The Workshop
The mental health crisis in the US, and around the world continues to grow at alarming rates and is affecting individuals from all ages, ethnicities and socio-economic positions. These challenges reach far beyond the behavioral health unit into a myriad of care settings. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that these settings reflect the complexities of care, are flexible to respond to fluid care needs, and offer equity to patients.
To meet the increased demand for care, support improved care, and enhance staff safety, today’s design, facility and care professionals have to advance their understanding of the environments impact on behavioral health care and learn how to incorporate the best and latest design solutions throughout all healthcare settings.
This one-day virtual workshop provides the latest in design thinking for a variety of behavioral health care and health settings and offers state-of-the-art best practices through thought leader presentations, case studies, and panel discussions. Attendees will have opportunities to pose questions to workshop faculty and interact with fellow attendees in fun and innovative ways.
Agenda
Welcome Opening Remarks & Introductions
Shary Adams, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Vice President, CannonDesign
Opening Keynote: Staff and Resident Perceptions of Mental Behavioral Health Environments
Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, D.Arch., FAIA, Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor, Department of Human Centered Design, Director, Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, Cornell University
Kati Peditto, PhD, EDAC, WELL AP, Co-Director, Human Experience Lab, Perkins&Will
Mental and Behavioral Health: International Perspectives Panel
Moderator:
Brian Giebink, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC, Behavioral and Mental Health Practice Leader, HDR
Panelists:
Barbara Miszkiel, EDAC, LEED AP, Director, Health, HDR (Canada)
Lianne Knotts, RIBA, Adv.Dip. PPA, BArch(Hons), BA(Hons), Medical Architecture (United Kingdom)
Christian Karlsson, Arkitekt MAA, Partner, Karlsson Arkitekter (Denmark)
Cristiana Caira, Partner, White Arkitekter, Professor, Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Case Study: Children’s Hospital of Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Institute
Tammy Felker, AIA, ACHA, RN, EDAC, LEED® AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Healthcare Planner, Healthcare Architect, NBBJ
Towards an Understanding of Trauma-informed Design: An (Over)view from the Field
J. Davis Harte, MS, PhD, WELL AP, Director, Design for Human Health, MDS, Boston Architectural College, Co-Founder, Global Birth Environment Design Network and Trauma-Informed Design Society
TaraVista: Building a Patient-Centered Therapeutic Hospital: A Retrospective
Michael P. Krupa, Ed.D., Founder and CEO Emeritus, TaraVista Behavioral Health Center
Gary Graham, FAIA, Principal, GMI Architects
Experts
Access to adequate medical and mental healthcare resources is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world. Shary has committed her career to helping organizations expand their services, as well as develop new strategies and innovations that improve treatment for those in need of this complex medical and mental healthcare.
With more than 35 years of experience in healthcare design and leading integrated teams, Shary excels in getting laser-focused on a problem and defining the best possible solutions. As a leader in the industry, Shary has shared her expertise and insights in media outlets, as well as global and domestic conferences.
Mardelle is a professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, a member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Architecture and the executive director of the Institute for Healthy Futures at Cornell University. A fellow in the AIA and ACHA, she has LEED AP, WELL AP and EDAC credentials. Dr. Shepley has authored/co-authored six books, the most recent of which is Design for Mental and Behavioral Health. She has worked full and part-time in professional practice for 25 years.
Kati Peditto, PhD, EDAC, WELL Faculty is an environmental psychologist and an expert on health in the built environment. As the director of the Human Experience Lab at Perkins&Will, she engages with designers, clients, and occupants to co-create buildings that engage our senses, support our needs, and bring joy to our communities.
She is currently serving as President of the APA Society for Environmental Psychology and a member of the APA Applied Psychology Committee. Her work has been featured internationally, including the Design Lab with Bon Ku podcast, The Atlantic, the BBC, and the Washington Post.
She holds a PhD in Human Behavior and Design from Cornell University, where she also completed postdoctoral training before bringing her research expertise to the architecture and design industry.
As a behavioral health planner and architect, Brian has a deep understanding of current research and trends in mental health design and uses his expertise to create innovative, research-based solutions that improve the patient experience in mental health environments. Brian has served as the mental health expert on numerous projects around the world, holding roles in planning, design, and consulting for inpatient, outpatient, community, and crisis services, guiding project teams towards improved outcomes in mental health environments.
At HDR, Brian leads the behavioral health design studio, introducing current trends and design strategies to a broader team and works with smaller focus groups to discuss and develop strategies to improve the mental healthcare environment for patients and staff. Brian has presented on the topic of mental health at multiple conferences around the country, including the Healthcare Design Conference where he presented his team’s award winning behavioral health patient room design. In addition to building design, Brian works with manufacturers to design and evaluate furniture and accessories for behavioral health environments, focusing on improved safety, comfort, functionality, and aesthetics. He is a member of the Facility Guidelines Institute 2022 Health Guidelines Revision Committee focused on behavioral health design in the emergency department and has been recognized nationally for his contributions to the field.
Brian enjoys finding opportunities to share his passion and expertise with the next generation of architects and designers in his local community. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at the University of Kansas, has served as a design critic and juror for multiple design studios focused on mental health, mentors architecture students at the University of Minnesota.
An expert in design of uplifting and supportive mental health environments, and a Director of Health for HDR, Barbara Miszkiel is internationally recognized in her thought-provoking design approach for enabling and responsive mental health environments within a recovery model of care, all while deftly balancing the need for safety and security. As a leader in HDR’s behavioral health practice, Barbara provides guidance and insight into the unique issues and concerns of this building type through her award-winning project work, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)* in Toronto, the Lutherwood Children’s Mental Health Centre*, and the new Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre in Toronto. She shares her knowledge globally through presentations and seminars, research, articles, and academic mentorship. Her contributions have also been recognized in Verderber’s recently published (2018) book “Innovations in Behavioural Health Architecture”.
Cristiana has several years of experience in the area of Healthcare planning in all stages, both in Scandinavia and internationally. She is currently lead architect for the new Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital in Gothenburg and the House of Psychiatrics in Borås, Sweden. Both projects are under construction and will be completed 2020-2021. She has been a lecturer in Healthcare Architecture at Chalmers University of Technology since 2013. Cristiana is a partner at White Arkitekter, and joined their Board of Directors in 2017.
Tammy Felker is a Healthcare Planner and Behavioral Health Specialist at NBBJ. She is a clinician with 12 years of nursing experience and over 20 years’ experience as a healthcare architect – one of the handful of nurse-architects in the country.
The focus of her career over the past 10+ years has been behavioral health and she is widely recognized for her behavioral health expertise and often presents on the dramatic impact design can have on patient outcomes. She has delivered healing environments for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Tammy utilizes Lean principles and transparent communication to translate the needs of patients, staff, and stakeholders into high-performance facilities. She introduces design elements that promote a sense of normalcy and healing while balancing patient and staff safety considerations.
From master planning to programming and planning to design, the scale of projects she has worked on ranges from renovation of a single room to a new, free-standing hospital of 450,000 sf with 172 beds and the ability to expand to 1.2M sf and 600 beds. Clients include: Overlake Medical Center, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Colorado.
Dr. Harte is a WELL AP, wellness design educator and translator, who bridges evidence and practice through work in children’s places, trauma-informed design spaces and also in birth environments. She designs healthy, happy spaces and conducts research that moves the needle forward on human health, wellbeing and thriving. Dr. Harte is focused on social design justice, attention restoration theory, resilience, salutogenic design, symbolic interactionism, neuroscience and evidence-based design. Her work centers on the margins and on those who carry trauma. She co-leads both the Global Birth Environment Design Network and the Trauma-informed Design Society.
Michael P. Krupa, Ed.D. is a clinical psychologist and the Founder and CEO of TaraVista HealthPartners, a psychiatric and addiction medicine consultation and management firm, and Founder/CEO Emeritus of TaraVista Behavioral Health Center, a 117 bed inpatient facility in Devens, MA.
Dr. Krupa earned his doctoral degree from Harvard University and held an appointment at Harvard Medical School as a clinical supervisor of psychology and psychiatry trainees for many years. He continues to see patients, provide executive coaching, and to explore opportunities to create clinical services.
Dr. Krupa has served on the Boards of numerous organizations including the Brattleboro Retreat, Concord Prison Outreach, Amesbury Psychological Associates, Adoptions with Love, The Boston Institute for Psychotherapy, and Learnwell in addition to the companies he has formed.
Gary Graham FAIA, is an architect, planner and institutional facilitator whose solutions evolve from the functional, cultural, and physical context unique to each situation. His approach engages an informed, enlightened, and involved community of users in the design process. His projects have been recognized with state, regional, and national Design Awards and national. He is a leader in the movement to redefine the therapeutic environment in behavioral healthcare. He is a designer, a lecturer, and a mental health advocate, who educates clinicians, administrators, and the public to the importance of the physical environment for individuals with behavioral problems. His energy and skill has resulted in the design of some of our nation’s most forward-looking specialized medical facilities.
Hannah Chamberlain, the new CEO of Design in Mental Health Network, is a long standing member of the DIMHN community. From 2012 – 2015 she was a member of the group, speaking at conferences, shortlisting awards, and introducing lived experience speakers to the network and the conference audience.
She has a background as an award winning social entrepreneur, writer, mental health campaigner and consultant. Her work has been featured on BBC and Evening Standard, and she was mentioned as a disabled business leader to watch in the Houses of Parliament after winning the Stelios Foundation Disabled Entrepreneur Award.