Follow-up recommendations and comments pertaining to CJCA Best Practice Presentations.
As a method of evaluating presentations to the CJCA, the Best Practice Committee is soliciting your responses to the following questions. Please return these forms to Barry Stoodley, Darlene Conroy or Kim Godfrey, as you are able.
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Best Practice Presentation (please use a separate sheet for each presentation that you are reporting on) ______
Antoine Bennett, William Caver and Kevin Davis: Youthbuild USA Panel Discussion (August 9, 2003, Nashville)
Dr. Ed Latessa: The Importance of Evaluating Correctional Programs (January 10, 2004, New Orleans)
Brad Beach and Debbie Lyne, Washington Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration: Girls in Youth Justice Panel I - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) (July 31, 2004, Chicago)
Mark Steward, Missouri Division of Youth Services, Girls in Youth Justice Panel II: Girls and staff from the Missouri Division of Youth Services (July 31, 2004, Chicago)
Dr. Ross Greene: Collaborative Problem Solving (January 7, 2005, Phoenix)
Dr. Sue Righthand: Risk and Resilience, Youths who have Sexually Offended (August 6, 2005, Baltimore)
Dr. Joan Gillece: What Happens When Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Corrections Collaborate (August 11, 2006, Charlotte)
Margaret A. Zahn: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Girls StudyGroup Project (August 11, 2006, Charlotte)
Steve Aos: Evidence Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs and Crime Rates (March 3, 2007, San Diego)
John Gomez and Matthew Friesen: Detention Alternative Programs (Senate Bill 91-94) (March 3, 2007, San Diego)
Michael Mobley: Cultural Competencies in the Juvenile Justice System & Services: Assessment and Accountability Processes (August 11, 2007, Kansas City)
Libby Mills and Michael Dossett: The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Substance Abuse Intervention Initiative (August 11, 2007, Kansas City)
Dr. John Hunter: Understanding the Treatment Needs of Juvenile Sex Offenders
(March 8, 2008, St. Louis)
Amy Barcroft: Restorative Justice Pilot Project within a YouthDevelopmentCenter (March 8, 2008, St. Louis)
Jeffrey Butts, Ph.D. and Vincent Schiraldi: Using Youth Development Concepts to Build Comprehensive Juvenile Correctional Interventions (Aug.9, 2008, New Orleans)
Wendy Runkle: A Preliminary Study of A Staff Turnover (Aug.9, 2008, New Orleans)
Karen Williams, Education Consultant, Williams Group: Adolescent Brain Development and the Implications for Juvenile Justice Systems (August 8, 2009, Nashville)
Jeffrey Butts, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research, Public / Private Ventures: Using Youth Development Principles to Improve Juvenile Justice Outcomes(August 8, 2009, Nashville)
Thomas Grisso, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychology and Director of the Law-Psychiatry Program at the University of MassachusettsMedicalSchool: Screening and Assessment (Oct. 1, 2009, Chicago)
Lindsay Hayes, Assistant Director, NationalCenter on Institutions and Alternatives for the SuicidePreventionResourceCenter (SPRC): Suicide Prevention for Chief Executive Officers (Oct. 1, 2009, Chicago)
Jennifer A. Pealer, Ph.D, Assistant Commissioner, Research and Program Development, Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority: Program Evaluation / Measuring and Identifying Best Practices (Jan. 23, 2010, Tampa)
Cherie Townsend, John Gomez, Mike Dempsey, and Jane Tewksbury: Conditions of Confinement Panel Discussion: Creating Safe Environments and Positive Culture to Prevent and Eliminate Abuse (Jan. 23, 2010, Tampa)
Dana Christensen Ph.D., Director of the Family Therapy Program at the University of Louisville (KY): Lessons from the Sexual Offender Counseling Field: Preventing Sexual Victimization in Our Programs, (July 31, 2010, Chicago)
Colette Peters, Cherie Townsend, Tim Decker, Dan Maldonado, Best Practices Committee Panel: Developing an Organizational Culture Supporting Positive Youth Outcomes. (July 31, 2010, Chicago)
Joseph Cocozza, Ph.D, Vice President for Research, Policy Reseach Associates with Eugene Griffin, Ph.D., and Tracy Levins: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Models for Change Mental Health Action Network (Sep. 30, 2010, Chicago)
Leah Kane, Public Affairs Assistant, Council of State Governments: Second Chance Act – NationalReentryResourceCenter (Oct. 1, 2010,Chicago)
Vincent Felitti (MD), Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California and Principle Investigator in the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: "Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relationship to Adult Health and Social Function." (January29, 2011, San Antonio)
CJCA Director’s Panel Discussion: Examples of Trauma Informed Care in various States. (January 29, 2011, San Antonio)
How would you rate this presentation, overall?
Excellent ___ Good___ Satisfactory __ Poor ___
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Was this presentation helpful to me and my jurisdiction?
Very much ___ Somewhat ___ No ____
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If you requested follow-up information or assistance from the presenter, was it offered? Yes I did request follow-up ____ No, I did not request follow-up ___
If yes, was the information helpful and timely? Yes _____ No_____
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Would you recommend future presentations concerning this same topic area?
Yes __ No __
If yes, why? ______
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Would you recommend follow-up presentations by this presenter?
Yes ____ No, not at this time ____ Never ______
Would you request presentations in other specific topic areas? If so, please list the areas and possible presenters that you would recommend.
(please note that there is a specific form to be used if you have a specific presentation to recommend to the Committee)
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Comments and recommendations regarding Best Practice Presentations in general:
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Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation for the Best Practice Committee. Your recommendations and comments will help the committee to make decisions and choices for future presentations.
Return to: Barry Stoodley in person or by mail at Maine DOC, SHS # 111, Augusta, Maine, 04330, by fax, 207-287-4518 or by e-mail, bartlett.h.stoodley@ maine.gov.