Mind-Body Medicine in Inpatient Psychiatry. David Låg Tomasi

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      Training and Scope of Practice

      2.1 Training and Education

      At the University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry/UVM Medical Center Inpatient psychiatry Unit, psychotherapy-based interventions, whether in the form of individual or group sessions, are planned, structured, and lead by the inpatient psychiatry group therapists. Their work is mainly subdivided into direct patient care, indirect patient care, and group activities:

      Group Related Work

       Developing and updating Group Therapy and Inpatient Psychiatry Patient Handbooks

       Preparing group material/plan

       Ordering Supplies

       Giving/checking homework

       Leading groups

       Inviting patients to groups

       Checking in on a patient if they left group early and upset

       Writing progress notes

       Writing up Focus group information

       Meeting with and updating volunteers on necessary information before volunteer-led groups (pet therapy and recovery group)

       Screening potential volunteers for Recovery Group

       Recovery Group oversight including coordination of quarterly volunteer meetings, working with volunteer office, getting and ordering appropriate books and materials for patients, and coordinating/managing groups as they occur.

       Checking in with Registered Nurses (RNs) on status of patients to inform us about which patients are currently appropriate to attend group

       Assisting RNs and Mental Health Technicians (MHTs) with the Fresh Air break and Garden groups for patients

       Mentoring nursing and medical students by allowing them to observe the group process and then meeting with them afterwards to discuss their experiences

       Supervision of other treatment team members (both within Inpatient psychiatry as well as in other departments or units) in patient care and other tasks

      Other Tasks Related to Patient Care1:

       Interviewing patients and conducting the psychotherapist assessment

       Reading patients’ charts

       Attending Rounds Monday through Friday

       Fulfilling requests from staff (attendings, social workers, nurses) regarding patients, such as talking to them, getting them special supplies, which could be workbooks, information, art supplies, writing supplies, getting information off the internet for patients, etc.

       Calling FAHC Pastoral Care when requested by patients to see a minister or priest

       Attending Monthly Quality Council Meeting and giving feedback from patient surveys

       Attend bi monthly Emergency event work group meetings

       Helping to plan special celebrations for patients on holidays

       Attending meetings on the unit related to individual patient care

       Attending meetings after the death of a patient

       Assisting patients (when not MD or RN specific) with their needs when they come to the team station or elsewhere on the milieu

       Assisting team with various codes that are called: Fire drills, code 8s (violent situations), etc.

       Individual psychotherapy sessions and meetings with patients

      Furthermore, Group Therapists are responsible for their work with various volunteers and other organizations in creating resources for patients as well as for clinical research studies in the fields of psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychology, mind-body/CAM medicine, exercise and rehabilitation/movement sciences, etc:

       University of Vermont (multiple departments and programs)

       Disability Rights

       Burlington City Arts/“Art from the Heart” program

       Pet Therapists

       Psychiatric Survivors

       The Wellness Co-op

       Alcoholics Anonymous

       Pathways and Peer Support Groups

       Recovery Groups (further discussed in the dedicated section)

      Tasks Not Directly Related to Patient Care:

       Auditing the initial treatment plans and update treatment plans 7 days per week on each floor

       Timing Rounds 5 days per week (updated to 4 days per week with the newest implementations, given that clinical rounds only happen on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) on each floor

       Creating weekly group schedules and monthly staffing schedules

       Scheduling for per diem group therapists/psychotherapists

       Attending the University of Vermont Medical Center Green Team Meeting

       Organizing the University of Vermont Medical Center Psychiatric (Inpatient Psychiatry Unit) Green Team Meeting

       Organize and help organize special occasions like retirement parties, baby showers, and other staff-related events (both multidisciplinary treatment team members and others) etc.

       Mandatories and monthly/yearly training sessions

       Self-evaluations

       Assist with assembling and distributing holiday decor

       Special projects, such as researching comfort rooms on the units for patient use

       Participation in conducting research studies on the units, which has involved attending meetings,

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