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702: Leading Those Who Engage Incarcerated Parents. Name Tent: . A Quick Survey:. Do you believe that most children want to maintain a bond with their incarcerated parent ? Do you believe that a child has the right to visit with their incarcerated parent ?
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Name Tent: A Quick Survey: • Do you believe that most children want to maintain a bond with their incarcerated parent? • Do you believe that a child has the right to visit with their incarcerated parent? • Do you believe that a child's visitation with an incarcerated parent is important to the child's well-being? Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (2012).
Learning Objectives Participants will be able to: • Discuss the importance of engaging incarcerated parents in case planning and visitation to the child’s well-being; • Identify the role of the leader in supporting staff who engage incarcerated parents; • Recognize tools and strategies that support the engagement of incarcerated parents; and • Initiate the development of a teaming strategy to support the engagement of incarcerated parents.
Incarceration Rate: 2011 2.3 Million + 300% since 1980 The highest incarceration rate in the world Western and Pettit (2009)
Incarcerated Parents: 1.1 Million Fathers 120,000 Mothers That’s 2.7 million children with an incarcerated parent Western and Pettit (2009)
Global Effects of Incarceration: • The ability to: • Problem solve • Self Improve • Maintain Relationships • Supportive relationships: • Friends • Family • Neighbors
Global Effects of Incarceration (continued) Families experience a 22% reduction in income when the father is incarcerated Western and Pettit (2010) 44%of inmates lived with children prior to incarceration; 6 in 10 mothers. Glaze and Maruschak (2008)
Impact on Children: • . . In 2009 8%of youth in care entered because of parental incarceration • The State Correctional Institution at Muncy: U.S. Government Accountability Office (2011) AOPC Survey Results (2012)
Video: Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) Dependent Children of Incarcerated Parents Workgroup Training video for judges and legal professionals: PLAY
Purpose of the AOPC Dependent Children of Incarcerated Parents Workgroup • Identify perceptions about the issues and barriers • Identify best and promising practices for engaging incarcerated parents and visitation planning • Make recommendations to improve the engagement of incarcerated parents in • Case planning and service delivery • The court process • Visitation and contact between children and their incarcerated parents
AOPC Dependent Children of Incarcerated Parents (2012) Survey Results: 100% 100% 97% 96% 97% 93% 94% 90% 93%
Practical Application of Teaming at All Levels: • Children, youth and families • Agency staff • Private providers and community members • State partners
A Leader’s Role in Stages of Team Development: Defining and achieving goals, gaining support, resolving conflicts, motivating team members, and sustaining commitment.
Stages of Team Development Forming Storming Norming Performing
Team Leader’s Functions Lead with a clear purpose Empower to participate Aim for consensus Direct the process
The Workgroup’s Three Core Strategic Areas of Focus • Collaboration • Education and training • Data collection
Sesame Street Tools TOOLS
Sesame Street Video PLAY
Dr. Karl Menninger Quote “Prison need not be the end of the road but the beginning of an interesting and productive life.”
Action Planning and Closing Activities • Action Planning • Evaluation Thank you for being here today!