Dr. Tonya Wood will review patient-identified challenges with current obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive medicine practices for procedural preparation. During this skills-focused workshop, brief interventions will be reviewed for persons preparing for labor and delivery, c-sections, delivery after prior pregnancy complications and loss, IVF, and other reproductive medicine procedures. In addition, Dr. Wood will provide strategies to […]
Dr. Rayna D. Markin will review types and rates of pregnancy loss and common psychological consequences for bereaved parents, including anxiety, depression, complicated grief, and post-traumatic stress. Moving beyond a symptomatic focus, she will focus on the deeper level psychological effects of pregnancy loss, including unresolved trauma and loss and damage to healthy self-esteem and […]
Dr. Melanie McNally will explore the powerful role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in enhancing therapeutic outcomes for adolescent clients, focusing on how EI promotes emotional and behavioral change. She will discuss key dimensions of EI—self-awareness, social awareness, self-regulation, and the effective use of emotions—and how these skills can be integrated into therapy. Dr. McNally will […]
In this 3-hr workshop designed to meet PSYPACT and licensure renewal requirements, Dr. Sara Smucker Barnwell will review telepsychology fundamentals and the specific issues surrounding the interjurisdictional practice of telepsychology. What constitutes interjurisdictional practice? When is it appropriate to practice psychology across jurisdictional boundaries? What are the mechanisms to do this legally? What are the […]
From 1973 until 2022, people who no longer desired to be pregnant in the United States were able to access safe and legal procedures to terminate pregnancies. Pregnancy termination is complex not only for the society and culture we are steeped in, but also for the individuals and families that experience them. Dr. Julie Bindeman […]
Dr. Melissa Kwitowski will focus on the interplay between acute and chronic physical health conditions among birthing persons in the setting of fertility and family planning and will focus on the unique facets of obstetric care and delivery for these patients. She will also highlight clinical considerations when working with this population. Dr. Kwitowski will […]
Dr. Teni Davoudian will focus on the assessment and evidence-based psychological treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). Associated risks and mitigating factors of PMADs will be reviewed. Case studies of women with PMADs will be presented for discussion.
Three “hot topics” of current concern to psychologists as a result of evolving practice in the post-COVID era include managing professional boundaries, finances and economics, and the role of emerging technologies in psychological practice. Each third of this three-hour workshop will focus on one on these content areas with special attention to ethics and best […]
Grief Literacy in Therapy: Essential Skills for Associate Clinicians is an in-depth training designed to equip emerging psychologists with the tools and knowledge needed to support grieving clients effectively. Traditional grief models often fail to capture the complexity of loss, leaving clinicians unsure of how to hold space for grief in its many forms. This […]
Grief Literacy in Therapy: Essential Skills for Associate Clinicians is an in-depth training designed to equip emerging psychologists with the tools and knowledge needed to support grieving clients effectively. Traditional grief models often fail to capture the complexity of loss, leaving clinicians unsure of how to hold space for grief in its many forms. This […]