2026 ACA 156th Congress of Correction Pittsburgh_Program Book

the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification

being provided to staff to increase their ability to provide trauma-informed care. • Discuss Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) intervention and how interventions such as EMDR can be adopted within a jail setting. Moderator: Lewis Jonathan Peiper , Ph.D. Chief of Behavioral Health, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina Speakers: Ashlee Groover , Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Allegheny County Jail, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Debbie Scovill , Deputy Health Services Administrator, Behavioral Health, Allegheny County Jail, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Federal Partners in Correctional Health: Updates, Resources, and Opportunities for Collaboration [CME|CEU|CERP] Room: 321 Primary Community of Focus: Healthcare, Other Overview: This workshop brings together federal partners (CDC, NIH, BOP) to share updates, resources, and opportunities to strengthen correctional health systems. Representatives from federal agencies will highlight current initiatives, emerging priorities, and tools available to support correctional facilities. The session will emphasize practical application and collaboration, with discussion focused on how correctional leaders can leverage federal resources to improve health outcomes, address emerging threats, and enhance continuity of care. Participants will gain insight into partnership opportunities and strategies to align correctional health efforts with national priorities. Learning Objectives: • Identify key federal updates, initiatives, and resources available to support correctional health systems. • Describe emerging public health priorities impacting correctional facilities and strategies to address them.

• Explain how the ACA’s Correctional Root Cause Analysis can improve the organizational effectiveness of an agency’s suicide prevention program Moderator: Lewis Jonathan Peiper , Ph.D. Chief of Behavioral Health, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina Speakers: Dean Aufderheide , National Mental Health Expert, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia; Christopher Cochran , Correctional Training Sergeant, Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, Tallahassee, Florida Elevating Mental Health Care in County Jails Room: 311 Primary Community of Focus: Behavioral Health Overview: Allegheny County Jail has expanded its commitment to mental health care through the growth of clinical services and the addition of mental health therapy in the facility. This session will discuss how the jail operationalized an in-house mental health therapy clinic that supports incarcerated individuals and outlines key steps taken to support the growth of this clinical service within the facility. The session will also highlight training opportunities provided to jail staff to strengthen their ability to provide trauma-informed care. Presenters will discuss Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and how evidence-based interventions like EMDR can be effectively integrated into a jail setting, improving outcomes and facility culture. Learning Objectives: • Outline steps taken to operationalize a mental health therapy clinic within the correctional facility. • Describe the growth process of the clinical services being delivered, including training

WORKSHOPS

Saturday, Aug. 1 ▼ 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

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