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Board asks staff to study outsourcing nurse support‑group management after Birchwood presentation
Summary
Birchwood Solutions presented an online facilitator‑led support group management model and the board directed staff to further investigate whether outsourcing support‑group management is feasible and sustainable for BRN’s intervention program.
After a full presentation from Birchwood Solutions on May 29, the Board of Registered Nursing directed staff to study the availability and sustainability of outsourcing nurse support‑group management and return with a report to the Enforcement Investigations and Intervention Committee.
What the board heard: Birchwood Solutions’ founder, Elizabeth Temple, described a turnkey model the company has operated since 2011 for alternative‑to‑discipline and licensing programs. Birchwood’s platform runs professionally facilitated, confidential weekly support groups (online and, when used, local in‑person groups), tracks attendance and compliance, vets and trains facilitators, audits reports, and maintains a secure portal for case managers.
Why it matters: Participants and case managers rely on nurse support groups for recovery support and monitoring in intervention programs. Birchwood argued the…
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