BSCC BSCC - Board of State and Community Corrections Mental Health and Substance Abuse Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in a jail setting is primarily used to treat which condition?

Accepted Answer

Opioid use disorder

Answer

Schizophrenia

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Antisocial personality disorder

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Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 2

Under California's Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63), counties are required to expand which type of programs?

Accepted Answer

Community mental health services

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Punitive segregation programs

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Boot camp programs

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Mandatory minimum sentencing

Question 3

What is the primary goal of a jail-based substance abuse treatment program?

Accepted Answer

To reduce recidivism by addressing the root causes of substance-related offending

Answer

To punish drug-using inmates more harshly

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To generate revenue for the facility

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To isolate addicted inmates from the general population permanently

Question 4

Which of the following is a red flag that an inmate may be at risk for suicide?

Accepted Answer

Giving away personal possessions and expressing hopelessness

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Participating actively in vocational programs

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Requesting additional recreation time

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Completing assigned work details without complaint

Question 5

BSCC standards require that all corrections staff who work with inmates receive training on which mental health topic at minimum?

Accepted Answer

Suicide prevention and recognition of mental health crises

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Psychopharmacology

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Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques

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Psychiatric diagnosis

Question 6

When an inmate is placed on a mental health watch, which action is MOST critical for the officer to perform?

Accepted Answer

Conducting and documenting regular, staggered observation checks

Answer

Reducing the inmate's meal portions

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Increasing the inmate's work assignments

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Removing all furniture from the cell immediately