Evidenced-Based Workforce Training Series
Topics:
Correctional Supervision: Prisons and Jails
Employment
Second Chance Month
The Evidenced-Based Workforce Training Series, developed by the National Institute of Corrections and based on evidence-based practices, shows corrections staff how to combine cognitive behavioral interventions with motivational interviewing techniques to address offenders’ gainful attachment to the workforce and/or job loss. The approach supports the exploration of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs affecting post-release employment for individuals who are incarcerated while addressing quality of life issues. In addition, the series uses the Employment Retention Inventory, a case management tool that connects justice-involved adults to appropriate services and support.
The series consists of the four main training events:
Employment Retention: Principles and Practice (24-hour regional training)
- Introduction to motivational interviewing techniques
- Introduction to cognitive behavioral interventions
- Career theory and assessments
E-Learning Modules (4-hour web-based training)
- Employment retention strategies
- Evidence-based concepts
- Motivational interviewing
Employment Retention: Criminal Justice System (40-hour instructor-led)
- Continuum of care model
- Career theory operationalization
- Employment Retention Inventory
Professional Coaching Sessions (2-hour quarterly sessions)
- Skill mastery
- Knowledge enhancement