2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

healthcare in an institutional setting. • Participants will be able to discuss the challenges and benefits of providing hospital level of care behind the wire. Moderator: Suzonne M. Kline , Psy.D., Chief of Mental Health Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Speakers: Danny Martinez , M.D., MPH, Chief of Medical Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Travis Lamb , Warden, Union Correctional Institution, Raiford, Florida Identifying and Accommodating People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Prisons and Jails [ Y CE/CE/CME/CERP/CEU] Room 209B Primary Area of Focus: Special Populations Primary Community of Focus: Prisons & Jails Correctional officers typically receive little training or education about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism, Down syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Additionally, these are often “invisible disabilities” that are difficult to identify and, therefore, ADA accommodations are often not provided in order to ensure safety and equitable treatment. This lack of training is concerning given that people with disabilities are overrepresented in U.S. prisons and jails. The Bureau of Justice Statistics Survey of Prison Inmates found that nearly two in five incarcerated people had a disability, and cognitive disability was the most common disability reported. This session will provide practical strategies on how to both identify and respond to people with IDD in order to ensure their safety and de-escalate potentially dangerous situations. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to know how to identify if someone may have an IDD, what dual diagnosis is, and how to differentiate between IDD and a mental health disability. • Participants will be able to better

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understand basic strategies on how to communicate and respond effectively to people with IDD, including understanding what ADA accommodations are and how they can be implemented. • Participants will be able to know where to look for additional resources on IDD in their local communities and who to reach out to for additional training or technical assistance regarding this population. Moderator: Tammy Lander , J.D., Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Choices Therapeutic and Court Services, Quincy, Florida Speakers: Leigh-Anne McKingsley , MSSW, MPA, Senior Director of Disability and Justice Initiatives, The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, Washington, D.C.; Joshua B. Branch , CISSP, CCSP, PMP, Program Manager, Disability and Justice Initiatives, The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, Washington, D.C.

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