8:00 am: Registration Opens

8:30 am: Exhibitor Area Opens

10:00 am – 11:00 am: Opening Remarks

• Presentation of Colors – Brown County Corrections Division Honor Guard
• Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain
• DOC Secretary Kevin Carr
  

11:00 am – 11:30 am: WS&DSA Updates
WS&DSA President, Mark Patterson

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Wellness Strategies: A Focus on Conditions of Healing
Holly Hakes, Owner, Hakes Wellness Solutions, LLC
Holly Hakes specializes her counseling practice in supporting law enforcement, and other public safety professionals to navigate stress and trauma experienced in the line of work. She has learned that while the nature of the trauma experienced varies greatly on a case-by-case basis, focusing on quality conditions of healing builds resiliency and enhances recovery consistently. Using Dr. Jamie Marich’s model from her book Trauma Made Simple, Holly will help you in thinking about what quality conditions of healing might benefit you and your team as we continue to navigate our post-pandemic world. Holly will outline this paradigm of support, consider broad based wellness approaches in supporting staff and inspire your thinking of how to apply it to your everyday life.

GOALS/OBJECTIVES:

• Share Dr. Jamie Marich’s Model of Trauma Support
• Learn about quality conditions of healing and trauma-based applications of the model
• Outline broad based wellness approaches to support staff
• Consider applications for everyday wellness
• Commit to reinforcing your foundation

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Break with Exhibitors

5:00 pm: Exhibitor Reception

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Thursday, October 5

7:00 am: Registration Opens

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Breakfast

8:00 am – 11:30 am: Maintaining a Positive Outlook in a Sea of Negativity
Mike McGowan, President, McGowan and Associates
In a culture that seems increasingly less personal, more sarcastic and more detached, maintaining a positive outlook is still one of the keys to happiness and success. The expression of gratitude has positive effects on our health, our relationships and our working environment.

11:30 am – 12:45 pm: Lunch

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Breakout Sessions

• Collaboration and Teamwork in an Ever Changing Culture
  Mike McGowan, President, McGowan and Associates
  Nothing in the workplace causes as much anxiety and worry as change. Change is inevitable yet is often perceived as good or bad for the individuals in the workplace. The ultimate acceptance of the change is a function of how much resistance each person has and the quality of their coping skills and their support system.

• Line of Duty Death
  More information coming soon

• Sheriffs Meet w/ ODF
  More information coming soon

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Breakout Sessions

• Line of Duty Death
  More information coming soon

• Using Force in Today’s Correctional World
  Steve Benusa, Defensive Tactics Instructor
  Today’s correctional officers face more challenges than ever, and the outside world is watching. This session will educate administrators and supervisors on how they can work with line staff to help their officers make good use of force decisions, provide appropriate after care, properly document their actions, and avoid legal pitfalls for both the officer and the agency.
  

• Overview of Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Benefits Part 1
  Mark Maroni, Outreach & Benefits Specialist
  Learn how the Wisconsin Retirement System works and what benefits are available. By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:
  Identify and explain the elements of the WRS
  Explain how the WRS pension works
  Identify benefits available through the WRS
  Find resources for more information

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Breakout Sessions

• Collaboration and Teamwork in an Ever Changing Culture
  Mike McGowan, President, McGowan and Associates
  Nothing in the workplace causes as much anxiety and worry as change. Change is inevitable yet is often perceived as good or bad for the individuals in the workplace. The ultimate acceptance of the change is a function of how much resistance each person has and the quality of their coping skills and their support system.

• Using Force in Today’s Correctional World
  Steve Benusa, Defensive Tactics Instructor
  Today’s correctional officers face more challenges than ever, and the outside world is watching. This session will educate administrators and supervisors on how they can work with line staff to help their officers make good use of force decisions, provide appropriate after care, properly document their actions, and avoid legal pitfalls for both the officer and the agency.

• Overview of Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Benefits Part 2
  Mark Maroni, Outreach & Benefits Specialist
  Learn how the Wisconsin Retirement System works and what benefits are available. By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:
  Identify and explain the elements of the WRS
  Explain how the WRS pension works
  Identify benefits available through the WRS
  Find resources for more information

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Friday, October 6

7:00 am: Registration Opens

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Breakfast

8:00 am – 12:00 pm: Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C. Legal Update