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SPEAKER
TOPICS / BIOGRAPHIES
Keynote
Julieann Myers
Downsizing the Budget-Supersizing the service!
Treatment Readiness-Meeting Youth Where They Are.
Being Family Friendly-Engaging Families in Every Phase
of Service
Julieann
Myers is known to inspire, motivate and entertain
her audiences while also leaving them with practical
ideas about how to make the most of situations where
the reality is less that ideal. She is a licensed
clinical social worker, masters level addictions counselor
and EMDR certified therapist. In addition, she has
authored several curricula for juvenile offenders
and their families, designed and implemented programs
within the juvenile justice system and been instrumental
as an agent of "system change" in state
correctional systems and communities across the country.
She was part of the Intensive Aftercare Training Initiative
and has been a consultant with the Office of Juvenile
Justice Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP) since 1996.
Ms. Myers is a nationally recognized trainer, staff
development specialist and consultant. She has taught
at the undergraduate and graduate level in Human Services
Department, Social Work Programs and Certification
Programs for Alcohol and Drug Counselors. She currently
lives in San Diego, California where she is in private
practice and continues to provide training, consultation
and program development across the nation.
Dee
Bell
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
and BARJ-A Natural Alliance
Dee
has had extensive experience in implementing the principles
of restorative justice in justice processes, providing
services to victims, and in working with communities
to increase quality of life for citizens. In her recent
job assignments and as a consultant she has worked
with leaders in corrections, victim advocates, law
enforcement, the judiciary, civic organizations, schools
and neighborhood groups to develop a comprehensive
response to public safety based on restorative principles
and to develop and implement programs and strategies
for local problem solving and community capacity building.
Dee
is currently serving as a Program Coordinator for
Programs, Prevention, and Victims Services and Balanced
and Restorative Justice in the Operation Division
of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Previously,
she served for four years as the Administrator of
the Community Justice Institute at Florida Atlantic
University and the Director of the Balanced and Restorative
Justice Project sponsored by the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Prior to these
positions, she worked 25 plus years in Community Corrections
for Georgia and Florida State Government. She has
served as a Program Manager for the Georgia State
Board of Pardons and Paroles and as the Assistant
Director of Community Corrections Facilities for the
Department of Corrections. She has provided training
in both state and national venues for many years and
has authored and co-authored a number of articles
on justice system issues and juvenile justice curricula.
Sherry
Iverson
Teen Dating Violence and Abuse
One
in three teens in a dating relationship has been verbally,
emotionally, sexually or physically abused. In addition,
one in two teens have compromised their values to
please their partners. This workshop will examine
the warning signs of teen dating abuse, and help adults
understand how they can help. Together, we will look
at prevention methods for abuse and violence and the
role of education for teens and adults.
Sherry Iverson has been involved in women's and children's
health since her first job as an RN in the labor and
delivery room at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.
In her many roles, she has always worked closely with
teens helping them through education and care in some
of their biggest decisions in life around relationships,
sexuality, and self esteem. Sherry works at St. Luke's
and coordinates five departments including serving
as the Executive Director for the Idaho chapter of
the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is also an
adjunct professor at Boise State University.
Kelly
Miller
Teen Dating Violence and Abuse
Kelly
Miller is the Legal Director for the Idaho Coalition
Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. As Legal Director,
Kelly oversees the Idaho Coordinated Response to Domestic
and Sexual Violence and serves as director of the
Idaho Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention
Project, the Idaho Victim Assistance Academy; and
the Idaho Network to End Domestic Violence and Trafficking
Against Immigrants. Kelly also participates in the
Idaho Equal Access Collaborative through the OVW Grants
to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities.
Debbie
Stallcup
Ethics: What Are They and Are They Changing?
In
this hour-and-a-half, Debbie will discuss our ever-changing
world and whether or not this change is challenging
and changing the way we think and act. Those of us
who work in juvenile justice are tasked with making
ethical decisions and each and every day is it harder
than it used to be to do so? If so, why? One could
make a case that media in all of its forms are teaching
us that unethical practices are socially acceptable,
even sometimes reinforced.
Debbie
Stallcup, M.Ed., has been the Director of Justice
Services for Bonner County for the past 18 years.
Justice Services incorporates Juvenile and Adult Misdemeanor
Probation services and Juvenile Detention. She is
a certified instructor for the POST Academy, teaching
Officer Safety and Courtroom Testimony. She has been
active in the Juvenile Justice system, serving on
such boards as the Idaho Association of County Juvenile
Justice Administrators, The Governor's Children at
Risk Task Force, Idaho Juvenile Justice Association,
and the Idaho Association of County Misdemeanor Administrators
Association.
Stephanie
Breach
What's the Alternative?
This
workshop will look at alternative juvenile sentencing
programs which are currently being used in Idaho.
The programs that will be discussed are Youth Court,
Truancy Court, Drug Court and the Juveniles Making
Progress Court. A representative from each program
will discuss the operations of their court, as well
as challenges. This will be an open discussion. If
you are considering implementing an alternative sentencing
program in your community, bring your questions with
you.
Stephanie
Breach has worked in the Juvenile Justice field for
11 years. She is currently the Director of the Third
District Youth Court program and, prior to that, worked
as a Juvenile Probation Officer in both Canyon and
Gem counties. Stephanie holds a Masters Degree in
Criminal Justice Administration from Boise State University.
She currently is an adjunct faculty at the College
of Western Idaho and previously taught as an adjunct
faculty at Boise State University. Additionally, Ms.
Beach is the current chair of the Third District Juvenile
Justice Council and is appointed to the Idaho Juvenile
Justice Commission.
Marsha
Stallones
What's The Alternative?
Marsha
Stallones has worked in juvenile justice for 14 years.
She served as a Deputy Clerk in Twin Falls County
working as court clerk for Judge John Varin in the
juvenile court for 9 years.
She is currently the Volunteer Coordinator for Twin
Falls County Juvenile Probation and has been the Coordinator
for the Twin Falls Juvenile Drug Court since its inception
in 2004. Marsha completed the POST academy for certification
of Juvenile Probation Officers in 2007. She is the
2009 President of the Idaho Juvenile Justice Association.
Eric
Olsen and Todd Mauger will be participating in this
panel discussion as well.
Jeffrey
A. Cowman
Victim-Offender Mediation-The Fullness
of Restorative Justice and the Three Pronged Approach
Experience
an interactive description of Victim-Offender Mediation;
what it is, its benefits, and its outcomes. You will
see how Victim-Offender Mediation is truly the fullness
of restorative justice and the Balanced Approach by
placing yourself in the shoes of the victims, the
defendants, the community and the courts.
Jeffrey
Cowman has been the Mediator and Coordinator of Victim-Offender
Mediations at Ada County Juvenile Court for the last
year and a half. He has mediated crimes including
Vehicular Manslaughter, Battery, Misdemeanor and Felony
property crimes, Parent/Child disputes and even petitioned
and non-petitioned neighborhood disputes. Jeffrey
has his bachelor's degree in Social Science with an
emphasis in Communication and Psychology and a dispute
resolution certification from Boise State University's
Alternative Dispute Resolution program.
Sgt.
Tim Randall
Cognitive Veracity Assessment
The
ability to detect deception is essential to a number
of criminal, business, psychiatric, and interpersonal
contexts. Research has consistently shown the presence
of a variety of verbal and non-verbal cues that are
particularly characteristic of an individual presenting
deceptive information. The Cognitive Veracity Assessment
is a process for assessing the credibility of individuals
being interviewed. This is a valuable tool for criminal
investigations, social history interviews, pre-sentence
investigations, and hiring interviews.
Tim
Randall has been with the Nampa Police Department
for 26 years with 14 years as a Certified Polygraph
Examiner. He has worked within the Juvenile division
as a School Resource Officer and Child Abuse Investigator
for 16 years.
Ross
Edmunds, M.S.W.
Orientation to the Wrap Around Process-An Evidence
Based Practice Improving Outcomes Using Strength-Based
Interventions
Ross
is the Children's Mental Health Program Specialist
for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. As
Program Specialist, his job responsibilities involve
policy and program development, training, technical
assistance, and coordination of the Department of
Health and Welfare's Children's Mental Health program
statewide. Ross's work experience consists of both
administrative and direct practice, including child
and family therapy, residential treatment, and clinical
case management with seriously emotionally disturbed
children and their families.
Stacie
Golden
Orientation to the Wrap Around Process-An Evidence
Based Practice Improving Outcomes Using Strength Based
Interventions
Stacie is the training specialist for the Division
of Behavioral Health in the Department of Health and
Welfare. As the Training Specialist, her responsibilities
include training, developing curriculum, and coordination
on topics that include the wraparound process, First
Responders, and a variety of other areas related to
behavioral health. Stacie has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Education including teaching credentials
in Idaho and California. As a former educator, she
has experience in training/teaching techniques that
will bring value and education to all audiences.
Therrill Lane Owens Jr. M.S.W.
Practical DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)
Dialectical
Behavioral Therapy is a powerful form of psychotherapy
that asks you to identify areas of conflict and resolve
them differently than may have been done in the past.
DBT asks you to look at how you may have sacrificed
values that are critically important to you and to
include those values in your decisions, strategies,
and emotional responses. DBT was developed by Marsha
Linehan and her colleagues, and has been used primarily
for the treatment of individuals with Borderline Personality
Disorder. There is, however, evidence that shows DBT's
effectiveness with many populations; substance abuse,
depression, anger control problems, etc. This workshop
will cover the practical application of DBT for treatment
of individuals in residential settings (detention
centers and treatment programs.)
Therrill
Lane Owens Jr. received his Masters in Social Work
in 2005 and has been working with youth in residential
treatment settings since 1999. His practice includes
conducting assessments, creating programs, developing
treatment plans and conducting individual, family,
and group therapy for troubled youth and adults. Therrill
has applied DBT therapeutic techniques in his practice
thoughout this past year and has seen a significant
decrease in acting-out behavior, in suicidal ideation,
suicide attempts, aggression and other high risk behaviors
such as substance use and abuse.
Julie
Sturgill
Internet Crimes Against Children -
How Idaho is Meeting the Challenge
Julie will be giving an Overview of Internet Crimes
Against Children (I.C.A.C.) and of the methods Idaho
law enforcement and Prosecutors are using to bring
internet predators to justice. Julie is a passionate
advocate of children and of protecting them from these
predators. She will discuss the definition of internet
crimes against children and how the crimes are investigated.
Julie is a Special United States Attorney for Internet
Crimes Against Children and will discuss the prosecution
of these crimes, as well the effect internet crimes
against children have on their victims.
Julie Sturgill received her Juris Doctor in 1988 from
J. Reuben Clark Law School. She holds a Master of
Arts from Brigham Young University. After law school,
Julie worked as the Honorable George Granata's law
clerk before becoming a Deputy Prosecutor for Twin
Falls County in 1990. She worked as Prosecutor in
the juvenile court for 11 years. Her specialty is
crimes against children. In 2006, Julie helped to
establish Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC).
She has 32 hours of training from the National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children on protecting children
online. Julie is a passionate advocate of children
and of ensuring their safety. Julie has prosecuted
cases of Internet Enticement of Children and Child
Pornography or Sexual Exploitation of Children and
has been accepted as a Special United States Attorney
for Internet Crimes Against Children.
Closing
Keynote
Sam Byrd
Effective
Strategies for Managing Change
Sam
Byrd, President of DIVERSITY WORKS!, has more than
30 years of experience in working with cross-cultural
and organizational development issues with a variety
of public and private sector organizations. He speaks
both English and Spanish fluently, is a dynamic speaker,
and has extensive experience in dealing with diversity,
human rights, and organization development.
As
a Community Facilitator, he has been a leader in various
cultural and human rights groups, including the Task
Force on Hispanic Education, the Idaho Committee on
Indian Education, the Council on Hispanic Education,
the University of Idaho's Diversity and Human Rights
Committee, and the Center for Community and Justice.
Mr.
Byrd has been awarded the Larry G. Selland Humanitarian
Award, the national Howard Swearer Humanitarian Award,
the University of Idaho President's Medallion, and
the Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights Award
by Hewlett-Packard.
JUVENILE
JUSTICE BASIC TRAINING
This
is a new track being offered for the first time at
an IJJA Conference. This track is currently under
construction and will be facilitated by a number of
hand-picked Judges and Attorneys well known for their
expertise in the area of Juvenile Justice. Presenters
include Timothy L. Fleming, Attorney; Shawn Hill,
Chief Probation Officer and Juvenile Drug Court Coordinator
for Bingham County Juvenile Probation; Judge John
F. Varin, Senior Judge, Chair of the Idaho Juvenile
Justice Commission and Juvenile Court Director for
the Administrative Office of the Idaho Supreme Court;
Judge John Vehlow, Senior Magistrate Judge in Juvenile
Justice and Bass Master Extraordinaire; Judge Thomas
Ryan, member of the Juvenile Justice Commission; Nancy
Bishop, Deputy Attorney General, Idaho Department
of Juvenile Corrections.
Fern
Sargent, LCSW
Self Mutilation-Understanding and Interrupting
the Cycle of Pain
This
workshop will provide participants basic understanding
of what self-mutilation is, who engages in self-mutilating
behavior, the cycle of pain, and techniques to interrupt
that cycle. People often have difficulty understanding
self-mutilating behaviors and become frustrated because
they feel helpless to prevent the behavior. Participants
will receive information to discern between lethal
and non-lethal intent, steps to assess levels of risk,
and the need for a higher level of care. Participants
will be prepared to provide front line support and
care, engage youth in tension-reducing activities
and methods to interrupt the cycle of self-harming
behaviors.
Fern
Sargent is currently the Chief Clinician for the Idaho
Youth Ranch. She oversees the clinical aspects to
programming for all programs and services within the
Idaho Youth Ranch, including group homes, the Ranch,
family counseling, case management and alternative
education. Ms. Sargent provides Clinical Supervision
for those seeking their LCSW.
Her previous work includes Boise State University
as an adjunct Faculty for the School of Social Work
and a Peer Reviewer for the Council on Accreditation.
In her work with our most vulnerable populations,
Ms. Sargent has developed and directed practices to
respond to and manage young people and adults with
self-harming behaviors. As the knowledge of how to
intervene with these behaviors has changed, she has
participated in training and certification to remain
current in the field.
Sharon
Harrigfeld
The Challenge of Systems Thinking
Sharon
Harrigfeld is the new Director of the Idaho Department
of Juvenile Corrections. She holds a Masters degree
in Community Counseling from the College of Idaho.
Sharon has worked in the juvenile justice field for
twenty-eight years, beginning her career monitoring
jails and lockups for compliance with the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. In addition,
she has run private, non-profit organizations addressing
the substance abuse needs of adults and adolescents,
been a counselor in private practice, and worked in
a residential treatment facility. She has worked closely
with state and county agencies to assist in the development
of plans that address the Balanced and Restorative
Justice Model and still monitors detention facilities
and state institutions for compliance with state and
federal standards. In her position as Administrator
of the COPS Division, she worked closely with communities,
probation officers, detention facility staff and local
providers to assist in strengthening the continuum
of care from prevention through aftercare.
This
is not an all-inclusive list of presenters.
The
Idaho Juvenile Justice Association Board of Directors
is looking forward to an excellent conference this
year. They have worked tirelessly to provide a quality,
in-State, inexpensive training for Juvenile Justice
workers across the State of Idaho. This will be the
first conference of its kind, focusing strictly on
juvenile justice issues, and IJJA believes it will
be the first of many more to come.
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