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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