2022 ACA Phoenix Program Book_Winter Conference

Workshops

Saturday, Jan. 8 t 1:30–3 p.m.

returning citizens within the SCDC. • Identify the “special needs” of inmates that necessitate Complex Reentry Transition planning to augment the release process, and the responsibilities of federal, state and communities’ agencies in supporting the mission of successful reintegration. • Identify the disciplines/positions within SCDC and how they interface in the multidisciplinary team approach to the development of a reentry plan. Moderator: Terre K. Marshall , MPH, Director of Complex Reentry Transitions, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina Speakers: Terre K. Marshall , MPH, Director of Complex Reentry Transitions, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina; Lisa Engram , Assistant Deputy Director, Programs, Reentry & Transitions, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina; Stephanie Donaldson , Director of Reentry & Transitions — South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina

C-3H Coordinating Complex Community Transitions for Reentry (CE) Room 128B Track: Healthcare The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) customized the current comprehensive Reentry Program to create a multidisciplinary, multiagency collaboration to address complex release planning for returning citizens with special needs; Intellectual Disability, Serious Mental Illness, Aged and infirmed — needing Long-Term Care, etc. Involvement of many federal, state, and community agencies in pre-planning discharge is integral to success of reentry, to include workgroup meetings, communication networks, benefits enrollment for services ranging from housing to a medical/mental health/SUD care to obtaining credentials. Complex transition is a multi-faceted process and requires the cooperation of many individuals and disciplines both within SCDC and within the State of South Carolina. Learning Objectives:

• Explain the essential elements of the comprehensive Reentry Program for

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