Description
Research shows that including service users in the design and delivery of mental health services can improve quality of care and help catalyze positive systems-level cultural change. While the involvement of service users in clinical services is gaining momentum in the USA in the form of peer support, service user (peer) involvement in the design and delivery of psychiatric training programs and other mental health professional training programs is rare.
In this session, you will learn about the rationale for involving services users as educators in mental health professional training and provide an example: the Peer Advisor program of the Public Psychiatry Fellowship at Columbia/New York State Psychiatric Institute. Speakers include the program directors, a peer who has been involved for many years in the program, and a psychiatrist who experienced this model as a trainee.
Our experiences suggest that re-positioning service users as educators of the next generation of mental health service providers can help us teach and learn how clinicians can truly partner with service users, leading to a professional workforce that can deliver safer, more effective, patient-centered care.
Format
Recorded webinar
Learning Objectives
- Outline the rationale for including people with lived experience (peers) as educators in the mental health professions
- Describe an innovative model for training mental health professionals that pairs peers as Peer Advisors to psychiatric trainees
- Describe some of the benefits and risks for service user educators and mental health professional trainees when learning from each other in this way
Target Audience
Social Worker, Counselor, Psychologist, Physician (Non-psychiatrist), Physician Assistant, Peer Specialist/Peer Support, Psychiatrist
Instructional Level
Introductory, Intermediate
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: December 5, 2023
Program End Date: December 5, 2026
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™, 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), CE certificate (psychologists), CE certificate (social workers), or certificate of participation (other disciplines) showing the event date 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
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
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 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 under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. APA maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 social work continuing education credits.
Continuing education requirements vary from state to state. Many state boards grant reciprocity with national accrediting organizations and other state boards. It is the responsibility of each professional to understand the requirements for license renewal or check with the state or national licensing board and/or professional organization to become more familiar with their policies for acceptable continuing education credit. Social workers and Psychologists should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
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.
Instructors
Sacha Agrawal MD MSc FRCPC is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Staff Psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, where he works on two assertive community treatment (ACT) teams. Dr. Agrawal has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Stephanie Le Melle, MD is currently the Director of Public Psychiatry Education at New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia University and the Director of the Public Psychiatry Fellowship. Dr. Le Melle has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Tony Muñoz-Hilliard is a New York certified peer specialist (NYCPS)/national certified peer specialist (NCPS). He works as a PACT/Peer Specialist and is an advisor for the Public Psychiatry Fellowship of New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center. Mr. Hilliard has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Mira Bodic, MD using her interest in teaching and adult learning, and the interface between healthcare and technology, in her role at Maimonides Medical Center Residency Training Program. Mira is the Director of Communications for the American Association of Community Psychiatry. Dr. Bodic 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.
Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities
The American Psychiatric Association is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website to people with disabilities. Please contact the American Psychiatric Association at 202-559-3900, if you require assistance seven (7) business days prior to the start of a live webinar.
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+
This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.
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)
- Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements:
- 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
- Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
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