2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

formulation of these cognitive disorders, testing, medical intervention and mental health treatment. A variety of progressive neurocognitive disorders will also be discussed. Learning Objectives: 1.Participants will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of Dementia and be aware of treatment options and therapeutic behavioral interventions. 2.Participants will be able to understand the difference between Delirium and other progressive neurocognitive disorders. 3.Participant will be able to appreciate the importance of diagnostic screens, testing and treatment for patients suffering from neurocognitive disorders. 4.Participants will be able to join in group discussions regarding what they do in their state with their increased senior population in terms of behavioral intervention, housing and treatment plan formulation. Moderator: Gerald Jorgenson , M.B.A., BSN, Director of Health Care Compliance, Kansas Department of Corrections, Topeka, Kansas Speaker: Jerome Greenfield , M.D., DFAPA, Health Services Administrator, Iowa Department of Corrections, Coralville, Iowa A-3F The Residual Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Staff, Incarcerated Individuals, Psychologists and Other Behavioral Health Professionals and Strategies to Mitigate (CE-RN, CME, Y CE) Room 256 Track: Mental Health Sponsored by the Behavioral Health Committee The prolonged nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark on jail/prison staff and incarcerated individuals. This presentation will focus partially on the behavioral health impact on the incarcerated population; and more substantially on how that in turn impacts and interacts with the stressors and behavioral health manifestations observed in staff. The panel of jail administrators and mental health professionals will discuss and highlight

the effects of the prolonged stress of the pandemic; and suggest behavioral mitigation strategies to help individuals cope more effectively. Learning Objectives: 1.Participants will be able to identify operational factors in the correctional environment that effect the stress level of individuals. 2.Participants will be able to discuss three behavioral health impacts on the incarcerated population; and three on the correctional staff that warrant attention. 3.Participants will be able to define administrative and behavioral health strategies to help alleviate the residual effects on staff and incarcerated individuals from the two years of living through the COVID-19 pandemic period. Moderator: Deborah G. Schult , President of Behavioral Health, VitalCore Health Strategies, Topeka, Kansas Speakers: Cortrina King , Detention Sergeant, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte, North Carolina; Charles Pearson , Captain, Mecklenburg County Sheriffs Office, Charlotte, North Carolina; Susan Tucker , Ph.D., M.S., Reg Director of BH, VitalCore Health Strategies, Ridgeland, Mississippi A-3G Current Drug and Cartel Trends from the Gulf and Beyond: An Update from the Drug Enforcement Administration Rooms 243–244 Tracks: Staff Training/Prisons/Jails This workshop will focus on current drug and cartel trends Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents are encountering in Louisiana and other areas along the Gulf of Mexico. A broad discussion of trends across the country will also take place. The session will present information on new types of drugs being encountered, updated interdiction efforts and how corrections and the DEA can benefit one another. Learning Objectives: 1.Participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge of current drug and cartel

Workshops Thursday, Aug. 4 t 1:45–3:15 p.m.

80 — ACA 152 nd Congress of Correction

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