Working with Behavioral and Mental Health Patients and Students

An overview of the dynamics surrounding the behavioral health patient/student and the day-to-day challenges related to providing medical and educational services to patients and students in a safe environment. Discussion will include leading practices surrounding policy development, appropriate responses for mitigating challenging and aggressive behavior in a pediatric environment, environmental planning, and staff training to include fostering teamwork between security and other staff members.

This webinar is sponsored by the ASIS Healthcare Security Council.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand mental health in the United States today
• Recognize precursors to potentially dangerous behaviors
• Discuss strategies to respond and reduce violence in education and healthcare environments
• Develop leading practice policies Identify resources and training programs

Presenters

Lisa Terry, CHPA, CPP
Vice President | Vertical Markets - Healthcare
Allied Universal Security Services

Prior to joining Allied Universal, Ms. Terry served as Director of Hospital Police and Transportation at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Chief of Campus Police and Public Safety with WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Chief of Police and Public Safety with Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. She is the current ASIS Senior Regional Vice President and Healthcare Council Secretary.

Stephen R. Aborn
Director, Education | Higher Education, K-12
Allied Universal

Mr. Aborn has worked in the security and safety industry for over 20 years. He has worked with a variety of higher education clients, including iconic institutions such as MIT, Boston College, Berklee College of Music, and Tufts University, providing operational and training council and delivery. His experience also includes being responsible for meeting company and regional revenue targets, including all business retention and new business acquisitions efforts. Clients and prospects included companies of all sizes to Fortune 500 and 1000 businesses.

Myron Q. Love, CHPA, CPP, PSP, PCI
Director of Security Services
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center

Mr. Love is the Director of Security Services for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the ASIS International Healthcare Security Council and past Chapter Secretary of the Cincinnati Chapters of ASIS International and the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Illinois Security Professionals Association (ISPA). Myron is also the Principal and Owner of Dominion Security Limited, a provider of Physical Security Risk Assessment and Workplace Violence Mitigation Consulting services.