2025 Conference Program

Attention Texas Attendees!  Sessions are in the process of TCOLE approval.

2025 AJA Conference Workshop Program
All workshops will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center

Partnership Saturday, May 17
Our participating partners this year are:

• Jails and Justice Support Center
• BJA CorWellness
• National Commission on Correctional Health Care 

SUNDAY, May 18

8:00 AM -9:30 AM
Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Risked-Based Inspection Process	Room 201 A
Building and Remodeling Individuals' Lives During and After Incarceration	Room 203 B
Competency Restoration: An Emerging Solution to the Mental Health Crisis	Room 204 A
Including the Excluded: Reaching Staff Who Don't Feel They Belong	Room 201 C
Professional Courage: Leading in a Challenging Environment	Room 202 B

 

9:45 AM-11:15 AM
Building on Community Strengths: Collaborating with External Partners to Create Safer Jail Environments	Room 203 C
Designing Inclusive Education: Building Special Education Programs in Correctional Facilities	Room 203 A
Jail Suicide Litigation: Save Lives and Avoid Lawsuits	Room 204 B
Leading Boomers to Zoomers	Room 201 B
Use Of Force Review - How We Do It!	Room 202 A

 

1:15 PM-2:45 PM
A Plot Against the Downtown Detention Center	Room 204 A
Improving Jail Climate and Culture Through Procedural Justice Training	Room 203 B
Jails and the Opioid Crisis	Room 202 B
Raising the Bar: Effective Strategies for Evaluating Corrections Officers	Room 201 A
Safety Starts with You: Reducing Workplace Injuries and Assaults	Room 201 C

 

3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Preventing Suicide in Jails: Effective Strategies for Safety and Compliance	Room 201 B
Securing the Legacy: Succession, Culture, and Innovation (Cosponsored by JJSC)	Ballroom C
Table Talk: Engaging Employees in Organizational Wellness Through Innovative Initiatives	Room 204 B
Wellbeing in Corrections: New research in resilience and developing your own toolkit	Room 203 A
Why The Badge Matters	Room 203 C

MONDAY, May 19

2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Battling Burnout to Quell Quiet Quitting	Room 201 A
Behavior Management Team: Managing Difficult Inmates: Part 1	Room 202 B
Closing The Revolving Door: A Different Approach to ReEntry & Recidivism	Room 203 B
Jails and Justice Support Center: Screening, Assessment, and Your Jail (Cosponsored by JJSC)	Room 201 C
Special Programs Inside Texas Jails	Room 204 A
Yoga For First Responders	Ballroom C

 

3:45 PM-5:15 PM
Behavior Management Team: Managing Difficult Inmates: Part 2	Room 202 B
Motivational Interviewing	Room 203 C
Navigating Personal Journeys: Mastering Your Individual Race	Room 204 B
Recruitment in Jails: Strategies, Challenges, and Solutions (Cosponsored by JJSC)	Room 201 B
Staffing Analysis Implementation Project: Learn How This Program Could Help Your Facility Work More Efficiently, Assess Data, and Determine Your True Staffing Needs (Cosponsored by NIC)	Room 202 A
You Only Get One Shot To Do It Right	Room 203 A

 

TUESDAY, May 20

7:15 AM-7:55 AM
Yoga For First Responders® Physical	Ballroom C

 

12:30 PM-4:30 PM
Legal Issues:  Part I (Cosponsored by NIC)	Room 203 B

 

12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Booking Smarter: How Small Process Changes Can Decrease Future Jail Admissions	Room 201C
Corrections Tactical Teams – Risk and Liability	Room 204 A
Holistic Safety: How We Can Reimagine Our Approach Toward Safety in Corrections	Room 201 A
Mental Health De-escalation in Texas and Beyond: Collaboration is the Key to Progress	Room 202 B
The Challenges of Responsibility: Why Is It So Hard To Take Responsibility for Our Own Mistakes?	Ballroom C

 

2:15 PM-3:45 PM
Building a Foundation for Success: Why Trauma Informed Culture Change is the Key to Effective Wellness Programs	Room 204 B
Emotional Support and Advocacy: Untangling and Moving Beyond the PREA Standards	Room 203 C
Grief in Corrections: Leveraging Funeral Streaming Technology to Enhance Correctional Safety and Support Mental Health	Room 201 B
Transformative Leadership: Crafting Culture and Inspiring Change	Room 203 A

 

4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Correctional Officers Influence - Your Voice Matters	Room 201 C
Reinventing Correctional Care to Address a Changing and Complex Jail Population	Room 201 A
Safe Space: Classification and Housing Strategies for Transgender and High-Risk Individuals	Room 204 A
Mindfulness-Based Wellness & Resiliency for Jail Professionals	Room 202B

 

WEDNESDAY, May 21
 

8:00 AM-11:15  AM
Legal Issues: Part II	Room 203 A

 

8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Corrections K9 - Narcotics Start to Finish	Room 203 B
Harnessing Leadership and Culture: The Pillars of Effective Jail Management (Cosponsored by JJSC)	Room 201 A
How to Build Correctional Health RFPs to Reduce Lawsuits and Improve Outcomes	Room 204 A
Time Management: Where Does Your Time Go vs Where Should It Go?	Room 201 C

 

9:45 AM-11:15 AM
Bridging Valor: Challenges and Solutions for Veterans in Corrections and Incarceration	Room 203 C
The Ten Families of Risk by Gordon Graham	Ballroom C

                                                                                                                           
Schedule is subject to change.
 

8:00 AM -9:30 AM
Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Risked-Based Inspection Process	Room 201 A
Building and Remodeling Individuals' Lives During and After Incarceration	Room 203 B
Competency Restoration: An Emerging Solution to the Mental Health Crisis	Room 204 A
Including the Excluded: Reaching Staff Who Don't Feel They Belong	Room 201 C
Professional Courage: Leading in a Challenging Environment	Room 202 B