2023 ACA Orlando Program Book_Winter Conference

A-4F COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Psychological and Other Factors Impeding Inoculation Across the Nation (CE, Y CE) Grand Ballroom 12 Track: Treatment COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of society, but one crucial and neglected aspect of managing the crisis of COVID-19 is in correctional facilities. A large number of justice-involved individuals reside in these correctional facilities, and it can be difficult to enforce social distancing and other mitigation efforts in this congregate setting. This workshop will inform and provide COVID-19 vaccine education for health professionals and justice-involved individuals to increase awareness and decrease spread of COVID-19 within correctional facilities and the community. Participants will be able to access information to improve knowledge and responsiveness to COVID-19 and available vaccines. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to reinforce confidence in the decision to get vaccinated.

2. Participants will be able to improve the condition of patient care by increasing health professionals’ knowledge of COVID-19. 3.Participants will be able to navigate the health care challenges in COVID-19 management in the correctional population. 4.Participants will be able to apply execution strategies to provide continued education for COVID-19 vaccine patient knowledge. Moderator: Gary Junker , Ph.D., HSP-P Deputy Secretary, Division of Health Services, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Speakers: Dean Aufderheide , Ph.D., Director of Mental Health, Office of Correctional Health, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia; Harbans Deol , D.O., Ph.D., Medical Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Lincoln, Nebraska; Lewis Johnathan Peiper , Director of Behavioral Health, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Adult Correction — Prisons Behavioral Health Services, Raleigh, North Carolina

Saturday, Jan. 28 ▼ 4–5:30 p.m.

WORKSHOPS

ACA Seeks Book Authors Do you have experience in corrections and the desire to inform others about what you have learned? If so, you are a potential ACA author. We are seeking corrections professionals to submit book manuscripts for review and consideration on a variety of subject matter.

Possible topics include • Ethics in corrections. • Effective mental health treatment. • Sex offender monitoring and treatment. • Financial management in corrections. • Programs for long-term offenders. • Staff training. • Greening of corrections: innovative strategies. • Preparing offenders for reentry. • Incarcerated women: reducing recidivism.

Your suggestions for books on other topics are welcome. For more information, please contact 800-222-5646, ext. 0194.

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