from building prisons to building bridges. greg gaertner, penn state university kristin sayers, pa...
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From Building Prisons to
Building Bridges
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Greg Gaertner, Penn State UniversityKristin Sayers, PA Department of CorrectionsKrista Griffith, PA Board of Probation & Parole
Traci Jacobson, Bureau of Community CorrectionsValarie Kusiak, PA DOC, SCI MercerJason Gines, Penn State UniversityVladimir Beaufils, Firm Foundation
Randy Loss, Office of Vocational RehabilitationLynn Zale, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Team PATraining Plan
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Current Priorities
Funding
Overcrowding/Bed Space
Recidivism
Collaborations
Public Safety
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Current Situation
Administration and Level of Support Changes
Recent Change of Department Structures
Legislators/Pending Legislation
Prison Overcrowding
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Our Over-Arching Goal
To foster partnerships with agencies through centralized training that supports ex-offender
employment and job retention within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Objectives
Provide initial group instruction
Use curriculum developed by National Institute of Corrections and Department of Justice
Identify individuals from each training session that will extend training to additional partners
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Target Training Population
Key Corrections Staff Administration Employment Vocational Coordinators Educational
Community Corrections Counselors
Key Parole Agents Assessment Sanctioning Community Resource Agents
(ASCRA) Institutional Parole
Department of Labor & Industry Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Investment Board
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Program Delivery
Regional Training
Modified Offender Employment Specialist (OES) Training Modules
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Impacts on Program Delivery
Staff morale
Timing
Logistics
Funding
Community Support
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Positive Outcomes
Partnerships Enhanced Communication Shared Resources
Increased Staff Skill Sets
Increased Offender Employability Skill Sets