MCA Monthly Workshop:
Understanding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Eligible for Board of Social Work CEU's

Attendees will learn:

• What is MMIR
• What are the root causes of the epidemic
• Understand risk factors which include system involvement
• What is the office doing to impact this epidemic

Workshop:  

Attendees will be provided information, education and insight into the role of Tribal Relations within the agency, review Statute 10.65, and how the work of our agency impacts the American Indian population under its custody and supervision.    

In this virtual presentation you will also learn about the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office. We will discuss how the movement was started; the creation of the office and what work is being done locally to address this issue. There will be time for questions at the conclusion of the presentation.

Presented by: 

Ana Negrete, Interim Director MMIR

Wendy Spry, DOC Tribal Relations Director:  Wendy is a long-time DOC employee in field services and a citizen of the White Earth Nation.  For 28 years, she provided probation and supervised release supervision in northern Minnesota in the counties of Becker and Mahnomen.  Her caseloads have ranged from juvenile, misdemeanant and gross misdemeanant to adult felony supervision.  Wendy has supervised a minimum risk caseload, enhanced risk caseload, and a Intensive Supervised Release caseload.  In addition, she was a Motivational Interviewing and LSCMI Trainer.  Beginning in June, 2022, Wendy is the agency’s Tribal Liaison, the main point of contact between DOC and the eleven Tribal Nations sharing geography with the state of Minnesota. 

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MCA Monthly Workshop:
Monthly Workshop: Risk-Needs-Responsivity in Action: A Targeted Approach to SUD Treatment & Behavioral Change
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Sponsor Spotlight by
West Central Regional Juvenile Center

Eligible for Board of Social Work CEU's

Sponsor Spotlight:  The West Central Regional Juvenile Center is a co-ed dual secure/non-secure facility offering Secure Detention, Secure Residential, Non-Secure Detention, and Transitional Living Skill Programs. The session will explain services and highlight the new female transitional living program.

Presented by:   Dustin Berg and Jake Baumgartner
Dustin Berg, Program Director, and Jake Baumgartner, Transition Supervisor, have a combined 25+ year experience working at the West Central Regional Juvenile Center in various roles. With backgrounds in criminal justice and psychology, Dustin and Jake believe in fostering an environment based on accountability, understanding, and forward thinking.

Workshop

Attendees will learn about the Partners Behavioral Healthcare Risk-Needs-Responsivity model, and discuss the benefits of our SUD/MRT/Decision Points/Anger Management curriculum.

Join Partners Behavioral Healthcare for an in-depth look at the Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model and its impact on justice-involved individuals. This session will explore how evidence-based programs—SUD treatment, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), Decision Points, and Anger Management—effectively reduce recidivism and promote lasting change.

Learn how RNR ensures interventions are matched to risk levels, address criminogenic needs, and adapt to individual responsivity factors, leading to improved treatment engagement and outcomes. Gain practical insights into integrating behavioral health strategies with criminal justice efforts for maximum impact.

Presented by:   Tony Byrne, Community Development Manager
Tony Byrne is a recovery advocate and justice reform leader with 10 years of sobriety after 23 years of addiction. As Community Development Manager at Partners Behavioral Healthcare, he builds strategic partnerships to expand treatment access for justice-involved individuals. Previously, he led diversion program development across Minnesota, Colorado, and Florida.

A leader in justice-integrated treatment, Tony also serves as President of Just Hope, a reentry-focused non-profit, reinforcing his commitment to reentry support and advocacy. Tony also serves as a member of the MCA Full-Circle Advisory Committee. His lived experience and professional expertise continue to drive meaningful change.

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Annual MCA/MACPO
Juvenile Justice Training
Exhibitor Registration

April 17, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Maplewood YMCA Community Center

Please join us at this spacious location where you will be able to talk about your resources, services, and products with our attendees at this annual event.   Attendees will have an opportunity to visit with our exhibitors before the event starts, during breaks and also lunch time.

Space is limited so sign up today!   

Registration closes April 3rd.

Registration includes your exhibit space, attendance at the training as well as lunch.  Registration also includes 2 complimentary MCA memberships for 1 year!

Hotel Accommodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved for April 16th at the Comfort Inn & Suites - St. Paul Northeast: 3505 Vadnais Center Drive, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110 651-483-1625
1 King Bed $100/night plus tax or 2 Queen Beds $110/night plus tax

Registration Link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/tz52l2

Want to be a New MCA Sponsor with Free Exhibit Space 
at the Juvenile Justice Training and the Fall Conference!!
Contact the MCA office at
651-515-3254 or mca-mn@hotmail.com

 Exclusive, Diamond, and Platinum Sponsors receive complimentary exhibit space and should log-in to access the complimentary registration option.

6th Annual MCA/MACPO
Juvenile Justice Training 

Restoring Futures:
Juvenile Justice & Advocacy

 April 17, 2025
   8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Maplewood YMCA Community Center

 Sessions
 Watch for complete agenda for the day to be posted along with
session descriptions and presenter information.

* A Restorative Approach to Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline

* We Are All Criminals: A Catalyst for Conversations About Crime, Privilege, Punishment, and Mercy

*Legislative Working Group on Youth Interventions: An Overview

* Restorative Justice Reentry Court: Bridging Incarcerated Youth and Community

*Updates from the MN Juvenile Detention Association (MNJDA)

Hotel Accommodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved for April 16th at the Comfort Inn & Suites - St. Paul Northeast: 3505 Vadnais Center Drive, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110 651-483-1625 - Room Block Good Until March 17th
1 King Bed $100/night plus tax or 2 Queen Beds $110/night plus tax

Registration Link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/tz52l2

Resource Fair

Exhibitors - click here to sign up for the Juvenile Justice Resource Fair!

Registration includes lunch 

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If you need to verify your membership status or have any questions, contact the MCA Office at mca-mn@hotmail.com or call: 651-515-3254      

MCA Monthly Workshop:
Ethical Issues in Case Management and Counseling
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In-Person
MN DOC - Afton Room 
West Entrance Main Floor to the Right

Eligible for Board of Social Work CEU's

Workshop Goal
The goal of this workshop is: Present, review and discuss Ethical Issues working in Corrections, Community Corrections, Substance Use Disorder treatment; Social Services.

Objectives

• An introduction to the foundations of psychotherapeutic ethics, including ethics in real life, ethics in theories and codes, cultural context, ethical decision making, and moral courage.
• An exploration of common sources of ethical problems and pitfalls, including: pseudoscience, ethical fallacies, ethical judgement errors, language and rationalizations
• In-depth examination of issues, including sexual attraction to clients, digital therapy.

Workshop Description

This workshop will be hands-on exploration of practical and creative approaches to the responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities encountered by case managers and counselors working in corrections, community corrections, social services. We’ll touch on the many changes and difficulties created by new technologies like electronic health records, videoconferencing, and texting. We will explore “real life” scenarios and discuss them in small group exercises.

Presenter:  Mark Groves
Mark is the MCA Liaison; 2018 and 2023 President for the Minnesota Corrections Association (MCA).  He is currently a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with the Minnesota State Services for the Blind. Prior to this position, he was the Division Director of Rehabilitative and Veterans Services for the Volunteers of America Minnesota with overall supervision of 85 employees for two Residential Reentry Facilities serving 132 Federal Bureau of Prisons and Minnesota Department of Corrections offenders reentering the community.  He worked at the Minnesota Department of Corrections as the Facilities Reentry Coordinator providing oversight to all reentry program elements in Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities planning, implementing and managing reentry programs and initiatives at all DOC correctional facilities.

He has a Master of Education from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota.  He is a Minnesota Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC).  Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF).  National Institute of Corrections Offender Workforce Development Facilitator (OWDS) Master Trainer.  Motivational Interviewing Master Trainer.

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