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Lecture Title: "Overview of the Changing Ketamine Landscape" Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD George D. Gross and Esther S. Gross Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine Director Yale Depression Research Program Co-Director Yale New Haven Hospital Interventional Psychiatry Service

School attendance problems (SAPs) are a common struggle for many adolescents and families and often result in worsened mental health, family conflict and stress, poor academic functioning, social struggles, and delayed independence. Good evidenced-based treatments exist for school avoidance, yet the behavior is complex and can be difficult to treat. Using a case example, this didactic will review evidence-based strategies for assessing and treating school avoidance behaviors. We will discuss the importance of integrating family and school supports into treatment and skills to review with caregivers. 1 CE credit available to WCM Department of Psychiatry full time and voluntary faculty Psychologists, Social Workers and LMHCs, who sign in with their full name, attend the entire lecture and complete a survey which will be emailed following the completion of the lecture.

Lecture Title: "Applied Transference Focused Psychotherapy: How It Developed and Why It Matters Now" Richard Hersh, M.D. Special Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Faculty, Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

In this talk, Dr. Hughes will begin with a brief overview of the measurement of generalized anxiety disorder symptoms and diagnosis. She will then outline the basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques used to treat GAD. Since only 50% of people respond to traditional CBT interventions for GAD, Dr. Hughes will review several strategies aimed at enhancing basic CBT treatment. These include tools aimed at enhancing interpersonal functioning, increasing positive emotions, and others (Newman et al., 2022). Dr. Hughes will discuss the state of internet-delivered GAD interventions (Eilert et al.,2022). Finally, she will outline limitations of the current state of the research, including a lack of data on diverse groups. 1 CE credit available to WCM Department of Psychiatry full time and voluntary faculty Psychologists, Social Workers and LMHCs, who sign in with their full name, attend the entire lecture and complete a survey which will be emailed following the completion of the lecture.

Katja Guenther Princeton University, M.D., Ph.D.

This presentation will provide an introduction to Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. The presenter will give an overview of the foundation of EFCT, a leading evidence-based couples treatment, and the outcome research. We will cover how EFCT is an attachment-driven approach and develop a basic understanding of EFCT stages and interventions. Assessment tools, practical strategies, and case examples will be discussed. 1 CE credit available to WCM Department of Psychiatry full time and voluntary faculty Psychologists, Social Workers and LMHCs, who sign in with their full name, attend the entire lecture and complete a survey which will be emailed following the completion of the lecture.

Sponsored by the Academy for Behavioral Health and Continuing Education About the Event Parents and caregivers are often desperate to find a way to better support their children but can easily feel lost on where to start. This often means flip flopping between being overly harsh or overly accommodating, or can lead to parents feeling paralyzed and indecisive. This workshop will give clinicians concrete tools to guide families through tricky issues, such as difficulty in school, breaking house rules, or parent/teen conflict. The first half of the workshop will focus on teaching strategies that enhance connection and self-esteem. The second will highlight ways that parents can address problem behaviors and encourage skillful choices. Audience members will also hear concrete ways to combine skills so that caregivers are better able to find balance between these two crucial domains. The workshop will also cover common stuck points so that audience members walk away confident in their ability to support patients as they encounter barriers. CE Credit: 3 CE credit hours are available to psychologists (licensed in New York State and states that accept American Psychological Association [APA] credit), social workers (New York State only), and mental health counselors (New York State only). Please see the CE requirements and additional information on our event webpage. This content is also appropriate for MDs; however, CME credits are not available for this event. Speaker: Andrea Temkin-Yu, Psy.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine

A decade of research has established relationships between social media use and mental health in adolescents; however evidence-based interventions for navigating this relationship are lacking. Existing interventions rely on abstinence-based models which tend to ostracize teens, neglect benefits of social media use, and fail to provide long-term skill acquisition. Research shows that harm reduction and strengths-based treatments are often more effective. This talk will overview a CBT-based intervention to provide psychoeducation and skills training to teens to minimize risks and maximize benefits in social media use and mental health. We will teach and demonstrate the core components of the intervention and their application for social media use, including assessment tools, psychoeducation, self-monitoring, mindfulness, values clarification, cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, mental health misinformation, and unrealistic body image standards. 1 CE credit available to WCM Department of Psychiatry full time and voluntary faculty Psychologists, Social Workers and LMHCs, who sign in with their full name, attend the entire lecture and complete a survey which will be emailed following the completion of the lecture.

This presentation examines the emerging trend of looksmaxxing and its clinical implications on male adolescents. It reviews the timeline of looksmaxxing, dating back to the 2010s, and explores the influence of social media platforms on the growth and reach of the movement. The presentation will review terminology used within looksmaxxing communities and explore how the trend impacts youth across different racial identities and socioeconomic backgrounds. Finally, the presentation will identify psychological warning signs for clinicians working with youth who are either exposed to, or actively engaging in, looksmaxxing content. 1 CE credit available to WCM Department of Psychiatry full time and voluntary faculty Psychologists, Social Workers and LMHCs, who sign in with their full name, attend the entire lecture and complete a survey which will be emailed following the completion of the lecture.

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