Indiana Psychological Association
2017 Southwest Regional Meeting
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
8:15 am Registration; 8:45 am-4:10 pm Central Time University of Southern Indiana (USI)
University Center, 8600 University Blvd
Evansville, IN 47712 6 Category I CE credits available!
Session 1: 8:45 am – 10:15 am 1.5 Category I CE
In the Long Run: The Exercise Potential
Jim Schroeder, PhD, HSPP – St. Vincent Center for Children (Evansville, IN)
The focus of the talk is three fold. First, it is to illuminate how the activity level of individuals is associated with various psychological factors and overall mental health. Two, the presentation will focus on ways in which exercise can be used as an intervention through various techniques of motivation to initiate and sustain. Finally, obstacles to initial and sustained exercise will be explored.
This intermediate presentation has a target audience of pre-doctoral students, graduate students, interns, residents, clinicians, and researchers.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Summarize research related to activity level and mental health.
Identify key strategies to improve frequency and maintenance of exercise.
Identify common obstacles to exercise initiation and sustainability.
Dr. Schroeder is a pediatric psychologist at St. Vincent’s Center for Children in Evansville, Indiana. He resides there with his wife, Amy, and their seven children. He received a BS from Ball State University with a major in psychology and minors in social work and counseling psychology. He graduated with a PhD in clinical psychology from Saint Louis University in 2005. As part of this training, he completed an internship in clinical child and pediatric psychology through the University of Louisville School of Medicine, where he worked at Kosair Children’s Hospital and the Bingham Child Guidance Center. After graduation, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital through the Washington University School of Medicine. In addition to seeing youth with a wide range of backgrounds and psychological issues, he specializes in evaluating and working with children (and their families) diagnosed with autism spectrum, learning, sleep and attention-deficit disorders, as well as other developmental issues. He speaks widely on many topics and has published multiple articles related to the psychological health of youth today, including issues related to technology and media. He also writes a monthly column entitled Just Thinking (www.stmarys.org/articles), designed to inform, educate, and motivate parents and providers in applying pertinent research in meaningful, practical ways.
Dr. Schroeder has no conflicts of interest to report.
Session 2: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 1.5 Category I CE
Beyond the Trend: What Mindfulness Is Really About
Koren Ganas, PsyD - University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford (Rockford, IL)
In the past decade much attention has been given to mindfulness-based interventions for health and healing. A growing body of literature supports their efficacy for treatment of a variety of conditions. As popularity of such interventions has increased, has fidelity to the heart of what mindfulness really is been lost?
This introductory presentation has a target audience of pre-doctoral students, graduate students, interns, residents, and clinicians.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Summarize current research trends on mindfulness based interventions.
Recognize differences between mindfulness based programs.
Summarize the training/qualifications required to deliver mindfulness based interventions with fidelity.
Dr. Ganas is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. She completed her Doctor of Psychology degree at Argosy University/Phoenix with a dissertation focus on mindfulness based interventions for stress, illness and healing. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Ganas completed her pre-doctoral internship in pediatric and rehabilitation neuropsychology through Beljan Psychological Services and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Arizona. She completed her postdoctoral residency at Desert Heights Academy, a day school for children with severe behavioral, emotional and developmental disabilities.
Dr. Ganas has worked in primary care developing and implementing integrated behavioral health services as well traditional co-located psychological services. She utilizes behavioral and lifestyle medicine approaches to treat illness and disease and teaches a number of evidence-based mindfulness programs to improve stress management and promote health. Dr. Ganas is on faculty at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford where she serves as the course director for the M1 Brain & Behavior Course.
Dr. Ganas has no conflicts of interest to report.
Session 3: 12:45 pm – 4:00 pm 3 Category I CE
OPEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR ONLY $20!
Are We Treating Mental Disorders or Suboptimal Nutrition?
- Bonnie Kaplan, PhD – Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Jeanette Johnstone, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Portland, OR)
For the last 100 years, studies published in psychiatric journals evaluated treatment with a single nutrient for mental disorders. It has only been in the last 15 years that researchers have departed from this single ‘magic bullet’ approach and studied formulas with multiple nutrients known to play critical roles in brain function. The benefits of the multinutrient approach have been far greater than the single nutrient approach, and now a significant body of literature exists demonstrating efficacy for treating various types of mental symptoms using this multinutrient approach.
Highlighting the role of dietary nutrition and supplementation, the two speakers will cover the following topics: nutritional epidemiology studies and population health; single vs multi-nutrient approaches in terms of the biochemical role of the nutrients; research on nutritional treatment of chronic stress and post-disaster stress; studies in clinical populations with disorders ranging from ADHD to psychosis; societal issues associated with treatment such as cost comparisons of nutrients vs medication; and finally, lifestyle variables such as dietary pattern in relation to mental health. The discussion will also address the question of whether nutritional treatment and recommendations should be considered part of psychologists’ scope of practice. The material will challenge our notion of what constitutes mental illness: if, for example, a symptom such as hallucinations can be completely resolved with nutrients for a particular individual, is that patient suffering from a mental disorder or from suboptimal nutrition?
This intermediate presentation has a target audience of pre-doctoral students, graduate students, interns, residents, clinicians, and researchers.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Summarize the historical knowledge on the relationship between nutrition and mental health.
Identify how to optimize mental function according to the multi-nutrient approach.
Evaluate the importance of relying on nutrition for optimal brain health in terms of the impact on societal costs.
Dr. Kaplan is Professor Emeritus in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a research psychologist, she has studied the role of nutrition in mental illness and brain development. Originally from Ohio, she did all her training in the U.S. (Univ of Chicago, Brandeis Univ) in experimental and physiological psychology. Her interest in the biological basis of behavior led to postdoctoral training and then faculty research in neurophysiology at the West Haven (CT) VA Hospital Neuropsychology Laboratory, and Yale University Department of Neurology, until she moved to Canada and the University of Calgary. She has published widely on the biological basis of developmental disorders and mental health – particularly, the contribution of nutrition to brain development and brain function. She was the founding principal investigator of the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study, which is tracking the development of several thousand Albertan children whose intrauterine nutrient environment was evaluated.
Dr. Johnstone is a clinical researcher and licensed psychologist at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), supported by a grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. She holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University in CA, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, and a PhD in Psychological Medicine from universities in New Zealand. Her current research focuses on treating adults and children who have ADHD with broad spectrum micronutrients to help with mood and attention symptoms. She also conducted a study of mindfulness for stress reduction with 300 teenagers. Her current research goals include identifying the mechanisms by which micronutrients improve mood and attention in people with ADHD. Clinically, she aims to help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health through evidence-based, integrative treatments such as behavioral and lifestyle choices, and cognitive therapy. She collaborates with researchers around the globe, including the Nutrition and Mental Health Lab in Christchurch, New Zealand, and is planning a 3-site study at OHSU, with Ohio State/Nationwide Children’s Hospital and University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, funded by generous individual donors
Drs. Kaplan and Johnstone have no conflicts of interest to report. SPECIAL NOTE TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES:
The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Indiana Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Indiana State Psychology Board and Indiana Behavioral Health Board:
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for psychologists.
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMFTA, LCAC and LAC.
Licensees must judge the program’s relevance to their professional practice.
All licensees who attend the entire event and complete the evaluation forms will receive a CE certificate via email confirming that 6 Category I CE credits were earned.
Please note that APA rules require that credit be given only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving early will not receive CE credits. Partial credit cannot be given.
REGISTRATION:
Refunds, less 15% handling fee, will be issued by check upon receipt of written cancellation postmarked by September 5, 2017. No refunds can be issued after this date.
Complimentary coffee will be served. Registration does notinclude meal service; attendees are responsible for lunch on their own at designated lunch break. Several options available close by on USI campus. Registration BY September 5:
$154 IPA Member
$299 Non-Member Psychologist
$164 New Member (with application, dues paid separately after acceptance)
$254 Social Workers & Other Professionals
$ 60 Students
$ 20 Non-CE PM Session ONLY
Registration AFTER September 5:
$189 IPA Member
$334 Non-Member Psychologist
$199 New Member (with application, dues paid separately after acceptance)
$289 Social Workers & Other Professionals
$ 75 Students
$ 20 Non-CE PM Session ONLY **Membership Applicants will pay membership dues once their application is accepted, which may be approxiately 30-days after application is received by IPA. CE Certificates will not be distributed until dues are paid, per IPA policy. If an applicant is not accepted, or withdraws their application, IPA will invoice the applicant for the difference of non-member rate and the registration rate paid.
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Accessibility Statement:
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