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Class 1 - Treatment Planning with Couples Recovering from Infidelity
August 1, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm -
Class 2 - Believe it or Not! Ethical Issues in Regard to Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health Treatment
April 26, 2023
5:10 pm - 5:11 pm
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify the effects on estrogen and progesterone on mood and anxiety disorders in women.
- Participants will be able to identify the symptoms and diagnostic consideration for perimenstrual dysphoric disorder.
- Participants will be able to identify special considerations for treatment of women with postpartum and perimenopausal mood and anxiety symptoms.
Agenda:
Women’s Mental Health Throughout the Lifespan
Trainer: Esther Rollhaus, MD
- (15 minutes) The Case for Women’s Psychiatry: Why Psychiatrists and Therapists Need to know about Women-specific mental health issues
- (10 minutes) Epidemiology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women
- Expression of Psychiatric Illness by Sex
- Depression Rates by Sex
- Anxiety Rates by Sex
- (20 minutes) Mood and Anxiety Disorders for Women
- Periods of Increased Vulnerability
- Abrupt fluctuations of reproductive hormones: menstruation, birth control, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause
- Why?
- The biopsychosocial formulation for increased mood and anxiety disorders around hormonal fluctuations
- Estrogen’s effects on serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine; neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects
- Progesterone’s effect on GABA and HPA axis
- Oxytocin
- Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone
- The menstrual cycle- hormonal fluctuations
- (15 minutes) Menstruation- Perimenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
- Introduction to PMDD Case
- Epidemiology
- Symptoms- How do we diagnose?
- Hormonal physiology
- Risk factors
- Course and impact of PMDD
- Treatment options for PMDD
- SSRIs
- Oral contraceptives
- Non-pharmacological treatments
(20 minutes) PMDD Case Discussion
- (20 minutes) Postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)
- Introduction to PMADs case
- Epidemiology
- Symptoms
- Hormonal physiology
- Risk factors
- Course and impact of postpartum depression and anxiety
- Treatment options
- Non-pharmacological treatment options
- SSRIs
- Brexanolone
- Breastfeeding
- Sleep management
2. (20 minutes) PMADs case discussion
3. (20 minutes) Perimenopause- Mood and Anxiety Disorders
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- Introduction to perimenopause case
- Epidemiology
- Symptoms
- Hormonal physiology
- Risk factors
- Course and impact for mood and anxiety disorders in perimenopause
- Treatment options
- Non-pharmacological treatment options
- SSRIs
- Hormone therapy
(20 minutes) Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Perimenopause case discussion
- Review and recap (20 minutes)
Course Length: 3 HoursThis workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
- 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.
Disability Access – If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available hereSatisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Venue: Live Webinar
Description:
Attend this Live, Interactive Continuing Education Webinar from the comfort of your home or office!
Prior to this event, you will receive instructions via email, explaining how to participate in your webinar!