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CCHP: Certified Correctional Health Professional
Becoming a Certified Correctional Health Professional is the next step in your professional advancement. The CCHP credential shows your mastery of NCCHC standards and your ability to apply them to support the quality of patient care. It’s a signal to the field that you are committed to correctional health care as a career. You’ll gain credibility with colleagues with this tangible evidence of your expertise. Learn more>>
CCHP-MH: Specialty Certification for Mental Health Professionals
Specialty certification in correctional mental health is a validation of your dedication to continuing competence and quality service delivery. Learn more>>
Please check our website for more information on other specialty certifications for physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and advanced.
Exam Date/Time:
July 19 - 5 pm - 7 pm
Application Deadline: June 26
NCCHC expects to publish the 2025 Jail, Prison, and Mental Health Care Standards in this summer. This conference is your first opportunity to get in-depth training on the new standards in addition to exam prep. Full day courses on the NEW Jail/Prison and Mental Health Care Standards will take place on July 19.
NOTE: The CCHP exam will reference only the 2018 Jail/Prison Standards and the CCHP-MH exam will reference only the 2014 Mental Health Care Standards. Registrants for the preconference seminars will receive free access to the on-demand video preparation course for each exam covering the relevant version of the standards for the exam.
Mental health professionals in corrections face unique challenges.
They must provide effective, efficient care to a high acuity population while facing strict security regulations, crowded facilities and the myriad legal and public health considerations unique to this specialty.
To meet these challenges, continuing professional growth is essential.
Specialty certification provides formal recognition for practitioners who have engaged in a process of ongoing, focused and targeted professional development.
Are you eligible for a CCHP-MH?
First, applicants must have a current CCHP. CCHP-MH certification requires the completion of an application and a passing score on a two-hour, proctored, multiple-choice examination.
All Other Specialty CCHP Exams Will Be Offered At This Event As Well
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