Total Credits: 7
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is “the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture and preferences” (APA), and the landscape of EBP continues to grow and evolve in an effort to optimize patient care.
In real world practice, clinical presentations are often complex and don’t fall neatly into a single diagnostic category. Transdiagnostic approaches enable clinicians to meet patients’ broad needs through evidence-informed practice.
The theme of this conference is the application of transdiagnostic approaches to complex presentations and comorbid conditions, with a focus on the similarities and differences between them. Speakers use clinical case studies to illustrate how they conceptualize and plan treatment for clients with comorbid or complicated conditions.
CE Information:
** CEs will be available for this event. Our presentation day on May 9th, 2024 is approved for 7 CE credits and our PMIs on May 7th-8th are approved for 14 CEs each.
American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval:
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Provider Approval:
The Center for Deployment Psychology, #1761, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: May 19, 2022 – May 19, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 4 Live, Interactive Webinar continuing education credits.
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology Provider Approval:
The Center for Deployment Psychology 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-0178).
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work Provider Approval:
The Center for Deployment Psychology 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 (#SW-0744).
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Arthur M Nezu, PhD, DHL, ABPP is Distinguished University Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Professor of Medicine at Drexel University and the co-developer of EC-PST. He has received numerous awards from various professional associations regarding a lifetime of contributions to clinical psychology and was named a “Pioneer of CBT” by the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He co-developed multiple clinical programs for the VA, DoD, and the U.S. Air Force, and is involved in research evaluating EC-PST to reduce suicide risk among older Veterans. Dr. Nezu is currently Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice and previous Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and previous Associate Editor of the American Psychologist. Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, ABPP is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Professor of Medicine at Drexel University and the co-developer of EC-PST. She is a past-president of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and has maintained a private practice for over three decades. She has received numerous awards for her clinical, supervision, and research activities and was named a “Pioneer of CBT” by the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She has co-developed multiple clinical programs for the VA, DoD, and the U.S. Air Force.
Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, ABPP is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Professor of Medicine at Drexel University and the co-developer of EC-PST. She is a past-president of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and has maintained a private practice for over three decades. She has received numerous awards for her clinical, supervision, and research activities and was named a “Pioneer of CBT” by the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She has co-developed multiple clinical programs for the VA, DoD, and the U.S. Air Force.
Aaron P. Brinen, PsyD, is a primary developer of recovery-oriented cognitive therapy (CT-R) along with Aaron T. Beck, MD. Under the guidance of Dr. Beck, Dr. Brinen has worked to formalize and standardize the CT-R protocol for individual and group therapy settings, as well as for use in team-based psychiatric care and during inpatient treatment. He is a co-author of the manual of CT-R for serious mental health conditions, and has been active in the training of community therapists from around the world.
Dr. Courtney Bolstad is a licensed psychologist and is currently completing a geropsychology postdoctoral fellowship at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. She received her Ph.D. from Mississippi State University and completed her doctoral internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham VA Medical Center Consortium (VA Track). Her dissertation examined mechanisms of the relation between dog and/or cat ownership and better sleep. Her clinical and research work focuses on geropsychology and behavioral sleep medicine, particularly the study and treatment of nightmares.
Dr. Mansi Mehta an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine and a clinical psychologist with the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program. She has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of trauma and anxiety-related disorders; she is a Prolonged Exposure therapy consultant and a Unified Protocol trainer. Dr. Mehta is particularly interested in training and dissemination of evidence-based treatment for emotional disorders with a focus on exposure therapy.
Dr. Julie Chrysosferidis is currently a second-year postdoctoral fellow at Emory Healthcare Veterans Program. Her clinical expertise includes Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and transdiagnostic approaches for a range of emotion disorders.
Dr. Hellman received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and completed her predoctoral internship at the Charleston Consortium in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Hellman is passionate about using evidence-based treatments for PTSD, anxiety and mood disorders. This includes exposure, acceptance and commitment and cognitive behavioral-based therapies emphasizing compassion and strength-based treatment styles. Her research interests include the impact of trauma exposure and PTSD on our bodies and minds, specifically chronic pain development and treatment.
Andrew M. Sherrill, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a practicing clinical psychologist at the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program. He is also the program manager of the Emory University Prolonged Exposure Consultant Training Program. Dr. Sherrill’s clinical expertise includes Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and exposure-based transdiagnostic approaches such as the Unified Protocol and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for a range of emotion disorders. His current research aims to understand the ethical development and integration of mHealth, AI, and extended reality technologies that may facilitate exposure therapy implementation.
Khristine Heflin currently serves as a military behavioral health child social worker with the Department of Defense Child Collaboration Study at the Center for Deployment Psychology. Ms. Heflin assists in the development of evidence-based training for pediatric behavioral health providers who treat military connected children and adolescents. Ms. Heflin has extensive experience as both an adult and child therapist in various settings including forensic, emergency department, psychiatric inpatient, and community mental health. Ms. Heflin is a fierce advocate for family centered care and equitable mental health services.
Sara Schmidt, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington State where she is in private practice. She is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified Clinician, and an expert in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) protocol for PTSD. Until 2021, she served as the Associate Director of the Trauma and Suicide Research Lab at the Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research, part of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, where she was a Co-Investigator on NIMH-funded research focused on the evaluation and implementation of DBT and DBT PE. Dr. Schmidt has experience providing DBT in a variety of settings, regularly provides professional training and consultation in DBT and DBT PE nationally and internationally, and has published several peer reviewed articles and book chapters on these topics.
Dr. Onna Brewer is a human services psychologist with specialties in clinical psychology and behavioral medicine. She completed her doctoral training at the University of Maryland Baltimore Country conducting research and community-based translational work related to processes of behavior change, brief interventions, and improving access to care for underserved communities. Her post-doctoral training and early career included trauma specialization and outpatient care with the Veterans Health Administration where she was also a Motivational Interviewing consultant and regional trainer for the VA’s National Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Initiative. She is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, the Florida Psychological Association and APA. She currently provides training and consultation for a diverse array of helping professionals and organizations around the world.
Marian Frick Rigsbee, LCSW, MAC is a clinical social worker from Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition to her private practice, Marian provides training and education in Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, addictions, co-occurring disorders and related topics. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and the National Association of Social Workers.
Dr. Michelle Drapkin has been working in the area of behavior change for over 20 years. She is a board-certified Clinical Psychologist and is the Owner/Director of the CBT Center where she sees patients in her private practice, consults with healthcare tech startups, and delivers trainings and workshops on communication/motivation and health and wellbeing at work and in life. She has previously held roles in industry as a Senior Behavioral Scientist. She also held a national position at the Department of Veterans Affairs and was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. She has dedicated her professional career to using psychological research to help people. She is the sole author of The Motivational Interviewing Path to Personal Change: The Essential Workbook for Creating the Life You Want from New Harbinger Publications.
