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Communication skills

  • Bridging the Gap: Winning Administration's Support for Training

    Designed specifically for correctional trainers from all areas of corrections, this twenty-four-hour seminar instructs participants in the developm

  • Facilitation Skills for Offender Groups: Training Curriculum Package

    Designed for counselors or other staff who run offender groups, this 16-hour course addresses group process strategies.

  • Foundation Skills for Trainers: 32-Hour Training Program [Videoconference Held March 22-25, 2004]

    This 32-hour program will help participants develop the preparation, presentation, and platform delivery skills needed to conduct training using es

  • Interpersonal Communications in the Correctional Setting: IPC

    This basic communication skills training program, developed by Robert R.

  • Motivational Interviewing Training In Criminal Justice: Development of a Model Plan

    The utilization of motivational interviewing (MI) by probation officers is explained.

  • Motivational Interviewing for Incarcerated Adolescents: Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Reducing Alcohol and Marijuana Use After Release

    “This study evaluates the efficacy of MI [motivational interviewing] versus RT [relaxation training] in reducing substance use outcomes for incarce

  • Developing a Policy on the Use of Social Media in Intelligence and Investigative Activities: Guidance and Recommendations

    "Social media sites have become useful tools for the public and law enforcement entities, but criminals are also using these sites for wrongful pur

  • Healthcare Not Handcuffs: Putting the Affordable Care Act to Work for Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform

    “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets the stage for a new health-oriented policy framework to address substance use and mental health disorders.

  • You've Got Mail: The Promise of Cyber Communication in Prisons and the Need for Regulation

    "As with most aspects of life, communications options for incarcerated people are in flux due to technological changes.

  • Communicating with Families and Children in Correctional Facilities [Webinar]

    This webinar was created for the Family Connections Project.

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