About Me
I am a Social Worker licensed in the state of Ohio.
My name is Jim Prager
I was incarcerated in Michigan from 1991 until 2000. Upon my release, I applied for and, in 2011, was granted a restricted Social Work license in Ohio. In addition, I have 16 years of re-entry experience working with offenders at Citizens Circles, 12 step meetings, and in houses of worship.
Presentations
- Reentry Coalition of Northwest Ohio Breakfast Club in October 2008
- SASH 2010 in Boston, MA
- National Prisoner Family Conference in Albuquerque, NM in 2012
- National Prisoner Family Conference in Houston, TX Feb. 2013
- Restorative Justice Conference in Toledo, June 2013
- Warren County, OH sex offender program in October 2013
- National Prisoner Family Conference in February 2014
- Western Michigan University in February 2015
- National Prisoner Family Conference May 20115
- Society for Advancement of Sexual Health October 2015
- Sanilac County Community Mental Health, April 2016
- Toledo Prison Awareness, April 2016
- University of Hartford, Hartford, CT 1971
Years of Incarceration Experience
Cups of Coffee
National Presentations
It is not a good thing to be incarcerated or have a family member incarcerated. But it can also be a learning experience and I can make your time in prison easier, safer, and productive.
My Skills
“My personal experience and professional training has provided me the opportunity to help individuals and adult family members facing incarceration adjust to the situation and learn how to make prison time more tolerable and positive.”
Clinical Presentation Skills
- Experience working with staff and offenders in multiple prison systems
- Both personal and professional experience in Community Mental Health and Reentry
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Re-Entry Coalition of Northwest Ohio as well as the Ohio State Reentry Coalition
- Both presentations and in service education programs as required on Reentry, effects of incarceration on families, and recovery from addictions
- Steering Committee Member for the International Prisoner Family Conference
- Experience in creating effective power points
- Confidence and openness in sharing my recovery
- Ability to interact with clinical professionals, incarcerated individuals, family members, media, and law enforcement.
Social Work Experience Post 2005
- Prison CONversation – Support and Coaching for individuals and families facing incarceration
- TASC (Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities) of Northwest Ohio
- Case Manager for consumers on probation
- Referral for alcohol and drug treatment
- Supportive counseling with individual consumers and families
- Collateral contact with Probation Officers and treatment providers
- Re-Entry Coalition of Northwest Ohio Toledo, OH
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- Secretary of the Board of Directors
- Secretary for Going Home to Stay
- Member of citizen circles
- Support and Service Committee
- Legal Sub-Committee
- Steering Committee for The National Prisoner Family Conference May 2015