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Forward2026 Trauma Informed Care: A Forensic Nursing Approach (In-person)
This continuing education course empowers registered nurses with the knowledge and skills to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based forensic care. Participants will explore best practices in documentation, legal evidence collection, and patient-centered approaches that improve outcomes and uphold ethical standards.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses
Social Workers
Learning Objectives
Nursing Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of the activity, registered nurses will indicate via the post-activity evaluation, an enhanced knowledge of human trafficking; the concepts of vicarious trauma and dysregulation; strategies for managing dysregulation; the principles of trauma-informed care; and the legal and ethical considerations pertinent to forensic nursing practice.
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER |
8:00 – 8:25 AM | Registration | Marisha Gibson, MSN, RN System Psychiatric PPL |
8:30 – 8:35 AM | Welcome and 2024- 2025 Vision |
Heather Chung RN, MSN, PhD, NE-BC Director System Psychiatric Services Behavioral Health Transitions in Care (BHTOC)
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*8:40 - 9:30 AM | Human Trafficking | *KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nikki Bowie |
9:35 – 10:15 AM
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Vicarious Trauma | Dr. Bookert co-presenting Andrea Cressy, MSN RN CEN SANE-A |
10:20 – 10:35 AM | Break | ________________________ |
10:40 – 11:20 AM | Overcoming Dysregulation in a Brief Clinical Setting |
Adrienne Bolten, LCSW-S, CCTP, ACM-SW |
11:25 – 12:00 PM | The Neurobiology of Trauma Brain
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Kathleen Daniels & Mihkayla Boston |
12:05 PM | Adjournment | Marisha Gibson, MSN, RN
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Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the corresponding evaluation for CE/CEU’s.
Thank you for attending the HM SYSTEM Forensic Awareness Month event. A special appreciation to acknowledge Dr. Heather Chung, System Director of Psychiatry, and members of the System Forensic Department for providing this event.
In-person: Josie Roberts Building Conference Room C
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
To be awarded 2.75 continuing professional development hours, the participant must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation tool.
Houston Methodist Hospital designates this activity for 2.75 Social Work CEUs. This offering complies with section 781.501 of the rules of The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Available Credit
- 2.75 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 2.75 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
Price
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