Reducing Recidivism & Reentry Conference

February 19 and 20, 2020 at

The Hotel Captain Cook

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About the Conference

The 15th Annual Reducing Recidivism and Reentry conference will convene a diverse community of professionals who will collaborate, build partnerships, exchange ideas, work on finding solutions, and improve services for youth and adults returning to their community. The conference agenda will feature a broad range of sessions that highlight evidence-based best practices to strengthen our reentry services while paying particular attention to mental health-focused philosophies addressing the criminogenic risk and needs of justice involved youth and adults throughout our state.

Together we can continue to develop services in our communities and justice system that will support a more successful re-entry process.

• Agenda

  2020 Reducing Recidivism & Reentry Agenda.pdf

   

  Day 1

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020

  7:30 am – Check-in Opens

  8:00 am – Welcome, Morning Address

  8:30 am - 11:00 am Reentry Simulation
  Jonathan Pistotnik, Coalition Coordinator Anchorage Reentry Coalition
  Yulonda Candelario, Law Enforcement, Reentry and Community Outreach Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney's Office

  11:30 am – 12:30 pm Crisis Stabilization
  Jamie Sellar MA, LPC., Chief Strategy Officer at RI International

  12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch Networking – Lunch provided

  1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Yoga, Mindfulness and Meditation: The Practice of Re-entry
  David Westlake, Co-Founder Turiya of Alaska

  2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Update on the 1115 waiver and Alaska’s Behavioral Health System of Care
  Farina Brown, Deputy Director Alaska Division of Behavioral Health
  Terry Roth, Medicaid Section Manager Alaska Division of Behavioral Health

  3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Crisis Now Model – Developing our future 
  Panelists:
  Jamie Sellar, Chief Strategy Officer at RI International
  Travis Welch, Program Officer Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
  Tammy Axelsson, Chief Probation Officer Alaska Department of Corrections
  Ruth Adolf, Crisis Intervention Team Officer Anchorage Police Department
  Katie Baldwin Johnson, Senior Program Officer Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
  Moderator:
  Eric Boyer, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

   

  Day 2

  Thursday, February 20, 2020

  7:30 am – Check-in Opens

  8:00 am – Welcome

  8:15 am – 9:15 am Historical Trauma and the Link to Criminal Justice Involvement
  Meda DeWitt, MA, TH

  9:15 am – 10:15 am Responding in Community to Implicit Biases: Ethical Discussions
  Tirzah Parrish LeFeber, Psychologist, Alaska Veterans Affairs

  10:45 am – 11:45 am The Impact of ‘Incarceration Culture’ on the Re-entering Client with SMI
  Stephanie Rhoades
  Jierum Duarte

  11:45 am – 12:15 pm What in the Heck Does “APIC” Mean?
  Marian Lilley LPC, Department of Corrections, State of Alaska

  12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Networking – Lunch provided

  1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Yoga, Mindfulness and Meditation: The Practice of Re-entry
  David Westlake, Co-Founder Turiya of Alaska

  2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Overcoming Barrier Crimes - DHSS Background Checks and Variances
  Craig Baxter, Background Check Variance Chair, Department of Health Social Services

  3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Department of Corrections and Division of Juvenile Justice – Making Reentry Personal
  Panelists:
  Sandy Martinson, Superintendent Anvil Mountain Correctional Center
  Tanja Webley, Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor, Division of Juvenile Justice, McLaughlin Youth Center
  Earl Houser, Superintendent Goose Creek Correctional Center
  Gloria Johnson, Superintendent Hiland Mountain Correctional Center
  Moderator:
  Janice Weiss, Reentry Program Manager, Department of Corrections

  *Conference Agenda is subject to change

• Registration, Hotel Accommodations, and Parking

  Registration

  Participant registration is available on the Conference Registration Page. 

  The cost of the two-day conference is $45.00 and includes a light continental breakfast and lunch on both days.

   

  Conference fees will be waived after registration is completed for these specific employers or employer groups:

  • Reentry Coalition Member Agency/Reentry Center Partner
  • Community Reentry Program
  • Native Corporation Reentry Program or Reentry Services
  • Disability Law Center
  • Center for Psychosocial Development
  • Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
  • Alaska Native Justice Center
  • Veterans Administration
  • Municipal Public Safety
  • State of Alaska - Alaska Commission on Aging
  • State of Alaska - Alaska Court System
  • State of Alaska - Alaska Mental Health Board/Advisory Board on Drug Abuse & Alcoholism
  • State of Alaska - Department of Corrections
  • State of Alaska - Department of Health & Social Services
  • State of Alaska - Department of Labor & Workforce Development
  • State of Alaska - Department of Law
  • State of Alaska - Department of Public Safety
  • State of Alaska - Governor's Council on Disabilities & Special Education
  • State of Alaska - Public Defender Agency

   

  Hotel Accommodations

  A negotiated rate is available at The Hotel Captain Cook, this can be utilized via The Hotel Captain Cook website or call 907-276-6000 or 800-843-1950 and use the Group Code: RC202.

  Parking

  Parking is not included with registration. Parking information can be found on the EasyPark website.

• Continuing Education Credits
  11 General Continuing Education Credits are pending through the Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners for a fee of $100. This fee is not covered by the employer waiver.
• Training Access Funds

  To qualify for Training Access Funds you must live in a rural community off the road system OR live more than 100 miles from Anchorage or the MatSu Borough. To apply you must complete the Applicant section and your supervisor must complete the Supervisor section. Submission deadline: January 31, 2020.

  Complete the Training Access Fund Application and follow all instructions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Exhibitors and Sponsorship

  Exhibitor registration is available on the Exhibitor Registration Page.

  For questions about exhibiting at the conference or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the conference coordinator, Megan Moody at meganmoodyak@gmail.com.