Panel provides ‘Introduction to Protective Factors for Juvenile Justice Practitioners’
The Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI) will present the webinar “An Introduction to Protective Factors for Juvenile Justice Practitioners” on Friday, June 26, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
This webinar will offer viewers an introduction to the Protective Factors framework, including a foundational understanding of protective factors and their role in supporting youth, families, and system outcomes.
The speakers will explore a strengths-based approach that focuses on building upon what is working well for justice-involved youth, and how protective factors can be recognized and reinforced.
Several key topics will be addressed, including:
• A foundational understanding of the Protective Factors framework and its core concepts.
• Examples of protective factors within juvenile justice settings.
• Ways a strengths-based approach can be applied through everyday interactions and decision-making within the roles of juvenile justice staff and service providers.
Speaking at the webinar will be:
• Elizabeth Henderson, the senior director of advocacy and impact at the Michigan Federation for Children and Families, where she leads policy and advocacy efforts in partnership with approximately 60 community-based organizations serving children and families across Michigan.
• Theresa Berden, a family preservation program manager with Wellspring Lutheran Services, where she has worked since 2008. She currently oversees programs covering 25 counties in the Northern Lower Peninsula and Central and Eastern Upper Peninsula.
• Callista Cook, the business operations manager with Family & Children Services (Kalamazoo) who has 15 years of experience supporting children, youth, and families within the human services system, including five years focused on implementing the Protective Factors framework.
• Annetra Jones, the statewide director of family preservation at Samaritas, bringing in over two decades of leadership and frontline experience in child welfare and family services.
Intended audience for the webinar includes juvenile probation officers and caseworkers, juvenile diversion workers, family court administrators and supervisors, school personnel, attorneys, social service providers, Juvenile Justice County Implementation
Team members, and other juvenile justice stakeholders.
To register for the webinar, visit https://mjieducation.mi.gov and click on “events.”
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