2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

Sunday

2:30–4 p.m.

independent study). Participants are required to take an examination and score at least 80%. Upon successful completion of training and examination, inmates receive a national certification, which provides them with an employable skill to provide peer support and mental health and alcohol and drug treatment centers. This training will discuss the implementation of a peer support program within a correctional facility. Objectives: Participants will be able to learn how a peer support recovery model has been implemented into a correctional setting; explain the recruitment, training, job requirements and supervision process for a peer support program in a correctional setting; and understand how peer support services compliment substance use disorder treatment within a correctional setting. Moderator: Terre Marshall, Deputy Director of Health Services, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina Speakers: Kennard DuBose, Assistant Deputy Director of Health Services, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina; McKindley Newton, Warden, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina Dental infections are exceedingly common in corrections. Most infections respond well to oral antibiotics, but some cases become serious and potentially life threatening. This workshop will present a clinical practice guideline on managing dental infections. Effective management can reduce the number of serious infections requiring outside services. The presentation will review best practices, the standard of care, identify first line antibiotics and review an antibiotic algorithm that will guide providers. Cases will be presented along with frequency data. Objectives: By the end of the workshop, participants will be introduced to a clinical practice guideline for managing dental B-4C Clinical Update on Managing Dental Infections (CE/CME/CERP) Room 210 Sponsored by the Dental Committee

B-4A Four Steps for Successful Reentry for People with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illnesses (CE/CME/CERP) Room 200 This workshop will outline and discuss reentry best practices for people with co-occurring substance abuse and mental illnesses (CSAMI). There will be multiple sites discussing their planning and implementation processes for the Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adults with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illnesses. This will include a discussion of common challenges and how jurisdictions around the country have overcome these barriers in providing correctional programming and connection to care for people with CSAMI. Objectives: Participants will be able to identify best practices for successful reentry for people with co-occurring substance abuse and mental illnesses; and understand common challenges of correctional programming for co-occurring substance abuse and mental illnesses. Moderator: Andre Bethea, Policy Advisor for Corrections, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Jim Casey, Psy.D., Director of Behavioral Health Services, Tennessee Department of Corrections, Nashville, Tennessee; Sarah Wurzburg, Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health, Council of State Governments Justice Center, New York, New York B-4B You Are Not Just a Number, You Now Have Letters (Credentials): South Carolina Department of Corrections Certified Peer Support Initiative (CE/CME) Room 202 South Carolina Department of Corrections in partnership with South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services is training 100 peer support specialists in the calendar year, 2019. The training is 46 hours (one week with six additional hours of

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