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Working Dialogue, Managing Gate Pass Cards - Troy 'Eddie' Adams
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) operates the Appalachian Community Corrections Alternative Program (ACCAP). ACCAP is...
Jan 2910 min read
Working Dialogue to Enhance Security Procedures to Prevent Contraband - Crystal Butler
The number one goal for the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is longterm public safety. As in any other prison system, the...
Jan 299 min read
Women Weaving Peace - Mino Akhtar
Even before 9/11, many Muslim activists and community leaders were involved in dialogue with other ethnic, race or faith-based groups. It...
Jan 2810 min read
What’s Your Color? Restarting a Random Drug Screening Program - Tecora Davis and John Fedor, Jr.
In March 2020, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia declared a state of emergency due to the Covid-19 coronavirus. Newly...
Jan 288 min read
Vaccinated: To Be or Not to Be… - Whitney Barton and Carrie West-Bailey
n early 2021, after having dealt with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for over 10 months, the Virginia Department of Corrections...
Jan 289 min read
Using SWOT and Working Dialogue to Improve and Strengthen Our Work Unit – Alfreda Shinns, Jillian Mackling and Caitlin Sweeney
Alexandria Probation and Parole consists of 15 employees: eight Probation Officers, two Senior Probation Officers, one Chief, one Deputy...
Jan 289 min read
The World Needs Dialogue! Professional Dialogue for the Benefit of Society - Peter Garrett
In 1984 a new kind of Dialogue was conceived by David and Saral Bohm, Don and Anna Factor and Peter and Jenny Garrett with 40 other...
Jan 2710 min read
Seven-Series Dialogues - William Isaacs
In April of 2020, a group of colleagues and I held a series of dialogues to try to make sense of the pandemic. As a result we set up a...
Jan 2710 min read
Research Peer Review as Part of the VADOC Healing Environment – Shakita Bland, Tama Celi and Warren McGehee
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is responsible for the care, security and well-being of over 30,000 inmates, 60,000...
Jan 277 min read
Remaining Focused on What Has Proven to Work Best – Shannon Fuller and Gregory Holloway
In 2018, the Chief of Housing and Program Managers (CHAPS) participated in a survey initiated by the Virginia Department of Corrections...
Jan 278 min read
Relay Race: Our Next Generation of Practitioners - Heidemarie Wünsche-Piétzka
My opportunity to work with Dialogue began in the 1990s. The German Unification process was a real challenge, especially for citizens of...
Jan 277 min read
Promoting a Dialogical Culture in a Gated Community – Thomas Köttner
The following is a work in progress, fostering Dialogue initiatives within a gated neighborhood slightly North of Buenos Aires,...
Jan 2610 min read
Progressive Reinforcement Through the Use of Incentives - Joseph P. Owen, Dianne Motley and Eric Holloman
The Brunswick Community Corrections Alternative Program (CCAP) is a secure, residential facility that was created as an alternative...
Jan 259 min read
Pathway to Eliminate Restrictive Housing in VADOC - Lois Fegan
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has been on a pathway to reduce and eliminate the use of restrictive housing since 2016....
Jan 254 min read
Operations Dialogue in Pandemic Conditions - Matthew Whibley and Eric Fling
During the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations around the world have had to reassess their business processes; the Virginia Department of...
Jan 259 min read
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