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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Real-world Applications of Evidence-based Practices for Persons in the Justice System
4147.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Real-world Applications of Evidence-based Practices for Persons in the Justice System
The purpose of the interactive workshop is to advance the understanding of the state of the field for evidence-based and promising practices as related to persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system. The National GAINS Center for Evidence-Based Programs in the Criminal Justice System coordinated 4 Expert Panel Meetings in 2005 on issues related to housing, trauma, supported employment, and ACT (Assertive Community Treatment). Each expert panel meeting began with an integrated research summary followed by interactive discussion. Results of these meetings were published in a series of issue briefs outlining the discussion and outcomes of the Expert Panel Meetings on how evidence-based practices relate to the criminal justice system. In this workshop, the moderator will provide an overview of the expert panel meetings and facilitate an interactive discussion with the panelists to describe the process and outcomes of the ACT, trauma, supported employment and housing meetings. The discussant will conclude with thoughts on future directions for research, policy and practice to provide effective services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1) advance the understanding of the state of the field for evidence-based and promising practices as related to persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system; and 2) understand the fidelity issues and hurdles faced in program replication when adapting EBPs for programs serving a forensic population.
Discussant(s):Henry J. Steadman, PhD
Moderator(s):Henry J. Steadman, PhD
12:30 PMAssertive Community Treatment (ACT) as an evidence-based practice  [ Recorded presentation ]
Fred C. Osher, MD
12:55 PMInterventions designed to affect symptoms related to traumatic events
Roger Fallot, PhD
1:20 PMHousing options for people with mental illness/co-occurring disorders and a history of incarceration  [ Recorded presentation ]
Andrea White, MSSW
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Mental Health
Endorsed by:Socialist Caucus; Statistics
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA