2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

Communication – Collaboration – Success! [CEU] Room 201-A

implementing transformational Parole Practices in Juvenile Parole throughout the state of Ohio. Moderator: Michael Garrett , Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio Speakers: Kris Bassett , Regional Administrator, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Cleveland, Ohio; David Tobin , Regional Administrator, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio Giving Change a Chance: Co-Creating a Positive Correctional Culture Room 202-C Workplace culture drives staff satisfaction, retention, employee wellness and impacts how effectively organizations can carry out their mission. The shared beliefs, values and behaviors that are normative in correctional settings do not have to be chaos, confrontation or routine violence. Correctional agencies that create positive cultures are safer, have higher staff retention, fewer mandates and happier staff — due, in part, to employees seeing their direct and positive impact on the people in their custody. Join staff from the Maine Department of Corrections and a previously incarcerated person as they discuss the specific changes made over the last five years, now termed the “Maine Model of Corrections,” and how those approaches have drastically improved the culture, and benefitted staff and residents alike. Moderator: Laura Rodas , Director of Education, Staff Development & Training, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine Speakers: Chandler Dugal , Augusta, Maine; William Segler , Sergeant, Women’s Center Unit Manager, Maine Department of Corrections — Maine Correctional Center, Windham, Maine; Peter Servidio , Education Program Coordinator, Maine Department of Corrections — Maine Correctional Center, Windham, Maine

Successful reentry to the community following a period of incarceration can be challenging for the returning citizen. Enhanced communication and collaboration between stakeholders can help ease this transition and contribute to better outcomes. This workshop offers several recommendations that correctional agencies can implement to achieve this goal. Returning citizens, and more broadly the community of individuals with lived experience, are important stakeholders who are often neglected. Efforts to improve communication and collaboration should be informed by those who are directly experiencing or have experienced the reentry process. These individuals offer their diverse knowledge and skills to better inform service providers, thus creating a more cohesive and successful return to community. Moderator: Kathryn Clark Hall , Chief Probation Officer (Retired), Virginia Department of Corrections, Norfolk, Virginia Speakers: Alan Dorrough , Workforce Development Specialist, Virginia Department of Corrections, Indian Creek Correctional Center, Chesapeake, Virginia; Lee E. Robbins, Jr. , Founder/CEO, Life Empowerment Enterprises, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia; Ebony Sessoms , Senior Probation Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections, District — Norfolk Probation & Probation, Norfolk, Virginia Ohio Department of Youth Service’s Implementation of Transformational Parole [CEU] Room 201-B Probation transformation around the state of Ohio and research from the Annie E. Casey Foundation has found that youth centered, community focused models utilizing professional organizations that focus on personal growth and positive behavior changes is the most effective way for youth under community supervision to reach long-term success. This presentation will provide an overview of these transformation supervision practices as well as share how the Ohio Department of Youth Services has begun

Saturday, Aug. 17 ▼ 2–3:30 p.m.

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