2012 Missouri REENTRY. Conference. Community, Corrections & Collaboration: Faces of Reentry

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1 2012 Missouri REENTRY Conference Community, Corrections & Collaboration: Faces of Reentry November 14-16, 2012 Tan-Tar-A Resort Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Left: An ex-offender who has found stable employment at The Hope Chest Thrift Store in Joplin checks out a customer. Right: Pastor Charles Stephenson of Powerhouse Ministries talks with an ex-offender at a transitional house in Marshall. Learn more about the Faces of Reentry at this year s Conference.

2 Conference Registration Information: $110 special conference registration fee per person (includes conference materials, welcome reception, two breakfasts and a lunch). This fee does not include guest rooms at Tan-Tar-A. The registration fee increases to $125 per registrant after October 12, including on-site registrations. Walk-ins are not encouraged. CEUs planned to be awarded. Please register for the sessions you plan to attend. Tan-Tar-A Room Information: $62 special Tan-Tar-A room rate per person, per night. Discounted room rates will be honored through October 31. Make reservations by calling , or by clicking the link below. Ask for the "arch" room rate or type it in as the Group ID if registering online. Cut and paste this link into your browser to register for conference and hotel rooms: Top Left: An ex-offender at The Hope Chest Thrift Store in Joplin moves inventory to be processed. Top Right and Bottom: Inmates at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center prepare for their release by journaling their thoughts and working with a mentor.

3 Conference Schedule: Wednesday, November 14, am - 6 pm Conference Registration 1:30-5:30 pm Pre-Conference Session: Looking Through the Lens of the Client 2:15-3:30 pm Wednesday Afternoon Pre-Conference Breakout Session 1: Sex Offenders: How Did I Cross That Line? - The Deviant Cycle Introduction to Probation and Parole Supervision The Dyad Dance You Have A Job Interview-Now What? Appropriate Use of Medications for Offender Long Term Recovery Step by Step: Community Reentry Application 3:45-5 pm Wednesday Afternoon Pre-Conference Breakout Session 2: Women s Need for Successful Reentry Drug Endangered Children: The True Cost of Substance Abuse Getting Right with Uncle Sam: IRS Resources for Clients Going to a 12-Step Meeting What s New with Work Ethics Preparing for Success - The Interview Process 5:30-7:30 pm Wednesday Welcome Reception

4 Thursday, November 15, am - 3 pm Conference Registration 7:30-9 am Thursday Breakfast 8:30-9 am Thursday Opening Session and Faces of Reentry Presentation 9-9:15 am Break 9:15-10:15 am Thursday Morning Breakout Session 1: Law Enforcement and Reentry Post Incarceration Transitions: Impact of an Arts/Social Work Intervention Career Readiness and High Demand Jobs: The Hope of Something More Are We Helping or Hurting? DAI Work Release Partnership Faces of Our Success: Springfield, Mo. Reentry Stories The Benefits of Restorative Justice Practices in the Reentry Process Behavioral Health Challenges and Solutions for Prisoner Reentry 10:30-11:30 am Thursday Morning Breakout Session 2: Video Resumes: Overcoming Barriers to Secure Employment Women and Reentry: Combining Supportive Housing with Comprehensive Services Successful Reentry: A Live Case Study Restorative Justice Finding Solutions to the Economic Realities of Persons with Legal Convictions From The Inside Out The Seven Steps for Quick and Successful Job Search for Ex-Offenders The Family and Offender Reunited (F.O.R.) Program, an Effective Community Collaboration to Improve Reentry and Reduce Recidivism Left: Shari Morlang, District Administrator of Division of Probation and Parole in Kansas City, checks in with a recently released exoffender to discuss his transition back into the community.

5 Thursday, November 15, 2012 continued 11:45 am - 1:15 pm Thursday Luncheon Session: Robbie Montgomery and Tim Norman Sweetie Pie s 1:30-2:45 pm Thursday Afternoon Breakout Sessions: Ingredients of a Successful Reentry Using Developmental Assets for Comprehensive Treatment Planning (DYS) Standing Together Prison Rape Elimination Act: What Does it Mean? Family Reunification for the Ex-Offender Population Where Compassion and Accountability Meet: New Perspectives on Offender Rehabilitation Building Strong Community Teams: Looking at Sustainable Community Partners Creating an Effective Transitional Housing Program 3-4 pm Thursday Afternoon Session: Carlyle I. Holder, President The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice Left: Robbie Montgomery and her son Tim Norman of Sweetie Pie s in St. Louis will be Thursday s luncheon speakers. Photo courtesy of OWN.

6 Left: Soon to be released Inmates at the Women s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center discuss future plans and preparation for the reintegration back into society. Right: An ex-offender at a transitional house in Marshall works to keep his life back on track after being released from prison. Friday, November 16, :30-9 am Friday Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:30 am Friday Morning Session: Designer Drugs (Spice/K2, Bath Salts and Beyond) 9:45-10:45 am Friday Morning Breakout Session Welcome Back: Community Reintegration Impact of Parental Incarceration: What Children Want to Know Developing Support Programs for Female Ex-Offenders The Great Divide: Bridging the Skills Gap for Job Seekers Utilizing Health Information Technology to Engage, Serve, and Retain Clients Kansas City Recovery Systems of Care for Reentry Services for Transitioning Veterans from Incarceration to Society 11:15 am - Noon Faces of Reentry Panel Noon - 12:15 pm Friday Closing Session Pick up CEU Certificates

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