McKay-Dee BHU

Portia L. Millet, RT Student

McKay-Dee Behavioral Health Unit (BHU)

PORTIA L. MILLET

● RT Student
● Mother of 3
● Roller Derby Referee
● Snow Skier
Recreational
Therapy in a
Behavioral
Health Unit
McKay-Dee Behavioral Health Unit (BHU)
The mission is “to provide consistently
excellent care across the continuum of
Behavioral Health services.”

Commitments:

● Respect
● Gratitude
● Compassion
● Caring
McKay-Dee BHU is part of the McKay-Dee
● Confidential
Hospital Campus in Ogden, Utah, about 50
● Safe
minutes north of Salt Lake City.
● Trusting
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SUPERVISOR:

SHELLY ODA

● 30 Years TRS
● UU Graduate
● Began in Acute Rehabilitation
● Has held NCTRC and ATRA Board Positions
● Makes Jewelry, Cards, and Paper
● Also loves to ski and spend time w Rascal
 Units:

● Adults Acute Inpatient (33)

Inpatient & ●
●
Pediatrics Acute Inpatient (12)
Summit Day Treatment (16)
● Logan Acute Inpatient (6)
Day Treatment Common Diagnoses:

Adults, Adolescents, ● Active Suicide Ideation

& Children 5+ ● BPD, BIP, MDD, GAD, Schizo
● Substance Abuse Disorders
● PTSD
THE
INTERNSHIP
DETAILS
McKay-Dee BHU
● General Responsibilities
● Meaningful Experiences
○ Interventions
● Transitions
● APIED Process
● Relationships
○ Supervisor
○ Clinical Supervision
○ Interdisciplinary
Team
○ Patients
● Yays! And Nays!
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OVERVIEW:
● 9 am to 9:30 pm daily Adults
● 9 am to 3:30 pm Peds daily
● Noon to 5 pm M-F
● Staff of 9 TRS
● Processing Groups
● Recreation Participation
● Mindfulness
● Wellness/Fitness
● Community Outings
EXPECTATIONS:
● Lead activities in each unit
● Complete APIED Process
● Complete Individual Treatment Plans
● Complete 3 Case Studies
● Complete & Present Special Project
● Complete & Facilitate New Interventions
● Interview 3 Staff from IDT
● Visit 2 local agencies that provide TR
● Weekly Meeting w Supervisor
● All Staff Meetings & Trainings
● At least 7 days per Unit
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Adolescent Acute Inpatient positive experience Adult Acute Inpatient positive experience w
w “Be Your Own Hero: The Superpower of Self” “Managing Anger using 5,000 Year Old Advice”

● Ayurvedic Medicine
● Sleep (7+ hrs)
● Food (almonds, fats, sweet fruits)
● Journaling 15 min daily
● Cultivating Patience
● Yoga, Breathing, Meditation
● Roses (Tea, Flowers, Aroma)
 Terrified
Student!! ●
● Excited
Prepared
Intern!! ●
● Unprepared
● Self-aware
Professional?
● Ready
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● SUPERVISOR
RELATIONSHIPS

● Angela
● Shelly ● CLINICAL
● Aimee
●
●
Alice
Christine
SUPERVISION
●
●
Kylie
Jenna
● IDT
●
●
Catherine
Marilyn
● PATIENTS
● Doctors, Nurses, LCSW, Techs
LESSONS
ABOUND
Successes ● I can do hard things.

YAY!
 ● Radio
Challenges ● Mouth
● Boundaries
Nay!
I wouldn’t
change anything
about this
experience
QUESTIONS?