The content of this module qualifies under NCTRC's Specialization Area Designation for Behavioral Health and Pediatrics.
At Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, we are dedicated to providing holistic care for children and adolescents experiencing mental and behavioral health challenges. We aspire to serve as champions in providing stigma-breaking care for children and youth with psychiatric conditions as well as their families and caregivers. The Big Lot’s Behavioral Health Pavilion (BHP) is the largest facility on a pediatric medical campus devoted to mental and behavioral health. This session will review severe behaviors often encountered by Therapeutic Recreation (TR) when treating a patient with a mental or behavioral health disorder and will cover how the APIE process can be utilized to support managing behaviors within care. Lastly, case studies will be discussed to share our approach and programming, as well as, to highlight the value of TR in populations requiring management of severe behaviors.
Learning Objectives:
- By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify at least 3 severe behaviors that can be encountered when working with a patient with a mental or behavioral health disorder. (FDK 15)
- By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify at least 3 techniques for managing severe behaviors. (IMP 36, IMP 41)
- By the end of the session, participants will demonstrate an understanding of how TR can utilize the APIE process in working with patients with serve behavioral challenges. (IMP 38, IMP 40)
