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The Dynamics of Gender Specific Supervision within the Urban Culture: Exploring Case Management Strategies in the Supervision of the Female Offender Population
SESSION INFO
Monday, February 27, 2023
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Session Type: Workshop
As the number of women in community corrections increases, there is a greater need for customized supervision strategies that address the unique needs of women thus interrupting the cycles of potential criminality. Despite the best intentions, not all strategies and programs have the same impact, and there remains a gap between what research knows works and supervision outcomes for women. Effective and efficient case management strategies coupled with a strategic supervision plan is necessary in community corrections. Managing all aspects of a case is just an added complexity to an already challenging caseload and population that needs to be directed utilizing a dynamic continuum of care that is trauma informed. The purpose of this session is to provide an understanding of gender specific population from a supervision perspective, discuss the need to establish a continuum of care based off of screeners, assessments and risk tools, and discuss how to integrate trauma informed care as the main staple in case planning and implementation. Participants will engage in supervision case planning through the use of case studies and explore how to align, strengthen, and effectively intervene with gender responsive best practices. Understanding the development and process of establishment of continuum of care.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Shannon Morgan began her Federal Government career in 2002, working at the National Institute of Health followed by DC Superior Court as a Courtroom Clerk. Since 2005, Shannon has been employed with The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) as a Community Supervision Officer (CSO) until her promotion to Supervisory Community Supervision Officer (SCSO) in 2012. As a CSO, she worked specialized supervision in The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Unit (HIDTA) for 6 years working with high-risk co-occurring offenders. Shannon also worked with the High-Risk Women Behavioral Health offenders. As SCSO, she has supervised in the Behavioral Health Gender Specific Unit. Shannon graduated from The University of Maryland in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. In 2009, she graduated from Bowie State University with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology/Mental Health Counseling. Shannon was recently promoted to Deputy Branch Chief of the Specialized, Behavioral Health and Gender Responsive Teams with an expertise in gender responsive programming and trauma informed practices. Shannon is passionate about her work as a change agent, counselor, coach, mentor, and leader.
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