title: The balancing act. Collaboration between frontline forensic staff and hospital administration.
abstract: 1. Flexibility, creativity, and consistency are critical characteristics for both frontline staff and administrators in the delivery of treatment and care for complex forensic patients who may be difficult to manage. 2. Through collaborative efforts and ongoing communication, plans can be identified and implemented that enhance patient and staff safety and facilitate positive behavioral and rehabilitation outcomes for patients. 3. Effective partnerships among frontline staff, administration, patients, their families, labor unions, and communities contribute significantly to the effective resolution of conflicts and dilemmas in the provision of holistic care to forensic patients.
authors.affiliation: Dual Diagnosis Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1H4. Emma_Encinares@camh.net
authors.forename: Maxima
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Encinares
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pullan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006694:Holistic Health; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009864:Ontario; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology