POTAC and the Occupational Therapy Treatment Program (OTTP) present

The Role of the Occupational Therapist on an interdisciplinary Psychiatric Rehabilitation Team

presented by Karen Leigh, MS, OTR/L, CPRP

Friday, May 14, 2010
1:00 – 4:30 PM

Location

OTTP
425 Divisadero Street (between Oak & Fell Streets), Suite 300, San Francisco, 94117. (Free parking in OTTP lot.)

Description

Mental health services have become increasingly rehabilitation and recovery oriented in the last several years. These changes can be seen in the way services are being provided in both private and public sectors. This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about most recent core principles of psychiatric rehabilitation as promulgated by both the US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The underlying relationship to theoretical models in occupational therapy will be highlighted through the use of extensive case examples and real-world scenarios from interdisciplinary situations. Read more »

Saturday, May 15, 2009
10 am to 12 Noon

Host: Barbara Rodrigues, at her home in Santa Cruz
Please e-mail Barbara for details.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
10 am to 12 Noon

Host: Eileen Auerbach
Please e-mail Eileen for details.

Medi-Cal Clinical Documentation and Treatment Planning

with Stan Taubman, Ph.D., LCSW

Friday, January 22, 2010
1:30 – 4:45 PM
Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA

Program description and registration form on Events page

Medi-Cal Clinical Documentation and Treatment Planning

with Stan Taubman, Ph.D., LCSW

Friday, January 22, 2010
1:30 – 4:45 PM

Samuel Merritt University
Health Education Center (HEC #203, Bldg. 3 on map)
400 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609

Introduction

An article in November’s Psychiatric Services¹ describes how recent changes to Medicaid policy are forcing state mental health systems to be more accountable for the services they provide and exerting greater surveillance over billing practices. With a higher percentage of state mental health reimbursements coming from Medicaid, it is federal not state auditors who will be examining mental health services to determine eligibility for reimbursement by reviewing the individual provider’s documentation in treatment plans and progress notes.

As programs in California shut down and positions are being eliminated, it is more important than ever that occupational therapists demonstrate and communicate their effectiveness. OTs need to understand symptoms associated with diagnoses, and communicate our services by writing clear assessments, treatment plans which reflect evidence-based best practices, and progress notes explaining how treatment, guided by therapist and client together, is proceeding and reflecting assessment and planning. Read more »