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The Evidence-Based Workforce Development Series was established to prepare practitioners for certification as an Employment Retention Specialist. The training combines cognitive behavioral interventions with motivational interviewing techniques to address criminogenic risk, the collateral consequences of incarceration, and gainful attachment to the workforce. Emphasizing the importance of a community of practice, participants receive instruction specific to case management strategies and techniques that help connect justice-involved adults to resources and services affecting post-release success.

Employment Retention: Principles and Practice (24 Hours)
TOPICS

  • Motivational interviewing techniques
  • Cognitive behavioral interventions
  • Career theory and assessments
  • Employment retention strategies
  • Evidence-based concepts
  • Community of Practice

Evidence-Based Workforce Development – Regional Training (40 Hours)
TOPICS

  • National community of practice 
  • Defining moments affecting criminal justice 
  • Tenets of effective case management 
  • Connection between motivational interviewing techniques and cognitive behavioral principles 
  • Formal/informal assessments 
  • Career assistance - from theory to practice 
  • Employment Retention Inventory (ERI) - case planning process

Evidence-Based Workforce Development – Facilitator Training (40 Hours)
TOPICS

  • Community of practice
  • Facilitation techniques/practices
  • Group dynamics
  • Defining moments impacting criminal justice policies and practices
  • Tenets of effective case management
  • Interviewing techniques and cognitive behavioral principles
  • Formal/informal assessments
  • Career assistance - from theory to practice
  • Employment Retention Inventory (ERI)

Professional Coaching Sessions (2-Hour Quarterly Sessions)
GOALS

  • Skill mastery
  • Knowledge enhancement
     
Target Audience

Employment Retention Specialist candidates

Course/Program Type
Instructor-Led Training
Subject Area
Leadership
Field of Corrections
Jails
Prisons
General
Program Format
  • Evidence-based Workforce Development – Regional Training (40-hour, in-person training)
  • Evidence-based Workforce Development – Facilitator Training (40-hour, in-person training)
  • Employment Retention: Principles and Practice – (24 hour, in-person training)
  • Professional Coaching Sessions – (2-hour, virtual, quarterly sessions)
     
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