2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

Speakers: Maggie Agerton , M.S., CAP, Bureau Chief, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Randy Shively , Psy.D., Director Research and Clinical Development, Alvis, Columbus, Ohio D-1J Recovery Housing: Cultivating Positive Inmate Behavior by Offering Opportunity for Recovery, Personal Accountability, Wellness and Healing (CE) Track: Nursing Room 204-C Peer Recovery Housing provides inmates an opportunity to incorporate a holistic, whole-person-model approach to addressing substance use and cognitive disorders in an environment that is conducive to recovery. The difference between this environment and the general population is the commitment required by the participants to maintain a drug-free lifestyle. It is not just about wanting to be in recovery, it is about doing the work to maintain. Recovery Housing promotes critical thinking skills, personal accountability, wellness and healing. Inmate Peer Support Coaches work alongside other TDCJ Peer Influencers as well as unit staff, to establish bonds and build pathways to recovery for the participants in Recovery Housing.

Learning Objectives: • Understand the prevalence of substance use disorder in the inmate population, as demonstrated by TDCJ and DOJ statistics and be able to identify opportunities for change. • Identify the challenges, opportunities and goals of creating a Recovery Housing area on your facility. • Understand how inmate peer support specialists are instrumental in helping their peers navigate the recovery process during incarceration and improve knowledge of recovery resources, providing guidance in the development of wellness and recovery action plans and encouraging pro-social involvement. Moderator: Jennifer Deyne , Deputy Director of Female Programs, Rehabilitation Programs Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas Speakers: Andrea Canuel , Deputy Director Substance Use Treatment Programs — RPD, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas; Christopher Carter , Division Director — RPD, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas; Pennie Kempt , Deputy Division Director — RPD, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas

WORKSHOPS Sunday, Aug. 13 ▼ 8–9:30 a.m.

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