Training Institutes 2012 - National Technical Assistance Center for ...

WORKSHOP #3 1:30 PM THURSDAY • 10:30 AM SATURDAY • TALLAHASSEE 3
Short-Term Stabilization in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings:
A Necessary Component of Systems of Care
OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. To identify key concepts in developing programming for standard short inpatient stays with a focus on specific
objectives for assessment and treatment planning
2. How to reduce recidivism in inpatient care by using transition planning for post-discharge care and a system of care
approach to practice
3. How to adapt principles that guide a system of care approach to inpatient programming
4. How a family-driven, youth-guided approach using collaborative problem solving can be successfully incorporated
into a fast-paced inpatient medical setting
This Workshop will focus on a model for a short-term inpatient stay with specific and achievable objectives combined
with a strong focus on transition planning that provides an effective approach when inpatient care is necessary. The
approach is based on system of care principles such as family-driven, youth-guided care, with the goal of reducing
recidivism and improving intermediate-term and long-term functioning.
Faculty will highlight the organizational change required to implement this approach; the program components; and
required support services. The model shifts the focus of short inpatient stays to accurate assessment of the child and
caregiving system rather than on treatment per se, and is based on the premise that ongoing treatment and outpatient
stabilization require strong post-discharge planning from the first day of hospitalization that relies on family and child
input and utilizes informal and formal supports. The approach outlines specific objectives for all team members and the
child and family over an average seven-day inpatient stay.
The strategies to be presented are based on an innovative program in Richmond, Virginia that illustrates application
of system of care-informed practice into inpatient care within the continuum of care for children with mental
health conditions.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• Specific daily objectives tailored to a short-term stay inpatient program emphasizing an accurate assessment of the
clinical problem
• Strategies for developing a post-discharge treatment plan that is based on thorough understanding of the problems
and in conjunction with engaged caregivers and youth
• How to create a treatment plan with transition or bridge to outpatient community settings
• How to create a youth-guided, family-driven wraparound post-discharge plan with shared ownership
that improves engagement
• How to measure outcomes such as reduction of recidivism, improvement of school attendance/performance, and
family satisfaction
The model will be illustrated through role play and audience participation. Faculty will include the perspective of a
medically trained person who has changed her practice by embracing a system of care approach.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Aradhana Bela Sood, M.D., M.S.H.A., Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Division
of Child Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA
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