Managing Patient and Family Crises
Information
Date & Time
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Location
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Cumberland's River Road Campus
8283 River Road Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify the stages of crisis management, including assessment, interventions to prevent crisis, and interventions to manage and then mitigate crises that occur.
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Describe common crises experienced by patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders (COD), including harm to self or others, using substances while in treatment, psychiatric decompensation, leaving treatment prematurely, domestic violence, and life crises, involving sudden significant loss.
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Explain immediate responses to the above crises as well as treatment planning for ongoing care post-crisis.
Educational Goal
Attendees will able to more effectively engage in crisis management, as it relates to Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders (COD).
Description
This segment focuses on crisis management and ethics. It outlines the stages of crisis management, from assessment through intervention, and details the common crises faced by patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders (COD), such as self-harm, substance use during treatment, psychiatric decompensation, early treatment departure, domestic violence, and significant life losses. The module also focuses on immediate and ongoing responses to crises, including treatment planning post-crisis.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Cinde Stewart Freeman is the Chief Clinical Officer at Cumberland Heights in Nashville, TN. Cinde has been in the behavioral healthcare field for over 35 years, serving in direct care, clinical management, quality management, and leadership roles. She is a bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurse and a master’s prepared Level II Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Cinde has also held the Qualified Clinical Supervisor credential for many years and enjoys stoking the passions of people who are coming into the field. She has trained at the national, state, and local level, holding a particular interest in the relationship between somatic and spiritual healing as well as how the lived wisdom of the Twelve Steps informs clinical education and experience.
Vivian Sypolt is the Clinical Director of the Men’s Residential Program at Cumberland Heights. She has a Master’s of Science and is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (Level II). She is driven by a desire to help others in crisis create a better life for themselves. Her dedication and drive for recovery are strong themes of her educational process when working with patients and supervisees.