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Clinical Interventions with Children in Divorce/Separation Scenarios
Presented by Karalynn Royster, PsyD
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Course: #2292Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course equips behavioral health clinicians with tools and strategies to effectively support children coping with the challenges of parental divorce or separation. Recognizing the profound impact divorce can have on children's emotional well-being, the course integrates evidence-based interventions with practical insights for clinicians to foster resilience and facilitate healthy adjustment.

Working with Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: Navigating the Current Political Climate, Clinical Practice Guidelines, and Ethical Considerations
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
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Course: #2298Level: Intermediate2.03 Hours
With increased anti-trans legislation directed toward transgender and gender-diverse youth, it is especially imperative that mental health providers support this vulnerable population. This course describes current research on transgender and gender-diverse youth and describes WPATH standards for gender-affirming care of youth. The course provides clinical guidelines with an emphasis on helping transgender and gender-diverse youth manage stressors associated with the current political climate. Last, the course investigates ethical considerations when working with trans and gender-diverse youth.

Social Isolation and Loneliness: Who's At Risk and How to Help
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
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Course: #2112Level: Intermediate1.52 Hours
Social isolation and loneliness have been recognized challenges in recent decades, and the COVID-19 pandemic provided further visibility of these realities. This course offers a look at who is at risk for loneliness, the signs of loneliness, and effective ways to reduce social isolation and loneliness while promoting overall mental and physical health outcomes for clients and consumers. Implications for practice are discussed.

Culturally Competent Sexual Health Assessment: Best Practices and Ethical Guidelines
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
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Course: #2186Level: Intermediate2.02 Hours
This course provides mental health providers with guidelines and ethical considerations for confidently addressing sexual health assessments and counseling patients on safe sexual practices. It covers the 7 P's of sexual health assessment, cultural competency for diverse populations, and practical strategies for promoting sexual health practices and managing sexually transmitted infections.

Pain Management and Addiction/Substance Use Disorders: Navigating Use and Abuse
Presented by Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN
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Course: #2111Level: Intermediate2.02 Hours
This course reviews the different pain categories to build a foundation on which to discuss the pain management challenges of people with a substance use disorder. During this course, learners learn strategies to help navigate the complexities of use and abuse.

Gender Affirming Surgery for Adults: Conducting Readiness Evaluations
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
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Course: #2151Level: Advanced2.02 Hours
This course discusses diagnostic considerations for gender dysphoria and teaches compliance with the World Professional Association for Transgender Healthcare (WPATH) Standards of Care guidelines and the use of the Informed Consent Model for surgical readiness evaluations for adults. It includes comprehensive information on gender-affirming surgeries and provides clinical practice guidelines for evaluating individuals with comorbid psychiatric conditions. Guidelines for gender affirming letter writing are also covered. The goals are increasing clinician competency in utilizing evidence-based gender-affirming treatments for reducing gender dysphoria in transgender and gender diverse adults.

Pain & Symptom Management in Behavioral Health and Medical Settings
Presented by Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN
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Course: #2103Level: Introductory2.02 Hours
This course will discuss the different types of pain and the symptoms related to each category and include information on the challenges of treating pain in the context of substance use. Participants will learn the importance of managing the expectations of patients in pain and learn strategies to create an individualized, multimodal pain management plan.

Parent-Child Relationship Assessments: A Review of Ethical Considerations and Assessment Tool Selection
Presented by Karalynn Royster, PsyD
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Course: #2189Level: Introductory2.03 Hours
This course supports participants' knowledge in familiarizing and ascertaining practical skills to conduct parent-child relationship evaluations and screening using a blend of informal and formal assessment tools. This knowledge will further empower participants to contribute effectively to the well-being of children, facilitate treatment planning using the dynamics of parent-child relationships, and review ethical considerations for assessing this population. This course focuses on early and middle childhood.

Ethical Interventions in Working with Immigrant and Refugee Clients
Presented by Rachel Singer, PhD
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Course: #2139Level: Intermediate2.03 Hours
By the very nature of their flight from hardship, refugees experience high rates of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Recognizing the particular vulnerability of this population, it is imperative that clinicians are adequately prepared to provide ethical and culturally competent treatment using evidence-based interventions. This course will identify potential ethical concerns that may arise in treating this population, and further investigate strategies for mitigating these challenges, and it will further provide an overview of multicultural components for providing clinical support for immigrant, refugee, and asylee clients.

The Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Assessment and Intervention - Part 2
Presented by Pamelazita Buschbacher, EdD, CCC-SLP
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Course: #2052Level: Intermediate2.02 Hours
This second part of a two-part series for clinicians builds on the previous presentation regarding communication delays in children with emotional/behavioral challenges; it focuses on the Pyramid Model's third tier, which requires more intensive, individualized assessment and intervention for challenging behaviors, emphasizing how clinicians can play a vital role by conducting functional behavioral assessments to develop hypothesis statements and positive behavior support plans that focus on building developmentally appropriate communication and social interaction skills.