Workshop Description/Objectives
Saturday, November 16th8:30 AM - 11:45 AM S01. Psychologists’ Well-Being: An Aspirational Guideline or Ethical Responsibility?, 3 CE Presented by Abbie O’Ferrell Beacham, Ph.D. - Featured Presenter Burnout among physicians and other healthcare professionals and learners has been described as a public health crisis. Topics of Burnout and Well-Being among psychologists has not received as much attention. Psychologists find themselves to be consistently “outward facing” and may experience a drain on their own well-being not readily recognized by themselves or others. This experiential workshop will encourage self-exploration and application of concepts as potential components of psychologists’ ethical responsibility specifically as it pertains to levels of impairment and competence [Section 2.03 and 2.06 (a) (b)]. Skill Level: Beginning. This workshop is appropriate for Psychology Professionals and fulfills the KRS 319 requirement for Ethics/Risk Management. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S02. Bringing Psychologists to the Fight Against Deep Poverty, 3 CE Presented by Rosie Davis, Ph.D., ABPP - Featured Presenter The 2019 American Psychological Association President is focusing on changing attitudes toward poverty. This presentation will focus on how attitudes toward poverty have changed over the last 50 years and the initiative that is designed to impact those attitudes. Participants will develop strategies for impacting their local communities. Skill Level: Beginning. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S03. Integrating Psychology into the Outpatient Pediatric Setting, 3 CE Presented by Stephen Johnson, MD, Ph.D., & Katy Hopkins, Ph.D., HSPP This workshop is designed to describe the current state of integration and need for psychology in the outpatient pediatric setting. Strategies for establishing and maintaining a psychologist’s presence in an outpatient pediatric clinic will be identified. Skill Level: Intermediate. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S04. Motivational Interviewing Presented by Nate Mitchell, Ph.D. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change,” (Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S., 2013). This workshop is designed for mental health professionals and trainees who are interested in learning additional MI skills to increase patients’ motivation to engage in behavior change. The workshop will review the conceptual model for understanding MI, identify the key principles of MI, provide an operational definition of “MI spirit,” and describe the evidence base for the use of MI. This highly experiential workshop will utilize a variety of activities to increase knowledge and skill of MI (e.g., role-play/real play, etc.). The application of specific techniques to increase patient motivation will be covered, as will strategies for responding productively to “resistance.” As “change talk” (in contrast to “sustain talk” and avoidance) in sessions has been demonstrated to be associated with future behavior change, methods will be described to elicit, identify, and reinforce it. The workshop will include experiential components in which participants work in dyads and small groups, and with the trainer, to practice skills in a comfortable, interactive, and supportive learning environment. Skill Level: Beginning Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
S05. How can we ethically provide support and programming to address burnout in our health care professional colleagues and learners?, 3 CE Psychologists are increasingly being sought to provide services and programming to address a far-reaching epidemic of burnout among health care professional colleagues and learners. Psychologists and mental health professionals are uniquely suited to develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based programs and interventions to meet this need. This workshop will provide the attendee with blueprints for the process and content of an effective provider well-being program model taking into account the key ethical and sustainability considerations into the plan. Skill Level: Intermediate. This workshop is appropriate for Psychology Professionals and fulfills the KRS 319 requirement for Ethics/Risk Management. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S06. Psychopharmacology, 3 CE Presented by Rif El-Mallakh, MD Workshop will cover medications commonly used to treat psychiatric medications. Presentation will focus on mechanisms, efficacy, and potential side effects. Questions, concerns, and discussions with attendees are expected to drive the workshop. Skill Level: Beginning. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S07. Domestic Violence Law: Assisting Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Through Legal Intervention, 3 CE Presented by Neva-Marie Polley Scott, JD, Tracey Taylor, JD, & Beth Robinson-Kinney Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking face legal processes related to the violence they have suffered. Survivors have legal rights that entitle them to protection at home, at work, at school, and in public locations. Survivors can avail themselves of these protections with proper education regarding their rights and access to the legal processes which guarantee them. Three Legal Aid attorneys, who all have extensive experience in assisting survivors of violence will share updates in the law, avenues for help via the legal system, and lessons learned through case examples of survivor stories. Skill Level: Intermediate. This workshop meets the KRS 194A.540 3 hour requirement for domestic violence and elder abuse.
Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S08. Producing meaningful psychological evaluations of children & adolescents: blending the art & science of psychology, 1.5 CE Presented by Joseph Edwards, Psy.D., PLLC Psychological evaluations have been an important way in that psychologists have helped provide consultation to parents, teachers and other mental health professionals by providing diagnostic clarification and helping aid in effective treatment planning. This presentation will review what essential elements key in providing meaningful evaluations. It will review how the blend of both the art and science of psychology are critical in making our reports meaningful to the various consumers of our reports. The workshop is geared toward practitioners, supervisors and/or instructors who have at least a moderate level of understanding of intellectual measures, academic achievement measures and some personality measures objective and projective measures. Skill Level: Intermediate. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
S09. What is Good Grief?: Understanding Childhood Loss and Its Clinical Implications, 1.5 CE Presented by Jacquelyn Love, Psy.D. This presentation will discuss common grief responses and it's clinical implications in children ages 2-18 to assist clinicians in their support for children and families who experience loss from the death of someone in their lives. The presentation will also explore considerations for supporting and treating children who experience complications in their grief processes. Skill Level: Beginning. Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
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