13.2. COVID-19 Pandemic
Reflect on your own experiences in your clinical work at a community outpatient mental health clinic and workplace at a community crisis residential/respite facility related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discuss the ways that this pandemic can be compared to disaster medicine.
- How has the pandemic affected clients with severe mental illnesses ability to access mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment? Clarify the PMHNP’s role in these situations.
