Transgender Perspectives: The Psychological, Medical, Legal, and Personal Implications of Transition

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Co-Sponsored by The Ohio Psychological Association & The National Psychologist, registration is now open.

Presenter: Gary G. Gintner, PhD, LPC

The DSM-5 represents a fundamental shift in how disorders are conceptualized and diagnosed.  The workshop provides an overview of the manual’s new organization, other innovations such as spectrum disorders and the relationship between DSM-5 and the ICD. Participants learn the nuts and bolts of using the manual and coding a DSM-5 diagnosis. The program reviews major classes of psychiatric disorders with particular attention paid to significant changes in the diagnostic criteria. Throughout the workshop participants are given opportunities to practice making a diagnosis using the new system. The program includes a diagnostic tune-up designed to help participants implement a set of clinical strategies that have been shown to enhance diagnostic accuracy and consistency.

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Disaster Mental Health with Drs. Bob Stinson and Kay Levine at Maryhaven. Attendees will earn 3 CE in ethics.

The evolving field of disaster mental health does not yet have a clear framework for the legal and ethical responsibilities that are frequently assumed by those who volunteer. Definitions are imprecise and numerous issues of informed consent, confidentiality, record keeping, licensure and relevant treatment options abound. This workshop will identify some of these key issues, how to understand them, and offer suggestions for how to think critically about clinical/ethical/legal conundrums in post-disaster settings.

Participants will learn to:
• Identify common ethical dilemmas within the field of disaster mental health
• Understand key aspects of ethical principles within the field generally, including informed consent, confidentiality, and record keeping
• Develop a model by which to solve ethics dilemmas within the field of disaster mental health

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Presented by Drs. Marjorie Kukor & Valerie Cole at Maryhaven from 1-4 p.m. Despite what the Hollywood movies suggest, most people do not respond to disasters or other traumatic events by running down the street screaming. But what are the typical reactions to traumatic events? Which populations are more vulnerable? What risk factors make some people more vulnerable? What are typical reactions afterwards? These questions and others will be answered in this workshop. In addition, we will look at the current literature on response efforts and emerging interventions for supporting survivors of tragedy as well as relief workers. Treatment implications will also be addressed, but will not be the sole focus of the workshop. Attendees will earn 3 CE. Register online.

Panel discussion with Dr. Kay Levine, Dr. Marjorie Kukor & Mr. Jim Adams at Maryhaven. The nature of the helping professions makes those in the field vulnerable to secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and/or burnout. Despite what is known about the effects of these conditions, many therapists become stressed, fatigued or burned out, potentially derailing a successful and satisfying practice or career. Self-care is essential, not just for one’s individual health, but for the health of our profession. This workshop looks at the issues and conditions that create challenges for self-care, identifies some of the challenges of addressing such issues and provides suggestions for mitigating the effects of secondary trauma and burnout. The workshop will address community resiliency and how mental health professionals can be supportive systemically when traumatic events occur in their own or other communities. Force Health Protection, which refers to efforts and services that support the mental and physical fitness of personnel or organizations, will also be discussed. Attendees will earn 3 CE. Register online.