High Impact Supervision for Corrections

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Course Description

This training is specifically designed for corrections supervisors, equipping them with the specialized skills needed to succeed in a demanding corrections environment.

The program directly addresses the challenges unique to this field, including:

The Transition: Moving from a front-line corrections officer role to a supervisory position, focusing on new management responsibilities and changing relationships with former peers.
Correction-Specific Leadership: Applying the Situational Leadership Model to subordinates with varying levels of experience and commitment within the structured, high-stakes setting of a correctional facility
Ethical Scenarios: Navigating complex ethical dilemmas and accountability failures that occur in institutional environments, ensuring compliance with strict policies and procedures
Motivation in Corrections: Utilizing intrinsic motivation techniques to enhance performance, mastery, and compliance among staff in a setting often characterized by external controls

It’s more than just general management training; it’s a strategic guide to becoming an effective and ethical leader in corrections.

Day 1

Morning

Module 1—Leadership and Supervisory Skills

Afternoon

Module 1—Leadership and Supervisory Skills (cont.)
Module 2—Situational Leadership
Module 3—Accountability

Day 2

Morning

Module 3—Accountability (cont.)
Module 4—Ethics

Afternoon

Module 4—Ethics (cont.)
Module 5—Motivation

After successfully completing this two-day program, corrections professionals should be able to:

Create a self-assessment of their transition from line officer to supervisor
Develop strategies for making the transition from line officer to supervisor
List and define the management skills every corrections supervisor must possess and apply to be effective 
Create examples of how each of the three management skills are used by supervisors in a corrections setting
Identify their most common personal leadership style
Define and give examples of the four development levels listed in the Situational Leadership Model
Define and give examples of the four leadership styles in the Situational Leadership Model
Explain and give examples of how employee competency and commitment affect leadership styles
Define the term “accountability”
Associate the key elements of accountability to their position
Develop strategies for how to improve these areas within their agency
Create an accountability action plan based on a self-assessment of accountability
After being presented a case study, analyze the accountability issues and how they can affect operations and leadership
Identify failures in accountability at multiple levels, understand their role in preventing such failures, and develop a proactive mindset for ensuring compliance with policy and procedure
Reflect on how values are developed and changed
Examine the causal factors for unethical behavior
Relate the common types of ethical dilemmas faced by a corrections supervisor
List the common neutralizations of unethical behavior
Given ethical dilemmas, recognize the influences that affect decision-making and create choice options to ensure ethical policing
Apply the ethical decision-making model to a real-life situation
Identify the largest myths of motivating people
Compare the value of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation techniques
Identify how autonomy, mastery, and purpose affect performance levels of employees
Use intrinsic motivation techniques to create an outline to better motivate subordinates
Identify processes they may use that will enhance autonomy, purpose, and mastery of their subordinates

After successfully completing this two-day program, corrections professionals should be able to:

Create a self-assessment of their transition from line officer to supervisor
Develop strategies for making the transition from line officer to supervisor
List and define the management skills every corrections supervisor must possess and apply to be effective 
Create examples of how each of the three management skills are used by supervisors in a corrections setting
Identify their most common personal leadership style
Define and give examples of the four development levels listed in the Situational Leadership Model
Define and give examples of the four leadership styles in the Situational Leadership Model
Explain and give examples of how employee competency and commitment affect leadership styles
Define the term “accountability”
Associate the key elements of accountability to their position
Develop strategies for how to improve these areas within their agency
Create an accountability action plan based on a self-assessment of accountability
After being presented a case study, analyze the accountability issues and how they can affect operations and leadership
Identify failures in accountability at multiple levels, understand their role in preventing such failures, and develop a proactive mindset for ensuring compliance with policy and procedure
Reflect on how values are developed and changed
Examine the causal factors for unethical behavior
Relate the common types of ethical dilemmas faced by a corrections supervisor
List the common neutralizations of unethical behavior
Given ethical dilemmas, recognize the influences that affect decision-making and create choice options to ensure ethical policing
Apply the ethical decision-making model to a real-life situation
Identify the largest myths of motivating people
Compare the value of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation techniques
Identify how autonomy, mastery, and purpose affect performance levels of employees
Use intrinsic motivation techniques to create an outline to better motivate subordinates
Identify processes they may use that will enhance autonomy, purpose, and mastery of their subordinates

Upcoming Courses: High Impact Supervision for Corrections

Co-sponsor: Centre County Corrections
When: January 12, 2026 – January 13, 2026
Where: 700 Rishel Hill Road, Bellefonte, PA

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Upcoming Courses: High Impact Supervision for Corrections