With data showing a link between psychosis and arrest, there is a strong need for tailored, evidence-based interventions. The carceral environment creates unique challenges and opportunities for the provision of psychological treatments. This session explores how intentional rounding with tier classification can provide weekly functional assessments to guide targeted provision of mental health care and custody decisions for incarcerated patients with serious mental illness.

Educational Objectives

• Identify the elements of a tier classification system designed to monitor the progress of seriously mentally ill patients in a county facility
• Describe how correctional staff and mental health staff collaborate to assign a tier classification to individuals with SMI
• Discuss the role of patient-centered and evidence-based mental health care

Level:Intermediate