Dear Conference Participants:
Thank you for attending the 2005 VJJA
Fall Training Institute, held November
2-4, 2005, at the Cavalier Hotel
in Virginia Beach.
Over 340 juvenile justice professionals and nearly 50 Exhibitors participated
in the annual event. Among the participants were probation staff, correctional center workers, detention counselors, CSA Coordinators, educators, mental health professionals, state policy makers, community-based providers, group home workers, local government officials & more. The diversity among the participants greatly enhanced the event and created opportunitites for learning that extended far beyond the traditional workshop platform.
CONTINUED LEARNING
Throughout the conference we heard from experts in the areas of gender responsive programming, graduated sanctions, evidence-based strategies, structured decision-making, adolescent brain development, detention reform and more. Each of the speakers referenced on-line resources. Participants interested in continued learning are encouraged
to visit the following sites:
National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges & the Juvenile Sanctions Center
www.ncjfcj.org
Juvenile Sanctions Center
The Pace Center for Girls
www.pacecenter.org
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (JDAI)
www.aecf.org
Governor's Social Indicators Project
www.gosap.governor.virginia.gov
Evidence-Based Practices
an article by speaker - Dr. Faye Taxman
The Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice - Columbia University
www.promotementalhealth.org
Structured Decision Making
www.nccd-crc.org
Adolescent Brain Development
ABA Publication
ELECTIONS
At the annual business meeting, held in conjunction with the Fall Institute, the members listed below were nominated to hold state office for a two-year term beginning in January 2006. Ballots should be received on or about December 1, 2005. Election results will be published in the
next issue of the Advocate.
Slate of Nominees
President: Beth Mohler Stinnett
Vice President: Jim Woolf
Secretary: Ron Telsch
Treasurer: Donna Musiello Baker
VADJJ EMPLOYEES
As a reminder, VADJJ employees have a limited number of days within which to file for reimbursement following the conference.
CONFERENCE PHOTOS
Check our website in the coming weeks for post-conference photos
'05 MERITORIOUS AWARD WINNERS
Congrats once again to the
following individuals who were
recognized before their peers:
Administration: James Rankin, 31st CSU
Residential: Colleen French, Roa. Detention
Court Services: Chuck Watts, 25th CSU
Community Service: Paul Greggs, TRGHC
EVALUATIONS
Didn't complete a conference evaluation following the event? We still want to know what you think. What did you like most about the conference? In what areas can we improve? What speakers/topics would
you suggest? Send feedback to: conferenceplanning@vjja.org
SPRING CONFERENCE
The Tidewater District's Spring
Conference is just around the corner.
SAVE THE DATES: March 30 & 31, 2006
FALL INSTITUTE 2006
2006 is VJJA's 40th Anniversary and planning is already underway for the 2006 Fall Institute. Interested in serving on the planning committee? E-mail us at: conferenceplanning@vjja.org
SAVE THE DATES
The venue for the 2006 Fall Institute is the Richmond Sheraton - West Broad.
Save These Dates
November 1-3, 2006
SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
Thanks one more time to our Exhibitors and Sponsors, without whom the conference would not have been nearly as nice. Event sponsors included long-time VJJA partners Family Preservation Services (FPS) and National Counseling Group
and newcomer Brighter Futures.
VJJA LOGOWEAR
Missed out on purchasing VJJA Logowear during the conference. A limited number of items are still available. Contact Greg White, VJJA Logowear Designer, at: merchandise@vjja.org
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