Effective Crisis Response: Understanding & Responding to Serious Mental Illness


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Add to Calendar Effective Crisis Response: Understanding & Responding to Serious Mental Illness 10/28/2025 9:00:00 AM 10/28/2025 10:00:00 AM America/New_York For More Details: https://iu.cloud-cme.com/2025ECR Description: This workshop equips medical providers, clinicians, case managers, legal professionals, law enforcement, community leaders, and advocates with the knowledge and tools to recognize and respond to grave disability in individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI), including those experiencing repeated episodes of psychosis. Participants will examine the complex intersections of impaired insight (anosognosia), cognitive and ... Learning Center Airpark Campus Columbus, IN and Online false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Learning Center Airpark Campus Columbus, IN and Online, Columbus, IN

Target Audience
Specialties - Addiction Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Counseling, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine , Geriatric Psychiatry, Licensed Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Nurse Practitioner , Nursing, Paramedics/EMT, Primary Care, Psychiatry, Psychology, Registered Nurse, Social Work

Overview
This workshop equips medical providers, clinicians, case managers, legal professionals, law enforcement, community leaders, and advocates with the knowledge and tools to recognize and respond to grave disability in individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI), including those experiencing repeated episodes of psychosis. Participants will examine the complex intersections of impaired insight (anosognosia), cognitive and functional decline due to untreated psychosis, and the ethical use of legal and clinical interventions such as guardianship, civil commitment, and Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). With an emphasis on practical strategies and ethical decision-making, this training supports professionals in identifying warning signs, understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of severe mental illness, and engaging systems of care that strive to balance autonomy, safety, dignity, and long-term recovery.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify grave disability in individuals with SMI or repeated episodes of psychosis.
  2. Recognize anosognosia as a neurological condition and understand its impact on treatment engagement
  3. Analyze the impact of untreated psychosis on neurological and cognitive function, with attention to long-term decline.
  4. Evaluate when civil commitment and Assisted Outpatient Treatment may be appropriate/least restrictive options
  5. Apply ethical and clinical judgment to engage systems of care that balance client rights with safety and recovery

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Indiana University School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn 1.0 credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification Program. It is the CME activity's provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. 


Additional Information

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the IUSM CME office at 317-274-0104 or [email protected]. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)