A Supervisor’s Guide

1. A Supervisor’s Guide When working with employees who have emotional, chemical dependency or behavioral problems

2. As a supervisor you will learn how to informally identify DOC employees that could possibly have problems with: • Mental Health • Chemical Dependency • Suicide You will also be given contacts to help you deal with potentially dangerous people and situations.

3. Staff with mental health, and chemical dependency problems pose a danger to offenders, themselves, as well as other staff. Course Topics: Mental Health Chemical Dependency Suicide Please click a topic to continue

4. Mental Health About 1 in 5 families includes a member that lives with a mental illness. About 1 in 4 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.

5. Definition of Mental Disorder A condition characterized by impairment of an individual’s normal cognitive, emotional, or behavior functioning, and caused by social, psychological, biochemical, and/or genetic factors.

6. Common Mental Health Disorders: Anxiety Disorders • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) • Post Traumatic Disorder (PTSD) • Panic Disorder Mood Disorders • Major Depressive Disorder • Bipolar Disorder Eating Disorders • Anorexia Nervosa • Bulimia Nervosa Schizophrenia

7. Warning Signs of a Potential Mental Health Problem • Confused thinking • Inability to cope with daily problems and activities • Social withdrawal • Delusions or hallucinations • Extreme highs and lows in mood • Excessive fear, worry, and anxiety • Denial of obvious problems

8. Mental Health Question • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are both: A. Anxiety Disorders B. Mood Disorders C. Phobic Disorders

9. Mental Health Question 2. About 1 in every 2 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. • True • False

10. Check out more info at: • www.nmha.org • www.nami.org/content/NavigationMenu/inform_Yourself/About_Mental_Illness/About_Mental_Illness.htm • http://www.dmoz.org/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/ • http://www.rethink.org/ • http://www.doer.state.mn.us/eap/eap.htm

11. Chemical Dependency • Alcohol is a factor in 50% of motor vehicle fatalities • It is estimated that 1 out of every 12 Americans abuse alcohol • Drug use is a factor in more than 50% of violent crimes

12. Chemical Dependency • A harmful dependence on mood-changing chemicals. • A physical and psychological habituation to a mood or mind altering drug, such as alcohol or cocaine.

13. Common Chemicals of Abuse: Alcohol • Beer, Liquor, Wine Marijuana • Hashish, Sinsemilla, Marinol Stimulants • Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Caffeine, Nicotine Depressants • Rohypnol, GHB, Barbiturates Narcotics • Vicodin, Heroin, Codeine, Morphine Hallucinogens • LSD, Exstacy, PCP, Psylocybin (Shrooms) Inhalants • Paint Thinners, Hair Spray, Gasoline, Whipped Creme

14. Possible Signs of Intoxication: • Alcohol • Marijuana • Stimulants • Depressants • Narcotics • Hallucinogens • Inhalants

15. Warning Signs of Potential Drug Abuse • Delusions • Paranoia • Abandoning or spending less time on activities such as hobbies, sports, and socializing • Deterioration of physical appearance and grooming • Wearing sunglasses and/or long-sleeved shirts frequently or at inappropriate times • Frequent absences from work and drop-off in quality of work • Neglect of family responsibilities • Evidence of money problems: frequent borrowing, selling possessions, or stealing items from employer or home

16. Chemical Dependency Question 1. Inhalants can include many household items such as paint thinners, hair spray, gasoline, and glue. • True • False

17. Chemical Dependency Question 2. It is estimated that _________ Americans abuse alcohol: • 1 out of every 2 • 1 out of every 4 • 1 out of every 8 • 1 out of every 12

18. Check out more info at: • www.drugfree.org • www.acde.org/parent/signs.htm • www.addictions.org • http://slang-terms.addictions.org • www.warningsigns.us • www.nida.nih.gov • http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm • http://www.doer.state.mn.us/eap/eap.htm

19. Suicide • Each year 31,000people commit suicide • Every 17 minutes someone commits suicide. • Women will attempt suicide 3 times more often than men. Yet men will complete a suicide 4 times as often as women.

20. Definition of Suicide • The intentional taking of ones own life. • The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.

21. Possible Warning Signs of Suicide • A recent loss of a loved one • Preoccupation with death • Dramatic change in personality and/or behavior • Changes in eating and/or sleeping patterns • Hopelessness • Past suicide attempts

22. Suicide Question • Women attempt and complete suicide more than men do. • True • False

23. Check out more info at: • http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention.shtml • http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ • http://www.teenlineonline.org • http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Suicide_-_Learn_more,_learn_to_help.htm • http://www.sfsuicide.org/index2.html • http://www.doer.state.mn.us/eap/eap.htm

24. Possible Resources for Employees • EAP-http://www.doer.state.mn.us/eap/eap.htm or call 651-259-3840 or 1-800-657-3719 to speak to an EAP Counselor • Local Hospitals • Crises Hotlines • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK • USA National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE • Clergy • Community Agencies

25. Before taking any informal or formal actions please contact your human resources representative regarding procedural issues.

26. Human Resources Info • Central Office contact……….[contacts to be added] • Faribault • Lino Lakes • Oak Park Heights • Red Wing • Rush City • Shakopee • St. Cloud • Stillwater • Togo • Willow River/Moose Lake