Adults admitted to an acute psychiatric unit are required to remain on the unit until the day of discharge, often causing difficulties with transitioning back into the community. Community reintegration is used to help individuals transition from an institutionalized setting into their community by providing education, skill development, and community resources to assist with community engagement and participation. This session will cover an introduction to the benefits of using community reintegration programs with adults on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit, current evidence-based practices within the field of recreation therapy, and a practical guide to implementing this type of program within your recreational therapy practice.

Learning Outcomes

1. Define community reintegration and identify two settings where community reintegration is utilized
2. Identify 2 benefits of using community reintegration programs for adults on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit.
3. Describe each step of the APIED process used to design and implement a community reintegration program on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit