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What additional training must residential child care providers have? There's two!
What is a psychotropic medication?
medicines prescribed for treatment of symptoms of psychosis or another mental, emotional or behavioral disorder and that is used to exercise an effect on the central nervous system to influence and modify behavior, cognition or affective state
What must be obtained from medical consenters for each new medications and for changes in dose?
Informed consent
Is a primary care provider able to diagnosis and treat some behavioral health disorders including prescribing psychotropic medications?
Yes
Do most children in DFPS conservatorship need psychotropic medications?
No
Who should be aware that stereotypes and biases about race and ethnicity may impact clinical assessment in mental health care?
Medical consenters
What is needed to consent to giving psychotropic medication? There's 1 more than 1
After
How many goals and objectives are there?
8
Is it important for you to ask the doctor what other names medication goes by?
Yes
What is a medical consenter?
A person who has been given legal authority by DFPS or the court to make health care decisions for a child in custody of DFPS
What will a psychiatrist do during psychiatric evaluation?
Talk to child, talk to caregivers and medical consenters, review medical history, if needed laboratory studies or special assessments
Who do the requirements of the medical consenter apply to?
Primary and Backup medical consenter
Informed Consent
What trainings are medical consenters required by Texas to take? There's 2!
Informed consent for psychotropic medications and non-pharmacological interventions that should be considered along with psychotropic medications
What is important for CPS caseworkers and medical consenters to be aware of?
Research about healthcare and disparities in treatment and ensure that decisions about services are made with best interest of each individual child
What is the purpose of this training?
To educate CPS Staff, foster parents, relatives (kinship), youth medical consenters and residential providers about psychotropic medications
How will children learn to trust, feel safe and learn to control their emotions and behavior in a way that is appropriate for their age?
What types of professional counseling are there?
Individual therapy (child only), family therapy and group therapy
What should medical consenters discuss with doctors?
Child's diagnosis and symptoms, how will the medication help, does the medication have risk, alternatives such as non- pharmacological intervention
What must be considered before or along with psychotropic medications?
Psychosocial therapies, behavioral strategies and other non-pharmacological interventions
What are the 5 axes in DSM?
Clinical Disorders, Personality Disorders, General Medical Conditions, Psychosocial and Environmental Problems, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
Every how many days must child in foster care ensure child on psychotropic drug has an office visit with prescribing physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse?
90 days
How many kids were in the family picture?
3
True or False: The psychiatrist needs to know how the child is doing in all areas of his/ her life.
True