Course Code: REL-PSC-0-LPCC
Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Discuss how both formal and informal partnerships can help community corrections.
Recall challenges to forming and sustaining partnerships in community corrections.
Identify strategies for forming and sustaining community partnerships to achieve community supervision goals.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Importance of Partnerships
Partners in the Community – A Rich History
Ricardo
Why Invest in Partnerships?
The Value Formal Partners Bring to Supervision
The Value Informal Partners Bring to Supervision
Challenges to Partnering
Review
Summary
Section 3: Strategies to Build and Sustain Partnerships
Overview
Administrative-Level Strategies
Establish Mission, Visions, and Values Statements
Empower Communities
Support Collaborative Case Management
Officer-Level Strategies
Establish a Mindset of Opportunity
Establish and Maintain Trust
Train and Develop New Skill Sets
Use Evidence-Based Practices
Develop Rich and Supportive Relationships
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Staff Writer: Kimberly Cobb, MS
Mrs. Cobb is a Lead SME Writer/Trainer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the content areas of public safety and behavioral health. Mrs. Cobb is also the onboarding trainer for new staff joining the Relias Content Department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She has over 25 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. Her work includes direct service, research, publication development, and training and technical assistance development and delivery.
Instructor: Michael J. Dooley, M.Ed.
Mr. Dooley has more than 42 years of correctional experience working in prisons, jails, probation, parole, and training. He recently directed the training program for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections including pre-service and in-service training for over 18,000 employees. Mr. Dooley started his corrections career as a corrections officer with the Vermont Department of Corrections, where he spent 18 years working in a variety of capacities including probation and parole, management, and training. He worked with the National Institute of Corrections for 12 years managing training, technical assistance, and curriculum development for a variety of issues including mental health, leadership development, training capacity building, restorative justice, and distance learning. He earned a Master of Education from the University of Vermont in 1992, and a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from the University of Delaware in 1977. Mr. Dooley is a member of ACA and currently serves as a commissioner on ACA’s Accreditation Commission. Mr. Dooley currently provides independent consulting services in the areas of training management, curriculum design and development, leadership, mental health, and offender communication techniques.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Correctional Officers; Probation/Parole Officers; in the following settings: Adult Corrections, Juvenile Corrections.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.