Leading Practices Academy on the Criminal Legal System and Brain Injury
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators presents our newest Training U initiative, the Leading Practices Academy, on the Criminal Legal System and Brain Injury (LPA CLS). Through the LPA CLS, NASHIA will provide strategic and customized technical assistance to states to develop protocol and practices improving outcomes for justice-involved individuals with brain injury.
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Submit an Interest Questionnaire response if you are interested in a future LPA CLS.
Questions? jdettmer@nashia.org
Learn about our Experts
Judy Dettmer
Judy Dettmer has been working in the field of brain injury for 30 years. Ms. Dettmer serves as NASHIA’s Director for Strategic Partnerships and a Technical Assistance Lead for the Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance and Resource Center at the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators.
Ms. Dettmer has worked extensively with adults, children and family members of individuals with brain injury. She has provided direct and systems consultation to improve the lives of individuals with brain injury. Judy has also assisted with research efforts related to brain injury and has conducted countless presentations, classes and seminars on brain injury both in the state of Colorado and nationally.
Ms. Dettmer has provided technical assistance to numerous states on topics including but not limited to; screening on brain injury; developing infrastructure within state systems; interagency partnership development; and creation and management of advisory boards and councils.
Judy has become a national leader in the field of criminal justice and brain injury, developing screening, identification and accommodations protocols in Colorado that have been routinely modeled by states.
Ms. Dettmer is currently a co-facilitator for the National Collaborative on Children’s Brain Injury.
Karen “Jill” Ferrington, MS, CRC, CBIS
Jill Ferrington is a technical assistance advisor with NASHIA and provides project management, planning, and general consulting services. Her career has centered on expanding competitive integrated employment, improving service delivery, and strengthening public insurance options for people with disabilities. She co-leads NASHIA's Leading Practices Academy on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.