Who works there?
LCSW certification
Social Workers
How many hours of care do patients get a day?
24 hours!
How to combat ethical dilemmas?
Consult Resources
Passed the NCLEX-RN
Nurses
Range of an one night stay in an inpatient psychiatric facility?
$500 to $2000
•The individual has a mental illness or a mental illness with a secondary diagnosis of co-occurring substance use disorder, as defined;
•Due to this condition, the individual poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to themselves or others;
•The individual will continue to experience mental distress and deterioration of their ability to function independently if not treated;
•The individual is unable to make a rational decision regarding treatment;
•Treatment is available for the person’s mental illness, or confinement is necessary to prevent the person from causing substantial harm to themselves or others;
•Commitment is the least restrictive alternative available.
Has a DO or MD
Psychiatrist
Where do you go to have someone involuntarily committed?
What does ABEC stand for?
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
Has CTRS certification from the NCTRC
Recreational Therapists
Most common legal action taken against inpatient psychiatric facilities?
Failure to protect patients from self injury.
Name 2 common ethical dilemmas in the setting.
Power imbalance, practitioner abuse, patient autonomy infringement, coercive measures being used, harm to therapeutic relationship, counselor burn out, moral distress
They passed the NCE
Counselors
What are the 3 ways inpatient psychiatric facilities funded?
Medicare/Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Direct Patient Payments.
Name 2 coercive measures.
Involuntary commitment, physical restraint, isolation/seclusion, forced medication