2026 ACA 156th Congress of Correction Pittsburgh_Program Book

Learning Objectives: • Participants will gain a better understanding of the role of Peer Recovery Specialists in substance use disorder treatment within adult correctional settings. • Participants will be provided with examples of how Peer Recovery Specialist services are utilized. • Participants will learn outcomes when Peer Recovery Specialist services are implemented. Moderator: Lewis Jonathan Peiper , Ph.D. Chief of Behavioral Health, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina Speaker: Frank Craig , Gateway Foundation, Cheyenne, Wyoming Integration in Action: Lessons from Community Care for Correctional Health Teams [CME |CEU|CERP] Room: 311 Primary Community of Focus: Behavioral Health Overview: Efforts to improve population health increasingly emphasize health span, the length of time individuals maintain physical, cognitive, and functional capacity, rather than reacting to illness alone. In community settings, Primary Care– Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) advances health span through early identification of behavioral health needs, preventive engagement, and reduced medical utilization. This session explores how integrated care principles including systematic screening, stepped care, shared treatment planning, and coordinated medical-behavioral collaboration can be adapted for correctional settings. Through case examples and standards alignment, participants will learn practical strategies to reduce crisis-driven care, improve continuity, strengthen suicide prevention, and support prevention-focused, team-based correctional healthcare. Learning Objectives: • Analyze how Primary Care–Mental Health Integration in community settings supports

health span through prevention, early intervention, and improved chronic disease outcomes. • Examine key components of integrated care models and their applicability within correctional healthcare environments. • Apply healthcare standards to implement integrated behavioral health practices that enhance continuity, patient safety, and long-term functional health. Moderator: Lewis Jonathan Peiper , Ph.D. Chief of Behavioral Health, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Raleigh, North Carolina Speakers: Seaaira Reedy , Vice President of Behavioral Health, Centurion Health, Parker, Colorado; Christina Riccardi , Clinical Operations Specialist, Centurion Health, Tallahassee, Florida Presenting a Multi-level Assessment and Evaluation Process for Program Improvement and Efficacy Reviews Room: 320 Primary Community of Focus: Adult Corrections Overview: Gateway Foundation has developed and utilized application of the Texas Christian University Client Evaluation of Self in Treatment (CEST) and additional evaluative tools to improve client care and service provision. This workshop explores the application of these tools and processes through the Gateway Foundation Internal Evaluation Process. It will identify application of the tools to the individualization of client care, application to program evaluation, and assessment of service efficacy. The presentation will identify how this effort has enhanced program effectiveness through the use of empirical data to drive program design. Learning Objectives: • Introduced to the Texas Christian University evaluation forms as applied to the Gateway Foundation Internal Evaluation Process. • Understand how this process is applied to

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