PREA Training for PA Providers
Through collaborative efforts between the Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS), the Bureau of Human Services Licensing (BHSL), Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth & Family Services (PCCYFS) and the Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative Programs (JDCAP), we would like to announce some upcoming training opportunities for juvenile justice service agencies/providers on PREA.
We need your assistance in passing this information on to impacted service providers.
Three regional training sessions will be held to offer more detailed information.
Specific questions about the training sessions can be directed to:
Michael W. Both | BJJS PREA Coordinator | PbS State Coordinator
Department of Human Services | Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services
P.O. Box 2675
Forum Building | Room 336
607 South Street | Harrisburg, PA 17103
Phone: 717.230.3384 | Fax: 717.787.7753
www.dhs.state.pa.us
NPJS/NCYC TRAINING FOR TRAINERS
Presented by:
National Partnership for Juvenile Services
Hosted by: Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative Programs
July 13 - 17, 2015
For more information contact WBear@pacounties.org
If you are interested in enhancing your agency's training efforts, here is a great opportunity. This is a training opportunity that was rescheduled.
Our state association (JDCAP) members have identified a need to strengthen the skills and increase the resources for agency trainers who must offer staff development programs in a manner that also increases staff performance. Through our partnership with our National Association, we are offering a 1-week training at an extremely low price. (refer to the attached brochure/registration form). JDCAP members and members of the Institute of Applied Juvenile Justice Services (IAJJS) will be eligible for discounted rates.
Additionally, all attendees may use the room block for reduced lodging rates. Just mention JDCAP when making reservations. Room block rates will be honored until June 13.
During this week, we will use 10 new NPJS training curricula as the content and weave adult learning instructional techniques to enhance overall trainer competencies.
If you have any questions about the training, registration, or lodging, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Training for Trainers
21st National Symposium on Juvenile Services
Registration is now open for the 21st National Symposium on Juvenile Services being held at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA from September 27 - October 1, 2015. To see the agenda, pre-conference workshop offerings, or to register, click here.
For more general information about the Symposium, click here.
Medication Administration Training
Please see the attached Office of Developmental Program (ODP) communication announcing that Temple University Harrisburg will be managing the Medication Administration Program beginning June 1, 2015.
Transition activities are currently in process and are detailed in this communication. Information regarding the transition to the new vendor and upcoming training dates that have been scheduled are also included in the announcement.
If you have any questions please see the contact information listed below:
Up until and including May 31, 2015, Medication Administration Program inquiries should continue to be made using the following phone number and/or Help Desk web address:
1-855-252-9482, http://hportal.tiu11.org/medadmin/..
Beginning June 1, 2015, the Medication Administration Program Support Line will be transitioned to Temple University Harrisburg. Effective June 1, 2015, all inquiries regarding the Medication Administration Program should be made using the following phone number and e-mail address: (717) 221-1630; medicationadministration@temple.edu.
Announcement 04315
Partnering to Serve Youth in Confinement: Building Staff Capacity
DESCRIPTION
Staff training and professional development has always been viewed as an important tool for maintaining a relevant workforce, but seldom funded at the level needed or delivered using effective methodologies to maximize effectiveness and insure transfer of learning. In 2013, then doctoral candidate Christopher Spriggs approached the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS), an alliance of Educators, Trainers, Detention, Corrections, Residential Treatment and Community Based professionals in juvenile justice, to conduct research on the effectiveness of staff training. Among other things, the research found that staff perception of the amount and quality of training they receive is closely related to their levels of engagement (Spriggs, 2014). In response to this research, the NPJS is pleased to introduce Best Practice In Performance Improvement & Learning, one of several new resources available through the NPJS Institute for Applied Juvenile Justice Services. Whether you are a direct care staff providing training in a juvenile confinement facility, the director of a group home with eight employees, a human resource director responsible for the training function, a team leader charged with evaluating and making recommendations for the organization's training function, or a training manager responsible for a training unit and hundreds or thousands of organizational employees, this Webinar will provide critical information and resources to assist your efforts.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This Webinar will enable participants to:
* Discuss the relationship between perceived effectiveness of training and organizational commitment in juvenile facility employees;
* Examine the training evaluation tool, Best Practice in Performance Improvement & Learning;
* Learn about NPJS Institute for Applied Juvenile Justice Services' training and technical support opportunities.
PRESENTER NAMES & TITLES
1. Dr. Christopher R. Spriggs, Juvenile Justice Researcher, Wilmington University
2. Margaret W. Davis, Learning and Performance Improvement Specialist, NPJS Juvenile Justice Trainers Council
3. Carol Cramer Brooks, CEO, National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS)
WEBINAR BROADCAST DATE Wednesday, June 17, 2015
WEBINAR TIME 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. - EASTERN
REGISTRATION LINK 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
2227 South Rose Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
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