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General

NAPD National Onboarding Course On Demand


Description

This course provides an overview of public defense for all public defense workers across systems from across the country, and shares the ways in which NAPD can provide ongoing support and subject matter expertise to support those working in public defense settings. This go-at-your-own pace course is a broad overview of the history and important aspects of public defense but not an agency-specific overview of agency operations or policies.

Content
  • Introduction to the Course and Welcome
  • Introduction to the Course: How to Proceed
  • How to Navigate this Course (7 min.)
  • How to Access website and MyGideon (6 min.)
  • Opening Video from NAPD Executive Director, Lori James-Townes (4 min.)
  • Section 1 What is Public Defense
  • Public Defender Motivational Triad Theory by Jeff Sherr (4 min.)
  • What is Public Defense? Larry Jefferson, Washington State OPD (4 min.)
  • Why Public Defenders Love Their Jobs (4 min.)
  • We Are All Public Defenders
  • Why We Rep, Appellate Attorney Marilena David
  • Why We Rep, Administrative Assistant Sadia Ahmad
  • Why We Rep, NAPD Team and Defense Team Member KP Friess
  • Why We Rep, Lawyer Leader Keisha Hudson
  • Why We Rep, Social Worker Jennifer Smith
  • Section 2 Different Kinds of Defending: Offices and Representation
  • Different Models of Public Defense
  • What System, Funding, and Oversight Does Your State Have for Public Defense?
  • Different Kinds of Representation
  • Tribal Courts - Landon Antelman
  • The Bronx Defenders on Holistic Representation (14.5 min.)
  • Section 3 Roles in Public Defense
  • We Are All Defenders: Different Roles in Public Defense
  • Different Roles in Public Defense by Stephanne Thornton (3 min.)
  • What Public Defenders Should Know and Do by Marshan Allen (5 min.)
  • Overview of Roles of Paralegals by Corey Smith
  • Overview of Roles of SW, Mitigation Specialists by Gilan Merwanji (6 min.)
  • Overview of Core Staff Roles in Public Defense by KP Friess (3 min.)
  • Overview of Investigator Roles in Public Defense by Jonathan Lyon (5 min.)
  • Section 4 Client-Centered Representation
  • Why We Are Here
  • Defending the Indefensible - Jason Conge Ted Talk (15 min.)
  • Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Importance of Gideon v. Wainwright (3 min.)
  • The Right to Counsel - The Basics
  • Human Stories -- The Clients With Whom We Work (4 min.)
  • Human Stories -- The Clients With Whom We Work (5 min.)
  • Client Centeredness Empowers the Client to Direct the Representation (8 min)
  • Expressed Interests vs. Best Interests
  • We Are Witnesses Video - Listening to the Client, Scott Hechinger (3 min.)
  • Poverty is not a Choice (10 min.)
  • Play SPENT Poverty Simulation
  • Section 5 Basics of Criminal Process
  • From Arrest to Trial and Sentencing
  • An Overview From Arrest to Trial by Renee Brodsky (6 min.)
  • Theory of Defense by Cathy Bennett (9 min.)
  • Strickland v. Washington and the Important Role of Mitigation (2.5 min.)
  • Intro to Mitigation in Defense Work by Donavan Bailey, Ed.D. (7 min.)
  • Post-Trial: How an appeal moves through postconviction (4 min)
  • Collateral Consequences of Convictions
  • Section 6 Ethics: An Overview
  • What Do Ethics in Public Defense Mean? (7.5 min.)
  • Jeff Sherr's Motivational Triad to include Ethics Component (6 min.)
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law: Why Staying in Our Lane is Client-Centered
  • Social Media & Criminal Defense Atty Confidentiality by Ty Alper (10 min. scan)
  • The Importance of Using Person-First Language
  • Let's Talk About Language and Word Choices (10+ minutes)
  • NAPD Formal Opinions
  • Section 7 Racial Justice and Intersectionality
  • What Is Intersectionality? (1 min.)
  • 'Right to an attorney' only goes so far. (10 min.)
  • ABA Hidden Injustice: Toward a better defense (10 min)
  • Racial Justice and DEIJ Work by BGT for NAPD (1 min.)
  • Forgiving Johnny, a CA Defense Attorney's Search for Forgiveness (20 min.)
  • Section 8 Mental Illness, Substance Use, and Trauma
  • Video - What is Mental Illness and Why You Should Care (3 min.)
  • Can Lawyers and Traumatized Clients Learn to Trust Each Other? by L. Yearwood
  • Step Inside the Circle (7 min.)
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress (2.5 min.)
  • Destigmatizing through Person-First Language (2.5 min.)
  • Scan Addiction Language Guide by Shatterproof
  • Section 9 Well-Being and Sustainability
  • Defender Well-Being Competence and Access to Justice by Jenny Andrews (5 min.)
  • Motivational Triad and Resilience by Jeff Sherr (2 min.)
  • Three Spheres of Public Defender Well-Being by Jenny Andrews (12.5 min.)
  • Helpful Tips for Setting Boundaries
  • Section 10 Wrap Up, Takeaways, and Doing the Work
  • Welcome! What You'll Find In the World of NAPD
  • Wrap-Up and Final Steps
  • Final Test
  • Final Course Evaluation
  • Additional Resources and Links to Glossaries
  • Optional: NAPD Executive Director Lori James-Townes on Gideon at 60 (1 min.)
  • Optional: If you want to learn more, Theory Part 2 by Cathy Bennett (12 min.)
  • Optional: Representation in the Family Regulation System
  • Optional: Youth Defense
  • Optional: Roper v. Simmons and the Adolescent Brain (2.5 min.)
  • Optional: In re Gault and the Role of Youth Defense (2 min.)
  • Optional: The Gault Center Building Effective Youth-Family-Def. Partnerships
  • Optional: ABA Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System (2023)
  • Optional: American Bar Association Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Optional: Standard Rules for the Defense Function
  • Optional: Understanding the Criminal Legal System
  • Optional: Links to Medication Guides
  • Optional: A Virtual Tour of Pierce County (WA) Jail
  • Optional: "The Daily Schedule That Helps Me Survive Prison" by Jared Kirby, PJP
  • Optional: WNYC RadioLab's Overview of The Buried Bodies Case/Ethics (49 min.)
  • Links to Glossaries
Completion rules
  • You must complete the test "Final Test"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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