Utah Psychological Association

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    • October 06, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
    • Zoom
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    The Utah Psychological Association,
    in collaboration with
    the Nevada Psychological Association

    presents

    The Ethics of Practicing Telepsychology Across Jurisdictions

    Presented by Alex Siegel, Ph.D., Mariann Burnetti-Atwell, Psy.D.,
    Deborah Elliott-DeSorbo, Ph.D., Nicole Anders, Psy.D.

    3 CE Credits

    This workshop will be presented as a live, virtual presentation via Zoom webinar. Participants will be able to communicate with the presenter in real-time during the course of instruction. As participants can interact in real-time with the presenter, this webinar meets the requirements as a live or face-to-face CE training by the Utah Department of Professional Licensing.

    About the Workshop

    The presentation will cover the need and rationale for allowing psychologists to use electronic communications interjurisdictionally to provide telepsychological services ethically and legally to patients. It will examine the APA Guidelines on Telepsychology with particular focus on competency, informed consent and confidentiality and security of the data. The presentation will provide a discussion of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards E.Passport, the Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) and how psychologists can apply and practice under the authority of PSYPACT.  Time will also be taken to address common questions that arise around the use of telepsychology.

     This continuing education training will satisfy the annual CE requirements for E.Passport holders.

    Learning Objectives

    At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

    1. Discuss the APA Guidelines for Telepsychological Practice 
    2. Apply ethical and legal ways to provide interjurisdictional telepsychological services to patients
    3. Explain what steps are required for psychologists to obtain the authorization to practice interjurisdictionally by way of PSYPACT 
    4. Discuss challenges individuals have while practicing across jurisdictions and the potential solutions to support positive outcomes

    About the Speakers

    Alex M. Siegel, J.D., Ph.D. 

    Alex M. Siegel, J.D., Ph.D.  is an attorney and clinical psychologist. Three different Pennsylvania Governors (Ridge, Schweiker and Rendell) appointed Dr. Siegel to the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology. He served on the Board for 13 years, 6 of which as Chair of the State Board.  Dr. Siegel was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). He was also elected President of ASPPB in 2008. Currently, Dr. Siegel is the Director of Professional Affairs (DPA) for ASPPB. In his role as DPA, he serves as a liaison between ASPPB and state and national psychological associations. He provides training to new members of psychology licensing boards in the U.S. and the colleges of psychology in Canada. He was staff to the APA/ASPPB/APAIT joint task force on telepsychology and to the ASPPB task force on regulations for interjurisdictional telepsychological practice. He was a member of the PSYPACT task force. He is also Chair of the ASPPB Model Act and Regulations Committee (MARC).  In addition, Dr. Siegel consults with state governments, attorneys, courts and maintains a small clinical and forensic practice. Dr. Siegel's CV

    Mariann Burnetti-Atwell, PsyD

    Mariann Burnetti-Atwell, Psy.D., serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Before assuming this position, Dr. Burnetti-Atwell served as the Senior Vice President of Behavior Health Services for the national correctional healthcare company, Corizon Health. For the 15 years prior to that role, Dr. Burnetti-Atwell provided behavioral health and administrative leadership to the State of Missouri in a variety of leadership roles within the Departments of Corrections and Social Services. In addition, she served on the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists through the appointments of two Missouri Governors. Dr. Burnetti-Atwell's CV

    Deborah Elliott-Desorbo, Ph.D.

    Deborah Elliott-Desorbo, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the areas of gender, sexuality, health psychology, integrated care, military issues (she was once an active-duty clinical psychologist), and trauma. She practices at St Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute where she is the Director of the Health Psychology Program, the Founding Director of the Gender Affirming Program, and serves as the Institute’s Training Director. She is the current President Elect of the Utah Psychological Association and is the Past President of the Psychological Society of the Pikes Peak Region. Deb holds active licenses in MO, UT and HI, and has held an APIT and E. Passport from PSYPACT since 2020. Dr. Elliott-DeSorbo's CV

    Nicole Anders, Psy.D.

    Nicole Anders, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist in Nevada who specializes in treating trauma and in women’s health. Dr. Anders is trained in numerous protocols such as EMDR, Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She also assisted in the creation of Trauma Recovery Yoga (TRY) and continue to instruct students in the TRY-method of yoga science. Dr. Anders holds active licenses in NV and CA and is also a E.Passport holder from PSYPACT. Dr. Anders CV

    Registration Fees:

       UPA Members Non-Members 
     Early bird registration active through September 30, 2023  $75  $125
     After early bird registration $100  $150

     UPA Student/Resident Members Non-Member Students /Residents
     No Charge  $15

    Register online at:   www.utpsych.org  OR Call Teresa Bruce at 801-410-0337

    • November 03, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Live Zoom Webinar
    Register

    The Utah Psychological Association,

    presents

    Suicide Ideation and Behavior: Management, Interventions, and Impact

    Presented by Jessica Gerfen Ph.D. and Deb Elliott-Desorbo Ph.D.

    3 CE Credits

    This workshop will be presented as a live, virtual presentation via Zoom webinar. Participants will be able to communicate with the presenter in real-time during the course of instruction. Consequently, this webinar meets the requirements as a live or face-to-face CE training by the Utah Department of Professional Licensing.

    Recording available if you are unable to attend in person. These hours will count towards your distance learning allowance.

    About the Workshop

    Please join us for a presentation on Suicidal Ideation & Behavior: Management, Interventions and Impact that will be presented by Drs. Jessica Gerfen and Deb Elliott-DeSorbo. This live Zoom seminar is designed to provide psychologists with intermediate skills on applying a risk formulation model to patients and information on empirically-supported interventions for assisting individuals for suicide ideation and behavior (to include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP), Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), and Collaborative Safety Planning Intervention (SPI)). Attendees will also be educated about common ways clinicians react when their patients die by suicide and how we can best support those clinicians.

    Learning Objectives

    At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

    1. Apply Risk Formulation Model to patients.
    2. Describe 3 empirically supported interventions for assisting patients with suicidal ideation: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP), Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), Collaborative Safety Planning Intervention (SPI).
    3. Describe common reactions of clinician survivors of patient suicide to include sadness, guilt, shame, and fear.
    4. Explain how clinician survivors of patient suicide can be assisted by administration and colleagues.

    About the Speakers

    Jessica Gerfen, Ph.D. 

    Dr. Jessica Gerfen is the Chief Executive Officer of St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute (SLBMI). She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Houston OCD Program. Dr. Jessica Gerfen has served as Clinical Risk Manager at St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute since January 2015. As part of her duties in that role, she consults on any potential clinical risk management concerns at our facility, including suicide risk, and attends numerous trainings on Risk Management.

    Deborah Elliott-Desorbo, Ph.D.

    Dr. Deb Elliott-DeSorbo is a licensed clinical psychologist at St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute (SLBMI). She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University. She is the Director of the Health Psychology Program, the Founding and Administrative Director of the Gender Affirming Program and serves as the Institute’s Training Director. She conceptualized SLBMI's Peer Support Initiative (PSI) for Clinician Survivors of Patient Suicide in 2019 following extensive research on this topic and continues to lead this program.

    Registration Fees:

       UPA Members Non-Members 
     Early bird registration active through October 27, 2023  $75  $125
     After early bird registration $100  $150

     UPA Student/Resident Members Non-Member Students /Residents
     No Charge  $15

    Register online at:   www.utpsych.org  OR Call Teresa Bruce at 801-410-0337

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January 27, 2023 The Minds, Lives, and Motivations of Mass Attackers
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April 08, 2022 Bariatric Surgery: The Role of Psychologists on the Interdisciplinary Surgery Team
March 25, 2022 Suicide Risk/Assessment. Nancy A. Piotrowski, Ph.D.
March 04, 2022 Tackling the Topic of Eating Disorders: Risks, Prevention, Early Detection, and Evidence Based Interventions. Presented by Lindsey Ricciardi, Ph.D.
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November 19, 2021 Medical Health Coding, Documenting, and Billing
October 22, 2021 Multiple Sclerosis: 9 Things Every Psychologist (and Neuropsychologist) Needs to Know
September 17, 2021 Understanding and Treating OCD
July 30, 2021 Cultural Considerations for Neuropsych
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May 14, 2021 Cultivating Cultural Fortitude in Clinical Practice: A Multicultural Orientation Framework Approach
April 23, 2021 Adolescent Brain Development
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February 26, 2021 Sequence IX: Ethics and Risk Management in Complex Clinical Conundrums. Daniel O. Taube, JD, PhD
February 20, 2021 Self Care as an Ethical Imperative: Maintaining Competence and Flourishing During Challenging Times. Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD, ABPP
January 29, 2021 What keeps us up at night: An ethics discussion for 2021 (Registration Full)
November 13, 2020 Psychological Approaches to Treating Chronic Pain
October 02, 2020 CBT for Insomnia
August 07, 2020 A Practical Guide to the Ethics and Practice of Telepsychology and Teleneuropsychology During COVID-19
July 17, 2020 PTSD Treatment, and Related Ethical Dilemmas, in the Time of COVID-19
June 26, 2020 Trauma, Loss, and Traumatic Growth: Applying Conservation of Resources Theory through Social-Environmental and Behavioral Intervention
April 17, 2020 How to Rise Above the Ethical Demands of Utah Psychologists: Frank Rees, PhD
March 20, 2020 Pragmatics of Telepsychology Practice in the Age of COVID-19
February 21, 2020 Best Practices in Forensic Psychology: Testifying in Court/Related Case Law
January 24, 2020 Suicide Prevention Training: An Update on Assessment, Intervention, & Postvention
December 13, 2019 UPA Holiday Party
October 23, 2019 Creating & Getting the Most out of Clinical Supervision
June 15, 2019 Early Career Psychology Hike
June 07, 2019 The Trust Risk Management Workshop
April 12, 2019 Motivational Interviewing. Presented by Denise Lash, PhD
April 12, 2019 Non-pharmacological Interventions in Pain Management: Psychology's Answer to the Opioid Crisis
February 22, 2019 Don't Be Afraid of the Lawyer: A Clinician's Guide to Divorce, Subpoenas, Court, and All of the Those Things that Keep You Up at Night.
January 25, 2019 Concussion: From the CDC to CTE: Presented by Dr. Anne Russo and special guest Dallas Davis, former football linebacker
December 07, 2018 UPA Member and Guest Holiday Party
November 02, 2018 Eating Disorders: What Every Clinician Needs to Know by Eating Disorders presented by Dr. Lindsey Riccardi
September 28, 2018 UPA CE Presents: Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives
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February 23, 2018 Cross Cultural Mental Healthcare of Non-Binary and Transgender Adults
January 26, 2018 Psychopharmacology Update for Clinicians: What’s new in 2018
September 29, 2017 Psychological Practice Sequence VII: Working with Couples and Families, Risk Management with the Suicidal Patient, and Legal and Ethical Issues presented by Retirement
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March 24, 2017 Moving Through Swamps: Didactics and Experiences in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
March 10, 2017 Concussion and Post-Concussion Syndrome – Overview and Management by Dr. Angela Eastvold
February 17, 2017 Eating Disorders. Presented by Dr. Lindsey Ricciardi
February 13, 2017 Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy
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October 14, 2016 Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Using the ADOS-2
October 10, 2016 Basics of Telepsychology Practice
September 16, 2016 Ethics Update
September 12, 2016 Effects of Stress on the Brain
June 03, 2016 Prolonged Exposure for the Treatment of PTSD
May 06, 2016 Surviving & Thriving as Psychologists: Empathic Distress and Wellbeing
April 15, 2016 Causes and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
March 18, 2016 Psychopharmacology Update
January 22, 2016 Resilience & Executive Functioning: Are They Evidence Based Concepts?
September 25, 2015 Ethics and Risk Management in the Age of the Affordable Care Act: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know and Were Afraid to Ask!
May 15, 2015 ICD Diagnosis and DSM Changes: The New Horizon
March 13, 2015 Behavioral Sleep Medicine
January 23, 2015 Continuing Education: Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicidality
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