LIVE: Psychopharmacology in Correctional Settings
February 7, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
February 7, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pacific
1 Hour | 1 CE
$100 Registration | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
Lauren Stossel, M.D. presents a live virtual professional training program on Psychopharmacology in Correctional Settings.
This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Correctional Mental Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues. **Note this training is part of a current Subscription offer of 12 courses for $350 until 2/6. Purchase subscription now.
Mentally ill individuals represent a significant percentage of those incarcerated in America's jails and prisons. Additionally, the experience of incarceration creates psychological distress that may rise to the level of a clinical diagnosis in individuals who were previously psychiatrically well.
This program will focus on general principles of psychopharmacology in the carceral setting. In this course, we will discuss classes of psychiatric medications commonly prescribed in jails and prisons, when non-prescribing clinical providers should consider referring for pharmacologic treatment, and how to manage expectations about what psychiatric medication can and cannot accomplish.
The carceral setting is rife with unique challenges that may limit effective psychopharmacologic treatment. In this course, learners will gain an understanding of how to navigate the structural rigidity of jail and prison environments, medication nonadherence, non-formulary restrictions, and medication diversion and misuse.
The program will conclude with case examples that will foster discussion about how to apply the concepts reviewed to real-world clinical scenarios.
This training is intended for mental health care providers of all non-prescribing disciplines working in carceral settings or interested in the use of psychiatric medications in jails and prisons. While not required, participants should have a foundational knowledge of Correctional Mental Health.
Training Outline:
- Introduction to Psychiatric Disorders: Identifying conditions that require medication.
- Common Psychiatric Medications: Overview of frequently used medication classes.
- Decision-Making Considerations: When to refer patients for pharmacologic treatment and factors to consider when working with patients who take psychiatric medication.
- Case Study Discussions: Review and comment on clinical scenarios involving the use of psychiatric medications in correctional settings.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Lauren Stossel, M.D.
Dr. Lauren Stossel completed medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, residency training in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell, and a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at NYU. In 2018, she began working on Rikers Island, New York City's jail complex, as a supervising psychiatrist on a specialized ...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe clinical indications for psychopharmacologic treatment of mental health diagnoses commonly encountered in carceral settings
Describe the difference between appropriate and inappropriate medication regimens
Describe risks and benefits associated with particular pharmacologic treatments in jails and prisons
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Cancellation Policy
Have a sudden change of plans and are unable to attend live? No worries; you will be given access to the on-demand version of the program once available. Please note if you attend live, no access to the recording will be given.
Event Conduct
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Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.