Project TEACH

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Intensive Training

Sun, Apr 6, 2025 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Mon, Apr 7, 2025 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams Street, NY

Overview
Target Audience
Presenters
Agenda
Accreditation

Overview

This program will enhance a healthcare provider’s skills to assess, treat and manage mental health concerns in child and adolescent patients. The focus is to provide helpful tools and strategies for primary care clinicians who are treating pediatric patients and their families. This event offers presentations by Project TEACH’s expert team of child and adolescent psychiatrists along with primary care clinicians.

Project TEACH is funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health and all services and events, such as this intensive training, are offered at no-cost to clinicians in New York State.

Target Audience

New York State clinicians practicing in a pediatric, family practice and/or school-based health clinic; including: physicians, psychologists, nursing professionals, social workers and residents.

Presenters

Michael Scharf, MD

Molly Scharf, MD

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD

Jason Herrick, MD

Victor Fornari, MD

Jessica Grant, MD

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

Agenda

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Introduction & Overview

9:00-9:10 am

Project TEACH Welcome and Overview

Michael Scharf, MD

Module Topic 1: ADHD

9:10-9:50 am

Assessment of ADHD with case presentation

Molly Scharf, MD

9:50-10:40 am

Treatment of ADHD “Incorporation Into Your Practice/Table Activity”

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD

10:40-11:30 am

Trickier Questions for Trickier Kids

Jason Herrick, MD

11:30-11:45 am

Questions and Answers

Victor Fornari, MD

11:45-1:00 pm

Lunch Break

Module Topic 2: Depression and Suicide Risk Assessment & Management

1:00-1:30 pm

Assessment and Diagnosis of Adolescent Depression

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD

1:30-2:00 pm

Management and Treatment of Adolescent Depression

Jessica Grant, MD

2:00-2:15 pm

Video: Talking to Teens and Parents about starting SSRI

Moderator:

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD

Panelists:

Zoya Popivker, D.O.Jessica Grant, MD

2:15-2:30 pm

Questions and Answers

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

2:30-2:50 pm

Break

2:50-3:10 pm

Bipolar Depression: Fact or Fiction

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

3:10-3:30 pm

Suicide Assessment and Management in Pediatric Primary Care

Molly Scharf, MD

3:30-4:00 pm

Video: Patient Simulation Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk in Real World Practice

Moderator:

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

Panelists:

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD Zoya Popivker, D.O.Jessica Grant, MD

4:00-4:15 pm

Safety Planning with Suicidal Teens & Their Parents

Molly Scharf, MD

4:15-4:30 pm

Questions and Answers

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

4:30-4:45 pm

Evaluation and Wrap up

Monday, April 7, 2025

Introduction & Overview

8:30-8:45 am

Welcome, Housekeeping and LC Introduction

Michael Scharf, MD

Module Topic 3: Trauma, Loss, and Trauma Informed Care

8:45-9:05 am

Assessment and Diagnosis

Victor Fornari, MD, Michael Scharf, MD,

9:05-9:25 am

Screening

Victor Fornari, MD, Michael Scharf, MD,

9:25-9:45 am

Treatment

Victor Fornari, MD, Michael Scharf, MD,

9:45-10:00 am

Table Activity (Assessment and Diagnosis: CASE A, Part-1)

Maureen Montgomery, MD

10:00-10:15 am

Incorporation Into Your Practice: Trauma-Informed Care

10:15-10:30 am

Table Activity (Incorporation Into Your Practice: CASE A, Part-2)

Maureen Montgomery, MD

10:30-10:45 am

Questions and Answers

Victor Fornari, MD

10:45-10:55 am

Break

Module Topic 4 : Anxiety

10:55-11:20 am

Assessment and Diagnosis

Jason Herrick, MD

11:20-11:45 am

Treatment

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

11:45-12:00 pm

Incorporation Into Your Practice: Assessment and Treatment

Zoya Popivker, D.O., Maureen Montgomery, MD,

12:00-1:15 pm

Lunch

1:15-1:45 pm

Difficult Case - School Refusal

Michael Scharf, MD

1:45-2:00 pm

Questions and Answers

Victor Fornari, MD

Break

Module Topic 5 : Aggression

2:15-2:45 pm

Assessment

Michael Scharf, MD

2:45-3:15 pm

Treatment

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

3:15-3:40 pm

Incorporation into your practice (with 10 min table activity)m

Maureen Montgomery, MD

3:40-4:00 pm

Questions and Answers

Victor Fornari, MD

4:00-4:15 pm

Overview

Target Audience

Presenters

Agenda

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Introduction & Overview

Project TEACH Welcome and Overview

Module Topic 1: ADHD

Assessment of ADHD with case presentation

Treatment of ADHD “Incorporation Into Your Practice/Table Activity”

Trickier Questions for Trickier Kids

Questions and Answers

Lunch Break

Module Topic 2: Depression and Suicide Risk Assessment & Management

Assessment and Diagnosis of Adolescent Depression

Management and Treatment of Adolescent Depression

Video: Talking to Teens and Parents about starting SSRI

Questions and Answers

Break

Bipolar Depression: Fact or Fiction

Suicide Assessment and Management in Pediatric Primary Care

Video: Patient Simulation Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk in Real World Practice

Safety Planning with Suicidal Teens & Their Parents

Questions and Answers

Evaluation and Wrap up

Monday, April 7, 2025

Introduction & Overview

Welcome, Housekeeping and LC Introduction

Module Topic 3: Trauma, Loss, and Trauma Informed Care

Assessment and Diagnosis

Screening

Treatment

Table Activity (Assessment and Diagnosis: CASE A, Part-1)

Incorporation Into Your Practice: Trauma-Informed Care

Table Activity (Incorporation Into Your Practice: CASE A, Part-2)

Questions and Answers

Break

Module Topic 4 : Anxiety

Assessment and Diagnosis

Treatment

Incorporation Into Your Practice: Assessment and Treatment

Lunch

Difficult Case - School Refusal

Questions and Answers

Break

Module Topic 5 : Aggression

Assessment

Treatment

Incorporation into your practice (with 10 min table activity)m

Questions and Answers

Wrap Final comments and Evaluations