Clinical suicidology focuses on the assessment and treatment of suicidal risk in patients, with implications for training and risk management. Dr. David A. Jobes—an expert in clinical considerations for working with patients at risk for suicide—emphasizes a common sense approach to informed consent, screening, assessment, management of suicidal crises, and the clinical treatment of suicide […]
Dr. Torna Li reviews the foundation of mindfulness and its clinical applications to promote stress reduction. Mindfulness practices can be tailored to various therapeutic styles and particular needs of each client. Dr. Li also walks through the practice of bringing attention to the present moment with a guided meditation.
Boundary and multiple relationship dilemmas continue to be among the more frequent issues psychologists confront in their professional work. Drs. Taube and Younggren address common quandaries, as well as those emerging due to COVID and its aftermath. Topics will include shifting professional roles, boundary challenges in remote care, personal/professional boundaries, differentiating clinical from forensic practice, […]
Chronic health issues do not just affect the patient, but can cause burnout on providers and be costly at a system level. There is good evidence that providing integrated care can reduce stress on patients, providers and achieve better outcomes. This session reviews an approach to chronic disease management based on FACT, Focused Acceptance and […]
A key element of integrated care work that often goes unnoticed in graduate training is the development of leadership skills and other so-called soft-skills like advocacy skills, business development, project management etc. This session orients the learner to these skills and provides avenues for their development across the early phases of career development.
Integrated care has always had a population health vision undergirding it and with that focus comes a necessary focus on traditionally underserved populations. In this session, the presenters review the impact that integrated care has on underserved populations and how population health strategies factor into caring for vulnerable communities, and you’ll listen to the real-world […]
The goals of this webinar are to identify the risks of psychological practice that are covered by liability insurance, identify the situations that commonly result in regulatory complaints and/or lawsuits, and to discuss best practices to reduce the risk of discipline and of legal liability. Most of the information provided in this webinar is specific […]
Dr. R. Kweku Smith engages clinicians into the world of sport psychology. This discussion explores the areas that are germane to this world and these elite performers and discusses how to get involved in this area of study, explore the most common diagnoses and problems with individuals in this field, and teach interventions for diverse […]
Burnout and clinician isolation increased during the pandemic and professional consultation became less available due to social distancing and remote or hybrid work. Drs. Miu and Cox will discuss assessment tools to identify needs for peer consultation and effective consultation group practices. They will present a case example of a peer consultation group to demonstrate […]
Dr. Schwanz teaches participants about compassion fatigue (CF), including signs and symptoms as well as risk factors. She describes compassion satisfaction and self-care as important tools for preventing CF and for mitigating its negative effects. Dr. Schwanz identifies skills and practices for building compassion fatigue resilience (CFR) and presents a preview of a proposed online […]