Communicating with Families and Children in Correctional Facilities: Installment #2

Live Webinar Summary

As part of a webinar series created for the Family Connections Project, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) invites you to attend a 1.5-hour training on how to communicate with families and children in correctional facilities. Installment two of the series will provide relevant information and strategies for staff. This webinar will cover three major topics:

• Communication 101: Basic Types and Everyday Challenges
• Workplace Culture and Practices: Interacting with Families and Children in Correctional Facilities
• Applicable Practices for Staff: Interacting with Families and Children in Correctional Facilities

Presenters

• Hilary Cuthrell (PhD), Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections
• Ann Adalist-Estrin (MS), Director, National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, Rutgers University–Camden
• Sofi Martinez, Social Science Analyst, Office of Human Service Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• Joseph Hughes, Director of Corrections, Dorchester County Department of Corrections
• Lavonnia Aubrey, Case Worker, Connecting for Success-Dorchester County Health Department
• Sam Lewis, Executive Director, Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)

Target Audience

This webinar is primarily intended for security and non-security staff in correctional facilities; however, we encourage all interested participants to attend.

Registration

Follow this link to NIC’s Webex Event Center and click

https://nicmeetings.webex.com/nicmeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e839575c3b56f718bbce4a0f7f3471058

For More Information

Content contact:
Hilary Cuthrell, PhD, Correctional Program Specialist, NIC Community Services Division – hcuthrell@bop.gov

Webinar technical contact:
Case Dent, Instructional Technologist, NIC Academy Division – cdent@bop.gov

How Do I Participate Effectively In a WebEx Event Center Webinar? How Do I Get Ready?
You need a hands-free telephone, headset / earbuds, and an Internet-enabled computer. For optimum learning, be in a quiet place, free from distractions / interruptions, sight and sound separated from others, where you can concentrate on what is happening during the webinar. A separate office space with a door to close is an ideal setting. Connect to the audio bridge so your hands are free to interact with your keyboard. Test your system compatibility prior to the webinar session here https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html.
If you encounter difficulty accessing the test link, contact WebEx Technical Support at 1-877-669-1782 and tell them you will be attending an NIC web-based session on NIC's WebEx site at https://nicmeetings.webex.com. NIC strongly recommends consulting with your agency / local IT, as you may encounter agency pop-up blocking and/or firewall issues that block the NIC WebEx webinar URL and your ability to connect to sessions. NIC WebEx webinars sessions are not compatible with smartphones. NIC recommends you connect to sessions on a desktop computer, laptop, or a tablet computer. See NIC’s Getting Ready for NIC Webinars and Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) here https://nicic.gov/webinar-vilt-readiness for more info including cost (free!), how to attain training credit from your agency and more!