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September LIGHTHOUSE Education Program: Behavioral Health Lighting Solutions – Concepts, Guidelines, and Strategies for Therapeutic Design
September 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Learning Objective:
Behavioral healthcare continues to evolve in our ever changing society. Treatment spaces for mental well-being are continually improving to provide safer and more therapeutic environments for patients and clinicians alike. Treatment objectives are moving beyond symptom control to patient centered recovery. Design choices should incorporate every element of the behavioral health facility design, including lighting & lighting control.
This course provides:
- Evidence based insights on behavioral healthcare within the context of the environment
- Overview of behavioral health safety standards
- Examines considerations for lighting and luminaire design for behavioral health spaces
- Illustrates successful behavioral health lighting applications relevant to patient centered care
- Current best practices
CEU: AIA/CES (1 HSW LU)
About the Speaker:
Laurie Emery, LC, MIES is Healthcare Market Development Manager for Visa Lighting, supporting specifiers through training for lighting solutions that enhance healthcare applications and improve patient well-being.
With a background in architecture and electrical design, Laurie’s career direction changed when she discovered her true passion in lighting design. This newfound interest led her to pursue further training in lighting design, a journey that was enriched by educational opportunities with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).
Today, Laurie is a certified lighting (LC) professional. Laurie has also held leadership roles in the IES sections in Toledo, Cincinnati, and Greensboro.
Laurie continues to leverage her professional lighting design background at Visa Lighting through continual research of modern lighting technology and design trends in the healthcare market. This knowledge allows her to engage with design professionals to promote evidence-based design that encourages healing in healthcare environments.