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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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