Vha Office of Mental Health

• VHA policy also requires SST to be delivered as a core service in every VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2019). [...] – Attend staff meetings to continue to educate staff about SST and listen to hear who may benefit from group (e.g., based on mental health treatment plans) – Perhaps do a sample role play with skills from group with staff members – Share the SST Brochure for providers: SST_Factsheet_for_Clinicians_CRA.pdf (va.gov)Promoting SST Group • Keep staff aware of skills being taught and how Veterans [...] may attend PRRC after dischargeSelecting Group Members • Some panelists indicated that they made the group available to all individuals and would let people self - select . [...] • Include group members who are interested in participating in a group and may contribute to the learning of group. [...] • Group members who present with disruptive behaviors may interfere with the skill practice and learning of others in group . [...] • The individual goal setting session can be a unique and valuable experience for group members that may not have many individual sessions while in an inpatient and short - term treatment setting. [...] • Goals may be related to what they can accomplish while participating in the treatment program. [...] • What are your successes & challenges of implementing SST in inpatient and short - term treatment settings?Comments from the field: • It is important to be flexible when conducting the group in short- term settings. There is an “ebb and flow” to the group since some group members are discharged sooner than expected. [...] • Start with the 4 basic skills on a rotating basis and then build on it; branch out to other skills that would be pertinent to their stay while on the unit. [...] D., National Trainer and Consultant, VA SST Training Program clare.gibson@va.govTMS • If you would like to get continuing education credit (CE) for attending this presentation, you need to have registered in TMS prior to the presentation.