We are offering workshops that deal with 5 major themes of interest to Women Working in Corrections and Juvenile Justice.  These codes are used throughout the workshop descriptions that follow to give you additional information about each workshop.

LL:                   Leadership at all Levels
OJ:                   Offender Journey
CC:                   Corrections and the Community
WC:                  Workplace Climate
BH:                   Living a Balanced and Healthy Life

DOUBLE:           Double Workshop, 3 hours.  All other workshops are 1.5 hours.

Monday 10:30 – 12:00

Wired for Connection:  How Empathy, Shame and Vulnerability Affect Helping and Healing (BH) DOUBLE
Presenter:        Dr. Brené Brown (Speaker at Opening Session Monday morning)
Summary:         How does shame differ from guilt, embarrassment and humiliation?  What is shame resilience, and what role does empathy play in its development?  Come to this workshop and learn how to free yourself and be more effective.

The Challenges of the Female Offender (OJ)
Presenter(s):    Victoria Lynn Hubbard, Correction Warden Assistant 2
Summary:         This workshop will address the importance of correctional officials developing gender responsive strategies in order to effectively manage and respond to the needs of female offenders.  It will include information on the Pathways Perspective and describe a woman’s journey home to stay (Re-Entry).

Your Life, Your Choice, Your Coach:  Reaching your Optimum Success (BH) DOUBLE
Presenter:         Jeanna Gomez, Certified Professional Coach, TX
Summary:         Is your goal to become a better employee or employer?  A better spouse or parent?  Many of us struggle in making positive decisions, and setting life goals. Through Personal Coaching you can obtain the motivation, self-esteem and direction to reach your goals and obtain the rewards you deserve.

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace (WC)
Presenter(s):     Terry Carlson, Warden; Becky Dooley, Program Manager, Minnesota
Summary:         The vision for the Conflict Resolution Initiative has been to transform the workplace culture of a state correctional facility to one where all staff are treated as, and feel that they are, the agency’s most valued resource.  Participants will gain knowledge about three types of conflict resolution processes and the principles of transformative and restorative mediation.

Women Professionals in Corrections:  A Growing Asset (WC)
Presenter(s):     Darla Elliott, Warden, AZ; Odie Washington, Senior Vice President; Carl Nick, Executive Director, Management and Training Corp., UT
Summary:         The number of women in the corrections workforce is projected to increase at a greater rate than the number of men.  Presenters will discuss the value women bring to the workplace, describe the reasons gender specific training is needed, and others ways corrections agencies can support women employees.

Des Moines Women’s Residential Program (OJ) DOUBLE
Presenter(s):     Peggy Urtz, Residential Manager, IA
Summary:         This 48-bed facility houses only women and also provides a wing where they can have their children reside with them.  Hear about the typical day of an offender in this unique environment, and how gender-responsive strategies are put into practice in providing cognitive-skills based programming.  (Tour)

Monday 2:00 – 3:30

Wired for Connection – Continued

Your Life, Your Choice, Your Coach:  Reaching your Optimum Success – Continued

Des Moines Women’s Residential Program – Continued

Connecting the Dots (CC)
Presenter(s):     Jim Rubenstein, Commissioner, DOC, WV; Terrence Rusin, President and CEO, PSIMED; Bob Rubenstein, Marshall University Graduate School; Rita Pauley, Regional Administrator, PSIMED
Summary:         State government and private enterprise have collaborated to provide seamless programming for incarcerated adult offenders.  Find out how collaboration can assist in staff recruitment/selection/retention, leadership development and providing cost effective mental health services for offenders.

Riding Shotgun:  Mentoring Toward a Successful Destination (LL)
Presenter(s):     Karen Schmitz, Field Supervisor; Cari J. Taylor, Deputy Warden, WI
Summary:         How many times in your career have you wished someone was sitting in the passenger seat, helping you navigate the roads of your professional life?  Whether you are an experienced driver or the new kid behind the wheel, this workshop will help you explore the positive effects of a mentoring relationship.

The Trust Quotient:  Five Behaviors of Highly Ethical Leaders (LL)
Presenter(s):     Wendy Williams, Director of Training; Scarlotte Carroll, Training Supervisor, AL
Summary:         Trust is a critical component in managing an organization.  Why are so many organizations experiencing a loss of trust?  Learn to differentiate between myths and realities about trust.  Learn what character behaviors help to establish and grow trust, and what behaviors negatively affect organizational trust.

The Rise and Fall of Superwoman (BH)
Presenter:         Susan Jones, Warden, CO
Summary:         Presenter will address the greatest myth ever perpetrated on the modern day woman:  not only can we have it all, we should want it all.  Learn to critically evaluate your priorities in order to more effectively manager your professional and private life.

Tuesday 8:00 – 9:30

Merging EBP and Gender Responsive Research (OJ) ALL DAY
Presenter(s):     Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten, Canada
Summary:         What are the promising practices in reducing criminal justice involvement as well as enhancing the lives of women and girls?  Dr. Van Dieten (the author of Moving On and other cognitive-based curricula) will provide information on best practices research and philosophy, and the guiding practices and core elements of a case management model designed specifically for women.  She will also share results from implementing and evaluating this model in two states.

Families Also Serve Time: How We Can Help the Journey of an Offender’s Family (CC)
Presenter(s):     Stephen R. Weis, Community Treatment Coordinator, IA
Summary:         Learn how the F.A.S.T. Program helps families of offenders deal with guilt, substance abuse, grieving and other emotions, and re-establish their support for a family member’s re-entry.

Women Firsts in Leadership Positions (LL)
Presenter(s):     Judy Bradshaw, Chief of Police, Des Moines; Nancy Sebring, Superintendent of Des Moines Schools; Sandra Clubb, Athletic Director, Drake University; Linda Murken, Community Corrections Director; Lt. Donna Brookes, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, IA
Summary:         A panel of women from diverse fields who are the first women in their executive positions will share and discuss the challenges, the successes, and their learning in positions that were always previously held by men.  Time for discussion.

The Journey Through the Mountains (WC)
Presenter(s):     PSIMED CORRECTIONS, LLC Christy L. Flores, MSW, LICSW Program Mentor – Adult Offender Services; Trudi Blaylock, MA Director of Programs – Juvenile Offender Services; Rita Pauley, MA, LSW Vice President of Operations,; Jennifer Ballard, MA Director of Programs, WV
Summary:         A look at the development of system-wide collaboration/partnership among female leaders within the West Virginia correctional system.  Goals are to establish respect for females in a rural patriarchal system and to build an integrated, gender-respectful system.

Circles of Support:  How Do We Get Started? (CC)
Presenters:       Ann Schoen, Re-Entry Social Worker; Tim Kampmann, Probation and Parole Agent, WI
Summary:         A strength-based approach to link community volunteers with parolees to reduce recidivism.  Learn about the partnerships among the prison, community corrections and Circles of Support; networking with community stake holders and funding options.

Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce (WC) DOUBLE
Presenter(s):     Evelyn Bush, Corrections Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections; Sherese Brewington-Carr, Re-Entry Coordinator, DE
Summary:         Understand the richness each generation brings to the workplace, and the value of recruiting, managing and retaining the future leaders of our systems.  Learn to identify the characteristics, and values and beliefs, of each generation, and how to strategize to integrate these characteristics to promote successful operations.
           

Tuesday 10:00 – 11:30

Merging EBP and Gender Responsive Research - Continued

Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce – Continued

Celebrating Women in Corrections (WC)
Presenter(s):     Jeffie Wiggens, Administrator; Dawn Sides, Warden; Ruby Dickey, Program Manager; Martha Buchanan, Associate Warden; Mary Lampert, former Corrections Officer, WY
Summary:         Are we doing enough to address the challenges faced by women working in corrections?  This workshop will help you identify the challenges, roles and professional boundaries, by creating a forum for women to be able to speak openly and strategize together in a safe environment.

Leadership Perspectives for the Correctional Professional (LL)
Presenter:         Michael K. Nalley, Regional Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, KS
Summary:         The top corrections professionals make the transition from manager to leader by making the most of their inherent talents, understanding the challenges they will face, and taking time to learn important skills. Learn how a leader communicates effectively, develops relationships, leads at any level and trains leadership.

Relational Aggression:  Anger and Girls in the Juvenile Justice System (OJ)
Presenter:         Kathy Nesteby, Coordinator, Iowa Gender Specific Services Task Force, IA
Summary:         Increase your knowledge of, and gain practical tools to address, relationship development, relational aggression and anger/violence among young women in the juvenile justice system.

Your Thoughts Are Killing You:  A Cognitive Perspective on Stress (BH)
Presenter:         Russ Fry, Community Treatment Coordinator (retired), IA
Summary:         What you think determines how you feel and what you do.  Certain thoughts create stress, which not only wears your body out prematurely, but also causes much unnecessary physical and emotional pain.  Learn about stress and how you can eliminate much of it through managing your thinking style.

Tuesday 1:30 – 3:00

Merging EBP and Gender Responsive Research - Continued

Reform Movement in Corrections:  It’s Coming to a Town Near You (CC)
Presenter(s):     Dianne Gadow, Texas Youth Commission; Robert Rosenbloom, Deputy Commissioner, Dept. of Juvenile Justice, TX
Moderator:        Carolyn Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Youth Development
Summary:         Overview of reform movement currently taking hold in the field of juvenile justice.  The efforts of Louisiana, Georgia and Texas will be highlighted.  Key elements of the reform movement – partnerships and transparency – plus the impact it may have on other areas in corrections will be discussed.

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly:  Lessons of Women’s Leadership from Trailblazers  (LL)
Presenters:       Kathy Waters, Director, Adult Probation, AZ; Francine Perretta, Director, Probation, NY. 
Summary:         Each presenter’s story is a chronicle of her leadership development, leadership style and individual and system change process.  The emerging themes are both personal and collective, and have broad application for women working in corrections today.  Workshop sponsored by Association of Women Executives in Corrections (AWEC)

Effective Staff Training:  Bridging the Generation Gap (WC)
Presenter:         Jennifer Stanwick-Klimek, Associate Warden of Operations, SD
Summary:         This session will examine the training needs of those up and coming millennial staff, and expose participants to opportunities to bridge the gap between learning and doing.  Will include examples of non-traditional methods of presentation delivery, testing and evaluation.

Girls, Delinquency and Programming:  Gender Matters (OJ) DOUBLE
Presenter:         Dr. Meda Chesney-Lind (Speaker at Closing Session Wednesday morning)
Summary:         A critical examination of the trends in female juvenile delinquency with a specific focus on current research.  Will also explore the treatment of girls in the juvenile justice system and the increasing rate of incarceration of girls.

Changing the Culture by Leading through Empowerment (LL)
Presenter(s):     Patricia Barnhart, Deputy Warden; Cynthia Follen, Re-Entry Facility Coordinator; Tina Leahy, Human Resource Developer; Sonia Warchock, Area Manager; Janinie LaCroix, Assistant Business Manager; Synthia Hughes, Assistant Deputy Warden, MI
Summary:         Leadership training is important in the development of a new culture.  Presenters will discuss the leadership training developed in the Michigan Dept. of Corrections, to include the empowerment of staff at all levels within the workplace, motivating staff through using teams, and strengthening departments through inclusion.

Women in Corrections:  Factors that Increase Vulnerability to Sexual Misconduct (WC)
Presenter(s):     Brenda V. Smith, Professor/Project Director NIC Project on Addressing Prison Rape, Washington College of Law, D.C.
Summary:         Discussion of situations which make female staff members vulnerable to staff sexual conduct - sexual harassment, cross-gender supervision, isolation, gender discrimination, lack of support and training – and what can be done about it.

Tuesday 3:30 – 5:00

Merging EBP and Gender Responsive Research - Continued

Girls, Delinquency and Programming:  Gender Matters - Continued

Changing the Culture by Leading through Empowerment - Continued

Factors that Increase Vulnerability to Sexual Misconduct – Continued

To Be or Not To Be – One of the Boys (WC)
Presenter(s):     Luella Burke, Warden (retired); Pam Withrow, Warden (retired), MI
Summary:         A light-hearted but thought-provoking review of two women’s adventures during corrections careers in the last quarter of the 20th century.  How to handle sexual harassment, challenges based on gender, and other issues facing women working in a male-dominated working environment.  Time for discussion.

Can We Talk?  (WC)
Presenter(s):     Roberta Fews, Deputy Director, Division of Program and Support Services; Shelith Hansbro, Chief, Community Outreach; Daria McCarthy-Smith, Manager, Employee Services; DeDe Short, Public Relations Officer; Dona Howell, Coordinator, Addiction Recovery Management Services Unit, IL
Summary:         Learning to be a successful communicator is an essential element for any woman in a criminal justice profession. Through the use of both didactic and experiential techniques, presenters will provide you with skills to avoid gender miscues and communicate effectively in a male-dominated criminal justice environment.