ACES: Traumatic Brain Injuries and the Justice-Involved
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SESSION INFO

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Session Type: Workshop
Workshop Description: Recently we have heard a lot about ACES, TBI’s and solutions to help individuals in the community. We will explore the high rates of Trauma, TBI’s and creative methods to address these issues. This workshop will look at two screening tools, ACES and The Rabbit TBI, and how they can be utilized to identify, develop, and enhance an individual's carceral journey through interaction with Correction personnel, Peer Support, and other community supports identified by a justice-involved person. Objectives: 1. Review research on ACES and Rabbit Testing and discuss how it is being implemented and utilized in corrections to assess the need for trauma-informed responses. 2. Demonstrate skill-building activities using screening tools that can illicit an individual’s ACES and Rapid test score to better supervise the justice-involved. 3. Encourage audience participation through guided role plays 4. Identify creative methods that allow successful incarceration and supervision experiences by developing success-focused transition plans

SESSION PRESENTERS
Mrs. Marsha J Oss
Reentry Coalition Coordinator, Fairbanks City Hall


Marsha JT Oss completed her A.A./B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with Minors in Justice, Political Science, and History. She is also a certified NCAC-I, CADC (Idaho), CDC/BHC II, and PSS/TPSS III (Alaska). These certifications enabled her to work in the Behavioral Health field, as a person with lived experience, since 1988. Volunteer work in juvenile facilities led to paid positions in Correctional institutions, hospitals, and treatment agencies. She spent six years as the Fairbanks Reentry Case Manager helping justice-involved folks return to the community. Marsha transitioned to the City of Fairbanks Reentry Coalition Coordinator in 2022 and looks forward to creating programs and collaborating with agencies to identify more services for returning citizens.