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STAR-CENTER Conference
(Services for Teens at Risk)
Friday, May 9, 2008
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(Registration: 8 to 8:30 a.m.)
William Pitt Student Union
3959
STAR-Center is pleased to invite you to our
2008 conference in
Please visit our website at
http://www.starcenter.pitt.edu
for more information or additional copies of any forms.
Course
Directors:
David
A. Brent, MD
Director,
STAR-Center
Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University
of
Mary
Margaret Kerr, EdD
Director,
STAR-Center Outreach
Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University
of
Conference
Objectives
At
the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to:
Target
Audience
This
program is appropriate for all clinical and educational personnel.
Cost
There
is a $54 registration fee for this conference. Cost to employees of Western
Psychiatric is $27. (This is a 50 percent discount off the regular registration
fee.) The cost includes a light breakfast (coffee/tea/muffins), training
materials, and continuing education credits.
Full tuition must accompany the registration form. A $10 administrative
fee will be deducted from all refunds for cancellations. All refund requests must
be in writing and received in the office no later than Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Please return registration form by Friday, May 2, 2008.
Continuing
Education Credits
Psychologists:
Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic is approved by the American Psychological
Association to offer continuing education for psychologists, and maintains responsibility
for this program and its content. This program is being offered for 5.5
continuing education credits.
Counselors:
Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic is approved by the National Board for
Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer continuing education for National
Certified Counselors. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Presbyterian Shadyside adheres to the NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. This program is being
offered for 5.5 continuing education credits.
Licensed/Clinical
Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapists: LSW/LCSW/LPC/LMFT:
The
indicated number of clock hours (5.5) of continuing education is provided
through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School
of Social Work, a PA approved provider of social work continuing
education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional
standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These clock hours satisfy
requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC, and LMFT renewal. For
information of social work continuing education, call 412-624-3711.
PA
Educators:
Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic is recognized by the Pennsylvania Department
of Education to offer continuing education credits under the Act 48 guidelines.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside adheres to the Act 48 Continuing Education Guidelines. PA
educators will receive 5.5 hours of Act 48 credit for attending this complete
program.
Other
Professionals:
Other
professionals are awarded .55 continuing education units (CEUs),
which are equivalent to 5.5 contact hours.
8 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:30 a.m. WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
9 a.m. KEYNOTES
Treatment-Resistant Depression
David A. Brent, MD,
Director, STAR-Center
(There will be a brief break between
presenters.)
The Role of Communication in
Suicide Prevention
Mary Margaret Kerr, Ed D,
Director, STAR-Center Outreach
11:45 a.m.
LUNCH (On
your own)
12:45 p.m.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
(1 hour 15 minutes each)
Please see next page for workshop descriptions.
2 p.m. BREAK (15
minutes)
2:15 p.m. WORKSHOPS REPEAT
3:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
Skill Development Workshops:
A.
Techniques for Rapid Relief of Adolescent Distress (Introductory)
Charles
Bonner, PhD,
Clinical
Psychologist
Dr.
Bonner will train clinicians in a series of innovative affect management skills
for adolescents. These skills can be taught in the first session with teens,
giving them an immediate experience of relief. This will be an interactive and
experiential workshop, where attendees will first practice on themselves the
techniques that they can later transfer to their work with teens.
B.
Creating Parent-Friendly Communications (Introductory)
Betsy
Levine-Brown, MA, MAT,
Doctoral
Student,
Applied
Developmental Psychology
Parents
often complain that they do not understand or appreciate the communications
they receive regarding their children’s emotional and behavioral problems,
while schools and agencies complain that parents ignore their information.
Learn to assess and adjust the readability of
communications using free or
low-cost software. Also learn to improve the feeling, tone, and content of
communications to make them more appealing. Samples of parent-friendly
brochures on mental health problems will be available.
C.
Depression and Anxiety Medications: An overview for Mental Health and School
Professionals (Introductory)
Laila
Contractor, MD,
1st
Year Child and Adolescent Fellow, STAR-Center
This
workshop will focus on specific medications that have been shown to be
effective in treating child and adolescent depression and anxiety. An overview
of dosing guidelines will be presented as well as tips for dealing with
non-compliance issues. Additionally, the presenter will provide answers to many
of the common questions families may have about the use of medications with
children and teens.
D.
Asphyxia Play/The Choking Game: Gasping for Public Exposure (Introductory)
Mark
LePore, EdD, LCSW,
Professor,
Presenting
with
The
presentation will focus on the concept of how the choking game is played and
how peer influence exacerbates dangerous participation. Participants will
explore the biological and physical components of the Process while learning
detection, prevention, and intervention techniques.
E.
Common Problems and Pitfalls in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Introductory)
Kim
Poling, LSW,
Clinical
Coordinator, STAR-Center
When
practicing cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) with teenagers, clinicians often
encounter barriers that impede the counseling process. This presentation will
review seven common problems clinicians come across during CBT sessions. Whether
the barrier is medication
noncompliance, overly verbal
clients, or therapist fatigue or burnout, participants will learn potential
solutions to remove these obstacles.
F.
Managing Medication Side Effects in Teenagers (Introductory)
Barbara
Postol, MS,
Project
Coordinator, Preschool Study, Youth and Family Research Program
In
order to experience the therapeutic benefits of prescription drugs, compliance
in taking the medication is important. Often times, teenagers do not want to
continue a regimen, especially if they experience any unwanted side effects.
This workshop will provide an overview of common medication side effects and
will offer reasons why teens do not want to take their medications.
Participants will learn tips on how they can aid teenagers in understanding the
benefits of their medication while helping them to better cope with side
effects.
G.
Differential Diagnosis of Childhood Mental Health Disorders (Intermediate)
Bradley
A. Sanders, LCSW,
This
program will explore how to make an accurate differential diagnosis of commonly
misdiagnosed childhood disorders, including autism and bipolar. The presenter
will share specific language used during the psychiatric assessment and discuss
how to avoid common pitfalls.
STAR-Center Conference Registration Form
Registration Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2008
Please print or type legibly. If we cannot read your form, you may not
receive your confirmation.
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payment. Telephone registrations CANNOT be
accepted.