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REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 2025 STRENGTH IN FAITH CONFERENCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS!
Iowa Women’s Correctional Association Conference 2025 Keynote Speaker: The Career That Broke My Heart: Trauma, Resilience, and Life After Retirement
As a female investigator tasked with investigating crimes against children, Andrea opens up about her struggles and what ultimately ended her career in law enforcement. This talk goes into the effects of trauma, the unique stressors faced by females in the field, and the connection between disease and trauma and stress. From negative thoughts to a place of healing, this talk aims to provide hope to those who believe there is no way out.
Iowa Corrections Association Lockdown: Keys to Ironclad Leadership
Lockdown: Keys to Building Ironclad Leadership
This engaging and insightful presentation will explore critical topics designed to empower leaders at all levels. Discover the secrets to motivating your team, leveraging influence to drive performance, and identifying key behaviors that define successful leadership. Learn how to align your leadership with a clear purpose and vision while mastering the art of effective communication to foster open and productive dialogue. Explore various leadership styles to find the one that best suits your personality and organizational culture.
Gain practical insights into implementing transformational leadership to inspire innovation and change. Embrace core values such as service, honesty, and integrity as the foundation of trustworthy leadership, and recognize the importance of humility and accountability in building strong, high-performing teams. Understand strategies to enhance employee satisfaction, achieve organizational success, and establish yourself as a dependable and credible leader who earns the trust and respect of your team and stakeholders.
Join us for this transformative session with Andrea Wilson to gain valuable strategies that will elevate your leadership skills. Whether you are an aspiring leader or a seasoned executive, this presentation will equip you with the tools and inspiration needed to lead with confidence and purpose. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an industry expert and take your leadership journey to the next level."
Key Objectives:
· Remembering: Define key leadership principles, including transformational leadership, ethical decision-making, and effective communication strategies.
· Understanding: Explain how leadership behaviors impact team dynamics and organizational success, using real-world examples.
· Applying: Demonstrate leadership techniques by developing a plan to enhance employee motivation, performance, and engagement.
· Analyzing: Compare and contrast different leadership styles to determine their effectiveness in various organizational settings.
· Evaluating: Assess leadership strategies for fostering trust, integrity, and innovation, identifying key strengths and areas for improvement.
These objectives ensure that correctional leaders develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic leadership skills within the unique context of corrections.
1st Annual Strength in Faith Conference: Overcoming Trauma Through Faith
Come join us for an uplifting event that will provide first responders and criminal justice professionals with key strategies to effectively cope with stress, trauma, life/work balance, and personal relationships that will increase your faith and biblical worldview. You won’t want to miss this!
Objectives:
Provide first responders with biblical strategies to cope with trauma they experience on the job.
Teach techniques for resilience, stress management, and strong marital relationships from a biblical perspective.
Identify or rediscover the mission or purpose through God who called them to serve.
Address the physical and psychological needs of first responders and how faith plays a role.
Worship and collaborate in a Christ-centered environment that allows first responders to feel safe.
Connect with others who understand the journey in a safe, supportive space, and discover how faith can guide and strengthen the path to healing.
Breakout sessions with individual stories and a special track for chaplains.
Speakers:
November 7, 2025
Andrea Wilson, Founder of ER4CJP and retired from the Marion Police Department, will speak on the heart of the conference and the career that broke her heart. She will share her journey through divorce and medical disability and reflect on how faith continues to shape her life after law enforcement.
Willie Daubs, Mt. Vernon / Lisbon Iowa Police Officer will present with a panel including Naomi Manson, LMHC, his pastor, Joshua Kent, and his son, Mason Daubs. This discussion focuses on the trauma Willie has experienced throughout his life and time in law enforcement, and how God has brought special people into his life to bring him out of the darkness.
November 8, 2025
*Keynote Speaker:
Bill Graham, Baton Rouge, LA Major Crimes Detective and Police Chaplain will present the importance of faith during a career as a first responder. As a former full-time pastor, Bill has a unique opportunity to use his training and experiences to help first responders all around the world strengthen their faith with the Jesus. In Bill’s free time, he operates Signal 63 to provide bulletproof vests to police agencies and officers in the line of duty around the world.
Speaker:
David Dierks, Life After Trauma
Breakout Sessions:
#1 Complex Trauma: How this impacts your job, family, and overall wellbeing
#1 Marital Strength and Faith in Jesus Christ (Paul and Cheri Jones, Christian Marriage Counselors)
#3 From a Wife’s Perspective
#4 Chaplain Track
**We strongly encourage you to ask your agency to send you to this conference as these types of conferences are being recognized by police, fire, and correctional agencies all around the world.
We highly recommend you bring your spouse, significant other, or loved one to this event to share in experience and strengthen your relationship.
If you are experiencing a financial hardship, please reach out as there are scholarships available.