2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

Workshops

Thursday

8:15–9:45 a.m.

stakeholders. Additionally, presenters will share how an effective MDT can help provide a pathway toward motivation and success for incarcerated individuals. The pilot also provides a better understanding through data of programming and transformational services, resources and staffing needed at each facility to meet the person-centered goals of the 1.Build an effective multi-disciplinary team in prison to align with evidence-based and person-centered principles. 2.Understand how important training, practice, more practice and support to staff involved in new initiatives is. 3.Understand effective case planning isn’t just a document, but a process all staff in prisons are engaged in. Moderator: Nanette Larson , Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections, St. Paul, Minnesota Speakers: Bridget Letnes , Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Corrections, St. Paul, Minnesota; Sarah Rykken , Program Director , Minnesota Department of Corrections, St. Cloud, Minnesota; Tammy Wherley , Associate Warden of Operations, Minnesota Department of Corrections, St. Paul, Minnesota incarcerated population. Learning Objectives:

A-1A Building Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Prisons: A Minnesota Department of Corrections Pilot Room 239 Track: Prisons This workshop focuses on a 2022 pilot that built Person-Centered Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT) at Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) prisons. In 2020, MN DOC began planning for implementation of a person-centered approach to incarceration and supervision. Exploration planning and recommendations were made to leadership in the fall of 2021 which included implementation for a pilot at intake facilities, concentrating on engaging intakes and co-creating person-centered case plans to assist in program planning while incarcerated. This workshop will cover the background on bringing a person-centered approach to MN DOC, the initial recommendations for implementation, a review of an early 2021 pilot of new assessments to assist in needs/responsivity-based case planning, a review of engagement of stakeholders and the Person-Centered Approach pilot to test capacity, efficiency and effectiveness of MDTs in prisons. Needs, challenges, data, results and next steps will be shared with participants. The pilot has given MN DOC an opportunity to break down silos that can often occur in prisons between professionals, from security to therapists, health services

Workshops Thursday, Aug. 4 t 8:15–9:45 a.m.

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to case management. It also provides a better way to align with incarcerated individual and community and family

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