Fun and Games: The Road to Change
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SESSION INFO

Monday, August 29, 2022
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Session Type: Workshop
So, the pandemic happened. This, of course, brought many changes to the way we operate as professionals in community corrections. We all know that if one is going to be successful in this field, adapting to change is a must; thus, it is necessary to have an endless supply of tools and techniques at the ready. This workshop will provide attendees with tools to take back to their departments and use them successfully and immediately in their program delivery. The methods taught in our session require no funding, legislative changes, department policy mandates, written manuals, or any hoopla that usually accompanies new ideas in community supervision. This session will also be fun, fast-paced, participatory, and highly interactive. Participants will leave this session feeling energized and full of new ideas and hands-on tools to improve their group facilitation skills or even when working one-on-one with clients. Please join us and be prepared to play and learn.

SESSION PRESENTERS
Jeff Koenig
National Accounts Manager, National Curriculum and Training Institute, Inc.


Before joining NCTI, Jeff held numerous positions with the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department, for 19 years, including the position of Senior Staff Development Trainer. He received the Arizona Supreme Court, Judicial Staff Education Committee Trainer Excellence Award. He is a member of the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology and has been a presenter on Evidence-Based Programs for Federal Probation.

Aaron O'Connell
Director of Leadership & Development, National Curriculum and Training Institute, Inc.


Aaron holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Western Michigan University and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Aaron has held positions as a Youth Specialist at Starr Commonwealth, a Probation Officer specializing in supervising sex offenders with the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department, a Curriculum Specialist with the Arizona Supreme Court, and is currently the Director of Learning and Development with the National Curriculum & Training Institutes, (NCTI) Inc. Since 2007, Aaron has been a Master Trainer at NCTI and has trained hundreds of individuals to facilitate Real Colors and the Crossroads curricula. Aaron is a strong believer in the power that individuals have to make positive changes in their lives. He feels that through exposure to Real Colors and NCTI’s cognitive-based curricula that individuals can change. As a lifelong resident of Phoenix, Jeff earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.