Baltimore Mitigation Training Series

ARC, Inc. seeks to transform the U.S. criminal justice system by providing comprehensive and accurate life history investigation to decision-makers in order to inform the fates of individuals facing the most severe penalties.

Advancing Real Change, Inc.

Online registration is now closed. If you are interested in attending the training, but have not yet registered, please contact Erin at esf@advancechange.org. 

 
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Mitigation investigation is a powerful tool for those seeking to disrupt the dehumanizing narratives often seen in the criminal justice system. The Baltimore Mitigation Training Series provides participants with key skills and techniques needed to conduct such an investigation effectively. 
This year's workshop will be held at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law on March 16 - 18, 2018. This will be a three-day training led by nationally recognized faculty. 
Schedule:
Friday, March 16
12:30 - 1:00 Registration 
1:00 - 1:15 Welcome
1:15 - 2:15 Plenary: Mitigation’s roots  Danalynn Recer
2:20 - 3:30 Plenary: Trauma's Impact: Effects and Treatment Bethany Brand, Ph.D.
3:30 - 3:40 Break
3:45 - 4:45 Plenary: Ecological and Environmental Impacts to Development Hope Hill, Ph.D.
4:45 - 4:55 Break 5:00 - 6:00 Advanced session: Advanced Records Collection John Fox, MSW
Beginners session: Mitigation 101  Lela Hubbard, LMSW
 Saturday, March 17 9:00 - 9:15 Registration
9:20 - 10:50 Plenary: Panel from Aging People in Prison Human Rights Campaign Moderator: Tomiko Shine
10:35 - 11:00 Break
11:05 - 12:05  Plenary: Mitigation—The Heart of Criminal Defense Liz Vartkessian, Ph.D.
12:05 - 1:15 Lunch
1:20 - 2:25 Advanced session: Day in the Life Interviewing Danalynn Recer
Beginners session: Introduction to Case Management Jessica Sutton and Sadie Kosaber
2:30 - 3:35 Advanced session: Neuropsychology 101 for Mitigation Joette James, Ph.D
Beginners session: Restorative practices Matt Zernhelt and Chris Flohr
3:35 - 3:45 Break
3:50 - 4:55 Advanced session: Working with Mental Health Experts (in capital and non-capital cases) Ed Ungvarsky and Joette James, Ph.D
Beginners session: Working with Attorneys Jessica Sutton
5:00 - 6:00 Plenary: Forward-looking mitigation and reentry planning Elizabeth Vartkessian, Ph.D. and Rachel N. Johnson, Esq.
 Sunday, March 18
9:00 - 9:15 Registration
9:20 - 10:20
Plenary: Contemplating Race in your Case Tanya Greene 10:25 - 11:30 Plenary: Working with Victims and Survivors Mickell Branham
11:30 - 11:40 Break
11:45 - 12:45 Plenary: The Power of Video for Mitigation Kristin Adair
12:45 - 1:00 Evaluations and closing 
Special thanks to the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law for hosting the Baltimore Mitigation Training Series in 2018. 
 
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Other Information Space is limited, so please let us know immediately (info@advancechange.org) if your plans change after registering so that others interested in participating can attend.
We have a group rate of $99 per night with the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, about a 5-minute walk from our training. After registering here, please contact Erin at esf@advancechange.org by March 5 for booking details if you'd like to take advantage of the rate. 
This training opportunity is free to all participants. When registering, you will have the option to make a donation to help us make future events like this possible. We ask that you give only if you wish to - your attendance is most important to us.
If you intend to seek continuing education credit for this training, please email Erin at esf@advancechange.org in addition to noting it in your registration, as deadlines for us to apply for course approval vary by jurisdiction. Due to the number of jurisdictions represented, we will not be able to apply to any agency or association without having received a request.
If you are interested in learning how you or your company can get involved to support trainings like this in the future, please contact Erin at esf@advancechange.org to learn about available sponsorships.

University of Maryland Carey School of Law

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