on how we advocate for and get more of us in our roles in public defense offices. Are you bringing in interns who become employees? Are you using data to drive decision-making in your offices? Are you in a position of leadership leveraging the advantage of having more of “us” in your office? Come share what you’re doing\, what you’re trying\, and what you are interested in pursuing to create more roles for social workers\, sentencing advocates\, dispositional and mitigation specialists! \nStephanne Cline Thornton is the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, owner of Transform Legal\, focusing on mitigation and training\, and serves as the NAPD Social Work Resource and Training Coordinator. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor focusing on access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Recognizing the prevalent intersection of stress\, trauma\, substance use\, and mental health conditions with some practitioners of the law\, Stephanne believes in health\, sustainability\, and mindful practices to ensure those in the helping professions care for themselves to better care for those they are serving.\nStephanne earned a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University Candler School of Theology in the Honors Program\, and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Georgia. She has been clinically licensed as a social worker and addictions counselor since 2004 and additionally holds certificates as Certified Addiction Counselor Level III\, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional\, and Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider. Stephanne’s clinical training background is in trauma\, and she is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and presents on trauma\, substance use\, and self-care across the state and at national conferences. \nStephanne is a West Virginia State Advisory Committee Member to the United States Commission on Civil Rights\, Chair of the Court Systems and Criminal Justice Populations Subcommittee to the Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment\, and is a Board Member on the West Virginia Board of Social Work and West Virginia Association of Addiction and Prevention Professionals. She resides in Charleston\, West Virginia with her husband\, Richard\, and their tiger tabby\, Pip. \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-work-meetup-how-do-we-get-more-of-us/
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Supervisors Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This is the monthly edition of the Social Work Supervisors Discussion. Please join this if you are able and interested in talking with other supervisors of social workers\, mitigation specialists\, sentencing advocates\, dispositional advocates\, and social work interns about the work and coaching around/supervising the work! \nFacilitated by: Kevin Bishop\, LCSW\, Social Worker Coordinator with The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (CO); Michael E. Moore\, LMSW\, Social Work Supervisor with The Legal Aid Society\, Criminal Defense Practice (NY); and Claudia Dunne\, LICSW\, Director of Social Work & Private Social Service Vendors\, Youth Advocacy Division (YAD)\, CPCS (MA). \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-supervisors-meetup-nov24/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T140000
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SUMMARY:Developing a Theory and Theme of Defense
DESCRIPTION:Developing a Compelling\, Emotional\, and Reasonable Theory of Defense is one of the most important and neglected aspects of successfully defending the person you represent. In this presentation you will learn about why developing a defense theory is so important and what goes into the creation of a compelling defense theory. You will learn about how important it is to include emotion into your defense theory and why it is so important to have that included in the presentation of your defense to the jury. \nAndre Vitale (Jersey City\, NJ). Andre has served as a public defense lawyer for over 25 years as a trial lawyer\, training director\, educator\, and mentor. He currently works as a First Assistant Deputy Public Defender ad Trial Chief Essex Trial Region of the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender. Andre previously served as a Special Assistant Public Defender and Training Director with the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office (Rochester\, NY) and as the Assistant Training Director with the King County Department of Public Defense (Seattle\, WA). Andre is the co–chair of NJ OPD’s Forensic Science Working Group. Andre has extensive trial experience taking more than 95 cases to verdict\, while handling some of the most complex matters. He has developed an expertise in defending homicide and sex cases\, with a proficiency in contesting forensic and other technical evidence\, including DNA\, fingerprints\, CSAAS\, and eyewitness identification. Andre designed a Defending a Child Sex Case advanced trial skills program\, which has been used by State Public Defender Offices in Montana\, Missouri\, and New Jersey. He is a core faculty member with Gideon’s Promise (gideonspromise.org) and Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute Trial Advocacy Workshop (TAW). Andre is both a presenter and frequent blog contributor for the National Association of Public Defense (publicdefenders.us). Due to his passion and commitment to client–centered representation\, Andre has received the Kevin Andersen Award by the New York State Defender’s Association (NYSDA) and the Denison Ray Award by the New York State Bar Association \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/developing-a-theory-and-theme-of-defense/
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