ACT in an Inpatient Hospital Setting - Get to know us! -

Where to find us...

Hospital History... Past  1843 Childrens Hospital (Patron Queen Elizabeth)  1883 „Insane asylum“  1992 united Christian Tradition  Present  Departments for somatic disciplines and psychiatry (biggest dep.)  621 beds  900 employees

Where to find ACT... Ward for Affective Disorders (P09) Psychosomatic Day Clinic (PDC)

Overview Ward P9Psychosomatic Day Clinic AdmissionElective admission list, acute admissions Elective admission list Diagnosis 1. Depressive disorders 2. Other severe mental disorders with low level of functioning 1. Psychosomatic disorders 2. Pain disorders Patient Capacity Length of hospital stay Treatment hours max. 21 p 3 days - 6 weeks inpatient basis max. 12 p 6 – 8 weeks 9 am - 4 pm Staff (nurses, psychiatrist social worker, psychologist, occupational therapist physiotherapist and...) 24-h nursing medical doctor specialized in chronical pain, gp, dance therapist creative therapist

Treatment schedule Day Clinic

Training the team  curriculum for initial training: 7 x 90 min.  advanced trainings (e.g. with Eifert, Sonntag, Martz)  ACT-Days 2013 at the hospital with workshops and presentations  further in-house trainings (presentations, workshops, literature)  cooperation and exchange between team- members of the PDC and ward P09  „psychologist-lunch“ on thursdays

Communication within the team  Daily briefing  Weekly case conferences  ACT team-workshop 6 x /year

Barriers  different values in relation to work, education and psychotherapy  burn-out, „hold the old“ and „fear the new“, lack of flexibility  new members of the team  too many members  who is responsible for what, communication problems (lack of time, less documentation)  part-time work, high work-load  sense of contact

Open space Have a look around... Let‘s commit to talking! Q & A

Let‘s get ACTive... Ward (P09): Body-oriented ACT with dance therapist Conny Hörmann