W01 - Advanced Risk Management: An Ethically Informed Approach

11/7/2019 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Presenter: Samuel Knapp, EdD, ABPP

3 Ethics CE Credits

All psychologists will encounter some patients with complex or difficult problems that put them at the risk of treatment failure. In addition, some of them, rightly or wrongly, are likely to blame their psychologists for this failure and seek redress through a disciplinary body. When faced with such patients, it is important for all psychologists to rely on ethically based risk management principles and eschew false risk management strategies that are overly simplistic, fear-based, defensive, and which increase the risk of a treatment failure or a disciplinary complaint. According to the presenter, the best risk management strategy is to provide and document good quality care. This can be done by relying on ethically based quality enhancement strategies: consultation, empowering patients, double-checking one’s work, and good documentation. These strategies are most effective when conducted by self-reflective psychologists who practice within a supportive community.

This workshop will review the common sources and contexts of disciplinary complaints, identify false risk management principles, identify and give examples of risk management principles that are based on overarching ethical principles, review the role of self-reflection and a communitarian approach to effective practice, and describe situations where the risk management principles can be applied effectively. Participant interaction is encouraged.

Learning Objectives:

 1.    List the common areas of practice where disciplinary actions are most likely to occur;
2.    Compare false risk management strategies with effective risk management strategies;
3.    Give examples of the four quality enhancement strategies and describe how they are linked to overarching ethical principles;
4.    Explain the role of self-reflection and in reducing practice risks;
5.    Apply the communitarian approach to your practice;
6.    Apply risk management strategies to real life patients.

W03 - Lunch and Act 31 Workshop

11/7/2019 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Presenter: Rachael Baturin, MPH, JD

2 CE Credits

 

In 2013 and 2014 Pennsylvania enacted numerous changes to the Child Protective Services Law. The purpose of this workshop is to review the signs leading to the recognition of child abuse and the reporting requirements for suspected child abuse in Pennsylvania. Those mandated reporters who complete this course will fulfill their mandatory requirements for licensing renewal and applicants for health care licenses in Pennsylvania will fulfill their requirement for education in child abuse reporting and recognition in Pennsylvania. This workshop describes the child welfare services in Pennsylvania, defines important terms related to the child abuse reporting law, and delineates the responsibilities of mandated reporters, ways to recognize child abuse, and other topics.

 

Learning Objectives
1. Describe the child welfare system in Pennsylvania; 
2. Define child, child abuse, perpetrators, and other relevant terms; 
3. Paraphrase the responsibilities of mandated reporters;
4. Recognize the signs of child abuse and situations where child abuse must be reported; and
5. Understand how to fulfill their responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse.

W05 - Traumatized Patients/Traumatized Psychologists: Can Positive Psychology Help with Current Events?

11/7/2019 1:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Presenter: Karyn Scher, PhD

3 CE Credits

We are living in an age of seemingly unrelenting traumatizing current events, taxing even the most resilient and heightening anxiety for psychologists and our clients. This workshop will explore how the principles and strategies of positive psychology (eg mindfulness, gratitude, resilience, training) can optimize our own, and our patients' functioning during these stressful times.

 

Learning Objectives:

1) apply key components of positive psychology (including Post-Traumatic Growth) to treatment of patients' concerns about adapting to troubling current events.
2) apply key components of positive psychology to psychologist self-care in the context of troubling current events and conflicts.
3) assess the value of proactive involvement in promoting positive values in their families, work environments, and larger communities. 

W06 - Understanding the APA Ethics Code- Intermediate

11/8/2019 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Presenter: Molly Cowan, PsyD; Linda K Knauss, PhD, ABPP; Randy Fingerhut, PhD

3 Ethics CE Credits

This program will help learners develop a more detailed knowledge of the APA Ethics Code including the purposes of ethics codes, how ethics codes are linked to overarching ethical principles, and how the enforceable standards apply to the work of psychologists. There will be participant interaction on the application of the Ethics Code and an assessment (for educational purposes only) on the extent to which the content is mastered. The workshop assumes a basic understanding of the APA Ethics Code.

 

Learning Objectives;

1.Describe the purposes of ethics codes;
2. Describe the three sections of the APA Ethics Code: Introduction and Applicability, General Principles, and Enforceable Standards;
3. Paraphrase the overarching ethical principles that underlie the APA Ethics Code and describe how they support the enforceable standards of the APA Ethics Code; and
4. Apply the enforceable standards and General (aspirational) Principles of the APA Ethics Code in specific situations 

W08 - Psychologist Prescriptive Authority - The Latest on Legislation, Practice and Training

11/8/2019 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Presenter: Tracy E. Ransom, Psy.D., BCB, MSCP; Jennifer M. Collins, Psy.D.

2 CE Credits

Currently, 80% of psychotropic medications are prescribed by primary care physicians, and the American Association of Medical Colleges estimates that by the year 2025 there will be a nationwide deficit of physicians between 46,000- 90,000. With 59 percent of the nation’s psychiatrists over the age of 55, and only 12,500 practicing psychiatrists in the country (with only 26 percent of these psychiatrists accepting insurance), the need for properly trained clinicians to holistically treat mental illness is great. This workshop will discuss the latest updates in psychologist prescribing rights and legislation, the states who have adopted prescribing rights and experiences in those locations, as well as a practical discussion of required training for prescribing rights. The presenters propose that clinical specialties in psychology could be enhanced further with psychologists who are trained in clinical psychopharmacology, and that prescriptive authority is an essential step to  providing thousands of patients with access to comprehensive mental health care.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe benefits & challenges of RxP;
2. List the states that have RxP & psychologist experiences in these locations;
3. Discuss legislative affairs related to RxP;
4. Describe training program requirements for RxP;
5. Analyze the prescribing rights initiative through group discussion 

W10 - Understanding the APA Ethics Code- Advanced

11/8/2019 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Presenter: Molly Cowan, PsyD; Sam Knapp, EdD; Linda Knauss, PhD; Randy Fingerhut, PhD

3 Ethics CE Credits

The purpose of this program is to help learners develop an advanced knowledge of the APA Ethics Code including an evaluation of the extent to which the APA Ethics Code and its application in more difficult or nuanced situations. There will be participant interaction on the application of the Ethics Code and an assessment (for educational purposes only) on the extent to which the content is mastered. The workshop assumes familiarity with the APA Ethics Code.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Apply the enforceable standards of the APA Ethics Code in difficult or complicated situations;
2. Discuss the extent to which the APA Ethics Code fulfills its intended purpose; and
3. Evaluate the extent to which the APA Ethics Code can be justified by overarching ethical principles

W12 - Addressing the Psychological Treatment Needs of Seniors

11/8/2019 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Presenter: Anna Zacharcenko, Psy.D.; Rise Kass, PhD; Christopher Catalfamo, MA

3 CE Credits

One in four senior adults may experience a psychological disorder. Yet, behavioral health services are underutilized by this growing population. This workshop examines opportunities to provide empirically based and culturally sensitive psychological services to seniors in a variety of settings. Ethical considerations and documentation requirements will be reviewed as well.

Learning Objectives:

1. List three psychological presenting problems which seniors may experience.
2. Identify three settings in which psychological issues of the elderly may present themselves.
3. Select clinically appropriate, empirically based interventions based upon the senior client’s treatment setting and the client’s cognitive presentation.
4. Describe how cultural issues may influence whether an older adult participates in psychological services.