Certification Program Begins New Year
With New Growth
The CCHP board of
trustees welcomes 80 new Certified Correctional Health Professionals
and 6 RNs who earned the CCHP-RN specialty credential.
These certifications took effect on Jan. 1.
Download a list of new
CCHPs and
new
CCHP-RNs. (Winter 2012)
Welcome to 135 New CCHPs and 5 New CCHP-RNs!
The CCHP program ranks keep on growing! The board of
trustees congratulates 135 new Certified Correctional Health Professionals
as well as 5 RNs who earned the CCHP-RN specialty credential.
These certifications took effect on Oct. 1.
Download a list of new
CCHPs and
new CCHP-RNs. (Fall 2011)
Board Election Results
Congratulations to Carol Shepard, BSN, CCHP, who will
join the 2012 board of trustees. Shepard is regional vice president
for
Armor Correctional Health Services,
West Palm Beach. (Fall 2011)
Congrats to 159 New CCHPs and 5 New CCHP-RNs!
A busy spring season with exams in April, May and June
produced 159 new Certified Correctional Health Professionals. In
addition, 5 RNs who participate in the CCHP program took it a
step further and earned the CCHP-RN specialty credential.
Congrats to all!
Download a list of new
CCHPs and
CCHP-RNs. (Summer 2011)
20 Years of
Professional Certification!
The Certified Correctional Health Professional program turns
20 this year. That calls for celebration! We will be hosting
contests, awards and weekly giveaways as we build up to the big
anniversary party in October at the National Conference on
Correctional Health Care, and we encourage *you* to share in the
celebration.
(Spring 2011)
Lucky New CCHPs
We want to see lots of certified professionals at our
anniversary celebration in October, so everyone who passes the
August regional exam will be entered into a raffle to win a free
registration to the National Conference. Good luck! (Spring
2011)
Future Test Takers
With the new edition of the Juvenile Standards hot off
the presses, the CCHP exam will be revised accordingly. This
will apply to those taking the test in November or later. Need
to pick up a new CCHP Study Package? See the
NCCHC catalog. To learn about
the most significant changes to the new edition, read this
article. (Spring
2011)
Thanks, Proctors! We Couldn’t Do It
Without You
Because certification exams are offered several times per year
at dozens of sites across the country, we rely on a network of
dedicated CCHPs to administer the exams under a strict set of
procedures. We thank them profusely for their help. See the
Winter 2011 issue of CorrectCare for the latest list of
proctors.
Welcome to New CCHPs and CCHP-RNs
The certification exams in February and March produced
85 new CCHPs! The program's board of trustees
congratulates these correctional health professionals, who
became certified as of April, respectively.
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During the same period, three more registered nurses earned the specialty
certification credential. Congrats to the
new CCHP-RNs!
(Spring 2011)
Wow! 270 New CCHPs in Last Half of 2010
More accurately, in the four months from July through
October. A wonderful trend is the testing of groups of
professionals from one company or facility. The CCHP board of trustees
congratulates these new CCHPs, whose certification became
effective as of either October or January, depending on the test
date.
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During the same testing period, and with the same effective dates,
another group of registered nurses earned the specialty
certification credential. Congrats to the
10 new CCHP-RNs!
Finally, a big round of applause to our newest Advanced CCHP:
Christopher L. Kent, CCHP-A, Wexford Health Sources, Los Lunas, NM. (Winter 2011)
Congrats to First CCHP-RNs!
Fourteen registered nurses who
participate in the Certified Correctional Health Professional
program make up our inaugural group of CCHP-RNs! Designed to
recognize the work that correctional RNs do and the difference
they make, this specialty certification program held its first
exam earlier this year; certification for this group begins Oct.
1. (Summer 2010)
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Strong Showing in First Half of 2010
The February and April certification exams produced 109 new CCHPs! The CCHP board of trustees
congratulates these correctional health professionals, who
became certified as of April and July, respectively. (Summer 2010)
Download list of new CCHPs »
2009 Closes Out With 43 New CCHPs
The CCHP board of trustees welcomes the 43 correctional
health professionals who passed exams in November and December
2009. Their certification began Jan. 1. (Winter 2010)
Download list of new CCHPs »
Explosive Growth in CCHP Numbers
The CCHP program is growing in
leaps and bounds! 179 applicants passed exams from July through
October. Their certification begins Jan. 1. Congratulations!
(Fall 2009)
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Job Analysis Will Inform CCHP-RN Exam
Nursing practice is
continually changing, and the challenges of practice in
corrections adds a layer of complexity to an already demanding
field. The CCHP board of trustees is committed to creating a
specialty certification that corresponds to the evolution of
correctional nurses’ work.
A task force made up of 12 experienced nurses from
prisons, jails and juvenile and federal facilities has provided
the leadership for development of the CCHP-RN program. The
latest phase of their work is the CCHP-RN Job Analysis Survey,
now being conducted among RNs who are CCHP certified.
