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Consider the needs of behavioral health patients in every healthcare space you design...
The mental health crisis in the U.S. and around the world continues to grow at alarming rates that affects individuals of 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 respond to complexities of care, provide flexibility 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 environment’s impact on behavioral healthcare and learn how to incorporate the best and latest design solutions throughout all healthcare settings.
This live, in-person workshop leverages the discussions from prior behavioral health virtual workshops, and provides the latest in design thinking for behavioral healthcare and health settings while sharing 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.
For the safety of all workshop participants we request that attendees be fully vaccinated or obtain a negative Covid test within 24 hours of the event. Mask wearing is encouraged. Subject to CDC and local health guidelines.
Location Information
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Regular |
Affiliate+ (20% off) |
$396.00 |
Corporate Affiliate Member (15% Discount) |
$420.75 |
Professional Affiliates (10% Discount) |
$445.50 |
Student & Individual Affiliates (5% Discount) |
$470.25 |
Regular Rate |
$495.00 |
Groups of 3 or more - contact Natalie at ngonzalez@healthdesign.org for discounted rate.
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This unique experience is ideal for individuals who are intending to design new mental and behavioral health facilities and those wishing to evaluate the quality of their existing facilities.
Welcome Opening Remarks & Introductions
Ellen Taylor, PhD, AIA, MBA, EDAC
Vice President for Research
The Center for Health Design
Opening Keynote — Creative Forces: Creative Arts Therapies Healing the Invisible Wounds of War
Understand the Creative Forces initiative and creative arts therapies offered in the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities for military patients and veteran populations exposed to trauma.
Mary Therese Hankinson, MBA, MS, RD, EDAC, FACHE
Program Manager for Research & Program Evaluation
Creative Forces: National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Network
Melissa Walker, ATR
Lead Art Therapist, Creative Forces: National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Network
Healing Arts Program Coordinator, National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE)
Panel Discussion: The Evolution of Behavioral Health Design
As design for behavioral and mental health continues to grow, it has become abundantly clear that if environments are to be effective and provide patients with health, wellness and personal autonomy, they must continually evolve. Led by two architects who are thought leaders in the field of behavioral health design, this esteemed panel will talk about the current and future state of the practice in mental and behavioral healthcare and their implications for design.
Moderators:
Shary Adams, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C
Senior Vice President
CannonDesign
Kayvan Madani Nejad, PhD, AIA
Director, Senior Healthcare Architect
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CES | OFP | CFM
Panelists:
Jamie Norwood, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal
Hord Coplan Macht
Melanie M.S. Baumhover, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
BWBR
Arien Cartrette, AIA
Principal
architecture+
Presenters will provide novel guidance on Crisis Center planning, design, and construction to ensure maximum dignity and accurate diagnosis for individuals served. The model presented fills a gap in design recommendations between intensive outpatient and hospital settings.
Kimberly N. McMurray, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, MBA
Principal
Behavioral Health Facility Consulting, LLC
John Lovett, DSc
Alabama State Director
Benchmark Human Services
Panel moderator Shary Adams will lead an interactive discussion where you will delve further into the challenges and opportunities in behavioral health design. This is your chance to roll up your sleeves, take a deep dive into the issues and pose potential strategies for the larger group.
Space for Healing: Providing Patients Resources to Cope
Quality milieu at multiple scales is often lacking in behavioral health environments. By focusing on a more individualistic approach, we can lower patient stress and improve outcomes. This session will explore how salutogenic elements can be applied in design to provide therapeutic spaces that promote wellness.
Angela Mazzi, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC
Principal and Senior Medical Planner
GBBN Architects
Lessons Learned from Five Current Mental Health Projects in Texas
Project leadership from architecture+ will discuss their new learnings from five projects in Texas with a particular attention to the implications that the pandemic has had on future mental health project planning and design.
Francis Murdock Pitts, FAIA, FACHA, OAA
Principal
architecture+
Emily Kohout
Associate
architecture+
Case Study — Sheppard Pratt Baltimore/Washington Behavioral Health Campus
The new Sheppard Pratt Behavioral Health Hospital on its net Baltimore/Washington campus aims to address the urgent need for mental health care resources in its surrounding community, and set an example for other organizations across the country. With an overarching goal of fostering community and belonging to those who enter, honoring nature as an integral part of the healing process was central to its design.
Tim Rommel, AIA, MRAIC
Principal, Mental Healthcare Practice Leader
CannonDesign
Stephen M. Merz, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Sheppard Pratt Solutions
Wrap up
Adjourn