When:	March 15, 2005 - Tuesday, March 15th from 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Where:	1010 Corporation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303
To Register:	(650) 723-6366
Email:	cecenter@stanfordmed.org
Fee:	$135.00 (Lunch Included)
Credits:	7.0 CE Hrs

With the length of inpatient stays decreasing and acuity increasing, how do you formulate aftercare plans?  Why is physical assessment so important in the psychiatric patient?  Do cultures give us clues to the care of these patients?

Discover the theories regarding the development of thinking, emotions and behavior of the patient with mental illness.

New ways to promote optimal response to treatment will be presented. 

Learn more about the social worker’s role with psycho-education, family assessments and discharge planning.

This exciting new course, presented by a multidisciplinary team of experts from Stanford Hospital and Clinics, will focus on the care of the psychiatric inpatient.

The program includes information for the novice as well as those experienced with the psychiatric patient.

Program Highlights:

• What’s in a Name? Diagnostic Categories
• Interpersonal Approaches
• Etiology of Patient Distress
• Beyond ADL’s and Basket Weaving

Guest Speaker:

A past patient offers a unique and personal perspective on living with mental illness.

Faculty from Stanford Hospital and Clinics:

Sue England, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker

Susan Hammerstad, RN, MSN, Nurse Educator, Medical/Surgical Specialty

Anne Klevay, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychiatry

Stephanie D. McIver, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Acute Psychiatry

Karen Pickett, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy

Charles Pitkofsky, RN, MSN, Clinical Excellence Manager, Quality Department