Washington Metropolitan Regional Conference on Reentry: Impact on the Professional Frontline Reentry Workforce

Nov 28, 2007

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Please join the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on December 6th & 7th 2007 at the Washington Metropolitan Regional Conference on Reentry: Impact on the Professional Frontline Reentry Workforce

Description: Statement of Purpose

To provide relevant and current information of the state of reentry in jurisdictions in and around the Metropolitan Washington, DC area

Objectives of the Conference

Following attendance at this educational and networking event participants will have:

  • Increased their knowledge of the success and challenges of Reentry Programs from both a national and regional perspective.
  • Gained new insight about the degree to which returning inmates are being linked to specific areas of reentry such as health care, behavioral health, housing, family reintegration and other essential community-based services.
  • Had an opportunity to share the success and challenges they are experiencing as a frontline reentry work force
  • Obtained information about new federal and local policy/program initiatives and share information with, national and local experts on Criminal Justice Reentry.
  • An opportunity to network with peers in an informal networking session.
Registration Fee
  • $100 per person
  • All major credit cards accepted.
  • Please be sure to give the expiration date and print clearly if sending by mail.

In the event that you wish to pay by check, please print a blank registration form and send in the registration form by mail including the required fee. Please do not send cash.

Make checks payable to National Association of Social Workers and mail to:

Attention: Melvin Wilson
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
750 First Street, NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002
Reentry Conference

Location

Gallaudet University, Kellogg Conference Hotel

Target Audience

Frontline Reentry Workforce including:
Social Workers, Medical Professionals, Behavioral Health Specialists, Faith-based Providers, Corrections Professionals, Social Service professionals/housing providers.

Committed Speakers

Richard B. Rosenblatt
Assistant Secretary for Treatment Services, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Jasper Ormond
Associate Director, Office of Community Justice Programs, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)

Jeremy Travis, PhD.
President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Creasie Finney Hairston, PhD.
Dean, Jane Addams College of Social Work

Co-Sponsored By:
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA)
Click here to register!

For more information, please contact:
Mel Wilson at: mwilson@naswdc.org

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