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                                    21P8009: Promoting Wellness and Resiliency In Correctional Staff

      

                    
          
    21P8009:  Promoting Wellness and Resiliency in Correctional Staff
Webinar Summary:

Do you want to see what some of the latest data and promising practices are revealing about staff wellness for corrections officers and staff?  Would you like to learn how to apply a holistic approach to your workplace along the continuum of preventive to reactive responses?  Correctional staff face significant stress and challenges in maintaining wellness and resiliency in the workplace.  There is emerging evidence that effective strategies and programs exist; however, they often occur in a piecemeal or sporadic fashion.  This webinar provides academic insight into the current research on officer wellness and references emerging areas of innovative practices.  It includes practitioner expertise on valuable resources and support for correctional officers and staff.  We will move from preventive to reactive strategies and build on new approaches to increase resiliency.  Participants will learn what research and practice tell us about the short and long-term effects that working in corrections can have and how to promote staff wellness and manage trauma in response to what they experience.

**Learning Objectives:**

During this one-hour interactive webinar, participants will

develop an understanding of the current research on correctional staff wellness and resiliency,
	learn how to apply a holistic approach to their workplace, and
	gain knowledge on promising real-world practices that can assist and promote both wellness and resiliency.Speakers

Dr. Hayden Smith is an Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina.  His principal focus of study is the intersection of the criminal justice and public health systems.  Core areas include self-injurious and suicidal behaviors in incarcerated populations, physical and mental health needs in correctional settings, jail diversion, reentry initiatives, and correctional staff well-being and safety.  Dr. Smith has expertise in program evaluation and policy analysis and has worked with numerous correctional and health systems.

Ms. Karin Ho is the Director for Victim Services with the South Carolina Department of Corrections.  She has more than 30 years of victim advocacy experience and over 25 years in corrections.  Recognizing how correctional staff were affected by traumatic events, she implemented the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Peer Team and Post Critical Incident Seminars for employees with ongoing trauma-related issues.  As part of the CISM Team, Karin is the handler for a specially trained trauma dog who responds to correctional staff throughout the state.

The presenters have engaged in several academic-practitioner partnerships that address correctional officer and staff well-being.

Who Should Attend?

Any employee of a state, federal or local correctional jurisdiction.

How Do I Register?

Follow this link to register in NIC’s WebEx Event Centerhttps://nicmeetings.webex.com/nicmeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0f972cfffb0d108afe22ad03ebacadfc

Who Do I Contact for More Information?

**Content and Technical Contact**Scott W. Richards, Correctional Program Specialist, NIC Prison’s Division

How Do I Participate Effectively In a WebEx Event Center Webinar? How Do I Get Ready?

For the best experience in your next NIC WebEx Event Center webinar, you’ll need a hands-free telephone, headset or earbuds, and an internet-enabled computer.  For optimum learning, be in a quiet place, free from distractions/interruptions, sight-and-sound separated from others, where you can concentrate on what is happening during the webinar.  A separate office space with a door to close is an ideal setting.  Connect to the webinar audio bridge via a hands-free telephone, using earbuds/headset connected to your phone/cell phone, so your hands are free to interact with your keyboard.

While tablets and smartphones are also compatible with WebEx Events Center, several of the features are limited, and most devices require the installation of the Cisco WebEx app.  Regardless of which device you plan to use, test its compatibility here.  The link provides a quick test, and we strongly encourage you to do this before the webinar.  If your browser does not pass the test, contact Webex Technical Support at 1-877-669-1782 and tell them you will be attending an NIC webinar on NIC’s Webex site at http://nicmeetings.webex.com.  They can help you troubleshoot connectivity issues.

NIC strongly recommends consulting with your agency/local IT, as you may encounter pop-up blocking and/or firewall issues that block the NIC Webex webinar url.

Click https://nicic.gov/webinar-vilt-readiness  for further information on NIC’s live webinars, including (cost = free!), how to obtain training credit from your agency, and much more!

Event Date
              Tue, 02/02/2021 - 12:00 pm MST
 to Tue, 02/02/2021 - 01:00 pm MST Return to top

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