National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Correctional Mental Health Care Conference 2024
In-Person Event
Jul 21 - 22, 2024
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ...OVERVIEW
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Correctional Mental Health Care Conference 2024 is organized by National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and will be held from Jul 21 - 22, 2024 at Sheraton Puerto Rico Resort & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America.
Description:
Learn with other clinicians and administrators with a variety of backgrounds and a focus on correctional mental health care.
Conference sessions will benefit:
- Frontline staff looking for the best ways to connect with patients and improve care
- Managers and administrators who need to maximize effectiveness of mental health care with a limited budget
- Leaders looking to transform systems, morale, and policies
Topics:
- CQI
- DBT
- Diversion
- Human Trafficking
- Jail-Based Competency Restoration
- Juvenile
- Legal Issues
- Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Moral Resilience
- Reentry
- Serious Mental Illness
- Special Populations
- Staffing
- Substance Use Disorders
- Suicide Prevention
- Transgender Care
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Conference Educational Objectives:
- Demonstrate an increased understanding of pervasive as well as emerging mental health problems within correctional populations and related management issues
- Identify best practices in evaluation, treatment and management for incarcerated individuals with mental illness
- Enhance skills necessary to manage mental health care delivery in correctional settings
- Apply the NCCHC standards for mental health services to mental health programs in correctional facilities
KEY DATES
21 Jul, 2024
Event Start Date
22 Jul, 2024
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Continuing Education Credits:
CCHPs: Certified Correctional Health Professionals may earn up to 17.5 contact hours of Category I continuing education for recertification.
Counselors: Many states accept APA-accredited education. Please check your state's requirements.
Nurses: The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
NCCHC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.5 contact hours.
Nurse Practitioners: Many states accept ANCC, ACCME or general CE certificates. Please check with your state's requirements.
Physicians: The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NCCHC designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PA: Many states and the AAPA accept ACCME certificates. Please check with your state's requirements.
Psychologists: The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NCCHC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This educational activity has been approved for up to 17.5 hours of credit.
Social Workers: This program will be submitted to the National Association of Social Workers for 17.5 social work continuing education contact hours.
General: If you are not in one of these named categories, select General to earn a continuing education certificate.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianPhysician AssistantClinicianslicensed mental health counselorsSocial WorkersCase ManagersMental Health ProfessionalsMental Health NursesNurse PractitionersPsychologistsAdministratorsSPECIALITIES
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