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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 explain three (3) behavioral health impacts on the incarcerated population and three (3) on the staff that warrant attention. 3.Participants will be able to summarize administrative and behavioral health strategies to help alleviate the residual effects on staff and incarcerated individuals from the COVID pandemic period. Moderator: Deborah G. Schult , Ph.D. President of Behavioral Health, VitalCore Health Strategies, Topeka, Kansas Speakers: Cortrina King , Sergeant, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Charles Pearson , Captain, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Bryman Williams , Ph.D., VitalCore Health Strategies, Topeka, Kansas C-2I Cultural Influences on Adolescent Brain Development (CE) Grand Ballroom 11 Track: Treatment If you work with offenders between the ages of 10 and 25, you may notice inconsistencies in their thinking — that’s because their brain is still developing! Research shows that cultural influence impacts neurobiological development in fascinating ways. Join us as we share surprising facts regarding how the brain develops throughout adolescence, how culture plays a role in that brain development, and how it all may impact our correctional environment. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to explain basic brain anatomy/clinical development and

identify major differences between the adolescent brain and a fully developed adult brain. 2. Participants will be able to report ways culture influences adolescent brain development. 3.Participants will be able to identify the impact to corrections based on cultural and neurological adolescent brain development. Moderator: Amanda Moon , Chief of Operational Compliance, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Columbus, Ohio Speakers: Mary Kate Francis , Medical Director, State of Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio; Amy Whitmore , RN, Director of Nursing, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio C-2J The American Board of Correctional Psychology: Creating a New Specialty for Psychologists in Correctional Settings (CE, Y CE) Grand Ballroom 9/10 Track: Mental Health Achieving board certification in psychology is an important step in a psychologist’s professional development. There are currently 4,198 board certifications across the 15 boards of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Board certification appears to be undergoing a period of rapid growth among psychologists. Between 2011 and 2015, there was a 25.8% increase in the number of board certified psychologists. With over 2,000 psychologists working in correctional settings across the United States, the time has come to create a board certification for correctional psychologists. Join us for an inspiring discussion about how the American Board of Correctional Psychology can help psychologists distinguish themselves and provide increased opportunities for career growth, including employability, mobility and financial compensation in a competitive marketplace while preparing for recognition by

WORKSHOPS Monday, Jan. 30 ▼ 3:30–5 p.m.

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