December 12, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Maryland Judicial Center, Annapolis Corporate Park
187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis MD 21401
AGENDA | ||
8:30 a.m. |
Registration, Scavenger Hunt | Rooms 132, 132, & 133 |
9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Grant Programs Overview |
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 | |
AmeriCorps: Leverage Your Volunteer Program Learn how Volunteer Maryland partners with nonprofits, government agencies, and schools to support the structure of their volunteer programs with the use of AmeriCorps Members who serve as Volunteer Coordinators.These partnerships are intended to build capacity, increase retention, and establish/improve policies and procedures, and develop other materials within the host organizations. |
Room 236 |
You’ve Got the Grant, Now What? Understanding the dos and don’ts of This session will cover some of the most common audit findings with managing grants and how they can be avoided. Attendees will learn about business management practices, time sheets, and recording ‘time and effort’ against multiple funding sources, as well as some basic financial management. |
Room 237 |
Problem-Solving Court Performance Measures The effective use of data-driven performance measures can improve participant and court outcomes in problem-solving courts. In this session, participants will learn about how the adult drug court and mental health court performance measures were developed in Maryland. Discussion will cover the benefits and challenges of collecting and using program data, coordination of local, state, and data resources, and the use of contextualized training scenarios for adult drug court and mental health court teams. |
Room 238 |
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 | |
Becoming an Inclusive Organization: Recruiting staff and volunteers that This session will provide a foundation for understanding why diversity and inclusivity are important to your organization’s staff, volunteers, and the individuals you serve. Attendees will explore the development of racial identity and why your organization should reflect the diversity of the community being served. |
Room 236 |
Self-Care: Don’t let the work get you down! Managing stress is something we all must do but don’t always do effectively. In this session, we’ll identify the major sources of stress and the physiological changes that occur within the body when under stress. Participants will gain an understanding of how various personalities respond to stress and how to create a work/life balance as a method to reduce stress. How to communicate while managing high stress levels will be covered as well. Participants will develop their own plan of intervention strategies and walk away with a renewed commitment to themselves in managing their stress more effectively. |
Room 237 |
Mediation in Family Cases: Empowering parties to create their own solutions This interactive workshop will focus on why self-determined resolutions in family cases are more likely than a court-imposed decision to address both the substantive and underlying interests of the parties. Following a discussion about recent research on mediation and its benefits in family cases, participants will learn practical tips on how to structure mediation programs that will ensure only those cases that are appropriate for mediation are being sent to mediation. This will include learning about screening tools and processes that can be implemented to determine which family cases are not suitable for mediation or may require additional safety measures to be made suitable. |
Room 238 |
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch | 2nd Floor Lunch Room | |
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 | |
Creating Effective Partnerships to Support Youth and Address the School-to- In this session, presenters will discuss the concept of the School-to-Prison Pipeline, a recognition that implementation of zero tolerance, exclusionary discipline results in disadvantaged children being funneled out of the school system and into the criminal justice system. Mediation and restorative practices present an alternative to exclusionary discipline, and by developing community partnerships, schools and courts have potential tools for dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline. |
Room 236 |
Making the Data Work for You All your hard work leads to lots of data, what do you do with it? How do you use it tell your organization’s story? Attendees will learn to use data effectively in grant applications and reporting. |
Room 237 |
MDEC Reporting for Courts As many court staff become more comfortable with MDEC, it’s time to take MDEC skills to the next level. This workshop will provide an overview of how reports are generated, how to run reports, and some samples of what reports are available. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of MDEC reporting |
Room 238 |
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4 | |
Grant Writing 101 Whether you are new to grant writing or just looking to refresh your skills, this workshop is for you! Working from the perspective of the grant reviewers, attendees will gain insight into the core components of writing a successful grant application. |
Room 236 |
Winning People Over – Building Partnerships Starbucks in Target. Disney and Marvel. Chicken ‘n Waffles. What makes a partnership successful? In this session, we will share best practices for developing and maintaining partnerships, based on our experiences working with diverse stakeholders in court-based ADR programs. |
Room 237 |
Trauma-Responsive Tools for Interacting with Court Involved Families This presentation will focus on the role of trauma and toxic stress in the courtroom and their effect on parties and professionals. Attendees will be provided with (1) an overview on how trauma/toxic stress affects individuals and the court system; (2) skills to care for themselves; and (3) tips and tools to interact better with parties whose behaviors indicate they may be affected by trauma/toxic stress, and thereby mitigate the effects of trauma on parties and professionals alike. |
Room 238 |