2026 ACA Winter Conference Long Beach CA_Program Book

encouraged to limit distractions in efforts to overcome challenges associated with the change process. Learning Objectives: • Provide a safe environment with positive operational results by fostering lasting participant changes. • Cultivate a culture that has limited distractions and temptations. • Create an environment where all individuals can achieve their full potential through treatment, education and accountability. Moderator: Catherine Smalling , Operations Manager, Pocahontas State Correctional Center, Virginia Department of Corrections, Pocahontas, Virginia Speakers: Tikki N. Hicks , Warden, Pocahontas State Correctional Center, Virginia Department of Corrections, Pocahontas, Virginia; Sherdal N. Lewis , Assistant Area Director, Spectrum Health Systems, State Farm, Virginia Are We There Yet? Navigating the Quality Roadmap [CE|CME|CERP] Room 102 C Primary Community of Focus: Adult Corrections Overview: The Institute for Health Care Improvement has developed the Model for Improvement which is considered now as the framework for doing any quality improvement project. The presentation will cover in detail how to formulate an effective aim statement, how to construct the different key metrics (Outcome Measure, Process Measure, and Balancing Measure) and will provide an introductory overview of run chart to better understand the different variations in the processes over time. The Model for Improvement ensures teams know the purpose behind what they are trying to accomplish, understand what success will look like and identify those changes that will result in improvement. This presentation will assist the audience to appreciate QI. Learning Objectives: • Explain how to effectively formulate an AIM statement utilizing the AIM statement builder.

• Discuss the different types of key metrics used in quality improvement. • State the importance of collecting a variety of data in quality improvement work (Introduction to Run Charts). Moderator: Wilson Uy , RN, BSN, MSHS, CCHP, Clinical Nursing Director II, Los Angeles Department of Health Services-Correctional Health, Los Angeles, California Speaker: Wilson Uy , RN, BSN, MSHS, CCHP, Clinical Nursing Director II, Los Angeles Department of Health Services-Correctional Health, Los Angeles, California Improving Family Connectedness and Reunification through the Bonding, Empowering, and Reuniting (BEAR) Families Program Room 101 A TRACK: Organizational Management Overview: When considering the full criminal justice continuum, an estimated 10 million U.S. children are impacted by parental incarceration. Children with incarcerated parents are six times more likely to become incarcerated themselves, highlighting the urgent need to preserve and strengthen family bonds during custody. The Bonding, Empowering, and Reuniting (BEAR) Families Program promotes family connectedness and reunification through an innovative curriculum, structured activities, video visits, and contact visits. BEAR is one of the few contact visitation programs flexible enough to serve individuals in the general population and mental health housing. This presentation reviews the BEAR model and shares key implementation challenges and successes. Speaker: Melissa Kelley , Assistant Director, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Monterey Park, California

WORKSHOPS Sunday, Feb. 8 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

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