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Professional Development Update

Benefits of ACA E-Learning Program include: –– Cost-effective, flexible options for agencies; –– Easy-to-navigate platform; –– Real-time reports; –– Job-specific interactive courses; and –– Earn recertification credits The blended learning approach saves time and cost, as well as ensuring consistency with training and increasing learners’ retention. ACA offers flexible, tailored cost options for online training to meet any size agency’s training needs and budget. Because professional development is an ongoing process,

the corrections field, on major topics such as Security and Inmate Manage- ment, Legal Issues, Mental Health, Juvenile Corrections, and Supervi- sion/Management. Some key topics covered include Contraband and Searches, Communicating Nonver- bally with Inmates, Reducing Risk of Escapes, Inmates Rights to Medical and Mental Health Care, Managing Inmates with Mental Illness, Under- standing and Preventing Suicides in Corrections, Preventing Suicides in Juvenile Corrections, Motivating Correctional Staff, Teamwork, and much more. The e-learning courses accommodate various learning styles, using different functions for ease of retention and the pace solely depends upon the learner.

professionals can also earn ACA recertification credits and main- taining a professional certification through ACA’s virtual training program is a bonus. ACA’s unified learning platform offers webinars, creates a virtual learning commu- nity, and develops a resource library for the profession. ACA’s e-learning program is committed to meeting the needs for correc- tional staff’s and foster professional growth.

Cindy Gomez is a certification specialist at the American Correctional Association.

Simone Bernateau is a correctional health coordinator at the American Correctional Association.

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