2022 ACA Phoenix Program Book_Winter Conference

Friday

10:30 A.M.–12 P.M.

Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to recognize and identify deviant or potentially disruptive behavior and the level of behavioral intervention that is warranted (Detect and Notify). • Participants will be able to employ methods to minimize flow of disruption into other areas/cells (isolate and contain). • Participants will be able to identify action steps available to defuse or deescalate the situation until arrival of responders. Moderator: Lee Dotson , Assistant Commissioner/Adult Corrections Ad Hoc Committee Chair, Tennessee Department of Correction, Nashville, Tennessee Speakers: Ennice Hobbs Jr. , CCE, Deputy Director, Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF) Department of the Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Maribel Gloria , LCSW, Social Worker, Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF) Department of the Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Lee Dotson , Assistant Commissioner of Operations, Tennessee Department of Corrections, Nashville, Tennessee This session will focus on the growing drug trends Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents are encountering in the Southwest United States and across the country. The session will focus on new types of synthetics, increasing prevalence of stimulants, and how corrections can interact with DEA offices. When first responders encounter illicit substances, they must be aware of the risk of exposure and how to decrease distribution throughout a facility. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge about current drug trends in the United States. B-2C Drug Enforcement Administration Current Trends and Impacts to Corrections Room 126B Track: Prisons/Jails

B-2A Leveraging Passion into Productivity: The Role of the Volunteer and COVID-19 Room 125B Track: Prisons A panel from Prison Fellowship will present how the role of volunteers supports the efforts of correctional staff in leveraging the passion of the volunteer into productive programs. Learning Objectives: • Understand how volunteers are engaged and supported to guide program participants inside correctional facilities, including how to pivot volunteer engagement virtually during COVID-19 restrictions. • Appreciate the value of passionate volunteers and the positive impact they have within the realm of correctional facilities and outside communities. • Summarize the roles volunteers play in programming and use of virtual resources. Moderator: Annie Goebel , Bureau Program Director, Prison Fellowship, Estero, Florida Speakers: Kenneth Herman , Director of Chaplaincy Services, Arizona Department of Corrections, Buckeye, Arizona; Jermaine Wilson , Field Director, Prison Fellowship, Kansas City, Kansas; Nathan Hale , Field Director, Prison Fellowship, Phoenix, Arizona B-2B Behavioral Intervention in a Correctional Setting Room 126A Track: Prisons Behavioral Intervention is increasingly necessary within corrections as more offenders are being received with underlying mental health and behavior problems. To ensure the safety and security of the staff and offenders, it is important correctional staff recognize and identify potential disruptive behavior and respond with an appropriate level of intervention required to return to normal facility operations.

Friday, Jan. 7 t 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Workshops

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