Presented by Julia Albro, BS, Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, and Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D. Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Following the COVID-19 pandemic, prevalence rates of psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents are rising. Multiple variables including individual psychological characteristics, pandemic-related stressors and systemic factors conspire to catalyze anxiety spectrum disorders.…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page There are clients who, never having fully confronted – and grieved – the pain of their early-on heartbreak, cling tenaciously to their hope that perhaps someday the object of their desire will be forthcoming. But there are others who, in the…
Presented by Jennifer Fullick, Ph.D. and Breeda McGrath, Ph.D. Recorded on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page What occurs before, during and after the journey of a student studying abroad can have a significant impact on mental health. Planning for this journey can include many partners in exploring best options for a successful experience…
Presented by Derek Phillips, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP and Lynette Pujol, PhD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) serves the public through the examination and certification of psychologists engaged in the practice of 17 recognized specialties. Since the American Psychological Association designated clinical psychopharmacology (prescribing…
Presented by Perla Rubi, M.Ed., Blanca Saldivar, M.Ed., Hannah Paullin, M.Ed., and Pip McGirl, Ed.D., M.Ed. Recorded on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Newcomer refugee students arriving in U.S. schools often face significant trauma-related challenges, including high rates of violence exposure and limited schooling. Such trauma can detrimentally impact academic progress, motivation, and school completion.…
Panelists include Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendez, Judi Steinman, Ryan Ernst, George Kapalka, Derek Phillips, Eric Silk, Steve Curtis, and Casey McDougall Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page A robust research finding in regional and national studies is that at least 40% of persons with mental disorders cannot access mental health services, and pharmacotherapy, in…
Presented by Deborah C. Baker, JD Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The American Psychological Association has long supported the idea that psychologists can be trained to be competent prescribers. Since the original APA Model Psychopharmacology Curriculum and Model Prescriptive Authority Legislation documents were first approved by APA Council of Representatives in…
Presented by Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Ph.D. This program was recorded on May 20, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Modern Rap music and its related Hip- Hop culture is one of the most popular and dynamic influences among youth in the United States as well as around the world. For example, Billboard magazine and other news outlets report that…
Presented by Dr. Laura M. Schmuldt This program was recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page With the recent Supreme Court decision removing abortion as a protected right and turning it to state legislatures, the topic of abortion is, at once, both ascendant in discourse and a topic of angst for many. Numerous women…
Presented by Laura Fazio-Griffith, Ph.D., June Williams, Ph.D., M.Ed., Mallorie Davis, and Jonathan Covel Recorded on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This program will explore the use of creative/expressive interventions during the supervision process to foster wellness and resiliency. Participants will gain knowledge in the developmental level of supervisees and the importance of integrating…
Presented by Cassandra Ferreira, Ph.D. and John Ferreira, Ph.D., LPC Recorded live on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Cultural awareness is a crucial component for workers in the helping field and should be exercised in all areas of the helping field. Being culturally aware is a lifelong active process that is ever evolving.…
Presented by Phillip Hughes, MS Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Mental health is a major public health concern, with nearly 1 in 4 Americans having a mental health condition. Shortages of mental health providers, especially those who can prescribe medications, have resulted in severe access barriers for patients in need of…
Panel Participants: Breeda McGrath, PhD, NCSP; Erika L. Liljedahl, PsyD; Keonna Robinson, MA, LMFT; Braden Berkey, PsyD Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The majority of U.S adults claim that there are not enough mental health care providers who are trained to address issues specific to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic…
Presented by Dina Glaser, PsyD and Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendez, PsyD, MSCPP, ABPP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page For MSCP students, the most difficult challenge to obtaining licensure as a prescribing psychologist is not the academic rigor of the Masters in Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP) degree, but rather, finding a suitable field experience meeting…
Presented by Keonna Robinson, MA, LMFT Recorded on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page. The DSM-5-TR serves as the federal government's official manual for the diagnosing of mental disorders. The literature presented with the text provides practicing clinicians with research, current codes, and criteria for diagnosing mental disorders and other conditions. This program will provide a review of the…
Presented by Keonna Robinson, MA, LMFT Recorded on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page. The DSM-5-TR serves as the federal government's official manual for the diagnosing of mental disorders. The literature presented with the text provides practicing clinicians with research, current codes, and criteria for diagnosing mental disorders and other conditions. This program will provide a review of the chapters,…
Presented by Rebecca Smith-Casey, Psy.D, JD. Recorded on Wednesday, April 24, 2025 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The DSM-5-TR serves as the federal government's official manual for the diagnosing of mental disorders. The literature presented with the text provides practicing clinicians with research, current codes, and criteria for diagnosing mental disorders and other conditions. This program will provide a review of the chapters,…
Presented by Melody Bacon, Ph.D. Recorded on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page . The DSM-5-TR serves as the federal government's official manual for the diagnosing of mental disorders. The literature presented with the text provides practicing clinicians with research, current codes, and criteria for diagnosing mental disorders and other conditions. This program will provide a review of the chapters, cover…
Presented by Amy Evans, PhD, LPCC Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page We are trained in the ethical codes applicable to our own degree and licensure. However, we often work with professionals licensed in other fields and at times may be supervised by those with different licensures. This presentation will focus on…
Presented by Alan Ostby, PhD, MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Indian Health Service (IHS), is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, that provides federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes is historically due…
Presented by Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendez, PhD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page SAMSHA studies indicate that the lifetime incidence for Hispanic immigrants is between 13-29% for mood and anxiety disorders and 21-29% lifetime prevalence for US born Hispanics/Latins. This does not take into account the varying backgrounds from which Hispanics/Latins come…
Presented by Brittany McBryde Williams, LMHC Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In a world where mental health needs are on the rise and access to supportive mental healthcare has been in steady deficit to meet this need, there is a movement amongst the helping professional community to evaluate the efficacy of time…
Presented by David Shearer, PhD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Indisputably, there is a shortage of qualified professionals to meet the mental health care needs in the United States—in particular, psychiatric services—resulting in the need to recruit foreign physicians to the US to help fill the shortage (The New Economy…
Presented by James Childress, CPA Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Mental Health Industry was taken by storm after COVID, and many have not managed the demand for their services as well as they could, and certainly not taken full advantage of the opportunities presented. Many issues have arisen in the…
Presented by Judi Steinman, PhD Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Prescriptive Authority Movement for Psychologists began in Hawai`i in in the mid -1980s and continues in the current 2024 legislative session. Many members of the Hawai`I Psychological Association have supported the movement over the years and legislators from around the…
Presented by Rethel E. Gill, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.” Although this is the Second Rule of Neurotransmission, it also resonates for first year practicum psychology trainees as we were taught that there is power in DSM diagnosis and that those diagnoses could…
Presented by Jose ‘Pepe’ Lopez, PhD, LPC Friday, August 30, 2024 10-11am PT / 12-1pm CT / 1-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Historically, male clients attend therapy at a lesser rate than female clients. To address this disparity, this presentation will focus on the therapy practices and considerations for male clients. Starting…
Presented by Christopher Rossilli Psy.D., MSCP, ABMP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation aims to provide an overview for students and psychologists or those en route on preparing for the psychopharmacology exam for psychologists offered by the Association of States and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASBPP). Unlike review courses for the…
Presented by Fangfang Ma, M.A, Doctoral Candidate, and Shelby Forbes, Ph.D This program was recorded on Thursday, November 17, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page This program will examine the role of acculturative stress on individuals’ mental health. It will distinguish the acculturative stress that people experience due to limited linguistic proficiency from the stress that they incur…
Presented by Tricia M. Mikolon, PhD and Debra Perez, PhD Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Multiculturalism and social justice are words that have become intertwined in education, but what do those words mean and how do educators incorporate these into the online classroom? Multiculturalism can be defined as "The presence of, or the support for the presence…
Presented by Dr. Cassandra Ferreira, Dr. Stephanie JW Ford, Dr. John Ferreira, and Dr. LaShonda Fuller This program was recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Personal cultural awareness is a critical component for creating an effective learning environment (Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, CACREP, F.2.h; Kumi-Yeboah et al., 2020).…
This program is presented in partnership between the Chicago School, the Kennedy Forum of Illinois, and the Austen Riggs Center Presented by Joe Feldman, MBA, Eric Plakun, MD, Marie Casciari, JD, and the Honorable Patrick Kennedy This program was recorded on November 16, 2021. Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Insurance coverage for mental health and substance use treatment has…
Presented by Daniel G. Morjal, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Whether you’ve completed your MSCP as a graduate student or as a seasoned clinician, looking toward providing an expanded suite of services is multi-faceted. From in-session medication decision-making to navigating a new set of CPT codes, prescribing/medical Psychologist’s will…
Presented by Elizabeth Lonning, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses" page This presentation will cover the legislative process in Iowa including how we determined the need across the state and the interest among psychologists. It will discuss the contacts and connections created across the state as well as some alliances made…
Presented by Dr. Marla Stafford This program was recorded on Friday, November 18, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Health care professionals will learn to market their practice successfully and ethically. This webinar will lead individuals in the importance of marketing planning and how to develop a successful marketing plan to promote and grow their business. This webinar…
Presented by Yesenia Servin, CPMSM, PESC Recorded on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The new CMS guidelines allow Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists to join as Participating Medicare practitioners! For these credentials, the Providers must be licensed at the Master's level or above. After several years of professional counselors advocating to…
Presented by Claudia Mosier, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The LGBTQ+ Communities in the United States are varied and diverse. Psychopharmacology has been used in the past in unethical, unconscionable ways to attempt to change LGBTQ+ people to fit a cisgender heterosexual presentation. This history, and other factors create…
Presented by Robert M Foltz, PsyD and Kenneth Fogel, PsyD, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Psychotropic medications are commonly used across psychological disorders and across the lifespan. Indeed, more people are on more psychotropics today than ever before. To further complicate this issue, many individuals are taking multiple medications to…
Presented by Lynette Pujol, PhD, MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In prescribing to patients as a rule of thumb, it is often useful to remember the “Rule of Thirds.” Specifically, 1/3 of patients treated will have a complete remission of symptoms; 1/3 of patients will have a partial remission; and…
Presented by George Kapalka, PhD, MS, ABPP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page While prescribing medications to children and adolescents is sometimes necessary and beneficial, prescribers often encounter pediatric patients who have been placed on multiple medications, sometimes in excessive doses. The widespread use of medication as the first choice for a…
Presented by Anthony Ragusea, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation will focus on the history and current status of the prescriptive authority legislative movement in Pennsylvania. 2022 was the first year Pennsylvania introduced a prescriptive authority bill, but the history of this effort goes back decades. I…
Presented by Muneer Ali, D.O. Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In this presentation Dr. Muneer Ali will provide an overview of pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in Psychiatry and its potential benefits. He will cover the history and progression of PGx, and explore studies demonstrating improved medication selection and efficacy, as well as…
Presented by Anthony Tranchita, Ph.D., MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The focus of this presentation the role Prescribing Psychologists can serve a role in addressing underserved areas, specifically rural Native American communities. We will explore how Prescribing Psychologists can help mitigate health disparities by addressing limited access to routine mental…
Presented by Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, MSCP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page A skill of particular importance for prescribers of psychotropic medications is to prevent, identify, and effectively manage patient side effects. Psychotropic medications have the potential to produce myriad side effects that can adversely impact patient compliance and treatment…
Presented by Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv, MSCP, ABPP, FACHP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Substance use disorders are growing at an alarming rate in the United States. Psychopharmacologically treating addiction is already difficult in mono-diagnosis SUD patients. However, many patients with substance abuse disorders have poly-substance use disorders or have accompanying…
Presented by David Shearer, PhD, MSCP and Bret Moore, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In the United States and internationally, major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the top 10 most debilitating illnesses. Moreover, a sizeable portion of patients either do not respond to commonly used psychotropic medications…
Presented by Braden Berkey, PsyD, CSE Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Healthcare providers, including those focused on metal health, receive little if any training on human sexuality. Sex is addressed it is in terms of dysfunction and diagnosis, and only when clients present specific concerns and symptoms. Clinicians are not prepared…
Presented by Dr. Stephanie JW. Ford & Kayla N. Wass, BA This program was recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The prevalence of neurocognitive disorders in America continues to grow. In the United States of America 6.5 million individuals will be diagnosed with a major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s Disease (Alzheimer’s Association,…
Presented by Cheryl Hall, PhD, MSCP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Indisputably, there is a shortage of qualified professionals to meet the mental health care needs in the United States—in particular, psychiatric services—resulting in the need to recruit foreign physicians to the US to help fill the shortage (The New Economy…
Presented by Cassandra Ferreira, Ph.D. and John Ferreira, Ph.D., LPC Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Resilience in military families has been studied for decades. A twelve-year review (ending in 2021) of clinical work with military families identified spirituality, support networks, resourcefulness, prior preparation efforts, flexibility, and core family relationships as key resilience…
Presented by Laura M Schmuldt, PhD, Dr. Julie Quigley, and Angela Cross, LMHC Recorded live on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic modality that involves a trained clinician guiding a group of participants through a structured process of trauma processing and healing. Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Group Traumatic…
Presented by Jin Lee, PsyD, MSCP, BCB Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Colorado has been in a serious mental health crisis – the lowest in the country for adult mental health problems and access to care, suicide being the leading cause of death among youth, and significant shortage of psychiatric providers available.…
Presented by Jose 'Pepe' Lopez PhD, LPC-Supervisor (TX), CSC (TX) and Tonya Chando Recorded live on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The program will provide information about health outcomes in America and how those intersect with race and mental health. Physical health and mental health correlate with one another; the presentation aims to…
Presented by Roger Clark, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page While pharmacotherapy can play a useful therapeutic role in the treatment of behavioral health conditions, the widespread use of medication as the first choice for a variety of concerns has led to overprescribing. For example, the use of psychotropic…
Panel Participants: Liz Sweigart, PhD, MBA, ACC; Bianka Hardin, PsyD, SEP, NARM Master Therapist; Kelly Torres, PhD; Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendez, PhD, MSCP, ABPP Recorded on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have changed how people access health care, including mental health. Technology has allowed for greater reach of care and put a focus…
Presented by Dr. Kelly Wallace Friday, August 23, 2024 10-11am PT / 12-1pm CT / 1-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Oftentimes clinicians are not equipped with the knowledge or skills of how to work with children and their families that are impacted by medical illnesses. Children and their families go into hospitals…
Presented by Christopher Rossilli Psy.D, MSCP, ABMP Recorded on Friday, March 15th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This continuing education course is designed to offer knowledge on the underlying importance of medical cannabis and how it can be integrated into clinical practice as medical cannabis legalization gains momentum throughout the United States and dispensaries open throughout…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Martha Stark, MD, will be presenting an action-based, solution-focused, future-oriented psychodynamic model that conceives of the mind as holding infinite potential and of memory as dynamic and continuously updating itself on the basis of new experience (whether real or simply envisioned).…
Presented by Dr. Bina Parekh This program was recorded on Friday, November 18, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Mental health professionals routinely provide care to individuals with significant trauma histories. The incessant responsiveness and empathic regard that is required when giving care to trauma clients can result in the therapist being traumatized as well. This presentation will focus…
Presented by Rick Barnett, Psy.D., MSCP, LADC Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Vermont has some of the highest suicide rates in the country as well as some of the highest drug overdose deaths in the country despite ranking as having good access to care and low prevalence of mental health conditions…
Presented by Dr. Susan Foster, Dr. Jaymie VanMeter, and Dr. Ruth Moore This program was recorded on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page According to the American Psychological Association (2022), the number of immigrant and undocumented youth make up a significant number of immigrant and undocumented populations. While the view of immigrants is mostly positive,…
Presented by Teresa Albizu, EdD and Gerardo Rodríguez-Menéndez, PhD, ABPP, MSCP Recorded live on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Businesses, government agencies, non-profit, and educational organizations need leaders who can effectively navigate complex, changing situations, and get the job done. Leadership is a lifelong journey that starts with the self, building on strengths,…