BEST PRACTICES FOR A TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITY REFORM
Description
The Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announced Best Practices For a Transformational Change in Community Reform Virtual Training. This course will provide organizations with tools to assist with disrupting the cycles of community violence and navigating through some of the most challenging local barriers. This course will also provide local organizations and stakeholders with strategies and tools to build and sustain system partners relationships, including the recruitment, hiring and vetting of transformational mentors/credible messengers.
This session will be led by Edward DeJesus and Charles Dodson. Edward DeJesus is the founder of Social Capital Builders, he previously served as a youth policy expert for the Sar Levitan Center for Youth Policy at John Hopkins University and on the Task Force on Employment for young offenders for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He has served as a consultant to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of Job Corps, and the National Education Association. DeJesus has managed $3-million-plus youth initiatives in the South Bronx, the Washington Heights section of New York City, and in Washington D.C.
Charles Dodson, for the past 15 years, Charles has managed a large scale mentoring programs for at-risk youth and adults. Charles combines his expertise as former MST therapist and Program Manager, to provide organizations with the training and support to increase client and community impact. For the past decade, Charles has specialized in building Credible Messenger initiatives for a wide variety of youth justice systems and nonprofit organizations.
Topics will include but are not limited to:
- Hiring and Vetting/Credible Messengers
- Professional Development
- Working with System Partners
- Accountability and Supervision
- Social Capital Development
- Wellness and Self-Care
- Safety Protocols, Ethics and Boundaries
Intended Audience
The training is intended for law enforcement, community organizations, prevention providers, human services professionals, juvenile detention and probation, and school personnel.
Training Times & Location
Wednesday March 16, 2022
1:00pm -3:00pm
Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceqoqD8vEtFEERV2uoANbsVPs-JocoQG
Cost and Registration
There is no fee to attend this training. Pre-registration is required.
For More Information, Contact:
Greg Hopkins
(804) 692-0977
gregory.hopkins@dcjs.virginia.