Youth Mental Health: Risk Factors, Prevention and Support
A Six-hour Interprofessional Symposium for Healthcare Workers
Sunday, June 14
8:45am – 4:30pm (ET)
Cost:
- Eligible 1199SEIU members: No out-of-pocket costs
- All other participants: $150
Live Webcast (Internet)
The deadline to register for this event is Friday, June 12, noon.
Program and Learning Objectives
8:45 am — Participants Log in
9:20 am — Welcome and Introductory Remarks
9:30 am — Working with Youth with Severe and Intense Behavior: What Parents and Providers Should Know
Presenter:
Mackenzie Sommerhalder, PhD
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will focus on how providers and parents can understand and respond effectively to severe and intense behaviors in youth. It will address common underlying factors that contribute to high-risk behaviors, along with practical, evidence-based strategies for prevention and de-escalation while maintaining safety and preserving relationships. In addition, it will highlight the importance of collaboration between parents and providers and of supporting youth through compassionate, structured and skill-focused approaches that promote long-term stability and growth.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify key factors that contribute to severe and intense behaviors in youth, including underlying mental health conditions, environmental influences and skill deficits;
- Apply evidence-based strategies to prevent and de-escalate high-risk behaviors, including proactive planning, effective communication and crisis response techniques; and
- Understand strategies for collaborating effectively with caregivers and multidisciplinary teams to develop consistent, trauma-informed behavioral-support plans that promote safety and long-term skill building.
10:30 am — Youth Suicide: What Every Health and Human Services Professional Should Know
Presenter:
Carmen Lopez-Arvizu, MD, DFAACAP, FAPA
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will focus on identifying early concerns regarding youth suicide, applying evidence-informed strategies to promote resilience, and working collaboratively across disciplines using trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches to support youth and families.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify key risk and protective factors affecting youth mental health across developmental and social contexts;
- Recognize early signs of mental health concerns in children and adolescents and respond appropriately;
- Apply evidence-based prevention and early support strategies that promote resilience in youth and families; and
- Collaborate effectively across disciplines to support coordinated, trauma-informed youth mental health care.
11:30 am — Beyond Inpatient Psychotherapeutics In the Management Of Psychosis
Presenter:
Jonathan Muniz, MD
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will provide an overview of the use of family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to assist patients with psychosis, as well as a brief review of other types of therapy available for psychosis. It will include discussions on a formulation for treatment, implementation of interventions, key points to reduce relapse and the importance of reducing the duration of untreated psychosis.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Use the basic skills of CBT for the treatment of psychosis;
- Discuss interventions to reduce risk of relapse and adherence to outpatient care;
- Understand the importance of the duration of untreated psychosis; and
- Explain the types of therapy available for psychosis.
12:30 pm — Lunch Break
1:30 pm — Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Anxiety
Presenter:
Joseph F. McGuire, PhD
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will provide an overview of evidence-based assessments to identify child anxiety in clinical practice and evidence-based treatments of childhood anxiety disorders, with a focus on the frontline treatment of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It will also identify challenges with and emerging solutions to treating childhood anxiety.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Discuss components of an evidence-based assessment for childhood anxiety;
- Describe the cognitive behavioral model underlying CBT; and
- Recognize the core therapeutic components of CBT and its application in addressing childhood anxiety and related disorders in clinical practice.
2:30 pm — Somatic Symptom Disorder in Youth: From Recognition to Collaborative Care
Presenter:
Erika Chiappini, PhD
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will focus on somatic symptom disorder in youth, including evidence-based strategies for recognizing, assessing and managing this complex condition. It will discuss the stepped-care approach, cognitive-behavioral interventions, and collaborative strategies to reduce disability and improve quality of life for youth and their families. In addition, it will address communication strategies that validate symptoms while avoiding unnecessary testing and ways that healthcare workers can understand their role within interdisciplinary care teams.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Recognize and assess persistent physical symptoms in youth using current diagnostic frameworks;
- Apply biopsychosocial models to somatic symptom disorders;
- Implement stepped-care management approaches appropriate to symptom severity; and
- Collaborate effectively within interdisciplinary care teams to reduce symptom-related disability.
3:30 pm — Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: Updates and Recommendations
Presenter:
Carol Vidal, MD, PhD, MPH
Descriptive Summary:
This presentation will focus on the effects of social media on children and adolescents, including debates about the link between recent changes in technology and worsening mental health outcomes among youth. It will include a review of information about adolescent depression, anxiety and self-harm behaviors, as well as research on problematic social media use and depression, eating disorders, sleep, self-harm, cognitive and academic effects, and safety concerns. In addition, it will provide recommendations for parents and health professionals on how to help children engage with digital media in healthy ways.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Describe trends of depression, anxiety and suicide in the adolescent population;
- Identify how social media affects adolescent mental health; and
- Discuss ways for clinicians to communicate effectively with parents and adolescents about the appropriate use of social media.
4:30 pm — Program Ends
Accreditation
CASACs
An application has been submitted to the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services for six (6) clock hours.
Clinical Laboratory Practitioners
This continuing medical laboratory education activity is recognized by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) for six (6) CMLE credits. ASCP CMLE credits are acceptable for the ASCP Board of Registry Certification Maintenance Program.
Dietitians/Dietetic Technicians
An application has been submitted the Commission for Dietetic Registration (CDR) for six (6) continuing education units.
Imaging Technologists
An application has been submitted to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for Category A continuing education credits. The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) accepts ASRT Category A credits.
LPNs/RNs/Nurse Practitioners
This course is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for six (6) continuing education credits.
Medical Records Coders
An application has been submitted to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for six (6) continuing education credits.
Occupational Therapists/Occupational Therapy Assistants
An application has been submitted to the New York State Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (NYSOTA) for contact hours (NY licensees only).
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
The New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists (NYSCHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- Module A (AM): This course, 0134-0000-26-126-L01-P; 0134-0000-26-126-L01-T, is approved for 0.3 CEUs (3 contact hours).
- Module B (PM): This course, 0134-0000-26-127-L01-P; 0134-0000-26-127-L01-T, is approved for 0.3 CEUs (3 contact hours).
Statements of Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit are available to participants upon the conclusion of the program through survey links. Participants have 45 days from date of program to claim credits and must verify attendance at the meeting by entering the program CE code.
Physical Therapists/Physical Therapy Assistants
An application has been submitted to the New York Physical Therapy Association (NYPTA) for contact hours (NY licensees only).
Respiratory Therapists
An application has been submitted to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for six (6) continuing education credits.
Social Workers
The 1199SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers under provider #0286. Licensed NYS Social Workers are required to provide NYS license number to receive certificate of credit. This course is approved for six (6) continuing education hours.
All Other Healthcare Professionals
You will receive a general certificate of attendance. Please check with your accreditation board with respect to receiving credit for this program.
Presenters:
Mackenzie Sommerhalder, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Carmen Lopez-Arvizu, MD, DFAACAP, FAPA
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director of Outpatient Psychiatry Services and Medical Director of Developmental Psychiatry, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Jonathan Muniz, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Assistant Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Faculty/Attending Physician, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Joseph F. McGuire, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, inaugural recipient of the James C. Harris, M.D., Professorship in Developmental Neuropsychiatry and Neurosciences Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Co-Director, Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Erika Chiappini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of Training, Pediatric Medical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Carol Vidal, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Eligibility for 1199SEIU Members
Training and Employment Fund Members
Members must have been a part-time or full-time employee for at least one year, work at least three-fifths of a regular workweek, and work for an employer who contributes to the 1199SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund or the 1199SEIU Greater New York Education Fund.
City of New York Education, Child and Eldercare Fund Members
Pharmacists, Dietitians, Clinical Laboratory Practitioners and LPNs must have worked with NYC Health + Hospitals or a mayoral agency for at least one year.
Registered Nurse Training and Job Security Fund members
Members must have been a part-time or full-time employee for at least one year and work for an employer who contributes to the 1199SEIU/Hospital League Health Care Industry Registered Nurse Training and Job Security Fund.
For Further Information
Email: Institute@1199Funds.org
Refund and Cancellation Policy
If you wish to cancel, you must do so at least 48 hours before the program date to avoid a penalty. To cancel, contact the 1199SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund (TUF) by telephone, (212) 894-4390; fax, (212) 643-8795; or email, Institute@1199Funds.org. TUF reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a program in the event of insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances. Participants will be notified and given the option of receiving a refund or attending the rescheduled program or an alternate program.
