APPA's 48th Annual Training Institute Call for Presenters August 27-30, New York City

Submission Guidelines

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is pleased to issue a Call for Presenters for our 48th Annual Training Institute set for August 27-30 in New York, NY. Please see our full submission guidelines here.

Individuals interested in submitting a proposal for consideration must provide the following information. This information is needed to comply with APPA training accreditation requirements and to apply for permission to grant credit for contact hours in a variety of professions (e.g., social workers, substance abuse counselors, continuing legal education). Regrettably, APPA does not reimburse presenters for expenses and fees associated with participation.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE is April 19,2023.

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* 1. Please indicate if you are submitting this workshop on behalf of a federal partner or corporate member

Yes

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* 2. Workshop Title: A title that catches the attention of participants and identifies the primary focus of the workshop. APPA reserves the right to change or adjust the title of a workshop

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* 3. Would you like to submit your workshop virtually, in-person, or both?

In-person only workshop

Virtual only workshop

Both in-person and virtual

No preference

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* 4. Length:

Sunday (Intensive Sessions): Four hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (Workshop): 60 minutes

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (Workshop): 90 minutes

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* 5. Primary Workshop Topic: (Please select the most appropriate primary topic(s) from those identified below. Selection allows up to three to be chosen.)

Community Supervision: Agency operations and supervision or decision making for those who are on probation or parole and related case-planning, assessments, reporting, and interventions.

Gender Issues and Diversity: Addresses supervising and/or working with individuals with various gender identities including multi-cultural and multi-generational workforces.

Health and Wellness: Stress management and vicarious trauma for professionals in the field and office.

International: Community corrections issues, including but not limited to advancing practices, administrative/policy innovations, juvenile and family justice innovations, restorative justice, and behavioral health from an international standpoint.

Judicial: Community Corrections professionals working within a court system and policies and procedures related to courts.

Juvenile Justice: Issues, programs, and policies dealing with individuals under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

Leadership and Management: Professional development for executive and middle management.

Local Issues: Programs and policies specific to an agency or jurisdiction in close proximity to the training site.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Working with individuals with mental health or substance abuse issues.

Pretrial: Agency operations and/or the supervision of defendants prior to trial or court adjudication or in-diversion programs.

Prevention: Lowering recidivism, programs to prevent crime and re-offending, and restorative justice.

Reentry: Planning and programming for individuals released from prisons, jails or residential placement.

Reform: The reduction of recidivism through structural change to the community corrections field.

Research/EBP: Presentation of data collection and analysis, evidence-based practices outcomes and programs.

Safety: Safety for professionals in the field and office.

Technology: Tools used for supervision, monitoring, and testing.

Tribal Issues: Addresses issues related to planning for home reentry programs and barriers for tribal probation officers in Indian country.

Veterans Issues: Issues related to veterans who have become involved in the criminal justice system.

Victims' Issue: Victims, restitution, offenders as victims, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Human Trafficking Prevention Act, And Violence Against Women Act.

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* 6. Workshop Description: A clear, concise, and accurate description of the workshop as it will appear in the program (maximum: 150 words). APPA reserves the right to change the construct of a workshop description.

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* 7. Training Objectives: Describe the measurable skills, knowledge, and/or new capacity the participant will gain as a result of the workshop (i.e., at the end of the training participants will be able to list five of the ten causes of suicide) and please provide AT LEAST THREE training objectives. Preference will be given to workshops that include training objectives using verbs derived from Bloom's Taxonomy as well as S.M.A.R.T. training objectives that are: (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely).

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* 8. Activity: Please describe any activities that will be used in the presentation. Activities will not be listed in the program but will assist with presentation selection. Preference will be given to presentations that are skill-based in nature (i.e., participants will be asked to complete a group activity to discuss potential steps to implement the described program at their home agency), or that present new research relevant to the field of community corrections.