Subject: clinical issues pertaining to psychosis
Description: We will work to best appreciate how to interact with patients who have psychosis, including paranoia. We will learn how to address boundary issues, verbal and nonverbal communication issues and goals, and appreciate how cognitive factors can be managed in therapy.
Shoshana Lewin, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Baltimore, MD. She treats patients with a variety of clinical diagnoses, including with a current psychosis and a history of psychosis. In her work as staff psychologist in Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens, NY, she treated patients with acute psychotic symptoms on an inpatient unit as part of a clinical team, and provided training to clinicians from multiple disciplines.
FREE WEBINAR
Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least 4 clinical issues involved in treating a patient with psychosis
- Appreciate how cognitive and emotional states in psychotic patients guide goals of treatment and therapist intervention
- Analyze tools for managing psychotic patients in a group therapy setting
Agenda:
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.