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| Career Advancement Made Easy |
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The Academy CareerCenter is the premier online career resource for correctional health professionals. We understand your career needs and have the right employers who can appreciate your experience and talent.
Whether you are looking to advance your career or just want to update your résumé, the CareerCenter is your first stop in managing your career.
ˇ Job Agent: Set your criteria and have select jobs come to you by RSS or e-mail.
ˇ Document Manager: Post up to five documents-published articles, research papers, partial portfolios and more!
ˇ Manage Your Search: Use Save Favorite Jobs and Application History to manage your job search.
Post Your Résumé Today
The first 50 members to post their resume through Friday, March 14, will be entered into a raffle to receive one year's free membership. Find out how. |
| New Issue of JCHC |
One of the many benefits of Academy membership is a complimentary subscription (a $102 value) to the Journal of Correctional Health Care, published by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
By now you should have received Volume 14, Issue 1. This issue features something special: Our first Expanded Focus section. The idea is to invite leaders and experts to comment on a specific topic from their varied perspectives. The first topic: Thirty Years After Estelle v. Gamble.
As always, you are encouraged to take a moment to send your comments via letters to the editor and to provide short essays on topics of interest to you for our Readers Write column (see details in sidebar). Your thoughts and insights from your own experiences are always a welcome addition to the Journal.
Continuing education credits for CCHPs, nurses, physicians and psychologists are available through a self-study exam.
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| Academy Election Results |
| The Academy board of directors comprises 13 persons who are members of the Academy: seven of the directors are selected by the membership through a national elections, and six are appointed from the field. Terms of office are for two years.
The 2007 election was closely contested with two highly qualified candidates vying for only one open seat. The board of directors is pleased to announce that Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-A, was reelected to a third term. Judith P. Robbins, LCSW, JD, CCHP, was appointed from the NCCHC board of directors to a secomdnd term and Ralf J. Salke, BSN, CCHP-A, was appointed from the public sector.
The offices of the board were voted on during the board of directors annual meeting, which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 17. This year's officers:
ˇ Chair: Mary Muse, MSN, RN, CCHP-A
ˇ Chair-elect: Judith P. Robbins, LCSW, JD, CCHP
ˇ Immediate past chair: Margaret M. Collatt, RN, BSN, CCHP-A
ˇ Treasurer: Ralf J. Salke, BSN, CCHP-A
ˇ Secretary: Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-A
ˇ President: Edward A. Harrison, CCHP
The terms of office on the Academy's board are staggered, so there are open seats and an election each year. Look for this and other volunteer opportunities in the coming year. | |
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| Readers Write |
We invite contributions for forthcoming issues, which will address the following topics:
ˇ Inmate care: Does the community have a role?
ˇ Harm reduction strategies in jails: What is possible? What works?
ˇ Self-mutilation and self-harm: What are the custody and health care implications?
Essays should be 300-500 words, double-spaced and include your name, credentials, job title, professional affiliation, city/state. Also include a phone number.
Deadline: Friday, March 14 | |
| Step Up to the Plate |
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The Academy chair is seeking volunteers to serve on the following committees:
ˇ Membership and Recruitment
ˇ Mentoring
ˇ Education
Committees provide member oversight of the programs and activities of the Academy. Although each committee has its own charges and responsibilities (described on our Web site), they all act as a strategic entity of the full board.
Deadline: Friday, March 14
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| Call for Papers |
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The Journal of Correctional Health Care is the only national, peer-reviewed scientific journal to address correctional health care topics exclusively.
JCHC welcomes manuscripts on topics such as clinical health care, health services and support, personnel and staffing, ethical issues, clinical services, medical records, continuous quality improvement, risk management, medical-legal issues and more.
Please send queries to
editor John R. Miles, MPA
250 Gatsby Place
Alpharetta, GA 30022
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| 2008 CCHP Exam Calendar |
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February 23: Regional sites
May 5: Wisconsin Dells, WI
May 18: San Antonio, TX
July 13: Las Vegas, NV
August 23: Regional sites
October 19: Chicago, IL | |
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