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STICS: Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision Like the soldier who has marched into the battlefield and, tired, weary, and burdened with the ever-changing orders from the generals, he must make crucial 1 The Supervision Officer As A Foot Soldier decisions all alone, the community supervision officer “follows” the orders of management and works tirelessly behind closed doors to promote change in clients characterized as antisocial, lacking motivation or in downright denial, resistant, defensive, aggressive, and criminal.
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STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Like the soldier who has marched into the battlefield and tired weary and burdened with the ever-changing orders from the generals he must make crucial
1
The Supervision Officer As A Foot Soldier
decisions all alone the community supervision officer ldquofollowsrdquo the orders of management and works tirelessly behind closed doors to promote change in clients characterized as antisocial lacking motivation or in downright denial resistant defensive aggressive and criminal
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Guy Bourgon PhD C PsychCog Summit Track 3
Minnesota February 5 2016
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IThellip
3
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Help transform this
4
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
5
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Into thishellip
6
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Guy Bourgon PhD C PsychCog Summit Track 3
Minnesota February 5 2016
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IThellip
3
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Help transform this
4
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
5
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Into thishellip
6
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IThellip
3
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Help transform this
4
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
5
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Into thishellip
6
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Help transform this
4
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
5
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Into thishellip
6
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
5
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Into thishellip
6
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Into thishellip
6
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
And thishellip
7
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
IS IT REALLY ldquoMISSION IMPOSSIBLErdquo
8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
OK So Bring EBP to
Corrections
Lets do it right
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
First - Let us acknowledgehellip Traditional training approach inadequate
bull Typical training ne long-term changeEg MI Greenlight Prop 31 UK etc EBP more complex than risk assessment etc ldquoClinicalrdquo skills are ldquomessyrdquo
Threats to fidelity significant amp realbull Organization barriers
Climate culture values policies and proceduresbull Resistance
At all levels for changebull Implementation planning adjustments changeshellip
10
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Training StrategiesContinuous Education = Better ResultsSTICS=Training + Ongoing Development Activities
Invest in Leaders uarr Leaders = Better Results
ndash Examine skill differences in leadersndash Examine influence of leaderrsquos skills on staff
Organizational Context uarr Readiness to Change = Better ResultsVision of Community Supervision
11
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Lay of the land Provincial Community Corrections
bull Very large geographical area with 46 millionbull ~ 50 offices plus ldquosatellitesrdquobull ~ 500 probation officers
~ INITIAL 360 supervising moderate amp higher riskbull Clients on primarily on probation but bail and other
community supervision orders Canadian ldquoehrdquo
bull RNR savvy RNR-based policies and practicesbull Case management plus in-house programs
12
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Participated in original STICS studybull ~20 PO had already been trained
Some using it for ~ 3 years to varying degree Investment substantial prior to starting
bull Budget allocation for long-termAllowed hiring staff (~35 coaches) Leadership partnerships and dedicationPlanning and preparing organizational change
Starts at the topbull ldquoTop Dogrdquo all inhellip
13
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Organizational Change Willingness to examine all business
bull Examine in-congruencies in policies practices Partnerships critical
bull Leverage expertise but work together Quality (not speed) drives process
bull Research and evaluation emphasisbull Quality lens for operational decisions
Development of internal capacity a MUSTbull Staff are the most important resourcebull `New and evolving ``job descriptions`` bull Place value in individuals continuous learning
14
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Local (Office) Change
Managerial support bull Quality assurance changesbull The small things to demonstrate value
New `supervisor` in play (ie the coach)bull Coach role responsibilities and reportingbull Relationships with managerbull Relationship with staff
Enhancing internal capacitybull Flexibility of workload to assist officersbull Supporting coach`s professional development
15
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Officer Change Recognize that it takes time
bull Skill development requires constant learningbull Some skills improve quicker than others
Must create ldquolearning environmentsrdquobull Organizationally and locallybull Place value in individuals continuous learning
Structures and `trainers` needed at many levelsbull Various `learning structures` in STICSbull Various levels of `trainers`
CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
The Guiding Principleshellip
Change at all levels of organization is requiredbull It wonrsquot be easy on anyone
Systematic efforts needed to build capacitybull Various levels of expertise required for success
Change takes timebull For officers managers senior leaders and culture
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Learning Structures
Resources (eventually over time)bull Training Manualbull Monthly Meeting Manualsbull Coaches Manualbull Manager Manualbull Training Videosbull Network site (officer coach coordinator)bull Refresher Manualbull Human (trainers coordinators coaches peers committees etc)
Feedback teamCommunities of Practice (new training once done)
19
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 20
STICSProfessional Development
Start 1 month 8 months 12 months 18 months
STICS Training PO Development and Skill Maintenance
Attend Initial Training
bull Research Audiotaping 6 clients 3 sessions per clientbull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (2 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Course(s) (2 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Criminogenic Needs
395
491
Non-Criminogenic Needs
736
367
Conditions
239
179
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Criminogenic Needs
Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Non-Criminogenic Needs
Conditions
Conditions
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Therapeutic vs Assessment
511
602
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
477
6
Reinforce vs Punish
568
598
Internal Causes vs External Causes
506
56
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Therapeutic vs Assessment
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Teaching vs AdviceOrders
Reinforce vs Punish
Reinforce vs Punish
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Internal Causes vs External Causes
Poor Coach Skills
Average Coach Skills
Strong Coach Skills
Cognitive Skills
-0191
-0036
0175
Relationship Skills
-0241
0005
0156
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
1239
129
Coach Relationship Skills
1207
1285
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Low
High
Coach Cognitive Skills
0971
1521
Coach Relationship Skills
0736
1423
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Cognitive Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Coach Relationship Skills
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Any Cog Tech
261
492
667
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Any Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Structuring
124
147
178
Relationships
126
131
125
Beh Tech
87
101
942
Cog Tech
121
256
458
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring
Structuring
Structuring
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Beh Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Cog Tech
Officer
Coach
Coordinator
Crim Needs
473
537
566
NonCrim Needs
342
354
212
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
Crim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
NonCrim Needs
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
0024
1-4 mths
0377
4-9 mths
0869
10-12 mths
202
1 yr +
2392
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Cognitive Strategies
Baseline
24
1-4 mths
151
4-9 mths
298
10-12 mths
382
1 yr +
351
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss Crim Needs
Baseline
403
1-4 mths
424
4-9 mths
486
10-12 mths
504
1 yr +
519
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
Discuss NonCrim Needs
Baseline
72
1-4 mths
319
4-9 mths
332
10-12 mths
336
1 yr +
369
Baseline
1-4 mths
4-9 mths
10-12 mths
1 yr +
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 21
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Annually Thereafter
PO Development and Skill Maintenance
bull Formal Written Feedback on sessions (1 minimumyear)bull Formal Feedback (oralwritten) from Coach (1 minimumyear)bull Informal assistanceguidance from CoachPeers
bull Attend Monthly Meetings (8 minimumyear)
bull Refresher Workshop (1 minimumyear)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Build Capacitybull Everything new so NO existing ldquoexpertiserdquobull Coaches Trainers new and in future bull Capacity to ldquotrainrdquo newly hired staff
Implementation Integritybull How to monitorevaluate system uptakebull Quality assurancebull ldquoConflictsrdquo (ie policy procedure staff)
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training Plan Train office not individuals
bull Creating new environment (all start together) Coach trained ~ 6 months prior to office
bull Allow time to gain experience STICS Coach ldquobuddiedrdquo up with another coach
bull Allow time to gain experience coaching activities Establish procedures (baseline and future)
bull Most challenging recording sessions
23
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months Coach participate with office (2nd time)
bull Further exposure plus (modelingleading experience)bull Backup coach identified
Monthly Meetingsbull Coordinator ldquochairsrdquo early monthly meetingsbull Buddy coach (additional support and debrief)
More resources to address initial resistance Coaching Development
bull Debrief Formal Feedback with colleaguesbull Advanced STICS skill development workshopsbull Generic coaching skills training
24
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
25
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
bull Coordinator joins Monthly Meeting less frequentlybull Informal Feedback can be provided to peers
Administrative work increasesbull Monitoringcoordinating professional development and
research activitiesbull Learning plans with peers
Continue Coaching Developmentbull Advanced STICS skill developmentbull Learning plan developed with coordinatorsbull Other eg trainer helper feedback MM creation etc
26
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 1
Continuous Development Learning Takes Time
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Non-Criminogenic Needs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
28
Chart1
r = 05 (p=33) with time since initial training
Discuss NonCrim Needs
of a session
72
319
332
336
369
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeDiscussing Criminogenic Needs
30
35
40
45
50
55
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f a se
ssio
n
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
29
Chart1
r = 10 (p=06) with time since initial training
Discuss Crim Needs
of a session
403
424
486
504
519
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeUse of Cognitive Interventions Skills( of sessions cognitive interventions used)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
o
f Ses
sions
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
30
Chart1
r = 10 (p = 06) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
of Sessions
24
151
298
382
351
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Changes Over TimeQuality of Cognitive Skills
0
05
1
15
2
25
3
Baseline 1-4 mths 4-9 mths 10-12 mths 1 yr +
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
31
Chart1
r = 21 (plt01) with time since initial training
Cognitive Strategies
0024
0377
0869
202
2392
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Implementation Lesson 2
Invest in Leaders
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
ldquoExpertiserdquo is the critical
Levels of ldquoExpertiserdquo in STICS implementation
33
Experts
Coordinators
Coaches
Probation Officers
Expe
rtis
e
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Standard Scores (ie M = 0 and SD = 1)
-0621
0126
-0521
0105
-0331
0067
-0441
0089
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Structuring Skills
Structuring Skills
Relationship Skills
Relationship Skills
Behavioral Techniques
Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Cognitive Techniques
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Pre-STICS
Post-STICS
Structuring Skills
-0621
0126
Relationship Skills
-0521
0105
Behavioral Techniques
-0331
0067
Cognitive Techniques
-0441
0089
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Targeting Procriminal Attitudes
The Frequency of Using Cognitive Techniques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Use of Cognitive Techiques
o
f Ses
sions
Pre-STICS Post-STICS
54
More work on attitudes and thinking
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Chart1
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
of Sessions
22
39
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Use of Cognitive Techiques
Sheet1
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
Pre-STICS
Column1
Post-STICS
Use of Cognitive Techiques
22
39
To resize chart data range drag lower right corner of range
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
To Date Considerable amount of data collected
bull 4000+ recordings and assessments case plans etcbull Study is the largest of its kind in Canada
Data Shows Skill development is occurring
bull Sessions about 6 minutes longer than previouslybull Supervision reflects more ldquochange agentrdquo work bull Enhanced probation officer skillsbull More discussion on criminogenic needsbull Procriminal attitudes targeted more often
55
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Its not an impossible missionhellip The organization has new ldquoclientsrdquo ndash they are the
officers managers and senior managers ndash who are helping to change the way everyone thinks and behave
The skills that are being trained for offender work are exactly the ones that will be useful to facilitate organizational change
Each of us are responsible to ourselves and must ask what is the environment each of us createshellip
Create one that facilitates and supports change 56
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Enhancing LearningTraining ActivitiesValuing Continuous Professional Development
ndash Initial Training Ongoing Development amp Collaboration
Invest in StaffOfficers Coaches Coordinators amp Managers
Evolving Organization Solidifying jurisdictionrsquos vision to RNR supervision
57
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Further Information
Available on the Public Safety Canada Website
wwwpublicsafetygcca
ContactGuyBourgonpsgcca
340 Laurier Ave WestOttawa ON Canada
K1A 0P8
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Selected References Bourgon G (i2013) The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based
Practice The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections Federal Probation 77 30-35 Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gress C amp Gutierrez L (2013) Taking the leap From pilot
project to wide-scale implementation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS) Justice Research and Policy 15 (1)
Bonta J Bourgon G Rugge T Gutierrez L (2011) An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Criminal Justice and Behavior 38 1127-1148
Bonta J Rugge T Scott T Bourgon G amp Yessine A K (2008) Exploring the black box of community supervision Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 47 248-270
Bourgon G amp Gutierrez L (2012) The General Responsivity Principle in Community Supervision The Importance of Probation Officers Using Cognitive Intervention Techniques and Its Influence on Recidivism The Journal of Crime and JusticeDOI1010800735648X2012674816
Bourgon G Gutierrez L amp Ashton J (2011) The Evolution of Community Supervision Practice The Transformation from Case Manager to Change Agent Irish Probation Journal 8 28-48 Reprinted in Federal Probation September 2012
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) The role of program design implementation and evaluation in evidence-based ldquoreal worldrdquo community corrections Federal Probation 74 2-15
Bourgon G Bonta J Rugge T amp Gutierrez L (2010) Technology Transfer The Importance of On-Going Clinical Supervision in Translating lsquoWhat Worksrsquo to Everyday Community Supervision In Fergus McNeil Peter Raynor amp Chris Trotter (eds) Offender Supervision New Directions in Theory Research and Practice Willan Publishing Devon UK
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Relationship Skills Scores
Impact of Coach SkillsStaff Cognitive Skills Scores
Slide Number 41
The VisionhellipCommunity Supervisionrsquos Identity Crisishellip
This
Is Vision Important 8 Offices Ranked low to high on ldquoShared VisionrdquoMean Cognitive Skills Scores of staff
Slide Number 45
Collection and Coding Efforts to datehellip
Slide Number 47
Pre and Post STICS Significant increases on session characteristics
Slide Number 49
Pre and Post STICSSignificant changes in officer-client criminogenic and non-criminogenic need discussions
Slide Number 51
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increases on quality of PO skills
Slide Number 53
Pre and Post STICSSignificant increase on frequency of cognitive intervention techniques
To Date
Its not an impossible missionhellip
STICS ImplementationThe Road To Success
Further Information
Selected References
Slide Number 60
STICS Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision
Although there are many hurdles to quality implementation both at an organizational and an individual level these barriers can be overcome For each individual officer who faces the prospect of change it is a daunting task Organizations and trainers can provide the opportunities and supports but ultimately when the door closes and the officer and client meet face-to-face the officer must decide what he or she will do with the time allotted to their clients Like the lonely foot soldier
60
laden with a heavy burden alone in the trenches officers must draw upon their own resources and decide for themselves whether to march forward or stay where they are The power to choose is theirs
Slide Number 1
The EBP Transformation in CorrectionsFacilitating Organizational Change
Your Mission should you choose to accept ithellip
Help transform this
And thishellip
Into thishellip
And thishellip
is it really ldquoMission impossiblerdquo
Slide Number 9
First - Let us acknowledgehellip
Implementation LessonsGoing beyond the ldquoContentrdquohellip
Lay of the land
The ldquoPreparationsrdquo
Organizational Change
Local (Office) Change
Officer Change
The Guiding Principleshellip
Creating Learning Environments
Learning Structures
STICSProfessional Development
After 18 monthsAnnual Professional Development
Organizational Challengehellip
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityPrior to Training
Structures Capacity amp IntegrityInitial Training amp First 6 Months
