GAIN 2024

CE Credits

Up to 18 live, online CE contact hours (4.5 per module series) will be awared to licensed psychologists and social workers who have met the attendance requirements below. 

Psychologists: Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) Department of Psychiatry, 525 E 68th St. New York, NY 10065, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0192. WCM is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. WCM maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

Social Workers: The New York Presbyterian Hospital Department of Social Work is recognized by New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers # SW 0155. Social workers from other states, please confirm with your state licensing board. Please note that we do not specify type of credits (general, cultural competence, clinical, etc.)

CE Certificate Requirements

Please note that in order to receive your CE certificate for each 4.5 credit module series, you must attend the full module series (3 live sessions) and complete the evaluation in accordance with NYSED and APA requirements. Please plan accordingly to sign in with your full name, log-in on time, and remain for the duration of each session. There is a 10 minute grace period at the start OR end of the webinar- no more than 10-minutes total can be missed. Participants who do not meet the attendance requirements will not receive a CE certificate or refund.

Each live webinar will begin promptly at 12:45pm EST. Please plan to be logged in by 12:55pm EST at the latest OR leaving no earlier than 2:05pm EST.

CE Distribution: Evaluation forms will be distributed via email following the final webinar of each series to those meeting the attendance requirements above. There will be one feedback evaluation and certificate awarding 4.5 CE hours for each module series. Evaluations must be completed within one month of the final webinar of the series.

Complaints: The Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry (WCM) is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. WCM will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the members of the Continuing Education committee in consultation with the CE Chair. While WCM goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the program staff which require intervention and/or action on the part of the program staff or an officer of WCM. 

To submit a complaint to the WCM CE committee, please see the WCM CE website: https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/education-training/continuing-education-committee-members

What to Expect

GAIN participants will view and score 2 different ADOS-2 administration videos. GAIN trainers will review ADOS-2 administration guidelines and will discuss the recorded video in detail during each webinar. Scoring data collected from all participants will also be analyzed and reviewed during the webinar. GAIN participants will be able to submit questions, comments and concerns to the GAIN training team which will be reviewed and answered in a separate webinar. GAIN trainers will also review and share relevant research findings with participants.

GAIN offers 4 individual module series which highlight various modules of the ADOS-2 (Toddler Module & Module 1, Module 2, Module 3 and Module 4). Each module series consists of 3 monthly webinars held on the 4th Thursday (INTERNATIONAL) and Friday (NORTH AMERICA) of every month. Each webinar is schedule for 90 minutes and includes 60-75 minutes of instructional time. Webinars will be recorded for your viewing convenience.

GAIN Archived webinars from prior years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023) are available for purchase.

Prerequisite Training

In order to participate in GAIN, you must have attended and completed a clinical ADOS-2 training program.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of each module series GAIN participants should be able to:

• Describe the administration and intent/purpose of the tasks in the module discussed in the webinar
• Describe the meaning of the specific codes on the module discussed in the webinar
• Evaluate their and others’ administration of the ADOS-2 module presented in the webinar

Fees

The fee for each 3-month module series is $75.00. Optional CE credits are an additional $50.00.

Group Discounts

To request a group discount, please contact Angela Constantine at GAIN@med.cornell.edu

Disclosures

Western Psychological Services (WPS), publisher of the ADOS-2, does not fund the GAIN program.  GAIN focuses on the ADOS-2 only and will not include explicit training on other instruments.

Dr. Vanessa Bal has no conflicts of interest or relevant financial or non-financial disclosures as related to ADOS-2. Dr. Somer Bishop receives honoraria from WPS as an author of the ADOS-2. This will not influence her discussion and she will not make recommendations for commercial products. She has no non-financial disclosures related to ADOS-2.  Dr. Amy Esler has no conflicts of interest or relevant financial or non-financial disclosures as related to ADOS-2.  Dr. Stephen Kanne has no conflicts of interest or relevant financial or non-financial disclosures as related to ADOS-2.

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel your ticket after registration please send written notification to Angela Constantine at gain@med.cornell.edu. Refund requests will be processed according to the following guidelines:

MODULE 3 SERIES

Refund Requests made:

• Before Monday, January 8, 2024: Refund minus $10 fee
• Between Monday, January 8 and Monday, January 15, 2024: Refund minus $15 fee
• Between Tuesday, January 16 and Monday, January 22, 2024: Refund minus $20 fee
• After Monday, January 22, 2024: No refund
• Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.

MODULE 4 SERIES

Refund Requests made:

• Before Monday, April 8, 2024: Refund minus $10 fee
• Between Monday, April 8 and Monday, April 15, 2024: Refund minus $15 fee
• Between Tuesday, April 16 and Monday, April 22, 2024: Refund minus $20 fee
• After Monday, April 22, 2024: No refund
• Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.

MODULE 2 SERIES

Refund Requests made:

• Before Monday, July 8, 2024: Refund minus $10 fee
• Between Monday, July 8 and Monday, July 15, 2024: Refund minus $15 fee
• Between Tuesday, July 16 and Monday, July 22, 2024: Refund minus $20 fee
• After Monday, July 22, 2024: No refund
• Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.

MODULE 1 SERIES

Refund Requests made:

• Before Monday, October 7, 2024: Refund minus $10 fee
• Between Monday, October 7 and Monday, October 14, 2024: Refund minus $15 fee
• Between Tuesday, October 15 and Monday, October 21, 2024: Refund minus $20 fee
• After Monday, October 21, 2024: No refund
• Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.