2024 ACA National Harbor Program Book_Winter Conference

SUNDAY, JAN. 7

8–9:30 A.M.

D-1C Metro Reentry Facility: Transforming Minds While Rebuilding Lives (CEU) Track: Reentry/Community Corrections/ Social Work NEW! Room: National Harbor 4 It is common knowledge that those who have been incarcerated face difficulties upon release. Many states and agencies have acknowledged this fact and have attempted to address the needs and concerns of returning citizens. The Georgia Department of Corrections has developed a facility that is fully committed to progressive and successful offender reentry through innovative programs and community partnerships. Learning Objectives: • Understand the challenges of someone who is preparing for release and post-release. • Show the effects of targeted programming, based on an assessment, countering criminogenic behaviors. positively support the population housed at the Metro Reentry Facility while positively impacting the Metro Atlanta area. Moderator: Yolande Fraser , Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia Speakers: Yolande Fraser , Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia; Donna Tebought , Director-Office of Reentry Services, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia D-1D Recovery Housing: Cultivating Positive Inmate Behavior by Offering Opportunities for Recovery, Personal Accountability, Wellness and Healing (CEU) Track: ACA Resources/Social Work NEW! Room: National Harbor 5 Peer Recovery Housing provides inmates an opportunity to incorporate a holistic, whole-person-model approach to addressing substance use and cognitive disorders in an • Describe the processes Georgia has implemented to identify, prepare and

D-1B Finding a Solution to Correctional Staff Vacancies

Track: Prisons and Jails Room: National Harbor 3

During the last several Congresses and Winter meetings, the ACA Staff Wellness Committee has hosted workshops that have examined the severe shortages of correctional officers in adult and juvenile detention across the U.S., and the impact those shortages were having on employee’s wellness and facility safety and security. This workshop will delve into what three correctional agencies are doing to create innovative approaches to recruit and retain qualified individuals who will become future corrections professionals. Panel members will discuss the strategies their agencies are using to address these workforce challenges, reduce overtime and promote employee wellness. Learning Objectives: • Identify new recruitment and retention approaches being used by federal, state and local correctional agencies and community corrections organizations. • Discuss why current recruitment and retention efforts are not meeting the demand for a qualified workforce in institutional and community corrections. • Understand how successful recruitment and retention strategies can have a direct impact on employee’s wellness and facility safety and security. Moderator: Zach Erdman , Operations and Policy Manager, Oregon Department of Corrections, Salem, Oregon Speakers: Sam Abed , Director of the D.C. Youth Services Administration, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Laurel Harry , Secretary of Corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; Ramona Wheeler , Chief HR Officer, Alvis, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, Co-Chair, ACA Ethics Committee

WORKSHOPS Sunday, Jan. 7 ▼ 8–9:30 a.m.

152 — ACA 2024 Winter Conference | National Harbor, MD