Across the nation, individuals deemed incompetent to stand trial pose significant challenges to behavioral management in correctional settings. With a shortage of bed space at state mental health facilities, the burden of care falls on county jails. Jail-based competency restoration programs create a viable pathway for relief by restoring patients. The speaker will provide a roadmap for the development of a JBCR program, including practical measures for scalable implementation.

Educational Objectives

• Describe a model for developing and implementing a jail-based competency restoration program
• Identify critical elements for scalable implementation of a JBCR program
• Construct a method of analysis to provide data-driven outcomes and program metrics to support a JBCR program

Level:Intermediate