2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

including physical symptoms, emotional exhaustion, cynicism and apathy. Burnout can also lead to decreased performance and loss of valued members of the team. This interactive workshop confronts the high prevalence of burnout with strategies to promote wellness, consistent with the new ACA Wellness Policy. The focus of the workshop is translating the evidence for wellness interventions to actionable steps that engage individuals and sustain their participation in an institutional wellness initiative. Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the stages of change as they apply to employee wellness behaviors; apply evidence-based motivational principles and incentives for engaging employees in wellness initiatives; and develop three strategies to sustain a physical activity program as an employee health and wellness behavior. Moderator: Daryl Borello, Assistant Director Human Resources and Security Threat Management Administrator, Oregon Department of Corrections, Salem, Oregon Speakers: Johnny Berriochoa, M.S., Fitness Coordinator, The Change Companies, Carson City, Nevada; Melissa Piasecki, M.D., Psychiatrist, The Change Companies, Carson City, Nevada; Michelle Ryder-Grebel, M.S., Director of Treatment & Behavioral Programs, CoreCivic, Nashville, Tennessee Corrections launched an integrated, system-wide approach for jail reentry based on organizational change and collaboration between criminal justice partners. With the primary goal of improving public safety, participants will learn how to implement effective reentry strategies that enhance reintegration efforts of justice-involved adults. Objectives: Review the elements of an effective transition process; discuss implementation obstacles/challenges (voices from the field); and discuss data-based evaluation (sustaining the efforts). Moderator: P. Elizabeth Taylor, Corrections B-3E RNR Model for Effective Reentry: A System’s Perspective Room 201 In 2007, the National Institute of

Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Ed Hayes, Assistant Superintendent, Director of Inmate Programs, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Greenfield, Massachusetts; Michael Kane, Senior Project Director, Crime and Justice Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Workshops

Sunday, Aug. 4 t 12:30–2 p.m.

B-3F Aquaponics in Corrections Room 203 Within the past few years, there has been a growing movement of sustainable practices not only within prisons but in major urban centers around the world. Also, with that

movement is the method of urban farming, which focuses on these groups and the main practice they use is aquaponics. Aquaponics can and has been applied to the development of urban farming with prisons. This method allows units to grow fresh vegetables as well as fish within the wall of any unit. This allows agencies to save money, feed offenders and apply sustainable practices within their units. This workshop covers the fundamentals of aquaponics, the basic designs of aquaponics, as well as how to troubleshoot several issues know for these systems. Objectives: Understand the fundamentals of aquaponics; design a basic aquaponic system; and be able to troubleshoot basic problems. Moderator: Tommy Norris, CEO, Greenprisons.org, Lexington, Kentucky Speakers: Michael McLeon, COIV, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Palestine, Texas; Eric White, Lieutenant, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Palestine, Texas

B-3G How to Succeed in Today’s Workforce Room 206 We are at record-low

unemployment rates. However, we are also at enormously high underemployment rates, mostly attributed to the lack of “soft skills.” One of the largest reasons

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