2023 ACA Orlando Program Book_Winter Conference

punitive which in turn can escalate the negative behaviors. This workshop will focus on effective alternative methods that reduce extreme behavior and the benefits to administration, staff and residents in doing so. This workshop will use video to highlight incidents of extreme behavior. It will provide longitudinal data to show how changes in beliefs and attitudes impact the overall functioning of the institutions. The experiences of the Intensive Mental Health Unit and restrictive housing will illustrate how the transition from a punitive environment to one that is relationship focused makes units safer and more secure. Use of force can become a rare rather than common event. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to summarize the etiology of extreme behavior in corrections. 2. Participants will be able to identify the differences between consequences and punishment. 3.Participants will be able to assess beliefs and attitudes about extreme behavior that contribute to extreme behavior. 4.Participants will be able to explain how to address extreme behavior systematically. Moderator: Daniel Bannish , Psy.D., Director of Mental Health, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine Speakers: Daniel Bannish , Psy.D., Director of Mental Health, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine; Evan Touchette , Unit Manager, Intensive Mental Health Unit, Maine State Prison, Warren, Maine B-2H Clinical Boundaries in a Correctional Setting: A Psychological Perspective to Influencing Change

them facilitates trust in relationships and systems. As such, it is imperative boundaries be clear and consistent to foster improved behavior, compound safety and emotional regulation. Consistent implementation of boundaries reduces negative means of navigating systems and improves the ability to advocate appropriately for themselves. This leads to a position of empowering inmates to improve choices and weigh productive options as opposed to enabling them and decreasing their ability to function independently within society. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to define the terms and boundaries and limit setting within the intrapersonal, interpersonal and systems contents and describe their importance. Specific boundaries to be addressed include physical, intellectual, emotional and time. 2. Participants will be able to discuss the ethical importance of boundaries. 3.Participants will be able to determine and employ communication of boundaries based on clinical scenarios. Moderator: Gerald Jorgenson , Executive Director, Office of Healthcare Compliance, Kansas Department of Corrections, Kansas Speakers: Janitza De Jesus , Psy.D., Director of Behavioral Health, Jackson Health Systems, Corrections Health Services, Miami, Florida; Larisa Palmer , Psy.D., Centurion of Florida, Miami, Florida

WORKSHOPS Sunday, Jan. 29 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

(CE-RN, CME, Y CE) Grand Ballroom 9/10 Track: Treatment

Sponsored by the Behavioral Health Committee Research often addresses the importance of boundaries in shaping behavior, emotional regulation and interaction. Boundaries encompass the clear communication of expectations, rules and limitations. Maintaining

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