Remedial education presented as an alternative to discipline; PBI outlines course design, outcomes and follow‑up

Catherine Caldicott, medical director at PBI, and Casey Cleary, PBI senior education manager, told the Kansas State Board of Nursing’s Investigation Committee that intensive remedial education can reduce repeat professional infractions when used as part of regulatory resolutions or alternatives to discipline.

"Remedial courses are highly personal and require truth telling, the development of insight, and the crafting of a plan of ongoing accountability to prevent recidivism," Catherine Caldicott said. She described intensive, live courses (typically limited to about a dozen participants) that go beyond one‑hour continuing education and instead require pre‑work, a participant "my story" assignment, small‑group discussion, faculty questioning, and a written post‑course evaluation for the…