2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

Speakers: Chelsea Gaffey , Juvenile Justice Human Trafficking Liaison, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio; Jodi Stanton , Safe Harbor Coordinator, Hamilton County Juvenile Court, Cincinnati, Ohio; Anna Travis , Safe Harbor Coordinator, Delaware County Juvenile Court, Delaware, Ohio Pell Grants Have Been Reinstated to the Incarcerated: Opportunities for Corrections Room 204 Pell Grants were reinstated to people who were incarcerated on July 1, 2023, overturning an almost 30-year ban. This panel brings together leaders in the field of higher education in prison to help ACA members understand the federal regulations for Prison Education Programs (PEPs) and the opportunities for corrections agencies around the country (including state, federal and military), to learn about successful programming, and to gain access to valuable resources from the American Correctional Association, the U.S. Department of Education, the Vera Institute of Justice and the Tennessee Higher Education in Prison Initiative (THEI). Moderator: David Haasenritter , Director of Standards and Accreditation, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia Speakers: David Haasenritter , Director of Standards and Accreditation, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia; Laura Ferguson Mimms , Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education in Prison Initiative, Nashville, Tennessee; Belinda Wheeler , Senior Program Associate, Vera Institute of Justice, Washington D.C. Leading and Living Through Loss: Perspectives from Correctional Leaders Room 205-B The presenters have personal experiences in leading and living through loss. Loss is a part of all our lives whether it has been through loss of a loved one, job, relationship, friend or some other expectation, such as an empty nester or title. Correctional leaders operate 24/7, 365 days a year, and leadership doesn’t stop because loss

occurs. This interactive workshop will focus on grief and loss. How do you and those around you respond to loss or understand better someone who has experienced loss? This workshop will further engage participants through the use of audience-response technology. Moderator: Anadora (Andie) Moss , Chief Executive Officer, The Moss Group, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Sylvia Morris , Facility Chaplaincy Director, Retired SCI Smithfield/ Bee-Lieve 4 It Ministries, Mount Union, Pennsylvania; Scott Semple , Retired Commissioner, Semple Consulting, LLC, Watertown, Connecticut; Wynnie Testamark , Director, Bureau of Corrections, St. Croix, Virgin Islands Development and Implementation of the Core Competency Model for Corrections: Self-Directed Violence Training for Correctional Behavioral Health Clinicians [ Y CE/CE/CME/CERP/CEU] Room 205C Primary Area of Focus: Correctional Education Primary Community of Focus: Prisons This presentation will address the development and adaptation of a core competency training model for correctional behavioral health clinicians in the assessment and management of self-directed violence (SDV, includes both suicide and self-injury). The presentation will focus on the implementation of the Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C). This training approach to self-directed violence and suicide prevention includes 10 core competencies that have been reviewed and adapted to meet the unique needs of correctional settings and populations. The program addresses evidence-based clinical care (e.g., establishing an evidence-based treatment plan) and clinician self-management (e.g., managing one’s reactions to self-directed violence) skills. The training model includes provision of self-reflection and clinical resources, psycho-educational content and case studies. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to identify training requirements for working with high-risk

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