I am seasoned investigator, author and internationally recognized expert in probation case management practices. I have been the PI for over 70 program evaluations in community corrections including the VT Dept. of Correction’s Reparation Programs (1997), two different probation workload analysis (MT probation, 1997; CT probation, 1999) and a multi-site probation process and outcome evaluation (2002 to present). I designed the Risk & Resiliency Check-Up assessment that RAND Corporation validated (2006), along with numerous other innovations for the field (e.g., automated case plan applications, QA systems, etc.). I have worked in the field since 1971. I was the lead author for a definitive book on case planning (The Probation & Parole Treatment Planner, Wiley, 2003) as well as the NIC position paper on ‘The Principles of Effective Interventions’ which serves as NIC’s current model for EBP in field supervision. I was also the Primary Investigator for a national, multi-site study on ‘High Performing Correctional Organizations for NIC and am currently coordinating a project called EPIC – a statewide grant to bring Motivational Interviewing and other evidence-based practices to capacity across the Colorado Justice System.
I was trained in 1992 as a Motivational Interview (MI) trainer by William Miller and have been training MI and exploring methods for MI QA and implementing MI 'to scale' in corrections systems ever since, as well as training LS/CMI, and other EBP-based curricula..