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VOTE DELAYED ON CRISIS TEAM CHANGES.


Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer

A decision on a controversial plan to shift members of Ventura County's Crisis Team from their Ventura headquarters to the East County sheriff's station in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown.  has been delayed a week.

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 on Tuesday postponed a vote after team members and Supervisor Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see .

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 raised concerns.

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, who oversees the around- the-clock unit, said changes are necessary to comply with state laws governing psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric
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Of or relating to psychiatry.


psychiatric adjective Pertaining to psychiatry, mental disorders
 commitments, and to serve the entire county in a timely manner.

But four Crisis Team employees said the restructuring plan would compromise patient care.

``The scope of what we do concerns not only the safety of the clients but also the safety of the community,'' said psychiatric technician Susan Luckey, a team member for 13 years. ``I don't want someone to get hurt or die before we fix the problems.''

Joseph Norris, a psychiatric nurse on the team for the past four years, noted that the plan calls for a single person to staff the phone for 12 hours without a break.

Psychiatric technician Dale Hewlett said that staff members, law enforcement officers, emergency room doctors, nurses and psychiatrists This list includes notable psychiatrists.

Individuals listed below are all physicians, and are board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or are members of the American Psychiatric Association, or the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, or
 are concerned about the proposal.

``I have not heard one voice in support of it,'' he said.

Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7604

andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com
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