Transcript Team PA OWDS Training Plan - Capital Region Ex

From Building
Prisons to Building
Bridges
Team PA
Training Plan
Greg Gaertner, Penn State University
Kristin Sayers, PA Department of Corrections
Krista Griffith, PA Board of Probation & Parole
Traci Jacobson, Bureau of Community Corrections
Valarie Kusiak, PA DOC, SCI Mercer
Jason Gines, Penn State University
Vladimir Beaufils, Firm Foundation
Randy Loss, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Lynn Zale, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Current Priorities
 Funding
 Overcrowding/Bed Space
 Recidivism
 Collaborations
 Public Safety
Current Situation
 Administration and Level of Support Changes
 Recent Change of Department Structures
 Legislators/Pending Legislation
 Prison Overcrowding
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
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
Target Training Population
 Key Corrections Staff
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Administration
Employment Vocational Coordinators
Educational
 Community Corrections Counselors
 Key Parole Agents
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Assessment Sanctioning Community Resource Agents (ASCRA)
Institutional Parole
 Department of Labor & Industry
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Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Workforce Investment Board
Program Delivery
 Regional Training
 Modified Offender Employment Specialist (OES)
Training Modules
Impacts on Program Delivery
 Staff morale
 Timing
 Logistics
 Funding
 Community Support
Positive Outcomes
 Partnerships
 Enhanced Communication
 Shared Resources
 Increased Staff Skill Sets
 Increased Offender Employability Skill Sets