What Therapists Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications: A Practical Guide

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This event will provide practical insight for mental health professionals in the area of psychiatric medications and how they can be a crutch or how they can benefit the therapeutic relationship (or not!) 

What effects might medications have on the symptoms you are trying to target in therapy? What new issues might medications actually cause and how can you spot them and be effective with your clients?  When is it OK for a therapist to discuss medication's or over-the-counter's with a client in the first place? What about all of this talk about ketamine and psychedelics and marijuana use? We will explore all of these areas and learn from each other.

This will be a casual discussion where you can share your own experiences, positive and negative as therapists working with medicated clients, and trying to collaborate with Psychiatrists.

EDUCATIONAL GOAL

Increase knowledge about psychiatric medications specific to their role in therapy and unintended effects. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Attendees will be able to:

1. Identify two unintended effects of medications. 
2. Identify two ways in which medications can affect a client's participation in therapy.. 
3. Identify two consequences of long term use of benzodiazepines. 

OUTLINE

• What does "being on a medication" mean to clients?
•  Antidepressants
•  Stimulants
• Benzodiazepines
• Marijuana, Psychedelics and Ketamine

TARGET AUDIENCE

This event is for mental health professionals.

COST

$35 for Chapter Members

$50 for Non-members

$15 for Pre-Licensed and Students

Refund/Cancellation Policy

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ACCOMODATIONS & GRIEVANCES

Please email the Education Chair at education@camft-sandiego.org

CERTIFICATES

Course Completion certificates will be awarded electronically in exchange for a completed evaluation form. Please make sure the Program Administrator has your correct email.

Course meets the qualifications for  3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Participants must be present for the entire length of the workshop to be awarded credit. Participants will not be given CEU credit if they are more than 15 minutes late and/or do not stay for the entire length of the workshop.

This course is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the California association of marriage and family therapists (Provider #57330) is approved by the California association of marriage and family therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. San Diego chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Please email the CEU Chair at ceuchair@camft-sandiego.org