Probation
Expectations of the juvenile justice system are rising amid increasing public concerns about juvenile crime and violence. Probation officers face pressure to meet conflicting demands for incarceration and rehabilitation. Juvenile probation departments are now responsible for meeting the needs of minors from dysfunctional families and with multiple needs-including educational deficits, psychiatric disorders and substance abuse problems.
The workshops are designed to help probation officers develop case plans that balance accountability with services to ensure community safety and individual rehabilitation. These services are often provided by multi-agency teams and partners.
Upon request qualifying workshops may be offered for the following types of professional continuing education credit
Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
Standards and Training for Corrections (STC)
Probation Workshops
Restorative Justice
Regulatory Requirements for Minors in Placement
Developing a Case Plan
Youth in Placement: Safety Services and Supervision
Interventions with Juvenile Sex Offenders
Additional Training for Probation
Probation Workshops
Full day
Restorative Justice
Full day
Juvenile justice is caught between demands to prosecute minors as adults and providing services to rehabilitate them. Restorative justice focuses on holding minors accountable for delinquent behavior while providing needed services to prevent recidivism. This workshop provides an overview of restorative justice and addresses common considerations in reparation and rehabilitation.
Topics include
- legal mandates and dilemmas
- victim reparation
- rehabilitation services
- recidivism prevention
- multidisciplinary teaming
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be better able to balance the competing demands inherent in restorative justice work.
Regulatory Requirements for Minors in Placement
Two days
This workshop provides an overview of SB 575 mandates, which require juvenile probation officers to meet Division 31 regulations for youth in out-of-home placements.
Topics include
- placement requirements
- essential elements of case plans
- applying the Adoption and Safe Families Act to youth in out-of-home care
- meeting visitation requirements and ensuring safety and services
- Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children requirements for placing youth out of state
- Indian Child Welfare Act requirements
- concurrent planning
Participants will be prepared to meet the requirements of providing and documenting services to youth in out-of-home care.
Developing a Case Plan
Full day
One challenge of meeting SB 575 and AB1696 requirements is developing an effective case plan. This workshop addresses the task of combining conditions of probation, a needs-driven case plan and meeting regulatory demands.
Topics include
- essential elements of case plans
- balancing youth and family needs with restitution and juvenile justice requirements
- creating case plans in partnership with youth and their family
- creating case plan objectives
- meeting Division 31 requirements
Participants will be able to create case plans that meet regulatory, legal and service requirements and that address the needs of the minors.
Youth in Placement: Safety Services and Supervision
Full day
Probation officers are responsible for providing services required by the Federal Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997 to wards in out-of-home placement. This workshop enables probation officers to understand and adhere to the requirements of this act.
Topics include
- legal review and documentation requirements
- assessment and service plans
- mandated visitation
- services to youth and their families
Participants are prepared to meet the mandates for youth in placement.
Interventions with Juvenile Sex Offenders
Juvenile sex offenders represent one of the most troubling populations for juvenile justice. This workshop provides insight into the offender and evidence based interventions that address restitution, rehabilitation, and community safety topics.
Topics include
- the juvenile sex offender
- nature of the offense
- evaluation of the offender
- balancing rehabilitation and community safety
- punishment and treatment
Participants will be better prepared to make recommendations to the juvenile court and supervise placement for juvenile sex offenders.
Additional Training for Probation
Other workshops useful for probation officers can be found on the
Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice, service integration,
collaboration,
substance abuse,
mental health,
communication and job management,
career advancement and professional development,
civil rights and diversity and
interpersonal conflict and violence.
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