2064-17: The Power of Lived Experience and Storytelling by Consumers and Staff in Psychiatric/Mental Health Practice:  The APNA Recovery Council Panel

This presentation explores recovery principles and how to implement them in the clinical setting.  There is additional discussion of Lived Experience, Storytelling, and future implications for the recovery council.

Presenters:  Constance Noll, DNP, MA, CRNP, PMHNP-BC; Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 Hour

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe clinical applications of utilizing storytelling in practice.
2. State principles of recovery and the influence of lived experience in achieving and maintaining mental health.
3. Articulate the annual goals of the Recovery Council and advantages of participation.

Keywords:  Storytelling, Recovery, Lived Experience, Destigmintation

Continuing Nursing Education:
1.0 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 31st Annual Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
Thursday, October 19, 2017
5:00pm - 6:30pm

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2021