4th Annual MCA/MACPO
Juvenile Justice Conference

“Thinking Outside the Box”
Innovative ways to work with
Justice Involved Juveniles

April 20, 2023
9am-4pm
Maplewood YMCA Community Center

Here’s a preview of some of the sessions:

Washington County Juvenile Probation Intake Process                                                                       

In 2019 the Juvenile Unit in Washington County completed a system review with the Robert R. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice which led to the development of a dedicated Juvenile Intake Unit. 

This presentation reviews the how and the why they “do business” in the intake unit.  The presentation covers the process overall starting from the detention hearings or new petitions to disposition, assessments pre-disposition, specialization in EJJ and Certification studies and a snapshot of their supervision.  This presentation will also briefly identify the positive outcomes that this change has led to.

“Healing: Intervention by Another Name”

A Community-centered healing-based approach to Violence Prevention, Intervention, & Healing group/gun violence in Ramsey County. Centered in the narratives and lived experiences of those most impacted by group/gun violence, The Healing Streets Project began its efforts to reduce group/gun violence in Ramsey County through 4 key direct service areas of Community Based Violence Prevention and Intervention, School Based intervention and Impacted Peer Advocacy, Hospital-based Violence Prevention, and Healing/Grief Services for Survivors of group/gun violence.

Olmsted County Family Violence Response Team

Over the past several years, Olmsted County probation noticed an upward trend with juvenile arrests and incarceration for domestic assault.  Most of these incidents were parent/child conflict, some being sibling conflict.  It was important to redefine these incidents as family violence and not the traditional domestic assault/intimate partner violence.  To address this issue, a group was assembled to discuss an alternative system response that did not include the juvenile being immediately incarcerated and charged with a crime.

The object of the Family Violence Response Team was to provide an immediate contact from the system and offer or enhance wrap around services to prevent further harm.  The intervention would include a multi-system approach, efforts to de-criminalize the youth and also reduce iatrogenic harm to the youth. 

Registration Fee**
$45 for MCA & MACPO Members
$65 for Non Members (includes a 1-year complimentary MCA membership)
 Lunch Included

**Please log-in to MCA website to ensure you are able to access the correct registration. 
Contact MCA Office (Debbie Beltz) with any questions at mca-mn@hotmail.com.       

Hotel
Comfort Inn & Suites ($90 + tax and fees). 
3505 Vadnais Center Drive, Vadnais Heights, MN
651-483-1625
Hotel block available until April 6th ~ https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/RW14R5

Exhibitor Opportunities are Available
$200 for exhibit space with 2 attendees
Lunch is included
Click here for Exhibitor Registration

4th Annual MCA/MACPO
Juvenile Justice Conference
Exhibitor Registration

“Thinking Outside the Box”
Innovative ways to work with
Justice Involved Juveniles

April 20, 2023
9am-4pm
Maplewood YMCA Community Center

Please join us at this spacious location where you will be able to talk about your resources, services, and products with our attendees at this annual event.   Attendees will have an opportunity to visit with our exhibitors before the event starts, during breaks and also lunch time.

Space is limited so sign up today!  Registration closes April 10th.

Registration includes your exhibit space, attendance at the training as well as lunch.  Registration also includes 2 complimentary MCA memberships for 1 year!

Hotel
Comfort Inn & Suites ($90 + tax and fees). 
3505 Vadnais Center Drive, Vadnais Heights, MN
651-483-1625
Hotel block available until April 6th
Link for online reservations: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/RW14R5

 

Free Members Workshop

 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

Workshop Details

The goal of this workshop is to inform MCA members how the DOC is preparing releasing individuals for job search pre and post release.

Objectives:  

*  Increase awareness of the EMPLOY Program

*  Understand its design and services

*  Share program evaluation results on post release employment and recidivism reduction outcomes

Workshop Description

Created in 2006, EMPLOY is a voluntary employment service program providing work readiness and job search preparation DOC wide for individuals that are 24 months or less to serve in their sentence. Our mission is to reduce recidivism by providing participants with the necessary tools to locate, obtain, and retain gainful employment. We accomplish this through offering work readiness and job search training, providing education to employers about creating fair hiring practices within their companies and the benefits of hiring from the second chance population, connecting skilled participants with the appropriate job leads, offering follow up support, and encouraging positive change. The EMPLOY Program prepares participants not only for successful reentry into the world of work, but to ensure they are successful with job retention, thus helping employers fill the employment void left by low unemployment and high job vacancy numbers.

Presenters Mark Schultz & JoAnn M. Brown

Mark Schultz joined the EMPLOY team as a Workforce Development Specialist in July of 2022 after working for the Department of Employment and Economic Development for 13 years as an Employment Counselor and later the Labor Market Analyst for the 20 counties in Southeast and South-Central Minnesota. During his tenure with DEED, Mark specialized in assisting those who have been incarcerated as well as individuals who have a criminal background but have not served time in a prison, as well as focusing on labor market information for the second chance population. Mark's corrections experience dates back to 2003 when he started his career as a Correctional Officer at the Stillwater prison before attending graduate school

loAnn M. Brown joined the DOC MINNCOR Industries team as a Workforce Development Specialist for the EMPLOY Program in 2007. In this capacity, she facilitated job search training session for program participant prior to their release. In 2011, JoAnn was promoted to supervise the EMPLOY Program. In 2020, the EMPLOY Program was suspended due to budget deficits and was relaunched in 2022. Along with being reassigned to supervise the EMPLOY Program once again, JoAnn is directing services for the Community Reentry Unit "Employment Matters!" grant, is the DOC liaison to community partner programs that are employment focused, and coordinates referrals for DEED Veteran Employment Services. JoAnn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Winona State University, is a certified Offender Workforce Development Specialist Lead Instructor, a CPC Assessor, and previously was certified as a Global Career Development Facilitator. JoAnn.Brown@state.mn.us

Please add Admin@mn-ca.org to your safe sender e-mail list so the notification with Zoom info doesn't go into your Junk mail.

Registration will close at 4 p.m. 2-days before event.  Zoom information will be emailed to attendees upon registration confirmation and 2 days before the event after registration has closed.

 

 

Register for This Workshop Today!  
Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. 2 days before event

*This is a Free training event for MCA Members

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Free Members Workshop

Sponsor Spotlight
NUWAY

Sponsor Spotlight: 

NUWAY will provide a quick overview of the services they provide.

Spotlight Presenters:

Crystal Caruso - Community Relations Manager with NUWAY
Amy Stephan - Community Relations Manager with NUWAY

Workshop Information: 

Resolve defaulted federal student loans to gain Financial Aid eligibility.  Attendees will become familiar with common solutions to help participants with defaulted federal student loans to gain Financial Aid Eligibility/USDE Title IV funding.

Workshop Description

In this session, you will learn about three common options available to participants to resolve defaulted federal student loans.  Specifically, we will show you a step-by-step process to help your clients/participants-with defaulted student loans-submit a Federal Direct Consolidation loan application online so they may gain Financial Aid eligibility.

Presenter Bio: Tou Lee has work at Minneapolis College TRIO, Educational Opportunity Centers since 1998.  He has offices at Ronald Hubbs Center and Saint Paul College.  TRIO, EOC helps adults in the Twin Cities Metro area access college; services include college admissions application, financial aid/FAFSA completion, and career decision making.

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Registration will close at 4 p.m. 2-days before event.  Zoom information will be emailed to attendees upon registration confirmation and 2 days before the event after registration has closed.

 

 

Register for This Workshop Today!  
Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. 2 days before event

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MCA Spring Workshop
Exhibitor Registration

“Supporting Success"
 from Re-entry to Recovery and Beyond!

May 23 2023
9am-4pm
Willmar Assembly of God Church

Please join us at this spacious location where you will be able to talk about your resources, services, and products with our attendees at this annual event.   Attendees will have an opportunity to visit with our exhibitors before the event starts, during breaks and also lunch time.

Registration closes May 8th.

Registration includes your exhibit space, attendance at the training as well as lunch.  Registration also includes 2 complimentary MCA memberships for 1 year!

Hotel
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson ($99 + tax and fees). 
201 28th Avenue SE, Willmar MN 56201320-235-6060
Hotel block available until April 22nd

MCA Spring Workshop

“Supporting Success"
 from Re-entry to Recovery and Beyond!

May 23, 2023
9 am-4 pm
Willmar Assembly of God Church
Registration & Coffee 8am - 9am

Sessions and Presenters:

DOC Health Service Release Planning Overview and breakout session on Opioid Use Disorder Reentry Initiatives and MAT at DOC
Presented by: Jolene Rebertus and Lauren Webber, Corrections Program Director - MN DOC Central Office                                                          
Facility Transition Resource Centers and their function with incarcerated persons.Presented by:  Elizabeth Kirk - Transition Coordinator - MN DOC

HRU warrant process, restructures and revocation hearings; overview and how these processes have changed over the last few years, including impact on prison populations and resources used and needed to avoid prison return.
Presented by:  Andrew Karlsen, Program Director - Hearings and Release

Community Engagement Program and collaboration between jail programs and social services. Agents will speak to the prosocial activities for clients in the community.
Presented by:  TamiJo Lieberg, CCA Director - Kandiyohi County

Registration Fee**
$45 for MCA Members
$65 for Non Members (includes a 1-year complimentary MCA membership)
 Lunch Included

**Please log-in to MCA website to ensure you are able to access the correct registration. 
Contact MCA Office (Debbie Beltz) with any questions at mca-mn@hotmail.com.       

Hotel
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson ($99 + tax and fees). 
201 28th Avenue SE, Willmar MN 56201
320-235-6060
Hotel block available until April 22nd

Exhibitor Opportunities are Available
$200 for exhibit space with 2 attendees
Lunch is included
Click here for Exhibitor Registration

Free Members Workshop

  

The goal of this workshop is to provide understanding of the substance use disorder treatment admission trends and patterns in Minnesota.

Objectives

• The Attendee will be able to identify most common and greatest increasing use patterns in Minnesota
• The Attendee will be able to identify specific prevalence ion subgroups of Minnesotans by geographic region or personal demographic

Workshop Description

This workshop will look at three components of substance use disorder affecting Minnesota today; the first portion will be a review of substance use disorder treatment admission trends and patterns. The second component will be a review of overdose data, with specifics paid to opioid related mortality. The third portion will be a review of the stigma related to substance use disorders and the effect that can have on access to treatment services.

Presenter Bio:

Rick Moldenhauer, MS, LADC, LPCC, ICADC (Emeritus) is a Human Services Program Consultant/State Opioid Treatment Authority representative, at the Behavioral Health Division, DHS. Rick has 39 years of experience in a wealth of settings involving substance use disorder treatment. He is on a variety of State and Federal initiatives involving best practices and committees for various purposes, has received both State and National awards for his work. He is an author, frequent speaker and technical assistant in quality delivery of substance use disorder services.

Please add Admin@mn-ca.org to your safe sender e-mail list so the notification with Zoom info doesn't go into your Junk mail.

Registration will close at 4 p.m. 2-days before event.  Zoom information will be emailed to attendees upon registration confirmation and 2 days before the event after registration has closed.

 

Register for This Workshop Today!  
Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. 2 days before event

*This is a Free training event for MCA Members

Not an MCA member yet? Click here to join