14^th World Congress on Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing July 25-26, 2018 Vancouver, Canada

Biography:

Kevin Coffey has a master’s degree in Social Work and a doctorate in Counseling in Human Development. He has 28 years of working in behavioral health. He currently runs the day to day operations of a mental health center and supervises 30 clinicians. He is an assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He teaches in the University of Rochester Counseling Program and at Empire State College.

Abstract:

This Presentation will discuss the connection between mental health disorders and addictions. Large numbers of patients are impacted by both chemical dependency and mental health. Traditionally these disorders have been treated separately, but there is mounting evidence to suggest that patients are should be treated with an integrated approach. The presentation utilizes clinical examples to reinforce the areas outlined. The presentation will make recommendations regarding effective treatment of both disorders. The presentation will discuss cultural issues emerging from current research. It will conclude with identifying future areas of study.

Biography:

Abstract:

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages, and evaluates selected specialty and province-wide health care services across BC, working with the five geographic health authorities to deliver province-wide solutions that improve the health of British Columbians. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. As part of the provincial mental health services continuum, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) provides a diverse range of specialized, "one-of-a-kind" tertiary mental health and substance use services to adults across the province. These include services located at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and six regional clinics, Correctional Health Services, the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and Heartwood Centre for Women. In addition to delivering these clinical services, BCMHSUS provides provincial leadership for system-wide improvement through its work in: health promotion and illness prevention; knowledge exchange; and research and academic teaching. BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) cares for the province's most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offers a broad range of health services. BC Children’s Mental Health services provide psychiatric assessment, short-term individual (including eating disorders), family, and group treatment, and medication review. BCCH and BCMHSUS are agencies of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) which plans, manages, and evaluates specialty and province-wide health care services across BC. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Respect people • Be compassionate • Dare to innovate • Cultivate partnerships • Serve with purpose

Biography:

Catherine Jirak Monetti has her expertise in Nursing Education and non-exposure trauma therapy. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Scholar, she earned her Doctor of Philosophy from Rutgers, College of Nursing in May, 2014. She is trained in Gestalt Psychotherapy, EMDR Trauma Therapy, and Therapeutic Touch (TT) Energy Healing. She has been teaching undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral nursing students for 27 years. Her qualitative doctoral dissertation research, “Somatic countertransference experiences of nurse Therapeutic Touch practitioners: A content analysis,” contributes to the academic and clinical debate about the self/other distinction in neuroscience, nursing, psychology, and philosophy. Her research was presented by poster at the 2014 CANS (Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science) State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research: Optimizing Health by Addressing Complexity, Washington, DC, September 17 - 20, 2014., and at the Sigma Theta Tau International 28th Nursing Research Congress, July 28, 2017,Dubin, Ireland.

Abstract:

Statement of the Problem: Poorly articulated and minimally researched, somatic countertransference (SCT) is a spontaneous phenomenon sometimes experienced by therapists during their work with traumatized clients. A more positive perspective on countertransference, it is defined by Orbach and Carroll (2006) as “the therapist’s awareness of their own body, of sensations,
images, impulses, and feelings that offer a link to the client’s healing process” (p. 64). The study is timely and aligned with current state of the science on use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM; Strauss, Coeytaux, McDuffie, Williams, Nagi, & Wing, 2011).Purpose of the Study is to qualitatively describe SCT experiences of nurse Therapeutic Touch (TT) practitioners.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Use of purposeful sampling recruited eight experts. Audiotaped sixty-minute face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide with six open-ended questions. Sandelowski’s (1993, 2000, 2010) preferred method of latent content analysis produced codes and subcategories grounded exclusively in the saturated data (Patton, 2002).
Findings: Ten subcategories, three categories (Donabedian, 1988), and one major theme were inductively generated to reveal the underlying meaning in the communication (Chang, 2001). “SCT: A Language for Healing Trauma” was consistent with social science communication research (Krippendorff, 1989, 2004), SCT was found to be a factor in the healing of trauma, experienced during the verbal and nonverbal communication of one group of nurse TT practitioners in interaction with traumatized clients.
Conclusion & Significance: SCT mitigates vicarious traumatization and enhances compassion satisfaction in the therapist. Increased understanding of SCT can further promote the adjunctive role of TT and embodiment in trauma therapy. Study findings contribute to the academic and clinical debate about the self/other distinction in neuroscience, nursing, psychology, and philosophy.

Biography:

Molly Hawke is an outpatient adult psychiatrist in Columbus, Ohio. She completed undergraduate studies at Ashland University in Ashland, OH. She completed medical school and psychiatry residency at The Ohio State University and is board certified in psychiatry. As is common for psychiatrists in the Midwest her appointments center around medication management for mental health disorders. This medication management model is similar to that of a primary care physician who manages medical illness. She strongly feels that cultural perceptions of health and body can impact one's mental health. As a result, she has worked to incorporate Health At Every Size (TM) principles into her patient appointments

Abstract:

Health at Every Size (TM) rejects the idea that one's overall health and one's body size are inherently connected. It respects the diversity of body shapes and sizes, encourages joyful movement, and promotes individualized eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure. Emphases on dieting and thinness are an unfortunate part of US culture, but many studies show that diets do not work long-term in the vast majority of individuals. In a US medical clinic or hospital, medical professionals often have limited time and little to no training in providing meaningful therapeutic interventions to patients. However, a trusted medical professional has the opportunity to substantially improve overall wellness by beginning a conversation about health and body that is free of weight bias. It can take just a few minutes to introduce basic principles of Health at Every Size (TM), provide education about the data supporting it, and encourage a change in thinking or behavior. The goal is to leave patients feeling that 'health' and 'well -being' is so much more than the size of one's body. Following this presentation, attendees should be able to: Understand the concept of weight bias and how it affects us, particularly medical professionals. Understand how 'diet culture', which is particularly pervasive in the United States, can negatively impact one's mental health and well-being. During a patient encounter, take as little as 2-3 minutes to introduce a Heath at Every Size (TM) principle, provide a brief education on it, and encourage a change in thinking or behavior.

Biography:

Lai-Moy Carman Wong Carman.Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Education in Counselling of University of North Texas, Registered Social Worker recognized by Social Workers Registration Board Hong Hong, Associate Fellow & Approved Counselling Supervisor of The Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association (HKPCA), Lecturer and Fieldwork Coordinator BSSc Program of Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Member of Mental Health Social Workers Chapter of Hong Kong Social Workers Association, Experienced social worker in counselling and mental health field for more than 20 years.

Abstract:

The golden period of development for youths is between the ages of 12 and 24, a period that is also generally recognized as adolescence and young adult. This is an important stage of development in which young people encounter many physical and psychological changes and adaptations. These learning experiences and challenges also affect how adolescents enter adulthood. If youths can successfully overcome their physical, psychological, and life changes and challenges, good mental health will be promoted. Previous researches show that among mentally ill adults, disorder onset for 50% of patients was prior to age 14, and disorder onset for 75% of patients was prior to age 24. Another study from Hong Kong indicated that 16.4% of secondary school students in Hong Kong showed symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of mental illness; 1.3% suffered from depressive disorders; and 6.9% suffered from anxiety disorders. This paper presents discussions on the mental health issues included early psychosis, depression, anxiety disorders, suicide, drug abuse, and internet addiction of youths in Hong Kong which also attracted social concern in Hong Kong. The aforementioned mental health issues cannot be ignored and should get social concern. This presentation attempts to present prevalent mental health issues among youths in Hong Kong and suggests early intervention and the active promotion of community education about youth mental health. It also recommends various supports from family, education, medical, and social service perspectives.

Biography:

Kevin Coffey has a master’s degree in Social Work and a doctorate in Counseling in Human Development. He has 28 years of working in behavioral health. He currently runs the day to day operations of a mental health center and supervises 30 clinicians. He is an assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He teaches in the University of Rochester Counseling Program and at Empire State College.

Abstract:

This presentation will discuss the relationship between attachment style and addictive behavior. Healthy attachment style is significantly related to positive mental health. The work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth were groundbreaking in shedding light on the importance of attachment in healthy development. There is now neuroscience evidence that supports their findings. In addition to this presentation outlining the psychological relationship attachment style and addiction, it will present the underlying neuroscience that supports this relationship. The presentation will offer recommendations regarding treatment from an informed attachment perspective. This includes recommending the importance of group therapy. The presentation will include numerous clinical examples that support the theory. Issues of cultural diversity will be reviewed as well as future implications for this particular area of study.

Biography:

Daniel Pressello has both personal life experiences and professional experiences with mental health issues and concerns. He studied at Vancouver College of Counsellor Training, earning 16 certificates in mental health therapy courses and programs. He was studying towards his MA in Social Work, but sidelined due to on personal health issues and concerns. During the summer of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada he was suicidal, but after watching and viewing information about Prince Harry’s InVictus Games, he thought why can’t there, or is there any sporting event for everyone that is experiencing or has experienced mental health issues and concerns. As he watched athletes compete and during personal interviews heard repeatedly solders, tell their story of how they gained The Courage & Strength to face their demons, in dealing with grief and loss of comrades, or their own limbs and through support of others & sports. As indirect result of hearing and watching these soldiers tell and share their very same feeling of suicide, worthlessness, heading done the path of self-destruction. Through those soldiers and through Prince Harry, I decided not to kill myself and I just knew from that moment on, I found my reason for living and I had to, help others that may be dealing with PTSD etc., find their reason to want to live.

Abstract:

Life itself is in many ways very competitive, too competitive to some degree. We are more concerned about the competition (the game and our role,) that we often miss out on the joy of the game. We begin this game at early stages of our lives, being pushed to think and train our brains to always be in a competitive state of thinking. This is no pun intended when I state the term “Racing Thoughts”, which to many kids, youth and young adults are experiencing at never, at levels never witnessed before. These racing thoughts lead to high levels of anxiety, depression, problems, concentrating, reducing our cognitive abilities, which in turn can lead to anger issues, substance extermination, and abuse. A recent study showed since the release of the iPhone 5 (2007 to 2015) tweens, teens, and college/university students have confirmed, by online/phone activity (number of hours,) and by their own admittance that has never felt so alone, or not included even though we can connect and socialize more than ever before with people. With a sexual assault occurring every 98 seconds for example in the US and over 1,46,000 children a day staying home from school, because school is to be frightening and Sports can help us re-train our brains from both a cognitive aspect, as well as a mental & emotional aspect. A fall, a slip can lead to a devasting injury, that can and often is traumatic for both amateur and professional athletes from a mental and emotional aspect. One of the most important things I have learned and have been taught to overcoming my past traumas, is the quicker I am able to let it go (meaning the past,) the quicker I recover. This is also true of athletes, they can’t change the fact that they were injured, because of their actions, or some else’s. For a full and proper recovering to occur, they are taught, and they train themselves to quickly and properly let go of their grief and anguish of the injury and focus on their present and future. Mental and emotional recovery from past traumas is not a one size shoe fits all approach of prescribing medications for both physical and mental & emotional pain, associated with issues such as PTSD. Sports has shown to be beneficial in many aspects of helping people deal with past traumas.

Biography:

John Jacob Mundukottackal is a psychologist, founder and Honorary Director of Agape Mental Health and Research Institute in the State of Kerala, India. It is an NGO of mental health. Minor psychological problems and in developing the positive mental health of people at large. This is an untouched and developing field in India, especially in Kerala. He has personally counseled more than 10,000 cases and has conducted more than 2000 psycho-educative sessions on mental health for different age groups within the socio-cultural community. He is a member of ‘Child Welfare Committee’, (Government of Kerala) which consists of a bench of magistrates responsible for implementing Juvenile Justice Act amended (2006) which protects the ‘Need of Care and Protection’ for 6 years. He is also a Research Scholar towards Doctoral Program on the topic of ‘The Impact of Multi-Model Psychological Intervention on Mental Health correlates of Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls’.

Abstract:

Child sexual abuse is a universal problem that occurs across gender, caste, color, religion, socio-economic group. Sexual abuse creates intense trauma and emotional problems which create serious short term and long term psychological and behavioral problems. 81.53% of the total incidence of child sexual abuse was reported amongst children between 11 and 18 years of age. The pre-adolescent to the adolescent child seems to be most at risk. Child sexual abuse could have a severe impact on the different aspects of mental as depression, stress tolerance, emotional intelligence, resilience, self-esteem and psychological well-being. The present study is to find the impact of sexual abuse on mental health correlates among adolescent girls. For thisstudy, a sample of 177 adolescent girls aged 12-18 two districts of Kerala, State of India was studied. 57 sexually abused girls from Government children’s home, 66 destitute home and 54 with parents. These groups match in terms of socio-economic status and age. Instruments used for this study are Beck’s (1961) Beck’s Depression Inventory, Reshmy’s and Raj’s (1999) Stress Tolerance Scale, Thomas’s and Sushma’s (2003) Emotional Intelligence Inventory, Smith’s (2008) Brief Resilience, Dhar’s and Dhar’s (2015) Self-Esteem Scale and Sisodia’s and Choudhary’s (2012) Psychological Well-being Scale. Data were analyzed using One-Way ANOVA and Post Hoc Test. there is a significant difference between the three groups in the six variables under study. Sexually abused girls show a moderate level of depression while the other two groups show mild depression. All the three groups show moderate stress level but the sexually abused children are comparatively low. The emotional intelligence abused children in the non-abused institutionalized children. Sexually abused children have low resilience, low two groups. Thus, this study implies severe negative impact of sexual abuse on the mental health and their correlates discussed.

Biography:

Oscar Villalobos, DNP, PMHNP-BC, LPC, M.Ed, B.A., B.S.N is a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. In 2016, he graduated with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from New Mexico State University. He graduated from University of Texas, at El Paso with a Master’s degree in Community Counseling and is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor. He has worked with psychiatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Living and working in a border city has helped him understand the importance of language barriers and believe that this will be a major area of focus in healthcare.

Abstract:

The interactions in mental health involve a significant exchange of information to identify symptoms and formulate a working diagnosis (Hales, Yudofsky, & Gabbard, 2008). The inability of patients to communicate due to language limitations may lead to situations that will be detrimental, such as receiving the wrong diagnosis or treatment due to the inadequate translation from English to Spanish (Choi et al., 2012). A practice change was proposed where healthcare personnel utilized mobile technology such as the Canopy Translation App to assess the psychiatric symptoms of Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency. Participants completed the System Usability Scale (SUS) to determine whether they found the Canopy translation app useful during their assessments of Spanish-speaking patients. According to the SUS scores, participants found the Canopy Translation App useful during their interactions with Spanish-speaking patients. The findings emphasize the importance of exploring new resources and technologies to ameliorate language barriers.

Biography:

Adina Seupersad has her expertise in Nurse Education and Mental Health Nursing. Her innovation and political astuteness was a result of implementing and
evaluating the Work Based Programme in the clinical environment due to the current economic climate BMA (2010). The delivery model aims to deliver a quality improvement innovation which is both a quality and productivity initiative, QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention). This approach is responsive to other Health Care Providers both nationally and internationally with similar challenges

Abstract:

This project is an Evaluation of the Training and Education of Work Based Learning (WBL) in a Mental Health Hospital in London: The role of the Matron. Evaluation can be described as a critical appraisal or assessment, a judgement of the worth, value, character or effectiveness of something; measurement of progress, The Free Dictionary (2014). In health care, it includes three approaches, directed towards structure, outcome and process depending on its focus. Intensive efforts are being made to continually improve the quality of health care. Despite recent changes in the NHS in term of roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures and efficiency savings there remains a paucity of both implementation and evaluation of WBL in the National Health Service, notably mental health environments, Hardacre and Schnieder (2007a). The aim of the project was to evaluate if the short term (three months) implementation of an Education and Training Work Based Learning Programme for all grades of nursing staff at a hospital had increased their knowledge and competence of those who attended using the audit process. The article will provide a rationale and literature review of Work Based Learning. Thematic Content Analysis will be utilised to analyse the data from the evaluation audit. Results concluded the evaluation met the aims and objectives, such as an increase of knowledge and competence of the staff who attended. Despite the evaluation being conducted on a small scale it could be used to inform further research and development of the methodology for evaluation in this area of health care.

Biography:

Shara Ally is an expert in clinical, strategic and operational leadership in psychiatric health to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals affected by mental health and addiction issues.  Shara began her career at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, followed by establishing a partnership between Surrey Place Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital as the Clinic Lead/Director for research, clinical, and administrative activities for a Transitional-Aged Youth clinic. Her ongoing research interests consist of mental health, addictions, and wellbeing. Shara holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with honours from McMaster University, Master of Science in Nursing with honours from Ryerson University, and she is completing her Master of Business Administration at the University of Fredericton and Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Western University of Health Sciences. She is a Liaison for the Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centers and is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto.

Abstract:

Statement of the Problem: Trauma is conceptualized as direct or indirect physical, sexual and/or psychological abuse. Direct trauma (DT) is when the victim is abused by the perpetrator directly. Indirect trauma (IT) is when a person witnesses another person who is experiencing DT or helping another person (such as a patient) who has experienced DT or IT. Re-traumatization is when an individual encounters DT or IT similar to a previous experience of trauma. The impact of trauma will be different for each person. This is dependent on one’s ability to recognize when/if he or she is experiencing trauma and ability to cope with it. The impact may skew one’s natural motivational skills, socialization, and alter one’s decision making-processes due to changes in one’s ability to trust, communicate thoughts and feelings as well as maintain appropriate boundaries with others. If you are a victim of trauma, it is helpful to be cognizant of the fact that the perpetrator most likely was exposed to trauma themselves. Knowledge and empathy are platforms of power, which can be used during difficult situations and conversations to protect ourselves from trauma, while providing augmented care to patients who are learning how to manage their own trauma. Research provides evidence that learning about trauma is important as it helps caregivers identify if patients or themselves are becoming triggered and how one can navigate through these difficult situations. Participating in therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy or dialectical behaviour therapy will provide advantages for caregivers in their personal and professional lives as they will learn to place healthy interpersonal boundaries with patients while reducing the risk of being impacted by DT or IT.