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Top January 20, 2015
In This Issue
Public Policy
DPW Updates
Conferences and Trainings
Membership Updates
Information Sharing and Updates
Articles of Interest
Other Items
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Public Policy

For the most updated information on the budget as well as other legislative activity impacting county operations, visit the

CCAP budget news page.

 

DHS Updates
Please help the Office of Developmental Programs distribute the attached communication which is the same information presented below.
 

Audience:   Agency/Entity Administrators, Medication Administration Primary Contacts, Agency/Entity Training Directors, and Existing Medication Administration Trainers employed by one of the following applicable DHS or Department of Aging licensed environments:

 

Purpose:  This announcement is to notify all Medication Administration program participants that the number for the telephone support line has changed, effective Wednesday, January 14, 2015.

 

Discussion:  Effective Wednesday, January 14, 2015, the new Medication Administration support line phone number is:  1-855-252-9482

 
The telephone support line will be answered by a voicemail box in which you can leave a message.  When you leave a message, please include your full name, your provider information, a telephone number and/or email where we can reach you during regular business hours, and a detailed message with the reason for your call.  Someone will return your call within two (2) business days.  
  

As a reminder, the Online Support help desk is also available at http://hportal.tiu11.org/medadmin/. We recommend using the online help desk for questions related to the Medication Administration Train the Trainer Program or Student Course.  

 

Jackie Epstein

ODP Training and Communications Director 
  
Future Conferences and Trainings

Preparing for Your PREA Audit:

Lessons Learned from Those Who Have Done It and Lived to Tell about It

SAVE-THE-DATE

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

2:00 - 3:30 p.m. (Eastern)

 

In this webinar, Certified PREA auditor, Anne M. Nelsen, will describe the audit cycle, instruments, and key phases of a PREA audit. Steve Jett, Director of the Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center, the first facility in the United States to be certified as compliant with the PREA standards - will then discuss how he prepared his facility for the audit, hired an auditor, what happened during the actual audit, and what steps he took during the corrective action period. Director Jett will share the lessons he learned along the way and provide recommendations for other practitioners embarking on a PREA audit.

 

Webinar Objectives:

1.   Learn specific strategies for preparing for a PREA audit

2.   Understand how to organize information for the audit

3.   Learn about strategies for selecting and contracting with a PREA auditor

4.   Learn about the actual audit experience from the administrator of the first facility to undergo a PREA audit

 

Hosted by the National Center for Youth in Custody, the National Partnership for Juvenile Services, and the OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center.

 

REGISTER HERE: Event Registration

 

National Partnership for Juvenile Services
2220 Nicholasville Road, Suite 110 - 333
Lexington, KY  40503
W:  http://www.npjs.org/

 

National Partnership for Juvenile Services
c/o Kalamazoo Co. Juvenile Home

1424 Gull Road

Kalamazoo, MI 49048 

 

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Membership Updates
Shuman Center "Enough Violence Exhibition "Traveling to Mechanicsburg, Update from Gerry Florida (Shuman)

I am happy to announce that the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center "Enough Violence" exhibition will be traveling to its fifth and final location.

Enough Violence Exhibition

 

The Metropolis Collective Gallery in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM0g2fP_UgI

 

The Metropolis Collective Gallery will be exhibiting our student work in Mechanicsburg which is also the home of the Department of Corrections.

 

This has been a significant milestone in representing our youth population in a positive light and we have been very warmly received by all who have opened their hearts and opportunities to showcase the challenges as well as talents of our delinquent populations bringing a human component back into the mix of rehabilitation. 

 

Opening Night: Friday, February 6, 2015

Metropolis Collective Gallery

17 West Main Street,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
info. 717.458.8245.
  
Information Sharing and Updates

Many of you may have heard us talk about the desktop Guide. The Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement is the product of a major collaboration between the National Center for Youth in Custody (NCYC), the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS). Its content covers a variety of topics essential to providing and maintaining quality care to youth in Juvenile Justice.

 

Please pass this information regarding this extremely valuable resource on to anyone who is looking to improve their practices.

 

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Articles of Interest

PA Articles

 

Gov.-elect Tom Wolf picks Murphy, Tennis and Dallas for Cabinet posts, Levine for physician general

 

Berks County chief juvenile probation officer receives Patriot Award

 

Editorial: Problem-solving courts just make good sense

 

National Articles

 

Grassley Lists Juvenile Justice As a Top Priority

 

Alleged Fraud in Juvenile Justice Grant Program Fails Youths

 

Gov. Cuomo Commish: New York State Should Raise the Age to 18

 

Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice in 2015: The Big Questions

 

New York jail to end solitary confinement: can Rikers be a model for juvenile justice?

  

Other Important Items

Save the Dates

Friday Jan 23, JDCAP's Membership/Marketing Committee meeting at CCAP. 9 AM - 2 PM

 

Thu Feb 5, JDCAP Executive Committee Conference Call 1 PM

 

Tue Feb 10, JDCAP's Legislative and Public Policy Conf Call 1 PM

 

Wed Feb, 11 JDCAP - Monthly Unified Case Management Conference call (user group) 2 PM

 

Mon Mar 2, Mandatory Reporter Training Development team meeting - at CCAP 10 AM - 2 PM

 

Wed Mar 18, JDCAP Training Committee Meeting 10A-2P

 

Additional Information 

Smartphone Data Tracks Parolee Job Searches - NIJ Publications Update

Through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, NIJ has made available the following final technical report (this report is the result of an NIJ-funded project but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice):

 

Title: Finding Work: A Smartphone Study of Job Searching, Social Contacts, and Wellbeing after Prison (pdf, 171 pages)


Authors: Naomi F. Sugie


Abstract:
Finding employment after prison is considered a key condition to prevent recidivism; however, these individuals face numerous obstacles to finding work. This study used an innovative data collection method utilizing data from parolees' smartphones. The searching and working experiences of individuals at reentry, the use of social contacts for finding employment, and the association between emotional wellbeing and job searching was analyzed.

 

Data showed a reentry period characterized by very short-term, irregular, and poor-quality work. In addition, older and less advantaged individuals sustained high levels of job searching throughout the study period.

 

The study also found that parolees are highly connected to others and feel happier while searching for work. These results indicate that the low employment rates of reentering individuals are not due to person-specific deficiencies.

 

Reentering individuals remain deeply disadvantaged in the labor market, where they compete for work within a structure of reduced and limited opportunities. These findings challenge the established idea that finding suitable employment in today's labor market is an attainable goal for reentering individuals. Several low-cost recommendations are made to better support parolees in their search for work.

View all recently added publications and multimedia.

 

OJJDP, MENTOR Launch National Mentoring Resource Center

OJJDP and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership have launched the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) to coincide with National Mentoring Month in January. This comprehensive online resource provides mentoring tools and information, program and training materials, and technical assistance, particularly relating to delinquency prevention, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement, to help local programs and practitioners improve the quality and effectiveness of their mentoring efforts.

 

Resources:

Access mentoring resources from OJJDP and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership.

Visit the National Mentoring Resource Center website.

 

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Chief Information Officer (CIO),CCAP

 

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