2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

A-4H Women’s and Men’s Wellness Units at the D.C. Jail: Comprehensive Therapeutic Housing units to treat Opioid Use Disorder (CE, CME) Track: Medical Room 204-A The presentation is designed to help audience members understand the relationship between the current opioid epidemic and health outcomes for justice-involved patients. We discuss our jail-based experience in the Nation’s capital, our ground-breaking SAMHSA funded and highly endorsed development of both men’s and women’s therapeutic housing units focused on the first 90 days of confinement. We also discuss comprehensive programmatic offerings and the Trauma Informed Care lens which underlies our collaborative medical, mental health and custody practices. Learning Objectives: • Understand the relationship between the current opioid epidemic and health outcomes for justice-involved patients. • Describe the benefits of creating a trauma-informed treatment community in the carceral setting. • List three ways you might improve or transform care at your own institution for patients with SUD. Moderator: Herbert A. Kaldany , D.O., Director of the Health Services Unit, New Jersey Department of Corrections, Trenton, New Jersey Speakers: Leslie D. Demus , Lead Peer Specialist, Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C.; Beth Jordan , M.D., Medical Director, Health Services Administrator, D.C. Department of Corrections, Washington, D.C. A-4I Expanding Use of Clozapine, a Medication Helpful in Reducing Recurrent, Treatment-Resistant Self-Injurious Behavior ( Y CE, CE, CERP) Track: Mental Health Room 204-B Clozapine is the only FDA approved medication for treatment resistant schizophrenia. There is also an emerging literature suggesting that clozapine may have benefits in reducing impulsive self-injurious and aggressive

Speakers: Saydyie DeRosia , Victim Services Coordinator, Oregon Department of Corrections, Salem, Oregon; Karin Ho , Director, Division of Victim Services, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Columbia, South Carolina; Mark Odom , Program Supervisor, Victim Services Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas Scott Richards , Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. A-4F How to Develop a Corrections based Canine Program Track: Staff Training Room 203-A The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), will present an inside look into how they started and developed a successful canine program inside a correctional facility. They will discuss how and why they started with two canine teams and grew to 28 canine teams. The audience will have a better understanding of how a corrections-specific canine can be utilized to stop contraband from being introduced into the correctional facility. A live demonstration of a canine team will be performed to sniff people, packages and mail. Learning Objectives: • Identify the need for a corrections-specific canine program. • How to implement a successful canine program into corrections. • How the canine program enhances the safety and security of correctional facilities. Moderator: Christopher M. Martuscello , AC, NYSDOCCS, Albany, New York Speakers: Kenneth LeBel , Senior Investigator Narcotics/K9-01, Office of Special Investigations, NYSDOCCS, Albany, New York; Jason Ploss , Investigator K9-16, NYSDOCCS, Albany, New York

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