2025 ACA 155th Congress of Correction Denver_Program Book

ACA Seeks Book Authors Do you have experience in corrections and the desire to inform others about what you have learned? If so, you are a potential ACA author. We are seeking corrections professionals to submit book manuscripts for review and consideration on a variety of subject matter.

Possible topics include • Ethics in corrections. • Effective mental health treatment. • Sex offender monitoring and treatment. • Financial management in corrections. • Programs for long-term offenders. • Staff training. • Greening of corrections: innovative strategies. • Preparing offenders for reentry. • Incarcerated women: reducing recidivism.

WORKSHOPS

Sunday, Aug. 24 ▼ 1–2:30 p.m.

Your suggestions for books on other topics are welcome. For more information, please contact 800-222-5646, ext. 0193.

Gaining a Slight Edge: Innovative and Promising Practices to Enhance Employee Professional Development Room 108 Overview: The evolving landscape of corrections demands innovative training and professional development strategies to enhance staff performance, ensure safety and improve rehabilitation outcomes. This presentation explores cutting-edge approaches to training and skill-building in correctional settings, including technology-driven learning solutions, competency-based development models, and low-tech, no-tech strategies that can be used in any training environment. We will explore ideas from corrections as well as what we can learn from other industries. Moderator: Mara Dodson , Director Strategy and Growth, The Moss Group, Atlanta, Georgia Speakers: Adam Baswell , Director, Office of Professional Development, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia; Hope Cooper , Project Director, The Moss Group, Denver, Colorado; Ryan Jackson , President, LiftUp Labs, Denton, Texas; Laura Rodas , Director of Education, Staff

Development and Training, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine

Reentry with Purpose: From the Losing Loop to the Winner’s Circle Room 103 Overview: This workshop introduces Winner’s Circle, a reentry and vocational training program created by a formerly incarcerated woman who went on to become the top B2B tech sales rep at Microsoft. Reentry with Purpose: From the Losing Loop to the Winner’s Circle offers correctional staff a proven, replicable model that helps shift inmate mindsets, builds emotional intelligence and teaches real-world business skills. Participants will learn how implementing this program can improve institutional behavior, reduce recidivism and support a safer, more purpose-driven correctional environment. Speakers: Shelley Winner , Founder, Winner’s Circle, Rancho Cordova, California; Heath Guinn, Co-founder, Winner’s Circle, Kingport, Tennessee; Tess Korth , Retired Correctional Program Manager, Bureau of Prisons, Dublin, California

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