Intensive Sessions

C.A.L.M. Training Counseling Access to Lethal Means

Sunday, January 5 | 8:00am-12:00pm

Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This course focuses on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers how to: (1) identify people who could benefit from lethal means counseling, (2) ask about their access to lethal methods, and (3) work with them—and their families—to reduce access. 3 CEUs will be provided for those with a mental health license.

Training Objectives:

• Identify people who could benefit from lethal means counseling
• Ask about their access to lethal methods
• Work with them – and their families – to reduce access
• Discuss suicide and suicidal ideations with people in a helpful manner

The Evolution of Supervision in LA, From the Most Incarcerated Place in the World to the Most Rehabilitated Place in the World

Sunday, January 5 | 8:00am-12:00pm

This workshop will take attendees through 20 years of supervision changes in Probation and Parole. From the first Reentry grant in 2000 to the Justice Reinvestment package of laws in 2017. Louisiana is transforming into one of the leaders in new practices that will provide better outcomes for justice involved individuals. Come and learn from our failures and help celebrate our victories while you consider new ways of incarceration and supervision.

Training Objectives:

• Participants will learn how to identify target populations for best Reentry practices
• Participants will be able to develop new ideas for programming both in and out of prison
• Participants will identify barriers in their own areas and develop plans to overcome them

The Path to Excellence: Achieving APPA Recognition as an Evidence-Based Organization

Sunday, January 5 | 8:00am-12:00pm

What does it take to achieve national recognition as an organization that is effectively implementing the core principles of evidence-based practices in the community corrections field? The American Probation and Parole Association has initiated a process by which agencies can acquire official APPA recognition as an EBP organization. This type of recognition creates value for organizations by clearly positioning them as agencies who effectively apply research and best practices to reduce the risk to re-offend, thereby contributing to safer communities and fewer victims.

The first step in this process is to attend a workshop series designed to inform and prepare organizations to achieve this recognition. The workshop series begins with a 4-hour intensive session on Sunday, followed by two Institute workshops to review the standardized criteria required to be recognized by APPA. The sessions will cover the theoretical, research-proven elements of EBP and work with the participants in the development of implementation plans to operationalize those criteria. Participants will leave the workshop series better prepared to achieve internal designation as an organization that adheres to the principles of evidence-based practices and/or with plans to apply for.

Training Objectives:

• After completion of the three sessions, participants will understand what EBP currently involves and what organizations look like when EBP is implemented.
• Specific checklists and tools will be provided that allow review upon return to home organizations and a step-by-step process for achieving internal or national recognition as an EBP organization.
• National recognition involves a fee that includes on-site technical assistance and consultation.

Addressing the Needs of CSEC Survivors in Residential Settings (Jail, Juvenile Hall, and Group Care)

Sunday, January 5 | 1:00-5:00pm

Training will help probation and corrections supervise and provide trauma informed care to CSEC survivors while maintaining safety from recruiting, sexualized behaviors and aggression.

Training Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify the complex needs of CSEC survivors under Probation and Correctional supervision
• Participants will understand how trauma reactions and maladaptive coping to triggers may create unsafe environments for other survivors
• Participants will take away strategies to implement in their settings to provide greater safety for probationers and inmates with significant trauma

Healing Toxic Shame in Yourself and Others

Sunday, January 5 | 1:00-5:00pm

Shame as a healthy human emotion can be transformed into a state of being. As a state of being shame takes over one’s whole identity, which becomes toxic and dehumanizing. Toxic shame essentially the "murdering of the soul."" Recent research has found that pervasive, toxic shame can manifest into personality disorders in adulthood. In this session we will bring shame out of hiding by examining its many faces and exposing its origins and major cover-ups. We will discuss why the healing of toxic shame is critical for therapeutic and restorative interventions with offenders and victims of crime. In addition, participants will learn techniques for reducing toxic shame they can use themselves or with individuals they are working with.

Training Objectives:

• Define Shame, Toxic Shame and Guilt
• Describe and Define defenses (body guards) against Toxic Shame
• Describe how personality disorders are directly related to toxic shame
• Teach at least five techniques that participants can use to identify and heal toxic shame
• Determine and gain knowledge of the origins of toxic shame