2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

hear about the emergency preparedness cycle, key tips to remember for emergency planning, defining what an all hazards approach entails for a juvenile facility, functions of a chain of command during an emergency and essential elements of a facility disaster/emergency plan. Objectives: Participants will be introduced to the OJJDP resource entitled “Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities”; participants will be able to identify the five components of the Emergency Preparedness Cycle as developed by FEMA; and participants will be able to discuss components of an effective juvenile facility emergency/disaster plan. Moderator: Simon G. Gonsoulin, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C. Speaker: Simon G. Gonsoulin, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C. Constitutes “Adequate Staffing” in Women’s Facilities Room 203 Washington State Department of Corrections (WA DOC) is the only agency in the state with a formal staffing model integrated into statute. Like many states, this model has not kept up with the strides the corrections field has made toward providing supervision promoting change, rather than simply warehousing people. WA DOC partnered with CGL and The Moss Group to determine where their model had, and had not, kept up with the demands on staff time and expertise. Among key findings was that women’s facilities and reception centers don’t easily fit a general formula. This workshop introduces you to the practitioners and their consultant partners who are working to define what adequate staffing means in an agency committed to evidence-based and gender-responsive practice. Objectives: Identify key questions to address and data points to review when defining adequacy of staffing for your A-4G An Inmate is an Inmate? Not When it Comes to Staffing! A Critical Examination of What

agency; identify key elements of staffing that are different for women’s facilities, reception centers and facilities housing special populations; and analyze their staffing model and consider whether changes need to be made to support evidence-based and gender-responsive best practices. Moderator: Tina Waldron, Project Director, The Moss Group, Inc., Washington, D.C. Speakers: Brad Sassatelli, Vice President, CGL Companies, Taylorville, Illinois; Daniel White, Superintendent, Diagnostic Center, Washington State Department of Corrections, Olympia, Washington; Deborah “Jo” Wofford, Superintendent, Women’s Facility, Washington State Department of Corrections, Olympia, Washington Are you interested in learning gamification? Do you want to learn how gamified learning connects to your learning environment? Would you like to apply gamification to training? How will mobile learning and interactive technologies impact your training? If your answer is “Yes!”, then join NIC for this innovative workshop! We will explore the advantages of using interactive technologies in the learning environment. Participants will use gamified learning to enhance training, in addition to the utilization of existing technologies as it applies to education and training. Interactive technology for the classroom is one of the fastest growing segments in education and offers tremendous potential for improving the learning process. Moderator: Robert Brown, Senior Deputy Director, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. Speaker: Case J. Dent, Instructional Systems Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, Academy Division, Aurora, Colorado A-4H Interactive Technology: Mobile Learning Room 206

Workshops Saturday, Aug. 3 t 4–5:30 p.m.

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