2020 ACA San Diego Program Book_Winter Conference

SUnday

2:30–4 P.m.

Speakers: Dean Aufderheide , Ph.D., Director of Mental Health Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; John Baxter , Ed.D, Vice President of Health Services, CoreCivic, Nashville, Tennessee; James Degroot , Ph.D, Psychologist, Georgia Department of Corrections/Centurion, College Park, Georgia

B-4A The American Board of Correctional Psychology: Creating a New Specialty for Psychologists in Correctional Settings (CE, Y CE) Room 2 Achieving board certification in psychology is an important step in a psychologist’s professional development. There are currently 4,198 board certifications across the 15 boards of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Board certification appears to be undergoing a period of rapid growth among psychologists. Between 2011 and 2015, there was a 25.8% increase in the number of board-certified psychologists. With over 2,000 psychologists working in correctional settings across the United States, the time has come to create a board certification for correctional psychologists. Join us for an inspiring discussion about how the American Board of Correctional Psychology can help psychologists distinguish themselves and provide increased opportunities for career growth, including employability, mobility, and financial compensation in a competitive marketplace while preparing for recognition by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Learning Objectives: • Understand the history of the mission of the American Board of Correctional Psychology in contributing to the development and maintenance of correctional psychology as a specialized field of study, research and practice. • Describe the bylaws, policies and procedures American Board of Correctional Psychology. • Describe how board certification can provide increased opportunities for career growth, including employability, mobility, and financial compensation. Moderator: Gavin Takenaka , Psy.D., Corrections Health Care Administrator, Hawaii Department of Public Safety, Honolulu, Hawaii

B-4B Successful Reentry for People with Opioid Use Disorders (CE, CME, Y CE) Room 4 People who are leaving incarceration face a significantly higher risk of relapse, overdose, and

Workshops Sunday, Jan. 12 t 2:30–4 p.m.

overdose-related death than people in the general public. Because of these odds, reentry is a critical time to provide rapid access to pre- and post-release treatment as well as informed supervision to people who have opioid addictions. A fact sheet from the National Reentry Resource Center describes the best practices that correctional, community-based behavioral health, and probation and parole agencies can implement within their systems to ensure reentry for people who have opioid addiction. This workshop will also provide an example from the Louisiana DOC’s Opioid Substance Abuse Program where they implement those best practices. Learning Objectives: • Identify reentry best practices for people with opioid addiction. • Describe successful strategies to partner with corrections, and community supervision. • Demonstrate how to build a reentry program that includes medication-assisted treatment, and other services for people with opioid use disorders. Moderator: Shelley Edgerton , LPC, Louisiana DOC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Speakers: Shelley Edgerton , LPC, Louisiana DOC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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