Learn and Earn Over Lunch Series
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The Learn and Earn over Lunch series is an opportunity to earn free NBCC approved continuing education credits from outstanding trainers, while you eat lunch! Join us online (via Zoom) from noon to 1:00pm Pacific Time every month on the second Wednesday.
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Protecting Youth Online: Clinical and Legal Perspectives on Social Media and Online Risk-Taking
Caitlin R. Costello, MD
April 10th, 2024
Registration will close April 8th, 2024
This 1-hour session will present an overview clinical and legal aspects of adolescents’ engagement with social media. The session will begin with a review current social media use patterns common among adolescents and continue with discussion of many of the ways adolescents can encounter clinical and legal risks when interacting online. These clinical risks include, in addition to complex interactions with psychiatric symptoms, social comparison, exposure to negative content, social contagion, and cyberbullying. Participants will also gain familiarity with the legal landscape around adolescents’ social media use, including areas where laws do and do not provide protection, as well as legal risks they may incur through online participation. Participants will also discuss ways in which teachers, parents, clinicians, and the community can help young people navigate their online interactions and mitigate these risks.
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this event, participants will be able to:
- Identify clinical and legal risks associated with social media use in youth.
- Describe the legal background and status of minors interacting online.
- Develop a plan to assess and advise patients and families around online risks.
Instructor | Caitlin R. Costello, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, where she is the training director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program and the medical director of child and adolescent outpatient services. She completed medical school and general psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins University, fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell Universities, and fellowship in forensic psychiatry at UCSF. Her interests include medical education, curriculum development, obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders, the interface between psychiatry and the legal system, and juvenile justice.
Navigating the Substance Use Disorder Landscape
K Michelle Peavy, PhD, MAC, SUDP
May 8th, 2024
Registration will close May 6th, 2024
How many times have you been asked the question (or asked yourself): “Where should I suggest that my [client/client’s sister/neighbor’s wife/etc.] go for substance use disorder treatment?” A question like that requires a conversation. In this Learn & Earn, we will discuss what constitutes “help” and “support” for substance use problems. We will review the research evidence in terms of settings and modalities of substance use disorder treatment. We will also discuss how to work with patients, clients, and their family members in search of support for substance use problem.
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this event, participants will be able to:
- Engage in conversations with patients and clients about the support they want for a substance problem.
- Identify evidence-based approaches to substance use disorders.
- Search for and access supports for substance problems.
Instructor | K. Michelle Peavy, PhD, MAC, SUDP is a licensed clinical psychologist engaged in supporting, advocating for, and serving people with substance use disorders (SUDs) for the past 20 years. She currently serves as Director of Training for the PRISM Collaborative (Promoting Research Initiatives in Substance use and Mental Health) in the College of Medicine at Washington State University. Between 2012-2020, Dr. Peavy served on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic at an Opioid Treatment Program, where she undertook clinical and research roles, as well as directing implementation of new clinical programming. She obtained specialized credentials in treating SUDs (Master Addiction Counselor; Substance Use Disorder Professional), and currently has a small private practice made up of people with SUDs or family members of people with SUD. In recent years, Dr. Peavy extended her reach beyond individuals with SUDs to the professionals who treat them. Dr. Peavy’s training, coaching, and mentoring includes her role as Co-Director of the Northwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative, as well as her position teaching motivational interviewing in the College of Nursing Doctoral Program at Seattle University.
An Introduction to the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Framework
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP
June 12th, 2024
Registration will close June 10th, 2024
This training will provide an overview of the CAMS Framework which is a suicide-focused, evidence-based, approach for effectively treating suicidal risk. CAMS is guided by empathy, collaboration, honesty, and a suicide-focus to care. You will learn about the use of the Suicide Status Form that is used across each phase of care from the first session, across interim care, and final outcome disposition session. CAMS is designed to treat patient-defined “drivers” of suicide; the pursuit of a life worth living is an explicit goal of the CAMS approach.
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this event, participants will be able to:
- Learn about CAMS Framework–the philosophy and use of the Suicide Status Form
- Learn about the CAMS approach to assessment using the SSF
- Learn about the CAMS approach to identifying, targeting, and treating patient-defined drivers of suicide
- Learn about using CAMS from first session, across interim care, to outcome/disposition
- Learn about the evidence-base supporting CAMS
Instructor | David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Jobes is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, at Uniformed Services University. He is the author of seven books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the recipient of various awards for his scientific work including the 1995 AAS “Shneidman Award” (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS “Linehan Award” (for suicide treatment research). He is the recipient of the 2022 Alfred M. Wellner Award for Lifetime Achievement (for research excellence) from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and is a “Highly Qualified Expert” to the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command. Dr. Jobes is a Board Member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and he Chair of the AFSP Public Policy Council. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical and consulting practice in Washington DC and in Maryland.
FREE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT, NBCC APPROVED
Participants who attend an event in this series will earn one free continuing education credit, NBCC approved.
Portland DBT Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6326. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Portland DBT Institute is solely is responsible for all aspects of the programs.