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Overview

NPJS Center for Research & Professional Development offers the convenience and affordability of computer-based training, while ensuring that new and pre-service careworkers receive personal attention from experienced staff. New employees can entirely complete the 24-hours of training using either compact disks or the Internet web site from their home or facility computer. Additionally, the program provides extensive personnel resources for administrators such as orientation checklists, emergency procedures, sample employee handbooks and forms.

Your course fee includes:

2 compact disks containing training modules, reading assignments, video clips, on-line activities, quizzes.
Personnel orientation section for administrators, human resources professionals and trainers.
Mentor-trainer manual containing paper versions of the training content in a 3-ring notebook binder. Notes for the mentor provide suggestions for additional resources and activities to expand and test the participant's understanding and to relate the learning to their specific facility.
2 years unlimited access to the training program web site.
Up to fourteen (14) access codes to the program's Internet web page. If your facility has sixteen computers, it is possible that you could have up to sixteen trainees participating in the program at the same time!
The CDs can be used to train new employees indefinitely.
Trainees choosing to use the online version will need an access code of their own to enter the site for confidentiality. Instructions are within the Mentor's manual.

View slides of the actual course content.

Methods of Instruction

Computer.

Training participants will receive content information using the computer in either one of two ways: by using the compact disk provided, or using the Internet web site with the access code provided. Participants receive instructions on their computer screen for completing lessons. This often includes reading text, viewing pictures, taking quizzes and doing on-line activities. Participants are encouraged to call Virtual University, Toll Free: 1-800-500-1554 (North America and Hawaii), or 517-355-2345, if they need assistance with technology or access problems.

Mentor-Trainer.

Agencies purchasing the Pre-Service On-Line Staff Training program must identify and assign a Mentor to work with participants. The mentor should be an experienced and trustworthy individual, preferably with training experience. The mentor will answer questions, acquaint the new employee to their facility, reinforce important concepts, and evaluate the new employee's understanding. Additional information and suggested activities are provided to the mentor in a 3-ring notebook binder. Mentors may want to reserve the second compact disk for their own use.

Scheduling

Training participants should be able to complete the on-line portion of the training in approximately 24-hours. Estimated times are provided at the start of each lesson. These are listed below:

3 hours	History of the Juvenile Justice System and Overview of Detention
2 hours	Institutional Security
1 hour	Contraband
2 hours	Searches
2 hours	Restraints & Seclusion
2 hours	Admissions
3 hours	Behavior Management
1 hour	Behavior Observation & Recording
2 hours	Cultural Sensitivity
3 hours	Conflict Resolution
2 hours	Suicide Prevention
1 hour	Basic Health Care

24 hours

Additionally, time must be given for the mentor to work with the new employee after completion of each on-line lesson. The amount of time necessary will vary depending upon the complexity of the lesson, the participant's needs, and the demands of the facility. This portion of the program lends itself to the shadowing or on-the-job training model.

Materials and Technical Requirements

The availability of a mentor-trainer has already been covered. No additional reading materials are required to successfully complete this course, though some lessons give optional additional reading. Mentors in particular may want to order a copy of the Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Detention Practice. It can be downloaded for free at http://www.ncjrs.org/jjcorr.htm, ordered through NCJRS at #800.638.8736, or by email: askncjrs@ncjrs.org.

There are equipment and technical requirements. Pre-Service training participants must have access to a computer with either compact disk reading capability (CD ROM) or Internet access. Mentors should also have access to either CD ROM or the Internet. To successfully complete the on-line component of the course, students are encouraged to meet the VU minimum equipment requirements beforehand.

Registration

This course is available to agencies only for use by pre-service employees and their mentor-trainers. The cost for this course is $98.00. To mail or fax your registration, please complete this registration form. For web transactions, you must have an agency credit-card using MSU Virtual University's on-line registration form.

If the course Overview and Registration sections do not answer your questions regarding purchase and registration, please contact Kia Loggins, Training Director, Center for Research & Professional Development by email, or phone 517.432.1242.

Sponsors

This course is a joint-venture between the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) Center for Research & Professional Development in collaboration with MSU Virtual University. Sponsored in part by grant No. 2005-JK-FX-0299 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs , U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Contributors

NPJS/CRPD would like to thank the following agencies for their input, support, and guidance in developing the Pre-Service On-Line Staff Training.

Supreme Court of Missouri , Judicial Department of Education

Missouri Juvenile Justice Association (MJJA)

Indiana Juvenile Detention Association (IJDA)

Michigan Juvenile Detention Association (MJDA)

Michigan State University Virtual University

NPJS/CRPD would like to thank the following agencies for their contributions to the Personnel section.

Bartholomew County Juvenile Detention Facility, Indiana

Berry County Juvenile Center, Michigan

Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center, Missouri

Clark County Juvenile Detention Center, Indiana

Jackson County Youth Center, Michigan

Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center, Indiana

Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home, Michigan

Muskegon County Juvenile Detention Center, Michigan

Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village, Indiana

Special thanks to the following individuals for their efforts in reviewing earlier versions of the Pre-Service On-Line Training Program and for providing suggestions on content and technical issues: Cheryl Campbell, Dan Johnson, Chad Kielas, Steven Kossman, Terry Martinek, Edward Medendorp, Vivian Murphy, Don Nitz, Brian Philson, Jill Rinella, and MSU VU (Kudos to Marcia Witt and Andy Gibb Halim).