Acute, Intensive, & Residential Services SIG Update

Acute, Intensive, & Residential Services SIG Update

By Elisabeth Frazier, PhD
AIRS Special Interest Group Chair

In this season of renewal, we send a sincere thank you to all of our members who have renewed their commitment to AIRS this year, and to all of our new members for joining us in our mission to advance research and clinical care in acute, intensive, and residential treatment settings. Here is a preview of some results from our latest membership survey illustrating various aspects of our AIRS SIG community.

Our total membership currently stands at approximately 140 people, and 45 individuals responded to the membership survey, resulting in a 32% response rate. Based on these data, we see our members practice in a wide range of settings, with the highest rates in acute inpatient psychiatry (41%), partial hospitalization programs (17%), and consultation/liaison (10%).

Those who responded shared 65 unique training site opportunities in AIRS settings throughout the trainee experience, including practicums, internships, and postdoctoral fellowships. While our trainee members continue to grow in numbers, our most common career stage in the AIRS SIG is early-career members followed by mid-career. We also see that nearly half of our members hold leadership positions in their institution (47.4%).

Please keep an eye out on the listserv for a full recap of the results from our membership survey, and let us know if there are additional data you would like to see us collect and share. Many thanks to Jaclyn Aldrich, PhD for conducting the survey this year and analyzing the results!

The AIRS SIG continues to offer educational and supportive programming year-round. Keep an eye out on the listserv for our ongoing Early Career Consultation Group meetings for a casual opportunity to connect and share. Our Coffee Hour Series also continues with spring sessions on Screening and Treating Problematic Sexual Behaviors (3/24) and Assessment in Acute Care Settings (4/28).    

There are many ways to get involved in the AIRS SIG whether through attending some of the activities outlined above, applying for or nominating a colleague for an AIRS award, or engaging in the invaluable listserv conversations that frequently hit your inbox. Speaking of AIRS awards, a call for nominations went out to the listserv near the start of the year, so please help recognize the incredible people you work with by nominating them or yourself!

Quick reminder, if you do not renew your SCCAP membership on time, you will automatically be removed from the AIRS listserv. If you think this may have happened to you, please reach out to Jaclyn Aldrich, PhD at jaclyn.aldrich@nationwidechildrens.org. We wouldn’t want you to miss out!

If you are not yet a member of the AIRS SIG, we would love for you to join us! Simply log in to the SCCAP website and sign up on our webpage here.

If you have any questions about the AIRS SIG, please reach out to Elisabeth Frazier, PhD at elisabeth.frazier@osumc.edu .