Little Treatments, Big Effects? Building Brief Interventions to Reduce Youth Psychopathology at Scale, 1.5 CE
Friday, May 21, 2021, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Category: In-Person Continuing Education Event
Click here to registerWorkshop Details 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Little Treatments, Big Effects? Building Brief Interventions to Reduce Youth Psychopathology at Scale, 1.5 CE Presented by Jessica Schleider, Ph.D. Hundreds of psychosocial interventions have been identified as effective in reducing youth psychological problems, yet up to 80% of youths with mental health needs go without services each year. Existing youth therapies are often costly, time-intensive, and designed for delivery by highly trained professionals, limiting access for large swaths of the population. This talk will overview recent innovations on evidence-based single-session youth mental health interventions—which can help augment and extend existing mental health care infrastructure—including the research supporting their utility and strategies for implementing them in diverse clinical and community settings. Skill Level: Beginning Workshop Objectives Participants will be able to:
About the Presenter: Jessica Schleider, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University, where she is a core faculty member in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program and Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health (www.schleiderlab.org). Dr. Schleider completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Harvard University in 2018, along with an APA-accredited Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology at Yale School of Medicine. Her research on brief, scalable interventions for youth depression and anxiety has been recognized via numerous awards, including the National Institutes of Health Director's Early Independence Award; the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies' President's New Researcher Award; and the Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry's 2018 Best Paper Award. Her work has been featured in the Atlantic, Vox, and U.S. News & World Report, among others. In 2020, she was selected as one of Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30" in Healthcare. Audience This workshop is appropriate for Psychologists, Social Workers, Other Mental Health Professionals Registration Fees
Event Location It is important to note that APA continuing education rules require that KPA only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop. An evaluation of the workshop must be completed. Those who sign in more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leave before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit. Partial credit may not be given. Cancellation Policy This program has been approved for 1.5 CE credits by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA). Psychologists: Licensed Professional Counselors: Pastoral Counselors:
Click here to registerContact: KPA Central Office - [email protected], 502-894-0777 |