Understanding Emergency Psychiatric Evaluations: How Psych Decisions Are Made in the Emergency Room

This course provides an inside look at emergency psychiatric evaluations, examining how clinicians assess psychiatric crises, distinguish emergency presentations from outpatient concerns, evaluate risk, navigate complex clinical situations, and determine the safest and least restrictive level of care.

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Sep 30, 2026 10:00am ET

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About the Presenter

Mamie Jones, MA, LPC, MFT, NCC

Mamie Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Georgia in private practice who has been in practice for the past 15 years. Ms. Jones has a MA in Community Counseling with an add on certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy, and she works primarily with clients who are struggling with grief, loss, couples issues, adjustment, work stress, grief in the loss of a pet (disenfranchised grief) anxiety, some spiritual concerns.

Content Area: Beginner to Intermediate

Course Interaction & System Requirements: This live webinar presentation is interactive. Attendees & presenters may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

System requirements:

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher

• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher

• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible

Course Completion and CE Information:

To earn CE credit, participants must be on time, sign in and sign out, attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation. This is a 2 hour course. Partial credit is not permitted. Must be present the full 2 hours to receive CE certificate. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 2 business days of course completion.

CE Statements:

Summit BHC, provider #2057, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/31/2025 - 07/31/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

Summit BHC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7161. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Summit BHC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Agenda

9:55 - Sign In

10:00 - Welcome & Introduction of Speaker

10:00-12:00 - Presentation Objectives - Q&A

12:00 - Evaluation & Closing

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Understanding Emergency Psychiatric Evaluations: How Psych Decisions Are Made in the Emergency Room

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