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Addressing Ambivalence and Non-Adherence to Mental Health Treatment

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Activity Dates: 04/08/2024 - 04/08/2027

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Session Time and Location

The live session is complete.

Target Audience

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.

Session Summary

Patient ambivalence in treatment and medication non-adherence are common challenges in mental health settings. Poor therapeutic alliance with care providers is frequently cited as a reason for lack of engagement in mental health treatment. This often stems from experiences of patients feeling that they are not able to collaborate in their own treatment. One solution for this is to implement patient-centered interventions, such as shared decision making and motivational interviewing. Clinicians responsible for medication management may not always provide care consistent with patient-centered practices due to lack of experience or comfort. This session will help psychiatric pharmacists identify factors that contribute to treatment ambivalence and medication non-adherence and recommend strategies to address these issues. 

Consider making this session part of your BPS Continuing Professional Development plan! Please refer to the BPS Psychiatric Pharmacy Content Outline to see how this activity may align.

Course Requirements

To receive ACPE credit for this session, you must:

  • Sign in (or create a FREE account).
  • Register for this course.
  • Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
  • Receive a passing grade (70%).
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported within 24 hours to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online in their ACPE Transcript.

Faculty Information and Disclosures

Russell E. Spieth, MEd, PhD

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Learning Objectives

  1. Identify factors that contribute to ambivalence to mental health treatment, medication non-adherence, and misalignment between patient and provider goals.
  2. Compare interventions that address mental health treatment ambivalence and/or medication adherence.
  3. Recommend strategies to address ambivalence to mental health treatment and non-adherence based on patient-specific factors.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 04/08/2024 - 04/08/2027
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-24-022-H99-P (Application)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for certification renewal.

ACPEThe American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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