CCHP-MH case studies
CCHP-MH · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CCHP-MH is a specialty certification in correctional mental/behavioral health offered by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). NCCHC describes it as a validation of a practitioner's dedication to continuing competence and quality service delivery, and as formal recognition for those who have completed ongoing, focused, targeted professional development. The CCHP-MH case studies are 5 cases and about 3,262 words.
1The Sheet Over the Head at 0300
At 0300 on day 6 of a 30-day disciplinary segregation sanction for fighting, a 27-year-old male is found by the night officer lying on the floor of his cell with a torn mattress sheet pulled over his head. The officer reports seeing his chest rise and fall but gets no response to three verbal checks.
737 words, about 4 min2Refusing Olanzapine With a Hearing Still to Come
A 38-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia is being held pretrial on an assault charge for four months. For the past nine days he has refused oral olanzapine.
685 words, about 3 min3The Shank on the Tier
A 33-year-old pretrial detainee charged with robbery has been in the jail two weeks. He carries diagnoses of PTSD and stimulant use disorder.
603 words, about 3 min4Voices That Started the Day He Arrived
A 24-year-old man serving a 90-day sentence for theft tells the mental health nurse that he has been hearing voices for three weeks telling him to "hit staff." He requests a single cell and "the strongest meds." On interview he makes good eye contact, his speech is normal in rate and volume, and he endorses every symptom he is asked about. He cannot describe the voices beyond the command, says they occur "all day, every day," yet a correction officer reports he was laughing and talking normally with other inmates 20 minutes earlier.
642 words, about 3 min5Fourteen Months on a Misdemeanor
A 29-year-old man has been held pretrial for 14 months on misdemeanor trespass and resisting-arrest charges. He has a measured IQ of 61, adaptive deficits, and a diagnosis of mild intellectual disability; there is no evidence of psychosis.
595 words, about 3 min