treekamp and others added to this list... RICK Recommended Publications for Obtaining Ideas for Behavioral Health OTGroups by Davis, Eshelman, and McKay (coping skills) The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook The Relaxation Response &...

I am excited to report that we are finalizing our agenda and plans for promoting occupational therapy at the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation (USPRA) Conference being held June 29-July 2. If you work in the areas of psychiatric rehabilitation, community mental health, psychiatric vocational rehabilitation...

Any one still standing/out there? Working in an acute setting and would like to share ideas/research and projects with other therapists in a similar setting. Lee-Anne

How do you maintain your OT identity while working within transdisciplinary settings? As mental health OT practitioners we contribute to a shared body of knowledge with other disciplines? How to you contribute to the mental health community while maintaining your distinct OT identity? In what ways do...

Is anyone aware of an effort by OT's to put together a collection of Sample Behavioral Health OT Care Plans, much like Psychiatric Nursing has done for their profession? RICK

Conference: Occupational Therapy/Psychiatric Rehabilitation Summit Occupational Therapy/Psychiatric Rehabilitation Summit June 16, 2011 Participate in the first National Psychiatric Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy Symposium in the country marked by joint sponsorship between USPRA and...

I work in a community mental health center in a non-traditional role (vocational specialist) and am the only OT in the center. I find that my occupational therapy identity is strongest when I address cognition--something that many practitioners don't address in the way OTs do. I use the Allen Cognitive...

I'd like to converse with other OTs who have incorporated neurofeedback, or even biofeedback into their practice. I have just completed a biofeedback course & am planning to take a neurofeedback training.

Is anyone aware of available psych/mental health positions available for an OT within the state of N.C

Hi all I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I am so excited to share.... I'm an OT working in recovery and community mental health in Philadelphia, PA. I recently presented about OT and Recreation Therapies role in mental health to community behavioral health workers- there was...

just checking in: I work on as a full time OT on a senior behavioral health unit for people over 65. the unit has a total of 14 beds and the average stay is 14 day. Diagnosis typically depression, dementia, delirium. I am part of an interdisciplinary team which include MSW, RNs, MHW, LVN, Psychologist...

In light of the recent passionate discussions about the future of mental health OT, please consider the following opportunity: United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association has just issued a call for workshop proposals for the 2011 USPRA Conference (June 13-15 in Boston). This is the preeminent...

Recommended Publications for Obtaining Ideas for Behavioral Health OTGroups The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Davis, Eshelman, and McKay (coping skills) The Recovery Book by Mooney, Eisenberg, and Eisenberg (coping skills, expressive media, self expression) Pathways...

Briefly, I lead a different OT group every afternoon on my inpatient behavioral health unit of a community hospital. Because the average Length of Stay is 7-10 days, I let the patients decide what few subjects they quickly want to explore, during that 45/ 50 minutes. I follow up with handouts, if interested...

Hi, For the past six years I've worked in a VA outpatient clinic for veterans with PTSD. Last year I was trained by the VA in Cognitive Processing Therapy, a 12-session, manualized CBT for PTSD. This is considered a gold standard for treatment of PTSD and with decrease of PTSD symptoms, veterans...

What better place to “Expand the Horizons of Psychiatric Rehabilitation” than the beautiful Boise, Idaho! That’s right…mark your calendars for June 13-17, 2010! USPRA has already begun busily planning the educational content of their 2010 conference. Conference workshops will...

NOTE: The following comes from the Center for American Progress, a Washington based think tank headed up by former Clinton and Obama advisor John Podesta. Center for American Progress October 5, 2010 Mental health disorders are common in the United States, affecting some 44 million adults and 13.7 million...

It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Judi Chamberlin, who died Saturday January 16th at age 65. Taking her inspiration from the leaders of the civil rights movement, Judi was an early leader of the movement she called Mad Pride — a movement for the rights and dignity of...

Forced Treatment Doesn't Work By Joseph A. Rogers USA Today January 6, 2012 Whenever there is violence involving someone with an apparent mental illness, there is a stepped-up demand for forced treatment of those, such as myself, who have a psychiatric diagnosis. However, leaving...

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Date of Review: September 2010 Source: http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=208 Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a manualized group intervention for adults with mental illness. WRAP guides participants through the process of identifying...

June 15, 2010. The Carol T. Mowbray Early Career Research Award is presented in memory of Dr. Carol Mowbray, a dedicated researcher in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation. The award is presented to an emerging social scientist conducting high quality research on...

Fresh Air WHYY (NPR) July 13, 2010 Two years ago, psychiatrist Daniel Carlat wrote a piece in the New York Times Magazine called Dr. Drug Rep, in which he told his story of being paid to push the anti-depressant Effexor to his colleagues. Carlat joined Fresh Air contributor Dave Davies...

Understanding recovery is essential for anyone new to work in the mental health field; however, even the most seasoned worker still has much to learn in order to fully understand the recovery process and implement that understanding into practice. Psychiatric rehabilitation promotes recovery...

by Larry Davidson, Ph.D. and William L. White, M.A., Reprinted from Recovery to Practice Weekly Highlight August 13, 2010, Issue No.14, SAMHSA As noted in a previous Recovery to Practice Weekly Highlight, a number of common questions keep popping up related to recovery, the nature of recovery...

Dear USPRA (United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association), Thank you for your support in enabling us to conduct the OT Practitioner Roundtable at the 2009 USPRA conference. By all accounts, the meeting was a success, and attendees unanimously felt that the roundtable helped to make the...