When ACEs Present to a Statewide Child Psychiatry Access Program
About
This webinar, part of the ACEs Aware Science and Innovation Speaker Series, will feature Rebecca Ferro, who will present on “When Adverse Childhood Experiences Present to a Statewide Child Psychiatry Access Program.” Ferro will discuss the role of child psychiatry access programs in supporting primary care providers with pediatric patients.
Learning Objectives
- Describe a model for how child psychiatry access programs can support pediatric primary care providers to ensure that appropriate treatments are provided
- Understand observed differences in pediatric patients with and without reported Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) served by a child psychiatry access program
- Explain brief in-office interventions, including psychoeducation on how ACEs impact health, and anticipatory guidance for caregivers regarding challenging developmental periods
Professional Credit
- This activity provides the following types of credit: AMA, ANCC, ASWB, ABIM-MOC, ABP-MOC, AAPA, APA.
- 1.0 credits are available.
- Activity document
Featuring
Rebecca Ferro, MA, is a Clinical Psychology PhD student at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and is a Research Program Coordinator at Johns Hopkins University where she primarily works for the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in the Pediatric Primary Care program. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Towson University in 2021. Her research interests include risk and protective factors for child traumatic stress, the impact of parental posttraumatic stress, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma. Additionally, she is interested in treatment outcome research aimed at improving both access to and retention in trauma-focused interventions for children and families.