Informational Workshops

This transformative workshop hosted by Amity Foundation, a CPOC Probation Partner, and a leader in reentry and rehabilitation services for marginalized individuals. With over 30 years of dedicated experience, Amity Foundation has been at the forefront of supporting individuals affected by addiction, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, homelessness, and violence.

This informational online workshop is designed specifically for probation departments seeking to create or enhance their social media presence. This covers the essentials of social media management across various platforms, effective messaging techniques, and the use of cutting-edge tools to boost your department’s online engagement. Learn from the firsthand experiences and lessons of other counties, gain insights into best practices, and develop a strategy to make your social media efforts more impactful.

This workshop topic includes Estate Planning, which will cover each vital component of a comprehensive plan: Revocable Living Trusts, Wills, Power of Attorney, Advanced Medical Directives, and HIPAA Authorizations. Tailored for law enforcement professionals, this session delves into their unique circumstances. Whether you’re already on the path of estate planning or just starting, all are welcome to attend and gain valuable insights.

Speakers:

This 1.5-hour webinar will feature a presentation by our Probation Partner, Air Tutor. Air Tutor is also a proud partner of Lake and San Joaquin County Offices of Education and their goal is to bring a white-gloved educational experience to facilities and ensure that students are brought up to grade level, reenter their community with success, and flourish in their post-graduate aspirations.

A focused discussion on the CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative’s policy and implementation mandates that impact both adult probation and juvenile correctional facilities. The workshop includes a brief overview and information to assist with preparation, planning and implementation to meet the CalAIM mandate at the local level. A Q&A follows the presentation.

Speaker: 
Brenda Grealish, Executive Director
Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health

This presentation from Fresno County Probation where they will provide an overview of the early stages of their program design for their less restrictive programming, part of their efforts to implement the Welfare and Institutions Code 875 Juvenile Justice Service Continuum. This session is intended to highlight their work to date which is still in progress, how they got to where they are, and where they are aiming to go once complete. 

Speaker: 

Chief Kirk Haynes – Chief Probation Officer, Fresno County Probation

Kevin O’Connell will review findings from the AB 372 Domestic Violence Pilot, which gave 6 counties the flexibility to offer varied DV program lengths using a combination of risk assessment and a written evidencebased DV curriculum to offer probationers with 1203.097 terms. Kevin will review components of structured decision-making used by counties to incorporate the risk of recidivism and risk of intimate partner violence, as well as review curriculum options used by pilot counties as their evidence of efficacy and meeting needs beyond court mandated programming.

Topic 1: Developing Labor Programs within California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities:

The implementation of California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) adult Career Technical Education (CTE) labor programs within Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) institutions. What steps did PIA take to establish, develop, and maintain a partnership with local labor unions to implement a labor pre-apprentice program with DJJ and adult facilities.