3034: Residential Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Diverts Inpatient Hospitalization and Promotes Positive Recovery Outcomes for Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Issues
Presentation will provide historical information regarding the development of the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), an overview of its treatment model and recovery programming, and programmatic outcomes based upon a sample of over 350 clients. Initial analyses of outcome data obtained to date reflect clear patterns of symptom reduction and hopeful signs of early stage recovery.
Speaker: Kathy Tierney, DNP, PMH-CNS/NP-BC
Disclosures: This presenter has no conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Understand the history and program development process for this CSU.
2. Understand how a residential crisis stabilization unit can divert hospitalization and decrease stigma.
3. Understand how the utilization of evaluation strategies in a residential crisis stabilization can promote positive recovery outcomes.
Continuing Nursing Education
0.75 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Originally Presented
Friday, November 9th
Substance Abuse Track
APNA 26th Annual Conference
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Release Date: January 25, 2013
The contact hours for this session expire: January 31, 2014