Parole Co-Hosts 35th Annual International Association of Correctional Training Personnel (IACTP) National Training & Performance Conference
September 23 – September 26, 2019
Omaha, NE
The Nebraska Board of Parole and Division of Parole Supervision co-hosted the IACTP conference along with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and Administrative Offices of Probation this past September. Denny Campbell, our Training and Staff Development Supervisor, led the implementation team for this conference along with staff from other agencies. Key members of the implementation team who assisted with planning and management of the conference include Andrea Degner, Tina Reil-Lux, and Jerid Wedige from the Administrative Offices of Probation; Christina Carter, Justin Rea, and Ken Sturdy from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; and Joel Denney and Cynthia Stewart from the Division of Parole Supervision. The theme of this conference was “Trainers Plant the Seeds; Agencies Reap the Harvest – Employee Engagement, Staff Retention, Strong Leadership”. Audience members included members from each of the Nebraska agencies as well as trainers and staff from agencies across the country. The conference was attended by over 140 criminal justice professionals representing agencies from 22 states and Great Britain.
On Thursday, September 26th, Denny along with Jennifer Miller, Joel Denney, and Alexandra Adams presented a workshop entitled “Evaluating Our Growth: A Model of Cyclical Data, Assessment and Training”. This workshop summarized how parole has taken evidence-based practices and applied it to staff development and training. The presenters reviewed the model and how it provides for an integration between quality assurance and continuous quality improvement with both agency-wide and individualized training initiatives. Included in this workshop was a discussion of assessment data and tools used by our agency as well as lessons learned by members of the training team that received the 2017 APPA Presidential Award. Joel Denney, who served as on-site IT support for all of the conference, and Denny Campbell were instrumental in ensuring that the conference was a success for all those in attendance.