CCHP Prep Essentials: Navigating NCCHC Standards On Your Path to Certification - Recorded on June 14, 2024
This training seminar will review content of the 2018 Standards for Health Services for jails and prisons and the 2022 Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Facilities that will be covered in the Certified Correctional Health Professional exam. The Standards are the foundation of NCCHC’s accreditation program as well as the CCHP program. This seminar can serve as an overview course for those new to corrections, a preliminary study session for anyone preparing for future certification, or a final review before sitting for the CCHP exam. Tips on preparing for, studying for, and taking the exam will be shared.
Educational Objectives
- Discuss approaches to CCHP exam preparation
- List tips for taking multiple choice exams
- Review NCCHC Standards: 2018 Jail and Prison and 2022 Juvenile
About the presenters
Tracey Titus, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A is the senior director of policy and accreditation for Centurion, LLC and has been a registered nurse for 33 years, with 30 of those spent in correctional health care. She is responsible for the oversight of the policy and accreditation and continuous quality improvement team, Centurion's policies and procedures, and monitoring performance with on-site service delivery based on contract performance indicators and national accreditation standards.
Prior to joining Centurion, she served as an HSA at a county jail then as Vice President of Accreditation for NCCHC, where her responsibilities included overseeing the accreditation program for nearly 500 facilities nationwide. She currently serves as an elected member of the CCHP Board of Trustees, the Vice Chair of the CCHP-A subcommittee and a member of the CCHP-RN subcommittee.
Jeffrey Alvarez, MD, CCHP-P, CCHP-A is the chief medical officer for NaphCare. In this role, he oversees all clinical care, serves as the clinical liaison with the information technology department for NaphCare’s electronic health records, and oversees peer review, policy development, and centralized quality control and compliance with the company’s proactive care model, which is aligned with NCCHC standards. Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Alvarez chaired the 2018 revisions of NCCHC Standards, and is a physician surveyor for the accreditation program. Dr. Alvarez has also worked at a community opioid treatment center providing medication-assisted therapy to those suffering from substance use disorder.
Webinar Fee:
$149, includes the PowerPoint presentation, the webinar recording and CE credit – 4.25 hours for ACCME, ANCC, APA and CCHP. If you would like a copy of the presentation and info on how to claim CE credit, please send an email to education@ncchc.org.