CPO training to be offered in February 2006

The Probation Officer’s Professional Association of Indiana proudly announces the following 2006 training opportunities for Probation Management Staff:

New Chief Probation Officer Orientation
February 20, 2006

In an effort to assist Indiana’s newly or recently appointed Chief and Assistant CPO’s in learning the basics necessary to lead their department, the POPAI Chief’s Executive Committee will sponsor a one day orientation event which is designed to provide attendees with a toolbox of information containing ideas on thinking like an executive/leader/manager. While it is understood not all jurisdictions operate under the exact same set of rules, several key areas of responsibility have been targeted which will likely affect all probation executives at some point in time. The focus of this training will be to provide attendees with general knowledge related to basic responsibilities involved in being an effective probation administrator.

Specific topics to be covered include:

• Administrative Standards
• Budgeting
• Character Based Hiring
• Personnel Management
• Supervision Tools
• Caseload Audits
• Creative Programming

Management Institute
February 21, 2006

The Probation Management Institute is designed to provide supervisory level staff with ongoing training opportunities in topics related to managing your department. This year, the POPAI Chief’s Executive Committee has chosen to focus on Crisis Management. The goal will be to prepare chief and supervising probation officers for management of a probation department before, during, and after a crisis (natural or man-made).

Topics to be covered include:

• Stress 101: The Psychology of Stress
• Local Emergency Management Teams
• Crisis Situation Policies and Procedures
• Family notification
• Communication Amongst Staff
• Leadership Lines of Succession
• Records Management
• Media Relations
  

Chief Probation Officer Summit
February 22, 2006

The Chief Probation Officer Summit provides Chief, Assistant Chief, and Supervisor Probation Officers an opportunity for networking, information sharing, problem solving and general discussion with colleagues from Indiana’s 150 or so probation departments. The setting is informal and the program is flexible with regard to time and agenda.

The morning session will include a keynote presentation which is designed this year to be motivational in nature. Specific speaker arrangements are being finalized and will be announced at a later date. The afternoon session will consist of small group discussions with participants being grouped by department type (adult/juvenile/combined) and size.

POPAI’s Corporate Members will also be on hand to educate participants on their probation programs and services.

Details and registration forms are available in PDF format here
Mangement Training Info 2005
Management Training Registration
Management Training Direct Billing Form

Or contact Susan Rice, CPO, Miami County Probation (email)