Perf-Based Stds, Transportation of Inmates, 1st Ed_Jan 2025

Glossary

Mental Health Services – the sum of all actions taken for the mental well-being of the inmate population including a range of diagnosis, treatment and follow up services. These may include the use of a variety of psychosocial, psychoeducational and pharmacological therapies either individually or in group settings to alleviate symptoms, attain appropriate functioning, prevent relapses and help the patient develop and pursue their personal recovery plan. Mental Health Staff – individuals whose primary duty is to provide mental health services to inmates commensurate with their respective levels of education, experience, training and credentials. Mental Health Trained Staff – correctional officers or other correctional personnel who may be trained and appropriately supervised to carry out specific duties with regard to the administration of mental/behav ioral health care. Mental Illness – psychiatric illness or disease expressed primarily through abnormalities of thought, feel ing, and behavior producing either distress and/or impaired function. Mental Status Examination (MSE) – an assessment of an individual’s level of cognitive abilities, appear ance, emotional state and behavioral interactions. It involves questions, observations, objective findings, impressions and clinical judgment of the mental health professional and commonly includes observations of appearance, level of consciousness, speech and language, emotions, thoughts, perceptual alterations, orientation, dangerousness to self & others, memory, abstract thinking, intellectual ability, judgment, and insight. Mid-level Practitioner – nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant licensed or credentialed to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician. Minor Infraction – a violation of the facility’s rules of conduct that does not require due process and can be resolved without the imposition of serious penalties. Minor infractions do not violate any state or federal statutes and may be resolved informally by the reporting staff. Multidisciplinary Services Team – provides integrated services by assessing an inmate’s needs; devel oping an individualized plan and ensuring that services are delivered in an effective manner to assist the inmate in transition to general population or the community. - The team may include but is not limited to a facility administrator and correctional, treatment, and programming staffs. Multidisciplinary Treatment Team – provides an integrated team approach to inmate care and treatment. The members meet together to develop and provide necessary health and behavioral health care services and individualized treatment for inmates with particular emphasis on addressing needs during confinement in Restrictive Housing and step-down programs. - The team may include psychologists, psychiatric practitioners, licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, registered nurses, activity therapists, and correctional staffs.

Natural Light – the illumination from the sun; daylight.

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