2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

Saturday, Aug. 12 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

WORKSHOPS

Criminal Justice Office of the Independent Ombudsman. • Understand the value of being independent while maintaining ties to the agency. • Appreciate the challenges that come with organizational change. Moderator: Bryan Collier , TDCJ Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas Speakers: Chris Cirrito , Chief Audit Executive, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas; Brian Patrick , Director, Office of the Independent Ombudsman, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas C-2E The New Prison Seminary Model Track: Prisons Room 202-B Field Ministers serve various institutions across the State to promote moral rehabilitation within the Florida Department of Corrections. Field Ministers are often assigned to specific

areas for ministry. These graduates are being utilized by the institutional Chaplaincy Department and are afforded a variety of ministry opportunities to serve their peers. Their counsel, ministry and discipleship is something incredibly important to the population incarcerated in our system. Bringing comfort and a sense of normality to a correctional environment not only helps the incarcerated but helps our staff. Learning Objectives: • To know what a Field Minister is. • How a Field Minister functions in a correctional setting. • The benefits of having a Field Minister at your institution. Moderators: Shane Baker , Warden, Hardee Correctional Institution, Florida Department of Corrections, Bowling, Florida; Johnny Frambo , Chief of Chaplaincy Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida

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