2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

patients and the need for comprehensive competency-based training for corrections. • Participants will be able to discuss corrections-specific considerations in suicide prevention and managing self-directed violence. • Participants will be able to detail the development and implementation of an evidence-based core competency training for Behavioral Health Clinicians in corrections. Moderator: Gary Junker , Ph.D., HSP-P, Deputy Secretary, Division of Comprehensive Health Services, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina Speakers: Lewis J. Peiper , Ph.D., CBHC-BS, Director of Behavioral Health, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina; Gary Junker , Ph.D., HSP-P, Deputy Secretary, Division of Comprehensive Health Services, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina Improving the Supervision of Offenders with Serious Mental Illnesses: Tips and Tools [ Y CE/CEU] Room 206A B Primary Area of Focus: Special Populations Primary Community of Focus: Community Corrections Individuals with serious mental illnesses under correctional supervision have complex needs, elevated criminogenic risks and present challenges to correctional professionals who supervise them. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction/Division of Community Supervision has innovated special programs and initiatives to equip officers with the skills and tools needed to optimize criminal justice and mental health outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn about these efforts and gain hands-on experience with brief assessments of mental and social determinants of health; strategies to facilitate consultation with mental health professionals; and de-escalation techniques to diffuse emotional situations.

Thursday, Aug. 15 ▼ 4–5:30 p.m.

Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to administer a brief mental health assessment and assessment of social determinants of health for use with offenders with mental illnesses. • Participants will be able to understand how to implement and facilitate clinical consultations-case staffing’s between supervising officers and mental health professionals. • Participants will be able to use Moderator: Brian K. Gates , MPA, Director of Program Services, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Community Supervision, Raleigh, North Carolina Speakers: Ashlee Barnes , MSW, LCSW, Licensed Mental Health Professional, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Community Supervision, Raleigh, North Carolina; Amber Livengood , M.S., NCC, LCAS, CCS, Licensed Mental Health Professional, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Community Supervision, Raleigh, North Carolina; Jason Szybka , Probation/Parole Officer, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Community Supervision, Raleigh, North Carolina de-escalation techniques to diffuse situations where an offender is highly emotional.

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