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longer process of community assimilation) . In the current study, we draw from interviews with 150 parole officers working in the Canadian federal correctional service (i.e., for Correctional Services Canada) to unpack how they interpret the therapeutic alliance through their descriptions of their working practices with clients. We build on previous work to further demonstrate how the mental wellness of parole officers moves in tandem with the well-being and successful reentry of those on their caseloads. The therapeutic alliance, referred to as the responsivity principle in the Risk-Need-Responsivity framework, refers to the need for support, understanding and empathy among released criminalized people. It is instrumental to successful community reintegration, however, it remains an understudied phenomena necessitating greater scholarly and applied attention. The question is, how can we strengthen the therapeutic alliance between parole officers and those on their caseloads? Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to explain therapeutic alliance and develop insight into how it materializes within community corrections work. 2. Participants will be able to summarize how parole officers demonstrate the therapeutic alliance through applied examples drawn from empirical studies. 3.Participants will be able to apply insight into how to best instill therapeutic alliances in their professional practices working with formerly incarcerated people. Moderator: Linda Janes , Chief Operating Officer, Alvis, Columbus, Ohio Speakers: Rosemary Ricciardelli , Ph.D., Research Chair, Safety, Security, and Wellness, Fisheries and Marine Institute at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Randy Shively , Ph.D., Director, Research & Clinical Development, Alvis, Columbus, Ohio

WORKSHOPS

Tuesday, Jan. 31 ▼ 8–9:30 a.m.

D-1H Overcoming Hurdles: Reentry Continuity of Care Planning for Specialty Populations (CE) Grand Ballroom 14 Track: MDST Treatment This workshop will explore the intersection of continuity of care planning, reentry services and the importance of developing effective transition plans through collaboration, partnerships and leveraging available community resources. The Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI) operates within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)-Reentry and Integration Division (RID) to institute, coordinate and monitor a continuity of care system for both adults and juveniles within the criminal justice system. TCOOMMI staff work jointly with special needs reentry case managers to develop plans and referrals to facilitate a successful community return. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to summarize how to educate nursing home providers regarding the releasing population and provide continuing support and partnership

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