2025 ACCp Annual Conference

Saturday, September 20th
Strengthening Resilience: Beyond Self Care
Objectives:
- Explore the stress of working in jails and its impact on our sense of well-being.
- Understand the concept of resilience.
- Discover practical strategies to help bolster resilience.

Sharen Barboza, Ph.D.
Dr. Sharen Barboza is a clinical and consulting psychologist who has worked in correctional mental health for more than 20 years. She provides monitoring, consultation, training, and expert opinions regarding the delivery of mental health services in correctional settings as well as behavioral and emotional wellness. Dr. Barboza’s publication topics include suicide risk, criminal thinking, and reduction of self-injury. She has a master’s in experimental psychology from Tufts University, a PhD in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and certification in Wholebeing Positive Psychology.