ATLANTIC
CITY - The New Jersey Juvenile Justice
Commission (JJC) and the New Jersey Juvenile
Detention Association (NJJDA) will hold
their seventh annual joint training conference
at the Trump Marina here on September
21, 22, and 23.
This joint effort provides valuable resources,
training, and education to youth workers,
juvenile detention officers, local juvenile
police officers, juvenile correction officers,
social workers, and teachers. These professionals
are charged with providing services to
incarcerated juveniles and young people
who demonstrate a risk of involvement
with the juvenile justice system in New
Jersey.
“It is critical that those who are
charged with rehabilitating our state’s
high risk and increasingly vulnerable
young people have the tools necessary
to do their jobs,” said Howard L.
Beyer, Executive Director, JJC. “Juveniles
come to county operated detention centers,
community-based programs and the JJC with
diverse and multifaceted needs. The juvenile
justice system has responded by creating
services that meet the needs of young
people, including programs that address
mental health, substance abuse, gang involvement,
low self esteem, and adolescent development
issues.”
Training topics include, but are not limited
to: “Gangs! What are they doing
now?” presented by Lt. Edwin Torres,
JJC; “Creating a safe zone for girls,”
presented by Denise Bray, National Director
of Training for PACE Center for Girls,
Inc.; and “Improving Decision Making
Skills,” presented by Phil Costello
and Adam Sprehe of Project USE.
“This
year’s conference provides a broad
selection of workshops to enhance our
abilities as juvenile justice professionals
and to increase successful outcomes of
the youth in our care. The topics were
chosen to address critical areas that
will help us provide safer and more caring
services for the young people of New Jersey,”
said Robert Murray, President, NJJDA.
For further information and detailed agenda,
please visit: www.njjda.org.
Realizing
Potential & Changing Futures
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