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Digital Seminar

Psychopharmacology for Kids and Teens: A Therapist's Guide to New Medications, Prescribing Guidelines, and Working Effectively with Prescribers


Speaker:
Joshua Feder, MD
Duration:
2 Hours 01 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jun 19, 2023
Product Code:
POS059468
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


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Speaker

Joshua Feder, MD's Profile

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Dr. Joshua Feder is a child and family psychiatrist in Solana Beach, California and medical director at Positive Development, providing affordable developmental relationship-based support for autistic children and their families nationwide. He is the father of an autistic son and the son of an autistic father. Dr. Feder cowrote the first American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Practice Parameter on the Assessment and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and serves as editor in chief at the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report. Dr. Feder teaches and conducts research with UCSD, SDSU, and Fielding Graduate University. Dr. Feder helps run the Autism Is inclusion program, the only active antibullying program certified by the state of California Department of Education. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including, Prescribing Psychotropics and The Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Second Ed. Many of Dr. Feder’s podcasts and lectures can be found online at www.joshuafedermd.com


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Joshua Feder maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Positive Development, The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Quicksilver Software Company, Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning, Profectum, Beyond Imagination, and Fielding Graduate University. He is a grant reviewer for Organization for Autism Research and the National Foundation for Autism Research. Dr. Feder receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Joshua Feder serves on the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry committee and is a programmatic lead for the International Network for Peach Building with Young Children. He is a member of the Autism Society of America, the National Foundation for Autism Research, and the World Association of Infant Mental Health.


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Objectives

  1. Practice from the perspective of a reversed form of bio-psycho-social care ie. social-psycho-bio informed care 
  2. Analyze current psychotropic treatment as it is related to target symptoms developmental aspects, and informed consent for common mental health conditions in children and teens  
  3. Employ an effective strategy for building more productive collaborative relationships with prescribers of psychotropic medications.  

Outline

Managing the Power Differential to Build Collaborative Prescriber-Therapist Relationships 
General Principles of Prescribing Psychotropic Medication   
  • Disclaimer about medications and supplements 
  • Why target symptoms are king  
  • Is medication the tail or the dog? 
  • Non-pharm first: S-P-B  
  • Possibility of abuse, drug and substance use 
  • When and why to integrate safety checks 
Medication Management in Children and Teens  
  • Step by step considerations 
  • How to monitor target symptoms 
  • Developmental considerations 
The Ongoing Process of Informed Consent  
  • Elements of informed consent   
  • Who can give consent? 
  • When parents are divorced 
  • Assent: To what extent can the child be a partner in the process?  
  • The ongoing process that supports good care 
‘SPB’ Treatment of Common Mental Health Conditions  
  • Anxiety including OCD 
  • Sleep Disorders 
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder   
  • Depression  
  • Autism 
  • Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
  • Bipolar Disorder   
  • Psychosis & Schizophrenia 
  • Eating Disorders   
  • Substance Use Disorders  
Risks and Limitations of Research and Off Label Use of Medications    

Target Audience

  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Counselors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • School Administrators
  • Teachers/School-Based Personnel

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