Description
In October 2021, a national emergency was declared in regards to children’s mental health, shedding light on a longstanding crisis exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic. With limited access to care, children and communities experience difficulties in receiving skilled consultation around mood, anxiety, thought, and behavioral concerns from a young age. Children spend a sizable portion of their time in school, and this provides a formative setting for understanding, evaluating, and even delivering treatment to children, families, and communities. In parallel, there have been movements within broader society to recognize the ways in which racism both interpersonally and structurally influence care, though this has not been without legislative efforts to diminish these acknowledgements, such as through the Stop W.O.K.E. Act in Florida. As child and adolescent psychiatrists, we are often tasked with providing pharmaceutical solutions to structural and social problems, including legislation furthering marginalization of our youth and their families. By the conclusion of this session, attendees will engage with common consultation questions around agitation, safety evaluation, and participation in IEP/504 meetings utilizing a structurally informed, structurally engaged, and anti-racist lens throughout the school age span, from pre-school to the end of secondary schooling. They also will learn about how to specifically support and mentor trainees participating in school consultative work in developing an anti-racist, structurally informed, and structurally engaged approach to case conceptualization.
Format
Recorded webinar.
This content was recorded during the APA 2023 Annual Meeting.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the role of the child psychiatrist providing consultation to schools in promoting racial and structural equity.
- Identify resources for the child psychiatrist providing consultation to schools in educating themselves about anti-racism and structural competency as it pertains to education.
- Identify stakeholders and some of their chief concerns in school consultation.
- Identify strategies for supervising trainees using an anti-racist and structurally competent framework for engaging in consultation work.
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Target Audience
Medical Students, Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, non-psychiatrist Physicians
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.25 hours
Program Start Date: May 1, 2025
Program End Date: May 1, 2028
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Instructors
- Aishwarya Rajagopalan, MD, DO
- Sonal Jain, MD
- Shashank Joshi, MD
- Wanjiku Njoroge, MD
Planners
- Vishal Madaan, MD, Chief of Education and Deputy Medical Director at the American Psychiatric Association.
Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities
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Technical Requirements
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- The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
- Internet Explorer 11+
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- Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
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- Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
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