66th Annual Conference
Saturday,
February 21
Morning
Workshops
9:00
-
11:30 A.M.
Workshop
83
Serious
Mental Illness in Agencies: Dealing with Acute Symptoms As They
Emerge in the Group Setting
Presented
under the auspices of the AGPA Severe and Persistently Mentally Ill
SIG
Chairs:
Kathleen
Ault, M.S., NP CGP, Nurse Practitioner In Adult Psychiatry,
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Eric
Oxelson, M.S.W., LCSW, Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker,
Central Valley Woman's Facility, Medera, California
Symptoms of
serious mental illness appear in groups at unexpected times and in
challenging ways. Our goal is to increase the early recognition,
understanding and management of these events and to explore and
identify effective interventions. The presenters, who have 75 years
of combined experience, will facilitate the sharing of work
experiences, discussions and consultations.
experiential-didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will be able to:
1. Appraise the
influence of group setting and process on the presentation of
symptoms
2. Demonstrate
interventions intended to facilitate the early detection and
management of serious symptoms in the group setting and methods to
facilitate the alleviation, management or containment of these
symptoms.
3. Appraise the
effectiveness of working with recipients with serious and persistent
Mental Illness in the group setting.
4. Demonstrate the
value of consultation after the sudden onset of serious symptoms in
the group setting
Course References:
1. Yalom, Irving,
with Leszcz, Molyn. The Theory and Practice of Group
Psychotherapy, Basic Books, 2005 (fifth edition).
2. Joyce AS, Piper
WE. Ogrodniczuk, “Therapeutic alliance and cohesion variables as
predictors of outcome in short-term group psychotherapy.” Int. J
Group Psychotherapy, 2007 Oct; 57(4) ; 533-40.
3. Yalom, Irving,
Inpatient Group Psychotherapy, basic Books, 1983.
4. Stone, Walter N. Group Psychotherapy for People
with Chronic Mental Illness. Guilford Press, 1996. |
