WEBINARS
FREE ONLINE RECORDINGS FOR COMMUNITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEADERS
ACJI hosts free webinars periodically for those working in the justice and community-led reentry fields. To get notified when the registration is live for our next webinar, fill out the form below. We also welcome your suggestions for webinar topics.
NEXT FREE WEBINAR
Friday, July 10 @ 12PM MT
Real Talk About Psychological Safety
Psychological safety is often discussed in leadership circles, but what does it actually look like in practice and why is it so difficult to build?
This session invites leaders and practitioners into an honest conversation about how fear and unspoken norms shape organizations and how intentional leadership can create cultures where people feel safe to contribute their best thinking.
WHY MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING STRUGGLES TO STICK
Many criminal justice agencies invest in Motivational Interviewing (MI) training but struggle to sustain it in practice. In this conversation, Dr. Alex and Johanna Leal explore how organizational culture, psychological safety, trust, and emotional safety shape whether MI can truly take hold.
HOW SHIFTING CULTURE REDUCED RECIDIVISM IN IOWA
Director of the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC), Dr. Beth Skinner, and ACJI’s Dr. Alex unpack how IDOC turned a long-standing challenge into measurable success, achieving and sustaining a reduction in recidivism.
MAKE THIS YEAR YOUR MOST IMPACTFUL YEAR YET
Hear from Dr. Alex and special guest and ACJI Affiliate Dr. Nick Powell about how to use intention and strategic planning to stay the course in the year ahead.
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HOW TO DELIVER DIFFICULT FEEDBACK
ACJI Coach Dr. Karen Alonge speaks with Dr. Alex about strategies for providing feedback, including setting the stage for a productive interaction and structuring the feedback as a collaborative conversation.
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THE ART OF APPRECIATIVE LEADERSHIP
Dr. Alex and Jessica Dennis, Superintendent of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, discuss the real work of shifting your leadership lens. With decades of experience and a journey marked by both challenges and breakthroughs, Jessica will share how she learned to move beyond depreciative thinking, the work she has done to embrace an appreciative mindset, and the lasting impact it’s had on her and her team.
CHAMPIONING CHANGE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
A conversation with Georgia Department of Community Supervision Commissioner Michael Nail and Strategic Planning and Analysis Director Nicholas Powell. From the political arena to the highest levels of corrections leadership, Michael and Nick learned what it really takes to align vision with action and to keep strategic plans moving forward in the face of complex challenges. There are no accompanying materials for this webinar.
AYURVEDA FOR THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
Join Dr. Alex and ACJI Coach Katie Weber as they discuss what Ayurveda is and how Katie found it while working as a Parole Officer for the Department of Corrections. Katie will share insights into how this practice can help you (and your staff and clients) and describe how she works 1:1 with professionals like you.
To learn more about Katie and to sign up for coaching with her, visit the ACJI website here.
CRACKING THE CULTURE CODE
We’ve talked about the science-to-service gap, the implementation gap, and the leadership gap—but there’s the often-ignored obstacle that quietly undermines it all: organizational culture.
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE IS BULLS&*! FIND EASE WITH ACJI'S MICROTECHNIQUES.
Work-life balance is a myth. The reality is that we all have too much to do and not enough time to do it. Instead of chasing an impossible ideal, what if you focused on something that actually worked?
In this ACJI webinar, we introduce you to the 10-10-1 Strategy featured in our Learn@Work Video Suite. There is not a corresponding handout for this webinar, but you can learn more about our Learn@Work videos on our website here.
NEW YEAR EXPLORATION FOR ADAPTIVE LEADERS
Several leaders from Minnesota’s correctional landscape talk about their multi-agency implementation-focused community of practice. 70 staff members across six different agencies are participating.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING AS A DISCIPLINE
True strategic planning transcends the confines of a static document. It embodies a mindset, a culture, and a way of thinking that propels business and government toward its goals with agility and resilience.
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6 AGENCIES GET UNSTUCK, TOGETHER
Several leaders from Minnesota’s correctional landscape talk about their multi-agency implementation-focused community of practice. 70 staff members across six different agencies are participating.
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AVOID MINDSET TRAPS
Learn about ACJI’s four-step framework that will help you identify and navigate mindset traps (which are also adaptive challenges).
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UNDERSTANDING VUCA
How to untangle the lies you tell yourself when leading in volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous environments.
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YOU CAN'T READ THE LABEL FROM INSIDE THE JAR
Glenn Tapia lays it out how organizational change efforts typically work in justice agencies. He also tells you how to do it better.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE'S IMPACT
Explores how organizational culture impacts your ability to create sustainable and meaningful change in the justice system.