TIDEWATER REGIONAL LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE November 3, 2015 MINUTES Members Present Casey Gilbert, LHRC Committee Member Janet Martin, LHRC Chairperson Juliet Sawi, LHRC Committee Member Rosalyn Wiggins, LHRC Committee Member Others Present Dana Gillentine, Risk Manager Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health – Fran Neaves, Risk Manager Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center – Jacqueline Abbott, Risk Manager Harbor Behavioral Health Center – Jodi Diaz, Patient Advocate Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center – Kate Horn, Day Treatment Supervisor First Home Care – Marie Henrich, Office Manager Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center – Reginald Daye, Regional Advocate DBHDS – Bernadette Lege, Regional Advocate – Kenita Council, Director of Education, Oyster Point Academy and First Home Care Carolyn Barnes, Clinical Director ID/DD, First Home Care Derrick Riddick, Behavior Management Coordinator, Oyster Point Academy I. CALL TO ORDER The Local Human Rights Meeting was called to order at 8:44 a.m. by Janet Martin. II. Agenda Motion: Ms. Sawi made a motion to approve to approve the revised agenda (adding VBPC policy review under new business and removing Fran Neave’s name from the agenda). Ms. Wiggins seconded the motion. The motion was approved. III. REVIEW OF MINUTES The minutes from August 4, 2015 were reviewed by the committee members. Ms. Wiggins made a motion to approve the minutes. Ms. Gilbert seconded the motion. The motion was approved. The agenda was amended to add under Business” Seclusion and Restraint Policy (VBPC). Ms. Wiggins “New – made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Ms. Gilbert seconded the motion. The motion was approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. – At the August meeting, Harbor Point BHC requested to include of participation in V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – “lack the therapeutic process” to the Matrix Behavioral Management Level System. The request was approved by this committee but Harbor Point BHC was asked to further explain of participation in the therapeutic process”. “lack An explanation is listed as follows: Failure to engage in the therapeutic process can be an expected part of building the relationship between a clinician and a resident. Any actions viewed as punitive on the part of the clinician can impede this process. Therefore, particularly at the onset of therapy, clinicians put a primary focus on building rapport, trust and
TIDEWATER REGIONAL LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE November 3, 2015 MINUTES Members Present Casey Gilbert, LHRC Committee Member Janet Martin, LHRC Chairperson Juliet Sawi, LHRC Committee Member Rosalyn Wiggins, LHRC Committee Member Others Present Dana Gillentine, Risk Manager – Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health Fran Neaves, Risk Manager – Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center Jacqueline Abbott, Risk Manager – Harbor Behavioral Health Center Jodi Diaz, Patient Advocate – Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center Kate Horn, Day Treatment Supervisor – First Home Care Marie Henrich, Office Manager – Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center Reginald Daye, Regional Advocate – DBHDS Bernadette Lege, Regional Advocate – Kenita Council, Director of Education, Oyster Point Academy and First Home Care Carolyn Barnes, Clinical Director ID/DD, First Home Care Derrick Riddick, Behavior Management Coordinator, Oyster Point Academy I. CALL TO ORDER The Local Human Rights Meeting was called to order at 8:44 a.m. by Janet Martin. II. Agenda Motion: Ms. Sawi made a motion to approve to approve the revised agenda (adding VBPC policy review under new business and removing Fran Neave’s name from the agenda). Ms. Wiggins seconded the motion. The motion was approved. III. REVIEW OF MINUTES The minutes from August 4, 2015 were reviewed by the committee members. Ms. Wiggins made a motion to approve the minutes. Ms. Gilbert seconded the motion. The motion was approved. The agenda was amended to add under “New Business” – Seclusion and Restraint Policy (VBPC). Ms. Wiggins made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Ms. Gilbert seconded the motion. The motion was approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS – There were no public comments. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – At the August meeting, Harbor Point BHC requested to include “lack of participation in the therapeutic process” to the Matrix Behavioral Management Level System. The request was approved by this committee but Harbor Point BHC was asked to further explain “lack of participation in the therapeutic process”. An explanation is listed as follows: Failure to engage in the therapeutic process can be an expected part of building the relationship between a clinician and a resident. Any actions viewed as punitive on the part of the clinician can impede this process. Therefore, particularly at the onset of therapy, clinicians put a primary focus on building rapport, trust and
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