2025 ACA Winter Conference Orlando_Program Book

suicide risk assessment, as well as the important role the security chain of command plays in the facilitation of these services. • Identify practical steps to improve inter-department teamwork including weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, establishing a dorm schedule for mental health treatment services and identifying points of contact in the chain of command to notify when challenges occur on the unit. Moderator: Marina Cadreche , PsyD, Senior Expert and Senior Project Manager, Falcon, Inc., Chicago, Illinois Speaker 1: Rebecca Rock , PsyD, Mental Health Director, Centurion Health/Florida Department of Corrections, Bowling Green, Florida Speaker 2: Christopher Edelen , Warden (Retired), Hardee Correctional Institution, Bowling Green, Florida Speaker 3: Patricia Fesperman , Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Practical Nutrition Tips in Corrections: A Holistic Approach to Wellness [CE] Room W240 A Overview: Corrections workers are at high-risk for chronic mental and physical health issues such as severe depression and suicide, anxiety, diabetes and heart disease. Risk factors for obesity in corrections include exposure to violence and trauma; and stress and anxiety that promote poor health behaviors. Corrections workers tend to underreport their stress and negative emotions which may restrict their access to resources for healthy coping strategies. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors are further reinforced by long work shifts, sedentary tasks, limited food options and stressful work environments. The focus of this workshop is to provide a holistic approach to improve nutrition specific to corrections worker health. In this panel, we hope to inspire corrections workers to make slight changes to improve their health and well-being.

PLAN TO ATTEND!!

HEALTH CARE SPECIAL SESSION AND LUNCHEON with Dr. Jonathan Mermin MONDAY, JAN. 13 TH AT 12–1:30 P.M., IN REGENCY P-Q (HYATT)

WORKSHOPS Monday, Jan. 13 ▼ 9–10:30 a.m.

How to Facilitate a Collaborative Approach to Mental Health Care in Restrictive Housing [ Y CE/CE/CERP] Room W230 A Overview: While the restrictive housing subpopulation typically represents less than 2% of a state’s incarceration citizens, it presents significant security management challenges and increased suicide rates. This workshop will define common security challenges and mental health needs of this subpopulation, outline the benefits of communication and collaboration between security and mental health staff to mitigate these challenges, as well as provide practical recommendations to improve inter-department teamwork and flow of information to improve mental health services and suicide risk detection. Learning Objectives: • Define security management challenges posed by restrictive housing and how they can negatively impact the facilitation of inmate mental health care if not competently managed. • Discuss mental health needs of inmates in restrictive housing including increased

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