Table 1.
CAPS Overview.
| Time/Activity | Description/Staff |
|---|---|
| 7:00 Count | DOC; officer will count all patients. |
| 7:30 Security Inspection | DOC; officer will conduct a security inspection. |
| 8:00–8:30 Staff Communication Meeting | All clinical staff and DOC officers; discuss issues from the previous tours and to set the tone for the day. |
| 9:00–9:30 Rounds | Mental Health Treatment Aides will round on all patients on Suicide Watch, Mental Health Clinicians and Psychiatrists will round together on the entire unit’s patient census. |
| 9:30–9:45 Community Meeting | All clinical and DOC staff with all patients; set the tone for the day. New patients will be introduced to the treatment milieu. |
| 9:45–11:00 Clinical Group Programming | Mental Health Clinician, Mental Health Treatment Aides supplemented with Clinical Supervisors and Therapists. DOC officers will remain on the periphery during clinical programming sessions unless needed to respond to an emergency. |
| 11:00–11:30 Lunch | DOC with the assistance of the Mental Health Treatment Aides. |
| 12:00–13:00 Therapeutic Activity Group | Therapists (art, music, yoga, writing) with treatment aides; therapeutic groups supplement the clinical groups and provide an opportunity for the patients to engage in art, music, yoga and writing exercises. |
| 13:00–14:00 Clinical Group Programming | Mental Health Clinician, Mental Health Treatment Aides supplemented with Clinical Supervisors and Therapists. DOC officers will remain on the periphery during clinical programming sessions unless needed to respond to an emergency. |
| 14:30–16:00 DOC Count/Treatment Team Case Conference | DOC: officers will count the patients and conduct a security inspection. Mental Health Treatment Aides; available to interact with patients as necessary to ensure compliance, however this time will allow patients a break from programming. During this time the clinical treatment team will meet (Clinical Supervisor, Mental Health Clinician, Psychiatrist and Mental Health Treatment Aide) to discuss the patient population, address treatment issues. |
| 16:00–17:00 Rest/Individual Treatment | Mental Health Treatment Aides will remain on the unit to perform their duties. Patients are encouraged to rest during this down time and to complete any homework assignments they may have. Individual treatment will take place during this time on the unit by (Mental Health Clinicians and Psychiatrists). |
| 17:00–17:30 Dinner | DOC officers with the assistance of Mental Health Treatment Aides will be responsible for overseeing the provision of all meals on the unit. They will ensure that all patients are fed. |
| 17:30–18:00 DOC and Clinical Staff Communication Meeting | All clinical and DOC staff will be in attendance to discuss issues from the previous tours and to set the tone for the evening programming. |
| 18:00–19:00 Clinical Group Programming | Mental Health Clinician, Mental Health Treatment Aides supplemented with Clinical Supervisors and Therapists. DOC officers will remain on the periphery during clinical programming sessions unless needed to respond to an emergency. |
| 19:00–20:00 Rest/Individual Treatment | Mental Health Treatment Aides will remain on the unit to perform their duties. Patients are encouraged to rest during this down time and to complete any homework assignments they may have. Individual treatment will take place during this time on the unit by (Mental Health Clinicians and Psychiatrists). |