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1/18/2024 - 12/31/2050

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Originally offered as:
IPA 2022 Fall Conference
The Role of Psychologists in Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Foster Care
1.5 Hour of Category I CE credit
Thursday, November 10th, 2022 8:00-9:30 am ET

The Role of Psychologists in Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Foster Care
This presentation will focus on the unique needs of young children (ages 0-5 years) and their families who are involved in the child welfare system. About 41% of children in foster care in Indiana are between the ages of 0-5 years. These children are more likely to have physical, developmental, behavioral and mental health problems. Unmet needs and gaps in care are more prominent in poor communities, rural areas, and/or communities of color which often have disparate social determinants of health. Assessment and intervention with this population may include addressing attachment relationships, trauma, development, and the needs of the child's caregivers. An overview of infant and early childhood mental health considerations will be provided as well as a review of evidence-based interventions for young children and families who are in need trauma, behavioral, and developmental supports. The importance of reflective practice and supervision/consultation while doing this work will be highlighted, as well as opportunities to increase awareness of personal biases that may impact our work with this population.

Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.  summarize the unique needs of young children and their families who are involved in the child welfare system.
2.  list appropriate assessment and evidence-based strategies for this population. 
3.  describe how implicit biases regarding race, culture, and parenting practices impact psychologists' clinical work and therapeutic relationships with families. 

Presenter Bio:  Elesia Hines, PsyD, HSPP, ECMH-E®, PMH-C 
Elesia Hines, PsyD, HSPP received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Indianapolis in 2012. She became a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2014 and currently holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Division of Developmental Medicine at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. Dr. Hines is endorsed as an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and has a certification in Perinatal Mental Health. Her clinical interests include infant and early childhood mental health, supporting young children and their families who are involved in the child welfare system, perinatal mental health, reflective practice, and neurodevelopmental disabilities. She provides outpatient diagnostic consultations, psychological evaluations, and dyadic therapy. Dr. Hines also provides mental health support for caregivers whose babies are hospitalized in the Riley Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (level IV NICU). She provides reflective supervision for clinicians who work with young children and their families, and she supervises graduate and postdoctoral psychology trainees in the Indiana Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program at IUSM. 

Dr. Elesia Hines

Presenter Bio:  Sarah Brown, PsyD, HSPP
Sarah Brown, PsyD, HSPP received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Indianapolis in 2014. After working in private practice for several years, she became a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2021 and currently holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Division of Developmental Medicine at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. Her clinical interests include infant and early childhood mental health, supporting young children and their families who are involved in the child welfare system, reflective practice, and family adjustment to neurodevelopmental diagnoses. She provides outpatient diagnostic consultations, psychological evaluations, and therapy for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She provides seminars for developmental pediatric residents about mindfulness and reflective practice, and she supervises graduate and postdoctoral psychology trainees in the Indiana Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program at IUSM.

Dr. Sarah Brown

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. Non-Indiana licensees are also advised to check with their state's licensing board to assure their state accepts continuing education programs approved by entities approved by the APA.
 
We ask that all participants watch the entire recorded presentation, and complete the post-program evaluation form and homestudy test at the conclusion of the program. Drs. Hines & Brown and IPA have not received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program.
 
CE certificates will be distributed via email within two weeks after a passing test (75+%) is submitted. 
 
Registration Fees
*If registered for 2022 IPA Fall Conference, use discount code - $0
IPA Platinum Members (membership includes Fall Conference registration) - $0
IPA New, Premier, & Emeritus-Practicing Members - $30
IPA Basic, Academic, Emeritus-Retired, & Affiliate Members - $35
Non-Members - Psychologists & Other Professionals $50