2021 ACA Nashville Program Book_151st Congress of Correction

C-1I COVID-19 Era Corrections: Responding Effectively to a Changed Environment Room 204 Track: Staff Training COVID-19 has changed the world and it has dramatically changed corrections. This workshop will explore three areas of COVID-19 related correctional practice. The statistics on how COVID-19 has impacted corrections will be briefly stated. The effect of COVID-19-related changes on correctional staff and inmates will be presented. How are staff coping with the challenges presented by COVID-19? How are inmates handling the restrictions imposed by new but necessary procedures? The workshop will explore best practice responses to the COVID-19 correctional environment. How can we best preserve the physical and emotional security and stability of all involved — staff and inmates? Learning Objectives: • Know the statistical impact of COVID-19 on corrections. • Understand how staff and inmates are responding to the changes imposed by COVID-19. • Evaluate best practice options for effectively responding to the COVID-19 challenge. Moderator: John Tomandl , President, American Correctional Chaplains Association, Auburn, New York Speakers: Vance L. Drum , D.Min., Chaplaincy Consultant, Prison Seminaries Foundation, Former Director of Chaplaincy Operations, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Crockett, Texas; Bobby R. Smith , D.Min., Director of Chaplaincy Relations, Baptist General Convention of Texas, Dallas, Texas

C-1J Understanding the Unique Medical, Legal, and Ethical Challenges for Treating Acute Agitation in the Correctional Setting ( Ψ CE, CE, CE-RN, CME, CERP) Room 207B Track: Treatment The treatment of acute psychotic agitation presents unique challenges in terms of its differential diagnosis as well clinical management. These challenges are only magnified when presenting in the correctional setting. To effectively manage and treat the acutely agitated patient requires we address specific medical, ethical and legal aspects of care inherent to this clinical setting and requires an intense collaborative approach among the specialties of psychology, • Participants will be able to identify how treating acute agitation is complicated by the correctional setting. • Participants will be able to assess specific medical, legal and ethical concerns for the acutely agitated patient in corrections. multidisciplinary model when treating the acutely agitated patient in the correctional setting. Moderator: Jerome Greenfield , M.D., Health Services Administrator, Iowa Department of Corrections, Coralville, Iowa Speakers: Johnathan Greenfield , M.D., Assistant Psychiatric Director, Centurion, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Beltran J. Pages , M.D., Statewide Psychiatric Director, Centurion, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida psychiatry and medicine. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to explain the importance of a collaborative

Workshops Friday, Aug. 13 t 8:30–10 a.m.

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