June 12, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 7A
Crisis intervention training comes to Clatsop County
serious disorder that is mani-
festing through inappropriate
Clatsop County was the social behavior, often because
fourth stop; the institute al- the subject is not taking their
ready has been to Lincoln, PHGLFDWLRQV ³VDG´ LGHQWL¿HV
Union and Linn counties those who are coping with
and will complete eight bipolar disorder, depression,
more trainings this year. anxiety or suicidal tendencies
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ral Health also gave Prov- ting a crime; and “bad” is the
idence Seaside Hospital a GH¿QLWLRQWRUHIHUWRLQGLYLG-
$50,000 grant to be a facil- uals committing crimes on
itator of the approximately their own volition, although
24-hour event. The grant they might be suffering nar-
primarily covered the up- cissism or a personality dis-
VWDI¿QJUHTXLUHGIRURI¿FHUV order. Often subjects’ actions
to attend without leaving or behaviors can overlap two
their agencies unmanned.
categories, Wells said.
The model is a tool for
‘Sad, Mad, Bad’
simplifying the mental health
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stitute president April Lee ciently assess and contain the
said, was to bring together situation and ensure people
“all the partners,” or anyone receive the help they need.
who may be involved in re-
“You won’t be expected
sponding to a scenario with to be a mental health profes-
a subject suffering a mental sional out in the community,”
health crisis, and brief them :HOOV VDLG DGGLQJ RI¿FHUV
RQKRZWRDGHTXDWHO\HQJDJH don’t need a diagnosis to es-
the situation. The purpose tablish a relationship.
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The model gave trainees
to diagnose and treat mental insight into what, for each cat-
illnesses but rather to make egory, the subjects’ realities,
them more comfortable iden- emotions and interactions
tifying subjects with various likely would be. For instance,
mental disorders or experi- people from the “sad” catego-
encing mental crises and han- ry often have a reality that is
dling those situations using dark, unchanging and nega-
tive; they often feel anguish,
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tice, Molly Wells, manager of and their interactions may be
inpatient psychiatric services ÀDWRUUHVLVWDQW2I¿FHUVZHUH
for St. Charles Health System, instructed to personalize con-
and Capt. Cory Darling, of tact, address suicide, remove
the Bend Police Department, risks and reinforce positive
SUHVHQWHG D VLPSOL¿HG DV- actions when they come in
sessment model called “Sad, contact with people they
Mad, Bad,” written by law identify in the “sad” category.
In general, when respond-
enforcement negotiators. For
the purposes of the model, the LQJWRDFDOORI¿FHUVZHUHHQ-
“mad” designation labels in- couraged to remember a few
dividuals who are psychotic, WKLQJVRI¿FHUVDIHW\LVDOZD\V
delusional or have some other No. 1; take time when it is
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getting passed around with-
out getting the services and
support they need.
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are an option many counties
are considering as a solution
to the problem of what of-
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encounter someone exhib-
iting signs of acute mental
crisis and hospitalization
or prison are not needed or
warranted.
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hospital emergency rooms
and then wait with them to
be cleared, which ties up re-
sources in undesirable ways
and often doesn’t result in the
subjects getting proper, per-
sonal help, Lee said. Agen-
cies are looking, instead, at
how “to get the person to
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SUBMITTED BY PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL added.
Zauner agreed Provi-
Part of the three-day Crisis Intervention Training, presented by the Performance Leadership
dence’s emergency room is
Institute, involved officers from local law enforcement going through a number of simulat-
not the optimal - and some-
ed scenarios featuring subjects undergoing mental health crises or exhibiting personality
times the worst - place for
disorders.
someone undergoing in-
safe to do so; secure the scene; stress disorder and others. A long-term solution tense psychiatric issues to be
Providence was involved brought after an incident.
monitor their own mental The actors, who were hired
state; and leave prejudices and by the institute, were educated as a partner for the training
“We take people who just
in what their behavior should because it has a vested in- aren’t coping and put them in
predispositions behind.
be to correspond with their terest in addressing mental the worst scenario for them,”
designated disorder to provide health issues in the area. she said. The noise, activity
Putting it into
WKH RI¿FHUV D PRUH DXWKHQWLF The health group and other and chaos often aggravate the
practice
experience.
partners, such as Columbia problem, she explained.
“It gives them a real sense Memorial Hospital, Clatsop
The training came to a
This cycle is nearly a daily
conclusion June 5 when the of being on a real call,” Lee County and Greater Oregon occurrence and likely will be
Behavioral Healthcare, hope PRUH IUHTXHQW GXULQJ VXP-
RI¿FHUV ZHUH SXW WKURXJK D said.
Staff monitored each to be operating a residential mer months when the local
series of simulated scenarios
to practice the assessment and scenario as trainees cycled crisis respite center in War- population increases, she
GHHVFDODWLRQWHFKQLTXHVWKH\ through so they could give renton by this or next year. VDLG0DQ\WLPHVRI¿FHUVDQG
had learned. Improvisational FULWLTXHV DQG VXJJHVWLRQV The idea was the result of a the hospital are engaging with
actors from Brody Theater in after the exercises were com- recent collaboration.
repeat subjects.
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Portland played the roles of SOHWHG 2I¿FHUV¶ UHVSRQVHV
As an alternative to a pro-
subjects displaying symptoms – the way they carried them- WRJHWKHU WR ¿JXUH RXW µ+RZ longed hospital stay, prison
of various personality and VHOYHV WKH TXHVWLRQV WKH\ can we better deal with these or being pre-maturely re-
mental disorders, including asked and the things they patients?’” said Janiece Zaun- leased, the respite center will
depression,
schizophrenia, focused on — could vary HU FKLHI QXUVLQJ RI¿FHU DW be a specialized place where
narcissism, borderline person- greatly, even when dealing Providence Seaside Hospital. people voluntarily can go for
ality disorder, post-traumatic with the exact same subject. Many of them, she added, are treatment and other services.
Seaside Police Log
May 22
determined that no burglary
had taken place.
6:37 a.m., 400 block of North
Prom: Officer checked on a male
subject that caller reported
looked confused and might
need medical attention. He
refused medical, answered all
the right questions for officer
and agreed to move on.
3:47 p.m., 700 block of 14th
Street: Officer responded to
ongoing neighborhood distur-
bance. Officer advised subjects
that if he was called to location
again, they would be cited for
disorderly conduct.
7:48 a.m., Northbound on U.S.
Highway 101: Person came into
PD to report driving complaint.
Officer contacted subject and
was advised it was a mutual
driving complaint regarding
tailgating. Subject was warned.
11:48 p.m., 1500 block of North
Holladay Drive: Caller reported
fireworks going off for a few
hours. Officers were tied up on
priority calls. All was quiet when
the area was checked.
May 23
12:01 a.m., Broadway and Roosevelt
Drive: 911 caller reporting kids in
bike lane for car wash causing traffic
concerns. Officer contacted kids
and advised of complaint.
3:44 p.m., 1800 block of South
Prom: Caller reported possible
burglary. Upon officer arrival
and check of residence, it was
9:03 p.m., Prom and Lewis and Clark
Way: Officer responded to report
of disturbance in the bushes. Upon
officer arrival, subjects were gone.
May 24
having mental episode.
10:49 a.m., Avenue Q and
Roosevelt Drive: Report of a male
walking down the street with a
gun slung over his shoulder. Was
not acting aggressively. She just
thought it was concerning. Officers
searched the area, unable to locate.
1:53 p.m., 1000 block of South
Irvine Street: Officer responded to
report of a man with a knife near
community gardens. Delay due to
priority calls. Upon Officer arrival,
subject was unable to be located.
4:04 p.m., South Columbia
Street: Officers responded to
report of skateboarders in traffic.
Upon officer arrival, skateboard-
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3:16 a.m., 1000 block of 12th
Avenue: Report from an alarm
2:57 a.m., the Prom: Caller
reported a group of teenag-
ers on the swings yelling and
screaming. Officers checked the
area and were unable to locate
subjects mentioned.
May 25
7:04 a.m., 200 block of South
Holladay drive: Subject called
911 stating his child was stuck in
a mail receptacle. His child was
located and was fine; child was
no in mail receptacle. Male is
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