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Professional Development

With continuing education be- ing a premium, ACA’s E-Learning program provides an opportunity to round out your correctional knowledge. As we know, the field of corrections is an everchanging one and ensuring you have the right tools to help you succeed is vital. From becoming an effective leader to peeling back layers associated with mental health, the platform covers an array of subject matter. The course information is based on exemplary correctional practices developed by subject matter experts and correctional practitioners. If you are interested in inquiring more about what ACA’s E-Learning program has to offer, please visit www.aca.org or contact our staff at elearning@aca.org! Cindy Gomez is a certification specialist for the American Correctional Association. Ryan Smith is a professional development coordinator for the American Correctional Association.

Juvenile Corrections The Juvenile Corrections course package is tailored to those who work specifically with the juvenile population. If you currently work with juveniles or are even curious about learning more, this course is perfect for you! This package highlights the prevalence of mental health issues involving juveniles and appropriate ways to manage this population. There are currently 7 individual courses that tackle juve- nile related topics with some of them including: –– Duties of Juvenile Carework- ers — examines the juvenile careworker’s role as a role model, supervisor, and leader. –– Managing Juvenile Offenders with Mental Illness — you will learn how to identify juvenile offenders with mental illness, both during and after the intake process. –– Preventing Suicides in Juve- nile Corrections — gives you a basic understanding of suicidal behavior by dispelling the com- mon myths surrounding suicide and identifying the risk factors and protective factors associ- ated with suicide.

Supervision/Management ACA’s Supervision/Management course package offers valuable tools for supervisors in developing their supervision skills and strategies to effectively manage the correctional population as well as working with their peers. This course package is an affordable one that provides insight on supervision within a correctional setting. Providing top-notch leader- ship is crucial to the operations of an institution – this course allows you to sharpen your tools through 5 indi- vidual courses. –– Becoming an Effective Correctional Supervisor — examines the skills necessary to become an effective supervisor, allow you to evaluate yourself in important supervisory areas, and increase your awareness of newly discovered skills. – – Motivating Correctional Staff — provides leaders with the tools to motivate staff. –– Teamwork — learn how to build an effective team and be a valuable team member.

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