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CONTINUING EDUCATION

To prepare community psychiatric nurses for acting appropriately in crisis situation using principles of trauma informed care.

CNE Opportunity:

The Virginia Association of Community Psychiatric Nurses Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Up to 6 contact hours awarded.

Meadowkirk Retreat Center

is located in the picturesque horse country of historic Middleburg, Virginia – just an hour’s drive from Washington, DC and 35 minutes from Dulles International Airport. It is located near the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains and spans nearly 360 acres of rolling meadows and woods, majestic rock outcroppings, and Goose Creek’s long, winding path. Meadowkirk is home to scenic trails and offers a variety of activities to enjoy during your stay.

For Questions/Information, please contact VACPN

Co-Presidents:

Jennifer Phelps

Crystal Hicks

SPRING Conference

April 19, 20, & 21, 2017

Crisis Response and

Trauma-Informed Care

Meadowkirk Retreat Center

38012 Delta Farm Lane

Middleburg, Virginia 20117

To register, you must do so ONLINE at:

http://www.vacpn.net/Spring-Conference-Event.html

You may pay at the door but you must register online.

Total cost for the event is $350 (single occupancy) or $225 (double occupancy) and includes conference fee, CNE, VACPN Annual Membership, meals, and lodging.

Day attendance is $150 and includes programs and CNE hours for Thursday and Friday, lunch and dinner on Thursday, and lunch on Friday.

Single rooms are very limited.

If additional rooms become available, we will make contact to offer.

Payment by PayPal, at the door, or mail payment to:

Sonya Mohr, RN

VACPN Treasurer

449 Crosstie Road

Appomattox, VA 24522

Registration deadline is March 27, 2017.

If registering after March 27, meals will not be included due to facility accommodation deadlines.

PROGRAM AGENDA

Wednesday April 19

3:00 PM: Check-In

5:30 PM: Dinner Program

Thursday April 20

8:00 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast in the dining hall

8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration

9:00 - 9:15 AM: Welcome:

Jennifer Phelps & Crystal Hicks VACPN Co-Presidents

9:15 -10:45AM: VACPN Business Meeting & Regional Meetings

10: 45 -11:00AM Break

11:00 -12:30PM: “Trauma-Informed Care”, Joan Gillece, Ph.D., representing SAMHSA's National Center for Trauma Informed Care

12:30 -1:30 PM: Lunch in the dining hall

1:30 - 2:30 PM: “REVIVE”, Allison O’Brien, R.N., VACPN Regional Representative Coordinator

2:30 - 2:45 PM: Break

2:45 - 3:45 PM: “The Experience of Moral Distress in Psychiatric Nurses in the US: A Pilot Study”, Stacey Lambour, MSN

3:45 PM: Adjournment

Jennifer Phelps & Crystal Hicks VACPN Co-Presidents

5:30 PM: Dinner

7:00 PM: Member Recognition and Social

Friday April 20

8:00 - 9:00 AM: Breakfast in the Dining Hall

9:00 - 9:15 AM: Announcements: Jennifer Phelps & Crystal Hicks VACPN Co-Presidents

9:15-10:15 AM: “Decreasing Community Violence by Working with Officers”, Nina Beaman, MSN, Ph.D., VACPN CNE Coordinator, Dean of Nursing at Aspen University

10:15 -10:30 AM: Break

10:30-12:00 PM: Panel Discussion

12:00 -12:30 PM: Closing: Jennifer Phelps & Crystal Hicks VACPN Co-Presidents

12:30 PM: Bagged lunch to go