Melissa Caldwell, PhD, CCHP, a clinical psychologist and Director of Mental Health Services for Advanced Correctional Healthcare in Peoria, Illinois, joins Lorry to talk about this important correctional health care concern. She presented a session called Tell Me How You Really Feel: A Guide to ... Read More about Deciphering the Malingering of Psychosis (Podcast Episode 139)
The Correctional Nurse
Using the Three R’s to Defeat Inmate Resistance to Treatment
Bill Elliott, PhD, is Regional Mental Health Director for Wexford Health Sources, working in Illinois. This post is based on his session “Using the Three Rs to Defeat Inmate Resistance to Treatment” taking place at the 2017 National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Chicago, November 4-8, ... Read More about Using the Three R’s to Defeat Inmate Resistance to Treatment
Inmates Don’t Lie
This CorrectionalNurse.Net guest post is from Rob Tilley, MD, MBA, an Oregon physician with extensive correctional experience. At first glance, this statement that inmates don’t lie seems to make no sense. Anyone who has worked with inmates gets quite used to altered truths being spoken on a ... Read More about Inmates Don’t Lie
Dispelling Myths About Correctional Nursing (Podcast Episode 138)
Brianna Kramer, a recruiter with Premier Medical Staffing Services in Milwaukee, WI, shares her list of common myths about correctional nursing practice. Brianna and her team often recruit healthcare staff for positions in correctional settings. That means she gets to answer plenty of questions ... Read More about Dispelling Myths About Correctional Nursing (Podcast Episode 138)
Life Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle
I recently spent a week with my Mom. When I visit we always pull out a jigsaw puzzle to set while we reminisce and chat about our extended family. As we moved through our usual ritual of sorting a pile of 500+ colorful oddly-shaped pieces of cardboard, I pondered how the many dilemmas of ... Read More about Life Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle