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REACH's Parent Empowerment Programs (PEP) train individuals as parent advocates in primary care, mental health, child welfare, school and juvenile justice settings. PEP recognizes that parents need more support than what is available in the current health care and education systems. Parent advocates give parents through complex systems to secure help for their children.

Participants learn the core essential skills of evidence based practices in pediatric psychopharmacology:

• Identify and differentiate child mental health problems such as childhood depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety states (including PTSD), oppositional and conduct disorders and psychosis
• Properly differentiate and distinguish child mental health problems from normal developmental variations
• Effectively manage pediatric psychopharmacology, including:
  • selecting medications for individual patients
  • initiating and tapering dosages
  • monitoring improvements
  • identifying and minimizing side effects
• Create and implement a treatment plan using existing resources, including learning how to delegate tasks to a treatment team composed of family members, school personnel and other professional caregivers

 

UPCOMING TRAININGS

• July 16-18 in Syracuse, NY
• August 6-8 in Buffalo, NY
• August 12-14 in Rochester, NY
• August 19-21 at Columbia University, New York City
• Sept 11-13 at Long Island Jewish Hospital, NY

 For more information, please contact our PPP program manager, Melanie Louis, at (212) 947-7322 or Melanie@thereachinstitute.org.

 

REACH Mini-Fellowship in Primary Pediatric Psychopharmacology (PPP) emphasizes safe and effective use of proven psychiatric medications for children which is supplemented by the best therapeutic, social learning and local supportive skills available. Provided by an internationally renowned medical team of clinical researchers and practitioners, PPP is tailored to meet the needs of clinicians who are pressed for time but strive to give each patient the optimum care.

The fellowship consists of the following:

• A dynamic 16-credit, 3 day interactive program to identify specific training needs and to build skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating pediatric behavioral health problems. View a sample PPP agenda. Schedules and programs for single disorders (also of less duration and cost) are available by contacting the PPP program manager.
• A 6-month long, clinical case-based, distance learning program. Using group teleconferences to consult with nationally known pediatric psychopharmacology and pediatric experts on a bimonthly basis, participants will engage in case-based clinical rounds that will help address problems and questions encountered in daily practice.
• A comprehensive toolkit and a set of Web-based learning tools designed specifically for this training. The toolkit includes user-friendly handouts and guides from national experts along with relevant assessment instruments, dosing and side effect charts, medication comparison tables, and informational handouts for patients and parents. For example, the GLADPC toolkit will be discussed and applied with patient vignettes.

PRIVATE WORKSHOPS

Private workshops can be arranged to accommodate your schedule and location for a minimum of 20 participants in your organization or community. Contact the Program Director at ppp@TheReachInstitute.org.

Each workshop will be led by Peter S. Jensen, M.D., Program Director and mental health faculty members who practice throughout the country. Download a registration form.

Send your completed registration form to

PPP Mini-Fellowship
The REACH Institute
708 Third Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10017
ppp@thereachinstitute.org
FAX: (212) 209-7123

Or, please call our PPP program manager Melanie Louis to sign up or get more information about costs and other opportunities for PPP training in your location: 212-947-7322, or melanie@thereachinstitute.org.

Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program Members