The Michigan Juvenile Detention Association will continue to be a national leader in promoting and sustaining of exemplary juvenile detention, residential treatment, and community based services for youth and their families.
The Michigan Juvenile Detention Association is committed to the highest standard of professional ethics, overall excellence in the care and custody of youth, and the provision of services to their families.
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$35 - instructions and materials provided by Selah Art Studio and Angie Briggs Johnson, Art Teacher at OCJDC.
The WhyTry Level 1 Training is a two-day course that will prepare you to use
the WhyTry Program in a real-world setting. The course includes a
discussion of WhyTry’s ten visual analogies, an introduction to WhyTry
music, a peek at several of WhyTry’s learning activities, opportunities to
practice teaching through role-play, as well as a discussion of how to apply
the program in your specific setting.
The 2016 MJDA Higgins Lake Conference kicked off with a scavenger hunt and team building activity facilitated by Doug Murch from Jackson County. On Thursday, attendees spent time in training sessions including: practice with LGBTQ youth presented by Patrick Gaulier, Chardae Korhonen, and Victoria Boss of Ozone House, Michigan's Youth Behind Bars presented by Kristen Staley from the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency, and Motivational Interviewing presented by Mike Clark of Build Motivation. Thursday wrapped up with the annual Child Care Worker of the Year Awards Ceremony and on Friday morning, Payge Hodapp of Brain Gym, gave attendees tools for activating the human brain to energize the learning and therapeutic processes.
The International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference welcomes attendees from around the world! To date the International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference has had presenters from 15 countries around the world.
A Technical Assistance Grant has been awarded for the Training of Trainers in the OJJDP/CRPD 40 Hour Detention Careworkers Curriculum, 3rd Edition.
Now in its 3rd revision, the OJJDP/CRPD 40 Hour Detention Careworkers Curriculum has additional topics, up dated course outlines, handouts and on-line support. Those who attend this Training of Trainers in the OJJDP/CRPD 40 Hour Detention Careworkers Curriculum, 3rd Edition will have access to all the new material and formal trainingin how to instruct from the new curriculum.
The MJDA Connect Blog is now live and open for viewing, commenting, and submissions.
Registration for the 2016 MJDA Higgins Lake Annual Conference will close Wednesday, July 27th at 3:00 p.m.
