2024 ACA National Harbor Program Book_Winter Conference

SUNDAY, JAN. 7

10–11:30 A.M.

D-2B Trauma Informed Care Road Map: An Overview of Strategies and Key Concepts to Create and Implement a Culture of Trauma Informed Services (CEU) Track: Prisons & Jails/Social Work NEW! Room: National Harbor 3 This workshop will help identify the need for building and sustaining a culture of trauma-informed care within corrections. The CDC reports that one in four children experiences some sort of maltreatment; one in four women has experienced domestic violence; and one in five women and 2.6% of men have experienced rape at some point in their lives. Changing organizational practices to fit trauma-informed principles will transform the culture of the correctional setting. TIC practices will help facilities promote a culture of safety, empowerment, support the healing and recovery of those we serve with serious mental illness, help to avoid re-traumatization; promote staff well-being; assist with PREA investigations and decrease the chance of recidivism. Learning Objectives: • Identify what trauma is and the effects it has on the individual. • List the strategies for developing and implementing trauma-informed policies. • Ability to identify the value of how being trauma-informed helps with PREA Investigations. • Illustrate how vicarious trauma can impact Moderator: Valerie Fields , Sergeant, PREA Coordinator, Gaston County Sheriff’s Office, Gaston, North Carolina Speakers: Cortrina King , Sergeant, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte, North Carolina; Tonya King , Sergeant, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte, North Carolina; Charles Pearson , Captain, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte, North Carolina an individual’s well-being and work performance and professionalism.

WORKSHOPS

Sunday, Jan. 7 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

D-2C Navigating the Road to Promotion Track: Staff Training Room: National Harbor 4 Landing a promotion takes time and can be a challenging yet overwhelming process. In this lesson participants will discover helpful strategies such as self-awareness and identifying their motives. Knowing their strengths, areas of opportunities and the effective behaviors of those who are promoted will help participants in their career track. Through self-discovery this lesson seeks to highlight their skills and make them an exceptional candidate for a promotion. Learning Objectives: • Discuss the key attributes to a promotion. • Discover the distinct differences between being a boss and a leader. • Identify their motivation for a promotion. Moderator: Lisa Mantz , Deputy Commissioner, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Decatur, Georgia Speakers: Latera Davis , Deputy Commissioner, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Decatur, Georgia; Brian R. Moore , Training & Development Specialist, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Decatur, Georgia

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