Overview
This 12-week learning collaborative focuses on training the clinician to use the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and the Role Functioning Scale (RFS) as structured assessment tools to improve the quality of care for patients with serious mental illness. Clinicians will gain the expertise needed to administer the BPRS to assess symptoms by rating BPRS interviews of individuals with SMI and discussing their ratings in comparison to a set of “gold standard” consensus ratings. Participants will learn to use the RFS to assess daily functioning and use both symptom ratings and assessments of functioning as part of an evidence-based treatment approach for improving patient outcomes. Special attention will be placed on how to conduct these assessments remotely as part of a telehealth approach to managed care. This course will help clinicians to develop and implement a Measurement-Based Care (MBC) model that can be incorporated into an agency’s clinical flow through the use of a symptom and functional assessment data tracking system, be useful to multiple clinical disciplines, and help improve short-term and long-term clinical outcomes. Course content will be provided that addresses the importance of equity and diversity in conducting symptom and functional assessments and in the delivery of MBC. Research will be presented that addresses racial disparities in symptom severity, assessment of functioning, and treatment outcomes. By the end of this course, enrolled clinicians will have learned how to use two structured assessments in treatment planning and how to address barriers to the routine use of these objective measurements in a Management-based Care (MBC) approach to improve mental health care decisions.
Program Schedule
The facilitated 12-week syllabus will be held from April 1 to June 30, 2024. No content will be released during the week of May 6, 2024.
Please note you must complete all 13 modules in order to claim credit for this course.
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Module #
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Module Opens
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Module
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Group Discussion Call (ET)
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Pre-Work
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Mar 25
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Welcome and Introduction
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Module 1
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Apr 1
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Introducing the Gold Standard Assessment of Symptoms
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Module 2
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Apr 8
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Review of the BPRS Manual and Rating Form
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Monday, April 8 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Module 3
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Apr 15
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Rate Video #1
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Module 4
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Apr 22
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Review BPRS Rating of Video #1
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Monday, April 22 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Module 5
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Apr 29
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Review of the Role Functioning Scale (RFS)
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Monday, April 29 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Module 6
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May 13
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Rate Video #2
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Module 7
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May 20
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Review BPRS Rating of Video #2
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Monday, May 20 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Module 8
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May 27
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Rate BPRS Videos #3 And #4
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Module 9
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Jun 3
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Review BPRS Rating of Videos #3 and #4
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Monday, June 3 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Module 10
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Jun 10
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Components of a Measurement-Based Approach
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Module 11
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Jun 17
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Measurement-Based Care: Tracking Symptoms and Functioning
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Monday, June 17 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Module 12
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Jun 24
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Implementing Measurement-Based Care
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Monday, June 24 @ 2-3 PM ET
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Jun 30
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Program/Syllabus Ends
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Pricing
FREE - $0
Overall Learning Objectives
- Apply the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and interpret rating scale scores.
- Analyze the key domains assessed by the Role Functioning Scale (RFS) and interpret the RFS rating scale scores.
- Identify facilitators and barriers to implementation of a Measurement-Based Care approach to improve treatment outcome decision-making.
Target Audience
Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses/Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Case managers, Marriage and Family Therapists
Instructional Level
Introductory
Estimated Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 19.0 hours
Program Start Date: April 1, 2024
Program End Date: June 30, 2024
Credit Available Until: August 29, 2024
Note: This course has a 12-week syllabus. Credit must be claimed within 60 days of the last session.
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or a certificate of participation may do so by completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the date of completion and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
APA designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 19.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Instructor/Planner
- Joseph Ventura, PhD, UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science. Dr. Ventura has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Planners
- John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Teri Brister, PHD, LPC, National Alliance for Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Joseph Ventura, PhD, UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science. Dr. Ventura has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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