Lowell Public Schools & MGH Psychiatry Academy Training Series 2024
Despite progress made in the area of school psychiatry over the past 2 decades, there remains much to be learned about the provision of health care in the school setting. Some of the continued struggles in schools relate to broad concerns about child and adolescent psychiatry generally (lack of diagnostic specificity, concerns about efficacies of treatments, etc.,) but there are also school specific concerns, especially following the decreased socialization of youth following the COVID pandemic and continued concerns about learning gaps in children post-pandemic. This 8 session training program will concentrate on issues that are particularly pertinent to schools. In addition to providing the most up-to-date information on managing the most frequent struggles in youth.
Accreditation
Each monthly lecture is accredited for up to 1.0 CE.
8.0 Psychologists:
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 8.0 CE credit.
8.0 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 8.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.
Target Audience
This program is intended for psychologists, social workers, educators, and license mental health counselors within the Lowell Public schools. You must create for a free mghcme.org account and register for this course in order to claim your CE for attending this course.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants should be able to:
Identify the common symptoms of stress and its impact on students’ and staff mental health
Describe commonly prescribed psychiatric medications which are currently used to treat children and their side effects
Describe strategies for managing students with ADHD in the classroom
Describe strategies for managing explosive kids and disruptive behavior in the classroom
Identify the impacts of domestic violence on students and strategies to help mitigate the effects
*Will provide individual learning objectives per lecture.
For questions regarding technical support or credit claim, please contact the MGH Psychiatry Academy at mghcme@mgh.harvard.edu or (866) 644-7792.
Lowell Public Schools & MGH Psychiatry Academy Training Series
Live Virtual Zoom
Session 1: January 11, 2024 9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
Managing ADHD in the Classroom
Khadijah Watkins, MD
Session 2: February 15, 2024 10:00 – 11:00 PM EST
Intimate partner violence, effects on children, and implications for schools
Abigail Judge, PhD
Session 3: March 14, 2024 9:30 – 10:30 AM EST
Managing Medication
Robert Althoff, MD
Session 4: April 11, 2024 9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
Managing Explosive Kids
David Rubin, MD
Session 5: May 9, 2024 9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
Stress and the Brain
Khadijah Watkins, MD, PhD
Session 6: October 2, 2024 9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
Cultural Competence/Humility
Khadijah Watkins, MD, PhD
Session 7: November 6, 2024 9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
Social Media/Cyberbullying
Eugene Beresin, MD
Session 8: December 4, 2024 9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
Trauma
Abigail Judge, PhD
Planners:
Khadijah Watkins, MD
David Rubin, MD
Jane Pimental, MPH
Speakers:
Khadijah Watkins, MD
Robert Althoff, MD, PhD
David Rubin, MD
Reviewers:
David H. Rubin, MD (Content Reviewer)
Susan Sprich, PhD (Psychologist Reviewer)
Available Credit
- 8.00 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 8.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number
- 8.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 8.00 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 8.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
For questions regarding technical support or credit claim, please contact the MGH Psychiatry Academy at mghcme@mgh.harvard.edu or (866) 644-7792.