THE IOWA CORRECTIONS ASSOCIATION
Women In Corrections
Presents:
Self-Reliance
17th Annual Women’s Conference
September 17th and 18th, 2015
Christian Conference Center
5064 Lincoln Street
Newton, Iowa
641-792-1266
“Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom,
and being one’s own person is its ultimate reward.” Patricia Sampson
THE CONFERENCE JOURNEY
PURPOSE:
The conference provides an opportunity for team building and networking with other corrections professionals. It is a combination of fun and learning that provides a relief from the day-to-day stressors of our jobs and opens the door to both personal and professional growth. It is a way to renew our personal energy to face the day-to-day challenges of our jobs and life.
AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 17
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Welcome
9:30 AM – 10:15 AMTeneil Jones, Iowa State Penitentiary
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – NoonCross Gender Supervision – Marlene Marsh, Central Office
Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Judy Morrison, Native American Spiritual Consultant
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM – 5:00 PMNuts and Bolts of Team Building – Theresa Tometich
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner
Starts at 7:00 PM Evening Activities
SEPTEMBER 18
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast (on your own)
9:00 AM – 10:15 AMIowa Correctional Institution for Women, Samantha Tucker
10:15 AM –10:30 AMBreak
10:30 AM – NoonMarshalltown Domestic Assault Response Team (DART)
Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Nuts and Bolts Follow Up
3:00 PMEvaluation, wrap up and clean up
PHYSICAL SETTING:
The conference setting is the Christian Conference Center in Newton. The Conference Center and its land offer the conference participants walking trails, woods, a place to gather, and a place for private meditation.
DIRECTIONS:
To the Center: Take exit 168 off I-80. Go south on Iowa Speedway Dr. Take a left on Lincoln St. Go 2 miles to the Christian Conference Center. There is also a great map on the Christian Conference Center website.
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance
WORKSHOPS:
Keynote SpeakerPresenters: Teneil Jones, ISP
Teneil Casady Jones is a Senior Correctional Officer at the Iowa State Penitentiary. She has been employed in institutional corrections for nine years now. She is actively involved in the Iowa Corrections Association as a vendor coordinator, and helps to recruit various business prospects from across the nation to get exposure in the state of Iowa. She has also serviced ICA as a Board Member and on the CEU committee. For the past five years Teneil has been the leader of ISP’s Crisis Negotiation Team. The ISP team claimed first place at the 2014 Iowa Crisis Negotiator’s Conference and Competition and went on to win first and second place in the prison division at nationals in San Marcos, TX. Currently Teneil is working as a Sergeant at the new ISP working with male General Population offenders. She is also active in her institution’s Cultural Diversity Committee, Staff Victimization and Support Services and is an AFSCME union steward. Teneil holds her Bachelor’s degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration and her Master’s degree in Psychology. She recently married Chris Jones, and they are expecting their first baby together in March of next year. She has three stepchildren, Kaia, Chloe, and Koby, and a dog named Shady. Her hobbies include traveling to new places, watching football, and camping with her family.
Cross Gender SupervisionPresenters: Marlene Marsh
Marlene Marsh has worked for the Department of Corrections since Sept. of 1989. She began her career as a Correctional Officer at the men’s medium/maximum security institution, Anamosa State Penitentiary. She moved to Mt. Pleasant, IA in 1996 where she became a Training Officer 1 for the Corrections Training Academy. Marlene also spent time as a Training Officer 1 at the men’s maximum security prison, Iowa State Penitentiary, in Fort Madison, IA. She currently works at the Iowa Corrections Learning Center in Des Moines, IA as a Training Specialist II. Over the course of 19 years dealing specifically with training, Marlene has moved in and out of various positions within the Learning Center. Marlene is currently a program expert in such topics as Communications, Gender Responsivity, Con Games, Personality Types (i.e. Colors), CPR, and so much more.
It’s In Our Nature course content:
I have had many opportunities throughout my 26 years with the Department of Corrections to observe and learn from offenders, along with staff, on what it means when it comes to appropriate behavior and developing professional relationships. I constantly do research in preparation for up-to-date information on training topics such as con-games, cross-gender supervision, and gender responsivity. From this experience, the overwhelming evidence indicates that women have a tendency to build relationships and men have a tendency to have relationships. Now why would I say such a thing like that? It’s In Our Nature to do so. In this presentation we will take a look at the reasons behind why men and women cultivate such confusion when it comes to appropriately setting boundaries, developing professional relationships, and the emotional pull and toll it takes on us.
Native American CulturePresenter: Judy Morrison
Judy Morrison is a Native American Spiritual Consultant for the Department of Corrections. She is Cherokee/Osage. She is the Executive Director of the Seven Feathers Foundation. She will present insight into historical trauma & other issues affecting Native American offenders& their families.
“No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nuts and Bolts of Team BuildingPresenter: Theresa Tometich
I had completed 30 years in corrections when I retired in December 2013. I started at Oakdale/IMCC in 1983as a storekeeper, then purchasing assistant, then computer operator I and II. I spent about 13 years in the prison system; 10 years as correctional counselor at Clarinda, Anamosa and IMCC. The rest of my time was spent in 6th district community corrections as PPO in Linn and Johnson County,aresidential counselor at the Hinzman Center and Hope House, an intensive PPO3, a Sex Offender PPO and a residential supervisor at the Nelson Center.
Objectives of this workshop:
1)To complete a shared goal.
2)Decision making by group consensus.
3)Establish and agree upon ground rules.
4)Participatory leadership.
5)Open and honest communication among group members.
Member will encourage one another to take risks by trying something different. The small groups will value diversity and the opinions of others. The groups will share the completed project and how the guidelines for the groups were implemented.
Evening Activities
There will be an informal group empowerment meeting. We are encouraging women to attend and share their stories of wisdom and insight they have learned and believe will assist other conference participants.
Iowa Correctional Institution for WomenPresenter: Samantha Tucker
From religious programming to re-entry, the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women partners with over 400 volunteers to provide services to the women incarcerated in Iowa. I am assigned as the Volunteer Coordinator for the facility and have witnessed the impact the volunteer program has on the community as well as theoffenders. I will discuss some of the most influential volunteer based programming offered at ICIW.
Marshalltown Domestic Assault Resource Team (DART)
Presenter(s): Sadie Weekly, Sarah Tupper, Andrea Johnson, Sue Tufte, Julie Brandt
Marshalltown has a unique DART team who meet weekly to discuss domestic assault cases in Marshall County, and as a team we work toward responding to and trouble -shooting cases. This panel will discuss domestic assault laws, share victim experience and discuss the newest curriculum being used in the field as well as explain how this team operates. The Marshall County DART team is the IDAP coordinator for DCS, the County Attorney’s Victim Coordinator, the Assistant County Attorney who handles the domestic cases, and the Community Victim Advocate.
“You are constantly invited to be what you are.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
THINGS TO BRING
- Treats!!
- Breakfast items (for yourself and/or to share)
- Lawn chair
- Books you no longer want for a book exchange
- Bring a saying or quote that motivates or inspires you
Additional Opportunities
Massages:
We are very happy to announce that MendiGammon, LMT from BlissSalon in Newton, will be providing massages again this year.Her schedule will be posted at the Registration Table so participants can sign up for a massage.Ahalf hour massage is $35.00 and an hour massage is $60.00.
Evaluation, wrap up, and clean up
What kind of opportunities will future conferences hold? We ask that everyone fill out an evaluation after the conference to help guide us in getting future workshops/presenters. If everyone helps clean up the room, we can get done in no time & save the $100 clean up fee. Thanks,ahead of time!
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or complete,
everyone will respect you.” Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
THE IOWA CORRECTIONS ASSOCIATION
Women In Corrections
Registration fee:
Both day’s workshops + 3 meals + overnight stay with roommate: $82.00
We like to see participants attend the entire conference and be open to the opportunity to meet new people or reconnect with past participants by joining us overnight and for all of our meals. However, we also know that is not always possible, below are other options if your situation doesn’t allow you the full conference opportunity:
1 day workshops + 2 meals- no overnight stay: $27.00
Both day’s workshops + 3 meals- no overnight stay: $44.50
Both day’sworkshops + 3 meals + overnight stay by yourself: $120.00
Registration deadline: August 31, 2014
Return registration and fee to:
Julie Brandt, DOC, 26 South 1st Ave Room 412 Marshalltown IA 50158
Make checks payable to ICA for registration fees only.
Massages are to be paid for at the conference.
We are limited to 24 participants. Registrations will be on a first come first served basis.
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Roommate choice, if any______
For more information about the conference, contact:
Women In Corrections Co-Chairs:
Arlene Anderson ~Phone: 319-730-1166 E-mail:
Julie M. Brandt ~Phone: 641-352-4627 E-mail:
“Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.”Lisa Murkowski