2026 ACA 156th Congress of Correction Pittsburgh_Planning Guide

Workshops Tentative List

■ Safety Starts with You: Being Physically and Mentally Prepared for Your Tour of Duty Can Greatly Decrease the Risk of Workplace Assaults and Injuries ■ The Silver Tide -How the Aging Demographic will Result in Changes to the Operation, Structure and Policy of Corrections (PA OCH) ■ Speed of Trust for Correctional Staff: Building Safer, Healthier Facilities ■ Strengthening Reentry Through Economic ROI, Employer Engagement and Data-Driven Planning ■ The Success Blueprint: Empowering New Officers through Peer Support and Success Coaching ■ Talking to the Press: Why Our Story Matters ■ Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD): Survival to Self-Actualization ■ Turning Negative Circumstances into Success Stories within Juvenile Justice ■ Turning Research into Action: Improving Corrections Workforce Wellness ■ Veteran Services Within the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections ■ Vicarious Trauma and Corrections Fatigue: Strategies for Supporting Staff, Building Resiliency and Effective Self-Care ■ The Voice of the Victim: A Crime Victim’s Right to Be Treated with Respect, Reasonably Protected and the Right to be Heard ■ When Courage Meets Accountability: Building a Sustainable Victim Offender Dialogue Program

Join us for future ACA Winter Conferences and Congresses of Correction! 2027 Winter Conference Phoenix, AZ Jan. 7–10, 2027 157 th Congress of Correction Columbus, OH Aug. 19–22, 2027 2028 Winter Conference San Antonio, TX Jan. 13–16, 2028 158 th Congress of Correction Nashville, TN July 20–23, 2028

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