2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

positive inmate experience. We will detail the lessons learned as a rural Maine jail developed and implemented a pilot program using extended-release buprenorphine including the importance of staff buy in as well as the role of community corrections in facilitating ongoing treatment to reduce drug overdose post-release. Learning Objectives: 1.Participants will be able to describe best practices in screening for substance use disorder, the administration of extended-release buprenorphine and monitoring diversion. 2.Participants will be able to compare preliminary outcomes of an extended-release buprenorphine pilot relative to the sublingual buprenorphine standard of care. 3.Participants will be able to identify essential elements of an extended-release buprenorphine program in jail including licensing/security requirements and staff training. Moderator: Michael Welch , Programs Manager, Somerset County Jail, Madison, Maine Speakers: Dale Lancaster , Sheriff, Somerset County Jail, Madison, Maine; Alane O’Connor , DNP, Clinical Advisor Addiction Medicine, Somerset County Jail, Madison, Maine; Michael Welch , M.S., Programs Manager, Somerset County Jail, Madison, Maine C-4G Reentry Gumbo — Employer Engagement: A Key Ingredient for Successful Supervision! Room 254 Tracks: Reentry/Community Corrections Louisiana is known for its unique cuisine, and we like to compare daily tasks with cooking. This workshop provides a “recipe” for Reentry Gumbo with a focus on a key ingredient — Employer Engagement. Gumbo, like successful reentry, is a complex mixture

of ingredients. A former probation and parole officer and gumbo cooker will walk participants through the process of taking what is on hand (ingredients) and putting them together (the pot) to create the perfect gumbo (the recipe for second chance hiring). This presentation follows Right on Crime’s employer forums that were implemented with community partners, employers, probation and parole and law enforcement to inform employers of the business case for second chance hiring. Learning Objectives: 1.Identify some of the collateral consequences of unemployment for persons on community supervision. 2.Be able to identify and list a minimum of three barriers justice-involved individuals face in securing employment. 3.Develop a basic blueprint for engaging employers by bringing together business leaders, department of corrections, probation and parole and other state agencies to host employer engagement forums. Moderator: Scott E. Peyton , State Director, Right on Crime, Washington, Louisiana Speakers: Scott E. Peyton , CNP, BS, M.S., Right on Crime, Washington, Louisiana; Hester Serrano , Reentry Program Manager, Department of Public Safety & Corrections — Probation and Parole, Thibodaux District Office, Louisiana; Robert Vehock , Program Manager, Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Baton Rouge, Louisiana C-4H Promoting Pro-Social Development in the Correctional Setting: How Healthy Boundaries and Therapeutic Interventions Can Reduce Disciplinary Incidents (CE-RN, Y CE, CME) Room 257 Track: Multi-Disciplinary Service Team Jails and prisons have become the new dumping ground for individuals struggling with mental illness, substance use disorder

Workshops

Saturday, Aug. 6 t 3:30–5 p.m.

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