2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

Mindfulness-Based Wellness & Resiliency for Corrections Professionals [CERP/CEU] Room 205C Ongoing exposure to chronic stress and primary and secondary trauma put corrections and custody personnel at significant risk for anxiety, depression, substance abuse, obesity, suicidal ideation and early death caused by a host of chronic stress-related illnesses. Research indicates corrections and custody officers experience PTSD at significantly higher rates. This experiential Mindfulness-Based Wellness & Resiliency (MBWR) training will provide simple self-regulation tools to enhance performance and allow professionals to work effectively in more regulated, healthier ways, mitigating the health risks outlined above. MBWR will also provide evidence-based tools and practices for healing impacts of stress and trauma exposure while increasing overall physical, mental, emotional and spiritual resilience. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to identify the key health risks and their causes, as a result of, the cumulative effects of chronic stress and trauma exposure. • Participants will be able to name key functions of the brain and autonomic nervous system that relate to stress, chronic stress, trauma exposure, self-regulation, rest & recovery and healing. • Participants will be able to practice basic mindfulness of body and mindfulness of breathing awareness training and use several breath-based self-regulation techniques for effective stress management, emotion regulation and trauma healing. Moderator: John MacAdams , Program Manager/Senior Trainer, Center for Mindfulness in Public Safety, Los Angeles, California Speakers: Michael Christie , Chaplain Supervisor, Connecticut Department of Corrections, Monroe, Connecticut; Katie Carlson , Director of Wellness Initiatives, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Indianapolis, Indiana

Correctional Behavioral Health Certification [CEU] Room 205A The Correctional Behavioral Health Certification (CBHC) is one of the most

successful professional certifications offered by the American Correctional Association. It has become a prestigious recognition of corrections staff who have demonstrated knowledge and skills associated with the provision of behavioral health services for mentally ill inmates or offenders. Providing a national standardized certification that validates capability in working with mentally ill offenders improves ability to compete in the job market. Correctional Officers, Community Corrections Officers and Allied Behavioral Health in jails and prisons throughout the United States have been awarded the CBHC. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how you and staff in your jurisdiction can improve management of mentally ill inmates or offenders and enhance their professional standing as corrections professionals. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to explain the benefit of obtaining the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification. • Participants will be able to identify the eligibility criteria for achieving the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification. • Participants will be able to explain the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification process. Moderator: Terri Catlett , Director of Correctional Health, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA Speakers: Dean Aufderheide , Ph.D., Mental Health Consultant, American Correctional Association, Tallahassee, Florida; Terri Catlett , Director of Correctional Health, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA; Tony Wilkes , Chief of Corrections (Retired), Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Hendersonville, Tennessee

WORKSHOPS

Saturday, Aug. 17 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

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