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by Tim Cassidy | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
This course discusses the evidence for the use of psychosocial interventions to manage anxiety in children and adolescents.
Objectives:
a). Describe the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder.
b). Discuss the interaction between anxiety and autism spectrum disorder symptoms.
c). Name two potential biases present in the reviewed studies.
d). Identify and summarize three different outcome measures described in the course.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Ance Kreslins, Ashley E. Robertson, & Craig Melville
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Psychosocial interventions for anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
by Tim Cassidy | Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
This course discusses the neurobiology and clinical presentation of pain and its synergies with substance use disorders, presents methodical approaches to the evaluation and treatment of pain that co-occurs with substance use disorders, and provides practical guidelines for the use of opioids to treat pain in individuals with histories of addiction.
Objectives:
a). Discuss one approach to the treatment of pain that co-occurs with a substance abuse disorder.
b). Name at least one guideline for the use of opioids to treat pain in individuals with histories of addiction.
c). Describe how addiction may affect the experience of pain.
d). Identify at least three side effects of opioids.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Seddon R. Savage, Kenneth L. Kirsh, & Steven D. Passik
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Using Opioids to Treat Pain in Persons with Substance Use Disorders
by Tim Cassidy | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This course includes a 5-session family education and support program for service members and veterans who have recently returned from a combat theater, and their family members.
Objectives:
a). Discuss the rationale for including family members when treating veterans.
b). State the four goals of the Operation Enduring Families program.
c). Describe the themes/topics of each of the five sessions of the Operation Enduring Families program.
d). Name and describe at least two of the exercises described in this course.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Ursula Bowling, Psy.D., Alan Doerman, Psy.D., ABPP, & Michelle D. Sherman, Ph.D.
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by Tim Cassidy | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This course discusses the controversial relationship between antidepressants and suicidality in children and adolescents, and outlines three possible neurobiological mechanisms that might account for this adverse effect.
Objectives:
a). Discuss the “black box” warning for antidepressants in children and adolescents.
b). Name at least one psychosocial factor that increases an individual’s suicide risk.
c). Describe what is currently known about the link between serotonin levels and depression symptoms, including suicidal ideation.
d). List the three mechanisms the authors assert might account for SSRIs precipitating suicidal ideation.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D, MS, MA
Material Author(s):Julia Morrison & Thomas L. Schwartz
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by Tim Cassidy | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This course focuses on the processes used by a multidisciplinary team in the journey from opposition, to change, to recovery from eating disorders.
Objectives:
a). Name the phases of the “five-phase journey from eating disorder disability to health.”
b). Describe the transdiagnostic orientation discussed in the course.
c). Discuss the results of the longitudinal study examining an integrated (narrative and motivational interviewing) approach to eating disorders.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Moria Golan
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Narrative and Motivational Interviewing Approaches to Eating Disorders
