Solving the Puzzle of Collaborative Case Planning…Literally

SESSION INFO

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Type: Workshop

Through a mix of lecture and hands-on activities, participants will learn strategies to develop collaborative partnerships to address shared needs of the population they serve. In addition to these strategies, participants will be introduced to an Outreach Guide that offers strategies for expanding their service array and enhancing collaboration with program providers. During this session, participants will practice connecting these strategies to their work via a hands-on activity illustrating the impact of inter-team collaboration with separate teams working towards a common goal. This activity will give participants the opportunity to practice effective collaboration and planning consistent with client centered values.

SESSION PRESENTERS

Katie Meyer
CAIS/JAIS Program Manager, Evident Change


Katie Meyer became CAIS/JAIS Program Manager in 2021 after joining Evident Change as a program associate in 2012. Throughout her decade at Evident Change, Katie has trained numerous justice practitioners on the value and process of client-centered, collaborative case planning and has seen the successes such individualized approaches have had within probation departments. Working to incorporate “what’s next” once risk/needs assessments are completed is her passion! Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in urban and regional studies with an emphasis in planning from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and a Master of Science in urban studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.


Simone Sawyer
JAIS/CAIS Program Associate, Evident Change


Simone Sawyer is part of Evident Change’s CAIS/JAIS team. Her passion is improving the way social and criminal justice systems interact with the people they serve. Her career journey began as a supervision officer in a trauma-informed juvenile detention facility. This led her to serve a year as an AmeriCorps Volunteer for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and UT Austin’s Annette Strauss Institute. She then became the Outreach and Engagement Specialist for Texas Health and Human Services’ Youth Empowerment Services Waiver. Simone earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, Texas.