Psychiatric attendant-led rehabilitation groups.
Because active treatment is indicated as a patient care priority by both staff and regulatory agencies, innovative ways to utilize available staff to provide treatment needs to be further developed. The Logansport Hospital program provides one example for training experienced attendants in conducting exercise, relaxation, and discussion groups. It has enabled increased programming for patients and has been positively evaluated by our staff.
D003142:Communication; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006126:Group Processes; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007857:Leadership; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011566:Psychiatric Aides / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy