2025 ACA 155th Congress of Correction Denver_Program Book

Speaker 2: Hayley D. Shepard , M.A., QMHP-A, Western Region Mental Health and Wellness Initiatives Administrator, Virginia Department of Corrections, Abingdon, Virginia How to Successfully Defend a Constitutional Challenge to Restrictive Housing: Legal and Clinical Issues [ Y CE|CE|CEU] Primary Community of Focus: Adult Corrections|Prisons|Prisons & Jails Room: 109 Overview: Restrictive housing has remained a part of America’s penal system in one form or another for nearly 200 years. Following a brief overview of the critical legal issues and court rulings pertinent to the use of restrictive housing, an examination of a successful defense of its use will be discussed. The analysis will be based on the response from the Florida Department of Corrections to a recent class action lawsuit, which led to a successful litigation outcome. Key components, including a defined decision-making process, classification, security and mental health treatment and services will be discussed. Q&A with audience is encouraged. Learning Objectives: • Identify three key attributes to successfully operating a restrictive housing unit that can be defended against an Eight Amendment challenge. • Describe an environment in restrictive housing that is constitutionally adequate. • Recognize the five components of constitutionally adequate psychological and mental health care for inmates in segregated housing and tips for successful litigation. Moderator: Kenneth S. Steely , JD, Attorney, Butler Snow LLP, Huntsville, Alabama Speaker 1: Daniel Johnson , JD, General Counsel, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Speaker 2: Dean Aufderheide , Ph.D., ABCP, Director of Mental Health, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia

Integrating Medicine, Psychiatry, and Nursing to Manage High-Risk Behaviors and Legal Risk in Correctional Facilities [CE|CME|CEU] Primary Community of Focus: Adult Corrections| Jails|Prisons| Jails & Prisons Room: 111 Overview: Collaboration between medicine, psychiatry, nursing, legal and other disciplines is essential for prison and jail settings to effectively manage complex behaviors such as suicide attempts by overdose, hunger strikes, foreign body ingestion, substance use (intoxication/ withdrawal), other self-injurious behaviors, autonomy vs guardianship and end-of-life care. Integrating medical, psychiatric and nursing care holistically ensures whole person-centered treatment, promotes continuity of care, reduces medicolegal risk and improves strategic goals in carceral populations. Collaboration is a powerful and effective risk management strategy that will advance patient care and ultimately improve outcomes in the field of correctional healthcare. Learning Objectives: • Review common conditions and challenges within carceral settings that require multidisciplinary collaboration. • Cultivate cultural approach to identify clear roles and create opportunities for collaboration (e.g., huddles, multidisciplinary team meetings, crisis management). multidisciplinary meetings, communication and documentation to reduce litigation. Moderator: Pracha Peter Eamranond , M.D., MPH, National Medical Director, Wexford Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Speaker 1: Karen M. Moyer , D.O., Chief Psychiatric Officer, New Hampshire Department of Corrections/Wexford Health Services, Concord, New Hampshire • Hardwire collaboration as a risk management strategy, focusing on

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