Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services for those experiencing new onset of mental health concerns and psychiatric crises have rapidly shifted to be conducted almost entirely remotely through telehealth. Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for early psychosis is a team-based, evidence-based treatment approach for those in the early phases of psychotic disorders, a population associated with increased incidence of emergency service utilization. The CSC approach includes evidence-based assessment and crisis services among other elements. We will present an overview of best practices for early psychosis assessment and crisis services. We will then describe past practices and present recommendations for transitioning to telehealth using examples and data from a well-established and thriving early psychosis clinic: the SacEdapt Clinic in Sacramento, CA. The impact of remote work and the Covid-19 pandemic on these components of CSC care will be discussed in the context of systemic issues in mental health services including early detection, inter-system care coordination, and racial and cultural inequities.
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on November 12, 2020 at the virtual conference, Third National Conference on Advancing Early Psychosis Care in the United States: Addressing Inequities - Race, Culture, and COVID.
List two evidence-based assessment measures for early psychosis.
Describe two recommended adaptations from in-person to remote assessment.
Identify two approaches for addressing system issues that have impacted remote assessment and crisis services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
Introductory, Intermediate
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Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: July 30, 2025
Program End Date: July 30, 2028
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Rachel Loewy, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and licensed clinical psychologist. She has been conducting research in the area of early psychosis for over 20 years, with a focus on early detection through screening and assessment. She has also conducted training and supervision of assessment in early psychosis as well as program development in university and community settings. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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David L. Shern, Ph.D. Dr. Shern discloses the following relationships: Grant/Research: Through my employment at NASMHPD, I co-chair the dissemination function of the Early Psychosis Intervention network as part of the national data coordinating center at Westat. Westat was awarded the coordinating center grant by NIMH Other: serve on the Board of Livanta
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Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 3/14/2024)
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John Torous, MD, MBI, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 3/2/2024
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