<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Academy of Professional Dialogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[AofPD]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:18:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.professionaldialogue.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dialogic Engagement Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dialogic Engagement is an Academy accredited course, providing an introduction to Dialogue &#38; dialogic communication. This course can be delivered by Accredited Professional Dialogue Practitioners (APDPs).]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/dialogic-engagement-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dbd09b71c5e2d51f421999</guid><category><![CDATA[APDP]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:51:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21c74c_309f5ddd79d741a6a026ae82bd72a4d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bobby Frazier</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Dialogue Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Dialogue? is one of the Academy’s two introductory courses to Professional Dialogue (the other being A Taste of Dialogue). The course is co-facilitated by two accredited Professional Dialogue Practitioners and consists of four modules of 1¾hrs each, that can be delivered in one day, two half days or as four sessions. Participants are provided with preparatory materials and then, on completion of the course, with a full guide of the materials covered and a Certificate of Completion.]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/why-dialogue-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dbcc938e2925ce2cb3b360</guid><category><![CDATA[APDP]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21c74c_309f5ddd79d741a6a026ae82bd72a4d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bobby Frazier</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Different Way of Working - Field Guide]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/a-different-way-of-working-field-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bf31e5efd67e3d7e43f7f1</guid><category><![CDATA[APDP]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:24:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21c74c_309f5ddd79d741a6a026ae82bd72a4d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bobby Frazier</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Dialogue, Managing Gate Pass Cards - Troy 'Eddie' Adams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) operates the Appalachian Community Corrections Alternative Program (ACCAP). ACCAP is defined as an evidence-based alternative to prison for nonviolent offenders who have been convicted of a felony. ACCAP provides a structured, healing environment where participants can receive help designed to address criminal thinking, substance abuse disorders, educational and vocational needs. Participants in ACCAP are given the opportunity to participate in...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/working-dialogue-managing-gate-pass-cards-troy-eddie-adams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679962db66e76ecb19f82737</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_738c8a673ed4471781e9442774b33caf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_432,h_534,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Dialogue to Enhance Security Procedures to Prevent Contraband - Crystal Butler]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/working-dialogue-to-enhance-security-procedures-to-prevent-contraband-crystal-butler-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6799624d3abb928033838642</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:04:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/661240823/a9da7a88cf" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Dialogue to Enhance Security Procedures to Prevent Contraband - Crystal Butler]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number one goal for the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is longterm public safety. As in any other prison system, the VADOC is always looking to enhance its safety and security procedures to fulfill this goal. Looking at the visitation policies and procedures statewide, it was found that the common theme was contraband breaching the secured perimeter. Concerns statewide rose when inmate overdoses increased, prison infractions for contraband grew and the concern for the new...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/working-dialogue-to-enhance-security-procedures-to-prevent-contraband-crystal-butler</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67995fe8c85f5c1f20f7f1bc</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:03:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_116e1c3f7c574d5983243189015a43c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_608,h_754,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Weaving Peace - Mino Akhtar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even before 9/11, many Muslim activists and community leaders were involved in dialogue with other ethnic, race or faith-based groups. It stemmed from a desire to be understood as media and Hollywood continued their negative stereotyping of Islam while hiding the political underpinnings to those conflicts. I got involved with many such groups, as I loved the promise of dialogue for our new multicultural world, having grown up on four continents myself. I had been enchanted with Bohm’s...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/women-weaving-peace-mino-akhtar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67995d592542160d5aa7842f</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:52:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_6010b07680df42b9acb61b04d9b12e1a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_484,h_598,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Your Color? Restarting a Random Drug Screening Program - Tecora Davis and John Fedor, Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In March 2020, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia declared a state of emergency due to the Covid-19 coronavirus. Newly implemented contact and social distancing restrictions caused the District 20 random drug screening program, known as Color Code, to be suspended. Drug screenings, which are a necessary and impactful tool used most frequently during the term of supervision, were being administered only when they were Court ordered or when there was a public safety issue. In February...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/what-s-your-color-restarting-a-random-drug-screening-program-tecora-davis-and-john-fedor-jr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679948ab2542160d5aa74184</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:41:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_2a27be9f865d41d388f8f5d639f69486~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_882,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Professionalism in Dialogue? - William Isaacs]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/what-is-professionalism-in-dialogue-william-isaacs-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67994843c85f5c1f20f7a55d</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:13:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/555190105/796e1edd78" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Professionalism in Dialogue - William Isaacs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dialogue has developed over a long intellectual and practical trajectory, reaching back to the ancient Greeks in Western society. Over this time, it has appeared in varying forms in many indigenous cultures around the world, where it is experienced not only as a means of communication but also as an intimate part of community and spiritual life. Over the past three decades, the practice of dialogue has emerged as a distinct field based on the integration of experience, research, and...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/what-is-professionalism-in-dialogue-william-isaacs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679934f12542160d5aa6fa5d</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:11:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_31cf4d9f456946cfb3a1f0b330b14113~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_540,h_674,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Dialogue? - Difficult Dialogue - by Clark University]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some, dialogue is a focused and intentional conversation, a space of civility and equality in which those who differ may listen and speak together. For others it is a way of being—mindful and creative relating.]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/what-is-dialogue-difficult-dialogue-by-clark-university</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67993485016da5093407f9da</guid><category><![CDATA[Coffee Table]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:49:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Dialogue?]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/what-is-dialogue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679933de4b4f21d5ea0e5bbf</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:46:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/556146461/c94a281ed7" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia has the best prisons in the United States - call training a crucial cause]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Virginia Department of Corrections demonstrates the most effective in-service care, and for the past five years, statistics on the number of inmates who return to crime have been the lowest in the country. According to those responsible, an important part of the success is that prison staff and inmates are trained in holding good conversations and showing understanding for each other.]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/virginia-has-the-best-prisons-in-the-united-states-call-training-a-crucial-cause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67993379c85f5c1f20f75912</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookshelf]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:45:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Department of Corrections - Impact of Dialogic Practices]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/virginia-department-of-corrections-impact-of-dialogic-practices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6799332166e76ecb19f7840c</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:43:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/651059722/ef5689b22d" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Department of Corrections - A Dialogic Organisation (About VDC)]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/virginia-department-of-corrections-a-dialogic-organisation-about-vdc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679932c3c85f5c1f20f75665</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/651057240/f2cfa94724" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Department of Corrections - A Dialogic Organisation (Meeting recording)]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/virginia-department-of-corrections-a-dialogic-organisation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679931b32542160d5aa6edd8</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/520060193/82495a1efe" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccinated: To Be or Not to Be… - Whitney Barton and Carrie West-Bailey]]></title><description><![CDATA[n early 2021, after having dealt with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for over 10 months, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) finally began receiving vaccines. Up until the availability of the vaccines, VADOC had experienced the loss of over 50 inmates due to the virus. In addition, the Department lost one of its most prominent leaders of more than 40 years, Warden Earl Barksdale. As a priority group, Virginia’s inmates had access to the vaccine early. In January 2021 VADOC...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/vaccinated-to-be-or-not-to-be-whitney-barton-and-carrie-west-bailey-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67992f9fc85f5c1f20f74a03</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:34:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_b0ac0873da59449197694e03d4f9090d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_910,h_546,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccinated: To Be or Not to Be... - Whitney Barton and Carrie West-Bailey]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/vaccinated-to-be-or-not-to-be-whitney-barton-and-carrie-west-bailey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67992f47c85f5c1f20f748cd</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:26:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/689443117/902195e0a1" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using SWOT and Working Dialogue to Improve and Strengthen Our Work Unit - Alfreda Shinns, Jillian Mackling and Caitlin Sweeney]]></title><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/using-swot-and-working-dialogue-to-improve-and-strengthen-our-work-unit-alfreda-shinns-jillian-ma-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67992ebb2542160d5aa6e29b</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference recording]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/661066256/437d6986f2" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using SWOT and Working Dialogue to Improve and Strengthen Our Work Unit – Alfreda Shinns, Jillian Mackling and Caitlin Sweeney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexandria Probation and Parole consists of 15 employees: eight Probation Officers, two Senior Probation Officers, one Chief, one Deputy Chief and three administrative staff. Through community partnerships and collaborative relationships, the District strives to build a healing environment for probationers and parolees, their families, and for the community at large. This office is fortunate to have a large team of seasoned officers with very little turnover. By completing the SWOT analysis...]]></description><link>https://www.aofpd.org/post/using-swot-and-working-dialogue-to-improve-and-strengthen-our-work-unit-alfreda-shinns-jillian-ma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67992bc63abb92803382c960</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference papers & case studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c82a70_afa7d0bc275a4f00a319afcad46ab3e8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_464,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalia Sobrino</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>