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2022 ATRA Annual Conference VIRTUAL Conference

del 14 de September al 14 de October del 2022

Online

Welcome to the 2022 ATRA Virtual Conference!

The virtual conference is uniquely different from the face-to-face conference being held in Birmingham AL September 10 - 13, 2022. Attendees registered for the face-to-face conference also receive access to the virtual conference. Individuals interested in the virtual conference may register separately for just the virtual conference.  To register, go to https://www.atra-online.com/page/ACON2022 

Considerations for the Utilization of Therapeutic Recreation in the Psychiatric Emergency Room Setting: Adapting TR for Crisis Care

miércoles, el 14 de septiembre de 2022 a las 00:00–viernes, el 14 de octubre de 2022 a las 23:59 CDT add to calendar
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Session Description/Research Abstract

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 Outcomes

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.

Population/Setting:

Behavioral Health

CEUs:

0.15

Primary Presenter

Marisa Lobelson, CTRS, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Credentials

CTRS

Biographical Information

Marisa Lobelson is a CTRS who attended the State University of New York at Cortland, graduating with a B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation. She completed her internship in inpatient adult psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2017, focusing on Leisure Counseling in the inpatient setting, as well as receiving exposure to the use of diversional TR intervention in the psychiatric emergency room setting. After acquiring her CTRS, Marisa worked in inpatient child psychiatry for the New York State Office of Mental Health, implementing both group and individual Therapeutic Recreation intervention for adolescent patients. Following this, Marisa returned to NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC, where she assumed the role of the first full time rehabilitation therapy staff working in the CPEP (Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program) in the Adult Emergency Department. In the CPEP, she is continually exploring the implications for the use of TR in the emergency room setting in order to increase quality care and the right to leisure in behavioral health crisis care. Marisa is passionate about the field of TR and the role of leisure in the treatment of mental health conditions, having witnesses the powerful role that leisure can have in the lives of those with mental health recovery as a means of finding hope in the future, promoting self-esteem/self-concept and increasing resiliency. In her own leisure time, Marisa enjoys watercolor painting, knitting, writing and skiing.

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