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About Health Care

WEBThe Office of Correctional Health Care serves ACA members, jurisdictions and its affiliates by supporting health services programs for the effective delivery of health to offender …

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Staff Wellness Prep

WEBThe monograph “Correctional Employee Wellness: Improving the Health of Our Greatest Asset” is a culmination of a National Staff Wellness scan conducted by the American …

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Behavioral Health Certification

WEBThe purpose of the examination for the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification is to ensure a candidate's knowledge of national standards and guidelines, legal and ethical …

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Health Care Accreditation

WEBDelivering quality health care services in this environment distinctly differs from other health care settings. The Health Care accreditation is a: Voluntary accreditation …

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Healthcare Accreditation

WEBAn independent, nonprofit organization, ACA is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for correctional facilities and health care. Since 1989, ACA has …

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Types of Certification

WEBThe purpose of the examination for the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification is to ensure a candidate's knowledge of national standards and guidelines, legal and ethical …

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Health Care Mission & Goals

WEBACA’s Health services accreditation goal is to improve the delivery of health care to offenders within the correctional environment using the concept and template for …

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Certification Types and Levels

WEBHealth Care: There are four certification categories for Health Care. Certified Corrections Nurse (CCN): This category includes staff nurses, who work in a correctional …

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Standards Information

WEBStandards cover areas of safety, security, administration, and care including health care, programs and activities. Complying with this set of standards offers a method to achieve …

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AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION Manual of …

WEBThe American Correctional Association (ACA) is a professional membership organization composed of individuals, agencies and organizations involved in all facets of the …

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Certification Overview

WEBCertified Corrections Officer/Provisional (CCO/P): This category includes graduating students who have studied for a career in a correctional setting and/or Department of …

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Recruitment and retention of correctional staff

WEBThe ACA Research Council survey revealed secu-rity oficer vacancy rates reached a high of 55% and turnover rates as much as 48%. On the probation/parole side, community …

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Co-occurring disorders in the incarcerated population: …

WEBAdditionally, 20 million adults needed treatment for a SUD in 2018, but only 3% of this population received treatment within the previous year. Among the 9.2 million adults who …

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Behavioral Health Certification

WEBThe purpose of the examination for the Correctional Behavioral Health Certification is to ensure a candidate's knowledge of national standards and guidelines, legal and ethical …

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Director of Corrections Health Services

WEBThe Director of Corrections Health Services will lead the CHS team to drive positive outcomes in a patient-centric correctional healthcare environment. The director …

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Performance-Based Stds. for Adult Comm., 4th ed.

WEBPerformance-Based Stds. for Adult Comm., 4th ed. Focusing on achievable conditions versus practice, these updated standards examine the totality of conditions in a system. …

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