2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

WORKSHOPS Friday, Aug. 11 ▼ 8–9:30 a.m.

growing complexity of prison populations, rehabilitation efforts present challenges only a high-quality workforce can meet. If we want to attract high quality candidates, we must invest in our existing staff first, becoming more professional so corrections is more inviting to a professional constituency. This workshop provides action steps to increase competencies and professionalism of the current staff and discusses how to use better language and branding around the actual demands of the job to attract better candidates. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to communicate the current fiscal, operational and programmatic issues and challenges involved in providing care to elderly inmates. • Participants will be able to identify how three states — Ohio, Massachusetts and Florida — are providing care for elderly inmates across the long-term care continuum. • Participants will be able to forecast future challenges involving resources, programs/services and facilities for aging inmates. Moderator: Tom Reimers , Director of Health Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida

Massachusetts Department of Correction, Milford, Massachusetts; Tom Reimers , Director of Health Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Kevin Runyon , MPH, Medical Operations Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Columbus, Ohio; Jennifer Urra , Deputy Director of Holistic Services, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Columbus, Ohio B-1I Extreme Behavior: The Cost of Doing More of the Same ( Y CE, CE) Track: Mental Health Room 204-B Extreme behaviors, particularly those involving serious self-injurious behavior impact the day-to-day operations of correctional facilities and have immediate and long-term effects on staff and residents. When standard methods of addressing dysregulated behaviors and consequences for those behaviors do not work there is a tendency to use more extreme measures to gain control (e.g., uses of force, isolation, chemical spray, etc.). When behaviors persist consequences can become more 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.

Speakers: Jeffrey Fisher , Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Clinical Services,

102 — ACA 153 rd Congress of Correction | Philadelphia