Supporting the people who support New Yorkers.
Every day, staff across justice and public health systems support people navigating crisis and instability. The NYC Justice Training Institute strengthens that work by giving practitioners the skills, support, and community they need to help people stabilize and thrive.
Our trainings focus on building trust, responding to distress, sustaining engagement and providing compassionate, evidence-informed tools and coaching to support staff in their roles.
Core Skills
Trauma-responsive engagement, relational safety, crisis stabilization, motivational interviewing, retention practices, and evidence-based non-licensed models.
Expanding Clinical Capacity
Advanced modalities, case formulation, tele-coaching with specialists, and access to shared clinical supervisors for licensure support.
Data & Quality of Service
Best practices for diversion, reentry, high-needs stabilization, collaborative case planning, and precision public health/public safety integration.
Leadership & Supervision
Coaching, reflective supervision, team culture, and building high-quality supportive practice environments.
On-Demand Trainings
Visit the Justice Training Institute Library for pre-recorded trainings offered by partners nationwide.
Upcoming Trainings & Events
Events
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JTI Hosts: Approaches to Working with People with Lived Experience
This webinar will explore how professionals and organizations can build mutually beneficial partnerships with people who bring lived experience of the criminal legal system and will examine the role of […]
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Benefits Plus Learning Center: Coordination of Medicaid and Medicare – 2.5 CEU
Dual eligibles are those who have both Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Learn about how Medicare and Medicaid coverage work together, as well as instances when they do not, and coverage […]
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JTI Hosts: The Council of State Governments: National Inventory of Collateral Consequences
This webinar will use data and analysis from the National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction (NICCC) to explore the criminal history-based barriers to rights, benefits, and opportunities that are […]
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National Association of Social Workers: Enhancing Capacity to Engage Constructively Amid Conflict: Strategies Social Workers Can Use with Clients, Families, and Colleagues – 2 CECs
As social workers, we serve in diverse settings, many of which can be prone to high stress and conflict. It can be tough when a client, family member, or colleague […]
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Benefits Plus Learning Center: Housing Court: Nonpayment Eviction Cases & A Roadmap for Navigating NYC Housing Court – 2 CEU
Non-attorney advocates can play an important role in helping residential tenants navigate housing court in NYC, especially in the wake of COVID-19. Learn about the current landscape of housing court, […]
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Stony Brook School of Social Welfare: Understanding and Managing Anger: Evidence-Informed Strategies for Clinical Practice – 3 CEC
Anger is a normal human emotion, but when left unmanaged, it can significantly impact emotional well-being, relationships, and treatment outcomes. This workshop explores anger through the lenses of neuroscience and […]
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Justice Clearinghouse: Strengthening First Responder Resilience and Wellness During Social Unrest and Stressful Times
First responders are expected to show up in the most chaotic, traumatic, and emotionally charged moments, often without the space to process what that exposure costs them over time. During […]
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Future Code NYC x Codesmith
Future Code NYC x Codesmith is a 42-week, no-cost program designed to transform New Yorkers into full-stack engineers ready to lead in the modern tech landscape. Delivered in partnership with […]
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JTI Hosts: Complex PTSD and Complex Trauma
Join Myrtho Gardiner, LCSW, and Kenton Kirby, LCSW, for a two-person online fireside chat on complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Drawing on their shared experience in psychotherapy, community-based services, and […]
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Justice Clearinghouse: The Martinsburg Initiative: A Community Breaking the Cycle of Substance Abuse and Building Strong Families
The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) is a nationally recognized, evidence-based prevention and early intervention model designed to break the cycle of substance use, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Founded in […]
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Stony Brook School of Social Welfare: Countertransference in Challenging Times: Maintaining Therapeutic Presence – 3 CEC
When our socio-political environment is acutely challenging, both therapist and client are often navigating a similar internal and external crisis. Within the context of global stress, countertransference is heightened. Objective […]
$65
“Nobody ever spoke to me like that before”: Improving Interactions Within the Justice System
A small group of New Yorkers keep cycling through the justice system without ever getting the support that could help them heal. Yet even the briefest encounters can become moments of care, connection, and real change.
This report shares insights from a National Clinical Roundtable hosted by MOCJ and CJI on how to make everyday system touchpoints more human, more therapeutic, and more effective for the people who need them most.
“One of the real advantages of therapeutic assessment is when we ask clients what are their questions, they get engaged. And we collaborate with them on the search for little answers..”
MOCJ Justice Programs combine evidence, practice, and humanity—strengthening skills while honoring the lived experience, cultural context, and goals of the people we serve.
Reentry + Supervised Release + Transitional Housing + Alternatives to Incarceration + Project Reset
Contact Us
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