NAPD Rise. Resist. Represent. 2026
Virtual Virtual EventJoin us for our 6th National Annual Training Event! Earlybird pricing ends January 19, 2026.
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Join us for our 6th National Annual Training Event! Earlybird pricing ends January 19, 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 […]
Details TBA. Meetup events are exclusive to NAPD members.
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 week's social worker meetup will explore the roles we play in Specialty Courts (Family Treatment Courts, Recovery Courts, Veterans Courts, etc.) and the roles that Specialty Courts play in diversion and how they may either support or impact the […]
This meetup for social worker supervisors (supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, etc. in defense organizations) discusses issues specific to supervision practices and needs. Kevin Bishop, LCSW, is the Social Worker Coordinator for the Colorado Office of Alternate […]
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 […]
"Successful but Unfulfilled" This interactive session invites participants to pause, reflect, and explore the gap that often exists between professional success and personal fulfillment. While many leaders and professionals achieve external markers of success, they may still experience a sense […]
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 […]
During this week's social worker meetup we will talk about how we are using mitigation for early-stage case advocacy, whether prepetition or predisposition. If we can be called in early to develop mitigation, our mitigation information can be used in […]
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 […]