2022 ACA Phoenix Program Book_Winter Conference

Plenaries andWorkshops

Thursday

8:15–9:45 A.M.

initiatives implemented throughout the agency with the goal of reducing suicides and supporting staff. Learning Objectives: • Understand how collaborative partnerships within an organization can achieve successful outcomes. • Identify solutions for suicide prevention and response in a correctional setting. • Implement a multi-disciplinary approach to suicide or other challenges at your agency. Moderator: Mary McCaffity , Deputy Division Director, Victim Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin, Texas Speakers: Andrew Barbee , Director Research and Development, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin, Texas; Eric Guerrero , Deputy Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas; Mary McCaffity , Deputy Division Director, Victim Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin, Texas

A-1A It is Time to Think Differently — A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Suicides at The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Room 125B Track: Prisons After experiencing an increase in suicides, executive leadership convened a team from a variety of disciplines to look at the issue of suicide at the agency, identify gaps in our response and formulate solutions. Approaching the issue from a multi-disciplinary perspective has removed silos between internal partners, provided new insight on the problem and allowed for creative solutions. Sharing the role of suicide prevention has also increased support to correctional facilities so that they are no longer alone in their fight to reduce suicides. We will review where we began, discuss lessons learned and highlight

Workshops Thursday, Jan. 6 t 8:15–9:45 a.m.

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