The content of this module qualifies under NCTRC's Specialization Area Designation for Behavioral Health.
This presentation will overview the utilization of TR services in the emergency room setting, specifically with patients presenting to the ER for psychiatric symptoms. Within this presentation, unique features and challenges of working as a CTRS in this setting will be presented, as well as techniques used to serve the specific needs of patients presenting to the ER with psychiatric concerns, including patients in psychiatric crisis. Topics discussed will include the implications for TR services in the emergency psychiatric setting, common psychiatric presentations in the ER and specific TR interventions/the role of the CTRS in the ER workflow, based on the experience of creating and implementing a full time TR program in a New York City emergency room.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize barriers to and opportunities for TR interventions within the psychiatric emergency room setting.
- Explain the features of common psychiatric emergency presentations and techniques to utilize TR practice to enhance the treatment of these patients.
- Identify the role of TR in disposition planning from the emergency room.
