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Live Webcast

Psychopharmacology in Plain English: 2-Day Conference


Faculty:
Kenneth Carter, PhD, ABPP,
Duration:
15 Hours
Format:
Audio and Video
Product Code:
VLW020716
Brochure Code:
16768
Media Type:
Live Webcast
Access:
Access for 90 day(s) after program date.

Dates
Schedule at a glance


Description

Clear, Concise, and Current Information on Psychotropic Medications

Does this sound familiar? Your clients are taking multiple psychotropic medications prescribed by different health care professionals. You watch as prescriptions stream in from psychiatrists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and others, and you discover that your clients have no idea who wrote which prescription or why they are even taking the medication. You realize that despite the confusion, you still have a responsibility to know your clients’ symptoms and reactions to medications, and to coordinate their care.

 

In an expanded 2-day version of one of Vyne Education’s most popular seminars, Dr. Kenneth Carter goes further in depth with practical and useful information that you need to advocate for your clients. You will get the latest information on antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, medications for insomnia, and others. You will dive deeper into the ethical decisions that accompany their use. After two days of dynamic training, you will leave better prepared to communicate with your clients as well as the prescribers, as Dr. Carter instructs you on how the medications work, their benefits, and the side effects and dangerous reactions associated with them.  

 

Do you want to vastly increase your knowledge and ability to communicate with your clients and health care providers?  The prescription:  Register for this seminar!

 


 

Course Content 

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ETHICS FOR NON-PRESCRIBERS

  • Case Study
  • Understanding the challenges of psychopharmacology ethics
  • Reasons to be knowledgeable about psychopharmacology
  • Ways to increase success with medications
  • Lessons from other disciplines
  • Understanding the limits of non-prescribers’ discussion of medications
  • Ethics codes
  • Informed consent and medications
  • Common questions clients have about medications
  • Guidelines for discussing medications with clients
  • Collaborating with prescribers

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 101

  • The terminology of psychopharmacology
  • General overview of the nervous system
  • Finding your way around the nervous system
  • The parts of the neuron
  • How neurons communicate
  • What the body does to medications
  • What medications do to the body
  • Receptors and Ligands
  • Routes of administration for medications
  • Drug-drug interactions
  • Understanding genetic testing

DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS

  • Neurobiology of depressive disorders
  • Medications for depressive disorders

 

ANXIETY AND RELATED DISORDERS

  • Disorders with anxiety components
  • Neurobiology of anxiety disorders
  • Medications for anxiety disorders

 

PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

  • Neurobiology of psychotic disorders
  • Medications for psychotic disorders

 

BIPOLAR DISORDERS

  • Neurobiology of bipolar disorders
  • Medications for bipolar disorders

 

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

  • ADHD diagnostic criteria and basic concepts
  • Neurobiology of ADHD
  • Medications for ADHD
  • Medication delivery systems for ADHD

 

INSOMNIA

  • Sleep and insomnia concepts
  • Neurobiology of insomnia
  • Medications for insomnia

 

PHARMACOTHERAPY OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS

  • Children
  • Geriatric psychopharmacology
  • Comorbidity

 

OVER-THE-COUNTER AND HERBALS

  • Basic considerations

 

ADDRESSING CLIENTS’ CONCERNS ABOUT MEDICATIONS

 

RESOURCES TO IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Credits



Handouts

Faculty

Kenneth Carter, PhD, ABPP, Related seminars and products


KENNETH CARTER, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and faculty member at Oxford College, Emory University, where he has done extensive research and taught courses on psychological diagnosis for over 20 years. Prior to that, Dr. Carter was a Senior Assistant Research Scientist in the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Carter's work has garnered awards from the National Institutes of Health; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and the University of Michigan. He has appeared in magazines such as Mental Floss and Reader's Digest, as well as in news programs such as Connect with Kids and NBC's Today show.

Disclosure:

Financial: Dr. Kenneth Carter has employment relationships with Positive Impact Health Centers and Oxford College of Emory University. He is a published author and receives royalties. Dr. Carter receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Dr. Kenneth Carter is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Neuroscience Education Institute, the American Association for the Advancement of Pharmocotherapy, and the American Board of Professional Psychology.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access Period for Live Webcast For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.


Target Audience

Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Counselors, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Educators, Case Managers

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