2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

24% (NCCHC, 2002; James, Glaze, 2006). In fact, 8% of prisoners with mental illnesses have an arrest that is directly attributable to their symptoms of psychosis (Prins, Skeem, et al. 2015). The environment in jails and prisons creates unique challenges to the provision of psychological treatments for inmates. For this reason, tailored interventions are needed to deliver safe correctional management while acknowledging and supporting the role of patient-centered and evidence-based mental health care (Canada, Barrenger, et. Al., 2022; Fazel, Hayes, et al., 2016). A paradigm shift is evident as the need for rehabilitation is gaining recognition and increasing acceptance in many jails and prisons. This has created a role for psychologically informed planned environments (PIPEs) to fill the gaps between mental health delivery and custody staff (McKenna, et. Al., 2017). Past internal classification systems have guided decisions to promote better inmate management at the facility level. (Hardyman, Austin, Alexander, 2002). However, the inclusion of mental health providers in such systems has not been reported. The use of rounding and tier classification is an internal classification system, designed to integrate the efforts of mental health providers and correctional staff to achieve mutually desired outcomes. This system can create a type of PIPE to provide mental health monitoring and custody decisions for SMI persons incarcerated in a county facility. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to identify the elements of a tier classification system designed to monitor the progress of a seriously mentally ill persons who are incarcerated in a county facility. • Participants will be able to describe the process in which unit correctional staff and mental health staff collaborate to assign a tier classification to SMI adult persons who are incarcerated in a county facility. • Participants will be able discuss the pros and cons of implementing the tier classification system of rounding on SMI

persons who are incarcerated in their own facility. Moderator: Nina Chychula , Psychologist, George W Hill Correctional Facility (Wellpath), Thornton, Pennsylvania Speakers: Nina Chychula , Psychologist, George W Hill Correctional Facility (Wellpath), Thornton, Pennsylvania; Kristen Grady , Health Services Administrator, George W Hill Correctional Facility (Wellpath), Thornton, Pennsylvania From Diagnosis to Doorstep: Assessing and Assisting Incarcerated Individuals with Dementia in the Journey Back to Community [ Y CE/CE/CME/CEU] Room 205C This presentation focuses on the neurocognitive assessment for older incarcerated individuals suspected of having “dementia” and outlines the necessary reentry services for those diagnosed. We discuss the process from initial screening and evaluation using targeted neurocognitive tools through to reentry programs tailored to the individual’s needs. We will examine the unique challenges faced by placing persons with disabilities into the community and review the types of resources available. We aim to highlight the challenges and share best practices in this field, thereby improving the knowledge and skills of professionals in correctional healthcare and rehabilitation. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to identify and understand the critical processes involved in conducting neurocognitive assessments for older adults within the correctional system, recognizing the importance of early detection and accurate diagnosis of dementia. • Participants will become familiar with common screening and neurocognitive evaluation batteries used to assess for dementia in incarcerated adults. Discussion will include their strengths and limitations within a correctional setting, enhancing participants’ understanding of assessment

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