The intent of the Correctional Mental Health seminar is to share the most innovative developments, treatment practices and case studies with our attendees. Only with your participation can we make this happen. 

These instructions provide guidelines and forms to ensure your presentation is in keeping with national continuing education standards.

Conference Educational Objectives

The goals and objectives for your presentation must be consistent with the goals and objectives of the conference:

• Demonstrate an increased understanding of pervasive as well as emerging mental health and substance abuse problems within correctional populations

• Identify best practices in evaluation and treatment modalities for incarcerated adults and juveniles with mental illness, substance abuse problems and/or co-occurring disorders

• Enhance skills necessary to manage mental health care delivery in correctional settings

• Develop comprehensive mental health programs that incorporate the NCCHC standards for mental health services

NCCHC Program Policies

In addition, your presentation should conform with these policies of the NCCHC education committee:

• Content must be related to health care provided in correctional settings.

• The topic must be timely and relevant.

• Content must be based on scientific modalities of diagnosis or therapy, where appropriate.

• The presentation must not show preference for one product or service over another unless there is a clear scientific or objective basis to do so, or unless the presentation format allows for a fair presentation of alternatives.

• Corporate support, if any, must be disclosed.

• If applicable, the presentation must be consistent with the philosophy and mission of NCCHC, including its standards, position statements and clinical guidelines.

• The presenters' credentials should be appropriate to present the subject matter.

• The presentation should be sufficiently in-depth to require the full time allotment (usually one hour).

Downloads

Speaker Registration
All presenters are required to register for the conference by June 2. A special rate of $180 is available. If you have copresenters, please copy this form and distribute it to them or direct them to this Web site.

Speaker Disclosure Form
All presenters must fill out a disclosure form. Please distribute this form to your copresenters or direct them to this Web site.

Presenter Guidelines
These guidelines were developed to help make your presentation as effective as possible.

Note: All meeting rooms will be equipped with an LCD projector for PowerPoint, screen, podium and microphone. Speakers are responsible for bringing their own laptops. To order additional equipment (e.g., a TV/VCR), contact deborahross@ncchc.org.