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Field Training and Coaching

An active, practical application to enhance the transference of skills taught in training. In field training, staff shadow or work alongside experienced corrections professionals to sharpen skills and gain practical experience, and are coached to identify and reach personal goals and work toward achieving professional milestones.

  • The Importance of Coaching: A Brief Survey of Probation Officers

    Date: September 2012 
    As agencies have adopted the training for Core Correctional Practices and officers using more relational and face-to-face meetings with justice-involved individuals as the science has established, this article discusses the challenge of getting officers to use the practices once trained.

  • Lane County Oregon Parole and Probation Police Training Officer Training Manual

    Date: April 2022 
    This training manual was developed by Lane County, Oregon's training team as they identified and determined that they wanted something different for officer training. The training developed and adopted as policy is a new approach to training officers, which leaves the trainees feeling empowered, competent, and valued members of the organization, including coaching and personal development.

  • Roles, Responsibilities, and Competencies for Supervision

    Undated 
    This training module presentation supports the approach to supervision with the identity of a coach. A curriculum can be built around this module which cites several articles regarding the officer as a coach.