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Hello Kelly,
NARSOL is excited to share with you that our Pennsylvania affiliate, PARSOL, is holding its inaugural Fall Conference next month on Friday, November 15, 2024, in Harrisburg, PA from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET (plus evening film & discussion!)
Thanks to a technology upgrade at the conference site, we are pleased to share that the conference will be live-streamed so anyone across the country can join.
Sign up today and a few days before the conference, you'll receive a special email with easy instructions on connecting from your computer, laptop, or mobile device. (Don't forget to check your spam folder, just in case!)
Plus, with the live stream option, you'll have access to the recorded sessions soon after the conference has ended. That means you can watch it whenever it's most convenient for you or re-watch your favorite parts with family and friends.
If you are not in Pennsylvania, PARSOL will donate at least $7* of the virtual attendee fee to registry reform efforts in your state via a donation to the NARSOL affiliate or associated organization in your state.
Please click the button below and sign up today.
Partial financial aid is available to those with need by emailing jo...@parsol.org.
2024 PARSOL Conference Line-Up
No Room at the Home: Sexual Offense Policy & Aging
Stephanie Jerstad, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
When criminologist Stephanie Jerstad's former client, a registered 'sex offender' died waiting to find a long-term care facility in Illinois that would accept him, she dedicated her dissertation research to studying if facility-level characteristics matter in explaining organizational policies for the admission of persons on the sex offender registry. This workshop looks at emerging trends around older Pennsylvanians on the registry and what standards and policies should be amended to ensure fair treatment of all. Dr. Jerstad will also discuss changing perceptions around sexual offense policy and law from her purview as Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Using the Good Lives Model to Build a Better Life
Jennifer Weeks, Ph.D., LPC, CAADC, CSAT-S, CMAT, Founder & Director, Sexual Addiction Treatment Services, Bethlehem, PA & Plymouth Meeting, PA
The Good Lives Model for "offender" rehabilitation states that if someone who has become dependent on criminal activities (including crimes of a sexual nature) is equipped to live better, pro-social, and personally meaningful lives, their reliance on unhealthy or deviant coping mechanisms will be replaced by acceptable ones. In this workshop, Dr. Jennifer Weeks, a Pennsylvania Sex Offender Assessment Board-Approved treatment provider, will examine the key components of this this strengths-based model. Participants will learn how anyone, even non-offenders, can use the Good Lives Model to build a better, more fulfilling life. Dr. Weeks will also briefly overview how the Good Lives Model supports the Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model
championed by most states' oversight agencies.
Community and Connections: Using Restorative Circles for Support and Activism
Amber Vlangas, Founder & Executive Director, Restorative Action Alliance
Participants in this two-part workshop will learn the principles of restorative practice and components of community-building circles. The workshop will provide examples of how restorative peer support circles are utilized to provide support, deepen community, and encourage people to rise to their potential and make their voices heard. If time permits, participants can participate in a circle designed to support people impacted by the registry.
Rethinking & Reframing Our Stories
John W. Dawe, MNA, CNP, RCP, RCPF, PARSOL Managing Director & NARSOL Marketing Director
Lisa Kessler-Peters, PARSOL Board Member & National Motivational Speaker
Everyone affected by the sex offense registry has a story to tell. This workshop will help everyone frame their story in a way that supports the long-term movement of hearts and minds. Advocates, policymakers, and communications strategists agree that using a tried-and-tested model for storytelling used by other social and political movements is the best approach. At this workshop, participants will learn about the Value-Problem-Solution-Action (VPSA) model, and how PARSOL has successfully used it to speak to policymakers and legislators with increased engagement.
PLUS Hear Plenaries and Workshops by:
- State Representative Emily Kinkead, Chair of the PA House Judiciary Committee's Crime and Corrections Subcommittee
- Pennsylvania's Executive Deputy Attorney General Robert Reed, Chair of the Pennsylvania Reentry Coalition & Expert in Trauma-Informed Justice Reform Policy
- Brenda V. Jones, NARSOL Executive Director
- Theresa Robertson, Ph.D., LPC, PARSOL Founding Executive Director (ret.) and Psychadelic-Assisted Treatment Therapist (presenting "Cultivating Compassion to Decrease Negative Psychological Consequences of Public Registration"
- Reentry and Reform Panel featuring experts in employment, housing, treatment, and faith communities for registrant-reentrants.
PLUS join us for a free post-conference screening of the award-winning documentary UNTOUCHABLE! When the most powerful lobbyist in Florida discovers that the nanny has sexually abused his daughter, he harnesses his extraordinary political power to pass the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. UNTOUCHABLE chronicles his crusade, and its impact on the lives of several of the 800,000 people forced to live under the kinds of laws he has championed. The film interweaves intimate portraits of men and women who have been branded sex offenders with the heartbreaking stories of those who have suffered sexual abuse. It is a film that pushes viewers toward an uncomfortable place, requiring them to walk in the shoes of
those who have survived sexual abuse, but to still bear witness to the experiences of those society reviles.
* Donations not included in sign-ups receiving financial aid.
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