Community Corrections & Treatment of Sex Offenders
Register online
The early registration deadline is February 28.
Opening Plenary: Tuesday, April 13
Faith-Based Community Corrections
Richard Hart, Salvation Army, Chicago, IL
This presentation will be an overview of how a faith-based community corrections facility prepares staff for work with mental health clients. Day-to-day strategies and approaches will also be discussed.
Lunch Plenary: Tuesday, April 13
Tech, Sex and Exploitation: Understanding Sex Offenders in Cyberspace
David Delmonico, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Griffin, MA LMFT
This plenary will be a broad overview of concepts important to understanding sex offenders who use the Internet. Special emphasis will be given to the importance of community correction and mental health professionals understanding how the Internet is used by sex offenders, and the implications of such use in management and treatment.
Lunch Plenary: Wednesday, April 14
Psychology, Crime & Punishment: Couldn't Do It Worse If We Tried
Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D. ABPP
Psychologists are experts in human behavior change. The criminal justice system in America as it now exists violates virtually everything we've learned about changing behavior for the better. It's time for psychologists to speak up about a better way to keep our communities safe.
Pre-Conference Workshops — Monday, April 12
(Choose 1 all day or 2 half days)
An Introduction to the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form) for Correctional Psychologists — (Whole Day—6 hours CE) — Yossef S. Ben-Porath, Ph.D.
Concurrent Workshop Sessions Community Safety: A Partnership — (Half Day—3 hours CE) —Det. Wendy Leaver & Eileen Henderson, Restorative Justice Coordinator
Federal and Foundational Funding: Grant Prep 101 — (Half Day-3 hours CE) — Marty Harris, Ph.D.
Sexual Assaults in Prison and the Impact of the Prison Rape Elimination Act — (Half Day-3 hours CE) — Angeline Stanislaus, M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist
Dealing with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues with a Post-Prison Population — (Half Day-3 hours CE) — Staff of The Salvation Army, Chicago, IL (award-winning program)
Register online
The early registration deadline is February 28.