Expertise:
Ms. Regan's expertise is in nursing administration and psychiatric care.
Major Product/SVS:
Healthcare Including Psychiatric Care
Education Degrees:
Master's Degree in Health Administration, Suffolk University; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Boston College; Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Stonehill College
Affiliations Awards:
Steering Committee Member, Position Paper and Revision of Standards for Restraint and Seclusion (2007); Board of Directors, Adoptive Families Together (1998- 2004); Former President, Adoptive Families Together; President, BOD of AFT (2004); Founding Member, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Coalition for Adoption (1997-1998); Advisory Board Member, Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges; Advisory Board Member, Step Up for Kids; American Psychiatric Nursing Association; American Medical Writers Association; American Psychiatric Association; International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses
Industry:
Child Psychiatric Nursing
Work History:
Program Director, Crisis Services, South Shore Mental Health (1993-2001); Assistant Clinical Director, CIT, South Shore Mental Health (1991-1993); Staff Nurse, CIT, South Shore Mental Health (1986-1991), Psychiatric Staff Nurse, The Arbour Hospital (1981-1986); Associate Director, Day Treatment Center, South Shore Mental Health (1976-1981), Staff Registered Nurse, McLean Hospital (1976-1976); Social Worker, Division of Child Guardianship (1968-1972)
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
Ms. Regan's passion for her profession and work ethic separates her from her peers.
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
Ms. Regan's greatest career achievement was working with a team to produce a program for the purpose of creating a positive environment for her patients and their families.
Expanded Biography:
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Staff Training for Camp XCite and Step Up for Kids: Collaborative Problem Solving and Therapeutic Interventions for Bipolar Children in a Camp Setting: 6/19-6/20/2007; Crisis Planning Presentation for Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges: 10/2006; “Letting Go of the Level System” Panel Presenter at Annual Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Round Table for Restraint/Seclusion Reduction Initiative: 5/2006;
“Paradigm Shifts in Inpatient Psychiatric Care of Children”, 2nd International Institute of Family Centered Care, 2/21/05, San Francisco; “Humane Strategies for Parenting Children with Challenging Behaviors”: BAMSI, Parent Information Network, Spring Workshop Series, 4/6/05; “Reducing and Eliminating Restraints on a Child Inpatient Psychiatric Unit”: Cambridge Health Alliance Psychiatry Grand Rounds, 4/2004; Recipient for Gold Award for Service Excellence and Innovation for Psychiatric Services: American Psychiatric Association, Boston, Mass, 10/2003; “Reducing and Eliminating Restraint and Seclusion on a Child Inpatient Psychiatric Unit”:American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Miami, Florida, 3/2003; “Changing the Culture and Model of Care on a Child Inpatient Unit to Eliminate Restraints”: DMH Annual Restraint Reduction Conference for Child and Adolescent Inpatient Units, 5/2002; “Eliminating Restraints on a Child Inpatient Unit”: Massachusetts General Hospital Conference on Violent Youth: The Treatment Challenge, 3/2002; “Changing the Culture and Model of Care on a Child Inpatient Unit to Reduce Restraints”: Boston Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, 10/2002; "Need for Post-Adoption Services for Families" : Legislative Breakfast, Nurses Hall, State House Boston, 1997; Presenter at DMH State-Wide Training for Providers and Vendors, 1998; “Working In Collaboration With Families"; “Working in Collaboration with Families": 3 State-Wide Training Seminars for The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership to Improve Customer Service, Spring of 2000<br>
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Publications:<br>
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Opening Our Arms: Helping Troubled Kids Do Well, Bull Publishing Co., Boulder, Co, September 28, 2006; Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, (2006) Paradigm Shifts in Inpatient Psychiatric Care of Children: Approaching Child-Centered and Family Centered Care, Blackwell Publishing, Vol 19, Number 1, pp. 29-40; Advance for Nurses, When Daddy Hits Mommy:10/14/2003 (33) 22-23; Nursing Spectrum, Loosening Restraints: 4/5/03, (5) 5; AFT, Inc. Educational Pamphlet Series, Restraint and Seclusion: What parents need to know: 2003; Advance for Nurses, More Than Lip Service, Putting the ‘child’ back in ‘child-centered care, June 9, 2003 Volume 22, p 13; AFT, Inc. Educational Pamphlet Series, “When the going gets touch”: Handling a Psychiatric Crisis or Emergency; What To Do When You Have a Crisis on Your Hands:1999
Highlight of career?:
She considers the work she and her staff have accomplished to improve the psychiatric care of children to be her greatest professional accomplishment.
Number Of Years In Profession:
31
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Regan published a book entitled “Opening Our Arms…. Helping Troubled Kids Do Well” through the Bull Publishing Company in 2006.
Education Certifications:
Board Certified Nurse Administrator, American Nurses Credentialing Center; Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Suffolk University, The Shriver Center (2004)