The nationwide rollout of 988, a new three-digit number to call when individuals are in a mental health crisis, has the potential dramatically improve access to crisis care.  Crisis care includes components such as a 24/7 call center, crisis mobile response teams, and crisis receiving and stabilizing services.  For some individuals in crisis, medication can be a helpful part of the treatment plan.  In this town hall conversation between two prescribers and two individuals with lived experience, we will discuss the current state and future directions of medication in crisis care.  We will address, from multiple perspectives, topics like how a clinician may optimally discuss the potential risks and benefits of medication while recognizing there are two experts in the room, where psychiatric advanced directives and wellness recovery action plans fit into crisis care, and how organizations may utilize the Self Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) to become intentionally anti-racist.  

Format

Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.

This presentation was recorded on July 1, 2022.

Learning Objectives

• Describe how a power differential between staff and individuals receiving services may impact care in crisis settings. 
• List two ways the use of medication in crisis care can be informed by the perspective of lived experience. 
• Interpret how the Self Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) may be applied in crisis settings to address disparities in care.

Outline

• Overview of how to conceptualize medication in crisis care 
• Roundtable discussion: psychiatric advance directives, coercion, Medication Empowerment program, SMART tool 
• What works well and what doesn’t 
• Attendee Q&A

Target Audience

Counselor, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Peer Specialist/Peer Support, Pharmacist, Physician, (Non-psychiatrist), Physician Assistant, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Worker 

Instructional Level

Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced

Estimate Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: July 5, 2022
Program End Date: July 5, 2025

Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board

After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through SMI Adviser's Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, nursing continuing professional development contact hours (NCPD, formerly CNE), CE credit for psychologists, CE credit for social workers, or a certificate of participation may do so by viewing the live presentation and completing the evaluation. Participants claiming CE credit for psychologists and those claiming CE credit for Social workers, must have full attendance to claim credit. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians), NCPD (nurses), CE certificate (psychologists), CE certificate (social workers) or certificate of participation (other disciplines) showing the event date and hours earned.  

Continuing Education Credit

Physicians

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Psychologists

The American Psychiatric Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

Nurses/Nurse Practitioners

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

Social Workers 

American Psychiatric Association, provider #1743, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this course.  

ACE provider approval period: 05/18/2021 - 05/18/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits. 

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

• Charles Browning, MD – Chief Medical Officer, RI International. Dr. Browning has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
• Patricia Deegan, PhD – Founder, Pat Deegan & Associates. Dr. Deegan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
• Lisa St. George, MSW, CPRP, CPSS - Vice President of Peer Support and Empowerment, RI International. Ms. St. George has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
• Sosunmolu Shoyinka, MD, MBA - Chief Medical Officer, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and disAbility Services; Founder, Centia Health LLC. Dr. Shoyinka has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• This webinar will be moderated by Robert Cotes, MD - Director, Clinical & Research Program for Psychosis at Grady Health System. Dr. Cotes has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  

Planners

• Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
• Amy Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Cohen has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Ms. Khan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Rolin has no financial relationships to disclose. 

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities

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Technical Requirements

This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following:

• The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
• Internet Explorer 11+

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Optimal System Configuration:

• Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
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• Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
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