2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

the survey and learn of a new BJS tool to analyze the SPI data and create self-serve visualizations. • Participants will be able to describe local jail jurisdictions’ response to the opioid crisis, practices related to the detection of opioid use and opioid use disorder (OUD) at intake, treatment for opioid withdrawal and OUD, use of opioids for pain management, and care for confined persons with OUD upon release. • Participants will learn about a new BJS and U.S. Census Bureau study that tracked persons released from state prisons for five years after release to calculate their mortality rate upon returning to the community. Moderator: Maggie Agerton , M.S., CAP, Bureau Chief, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Speakers: Lauren G. Beatty , Statistician, Corrections Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Richard Kluckow , DSW, Supervisory Statistician, Corrections Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; David I. Pritchard , Ph.D., Economist, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, College Station, Texas B-2I Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Prevention: Watch Out for the Curve Ball ( Y CE, CE, CME, CERP) Track: Mental Health Room 204-B Suicide and serious self-injuries are sentinel events in jails and prisons. The effective management of these behaviors, therefore, is among the most important challenges facing correctional professionals. Decisions must be clinically justifiable, precautions implemented quickly, and documentation must be legally defensible. This seminar will focus on the “What Works” principles of risk management in ensuring safety and treatment services match the level of the assessed needs of inmates at risk for suicide and serious self-injurious behaviors. We will learn about the “Best

Practices” for identifying imminent warning signs and risk factors and how to differentiate self-injurious from suicidal behaviors. While identifying key policy issues in implementing a suicide and self-injury prevention program, participants will learn the salient skills necessary for the effective assessment and treatment of self-injurious behaviors. Learning Objectives: • Define standard terms regarding suicide and self-injury prevention and interventions. • Identify the warning signs and risk factors associated with suicidal/self-injurious behavior. • Recognize the factors that differentiate suicidal and self-injurious behavior. • Understand key policy issues in developing and implementing a suicide and self-injury prevention program. Moderator: Jack “Randy” Sauls , Assistant Commissioner, Office of Health Services, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia Speaker: Dean Aufderheide , Ph.D., Director, Office of Correctional Mental Health, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia

WORKSHOPS Friday, Aug. 11 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

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