Gideon’s Promise is thrilled to announce our Trainer Development Program will return for the first time since 2019 this fall! We invite you to come see how the magic of Gideon’s Promise happens. All public defenders, public defense leaders, supervising attorneys, public defense clinicians and instructors are invited to participate in the two-track program. TDP Track 1 registration is now open, please click HERE to register. The registration flyer contains the link to register as well as additional information, important dates, and program requirements. The deadline for TDP Track 1 registration is September 29, 2023. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
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Trainer Development Program (TDP)
This is an accelerated training experience designed to teach managing and supervising lawyers the Gideon’s Promise philosophy, model and curriculum. They learn how to effectively train and mentor public defenders working in challenging systems. The program consists of two tracks taught at an annual trainer development conference: track one teaches Gideon’s course framework, key exercises and learning requirements for each module; track two focuses on pedagogy and mentorship skills. Find out more by checking out our brochure, here.




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