The Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio is the largest behavioral health treatment and research center dedicated to children and adolescents on a pediatric medical campus in the United States. This session will highlight a program example of Therapeutic Recreation (TR) providing services within a pediatric psychiatric emergency department. Participants will learn about the service delivery model in the Psychiatric Crisis Department (PCD) and how TR supports best outcomes for children and adolescents as a key member of the interdisciplinary team. Discussion of assessment, implementation of interventions, and how the team approaches discharge recommendations will be included. Finally, barriers and facilitators for successful TR service delivery in the PCD will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the role of therapeutic recreation as part of a multidisciplinary team in a pediatric psychiatric emergency department
2. Explain how the APIE process is utilized by TR in a pediatric psychiatric emergency department
3. Identify a minimum of 2 barriers and facilitators to successful TR service delivery in a pediatric psychiatric emergency department