Series Description

Enhance healthcare providers' knowledge and skills in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions in children and adolescents. The target audience, including primary care physicians and integrated behavioral health providers (psychologists and licensed clinical social workers), must stay updated on new treatments, apply knowledge to complex cases, and address safety concerns. The activity aims to close practice gaps through didactic presentations, case-based discussions, and problem-based learning. We hope to increase the capacity for primary care pediatricians to care for patients with mental health concerns in the pediatric primary care office. Webinars will present consensus best practice guidelines for the management of mental health conditions in pediatric primary care. Content will focus on evidence-based tools for screening, diagnosis, and management of mental health conditions. The role of in-office interventions including Common Elements therapy tools and psychopharmacology will be highlighted.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for nurses, physicians, psychologists, and social workers. 

Joint Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital 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.  Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362

Credit Designation Statements

ACCME: Children’s National Hospital designates this live/enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 LIVE ANCC contact hours.

Psychology: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 1.0 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.

Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 general continuing education credits.

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest

The planning committee and presenters have no identified conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgement of Financial Commercial Support

No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Acknowledgement of In-Kind Commercial Support

No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.