Project TEACH

Intensive Training:
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
for Primary Care Clinicians

Sun, October 26 • 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mon, October 27 • 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sun, November 2 • 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mon, November 3 • 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Zoom Interactive Call

Overview
Learning Objectives
Course Topics
Potential Presenters Include
Agenda
Target Audience
Tuition
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.

This interactive series spans over four days and offers 15.0 CME credits. Those who attend every event will have the opportunity to sign-up for site-based learning and consultation time with their local Project TEACH child and adolescent psychiatrist.

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.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, learners will be able to:

Recognize the presentation, diagnosis, comorbidity, neurobiology, and current treatment options available for individuals with ADHD.
Assess depression in youth, and evaluate the treatment options for children and adolescents, including an assessment of the black box warning for SSRIs.
Differentiate common anxiety disorders, and describe their assessment and treatment.
Recognize the behaviors resulting from trauma that require treatment, and evaluate the treatment options for children and adolescents
Define pediatric bipolar disorder, and provide examples of effective evidence-based therapies
Assess children with aggression as a primary problem area, recognizing the relevant underlying factors, clinically assess, and provide evidence based treatment options
Assess the factors contributing to school refusal and identify the important elements of a broad treatment plan.
Understand the resources schools have available to assist children with mental health needs and how to access them.
Screen, assess, triage, and manage suicidal children and adolescents.
Assess and development a management plan for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviors

Course Topics

Module Topic 1:

ADHD

Module Topic 2:

Working With Schools

Module Topic 3:

Anxiety

Module Topic 4:

Aggression

Module Topic 5:

Depression

Module Topic 6:

Suicide Assessment & Management

Module Topic 7:

Trauma Informed Care

Module Topic 8:

Eating Disorders

Potential Presenters Include

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD

Breck Borcherding, MD

Mary DeGuardi, MD

Carmel Foley, MD

Victor Fornari, MD

Viki Katsetos, MD

David Kaye, MD

Nayla Khoury, MD

Eric MacMaster, MD

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

Michael Scharf, MD

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

Mike Adragna, MD

Jousha Russell, MD

Agenda

Sunday, October 26, 2025

12:00-12:05 pm

Welcome, Introduction and House keeping

Michael Scharf, MD

Module 1: ADHD

12:05-12:40 pm

Assessment of ADHD with Case Presentation

Molly Scharf, MD

12:40-1:20 pm

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

1:20-2:00 pm

Trickier Questions for Trickier Kids

Viki Katsetos, MD

2:00-2:20 pm

Questions and Answers

Michael Scharf, MD

2:20-2:35 pm

Break

Module 2: Working with School

2:35-3:35 pm

Understanding and Collaborating with Schools

Michael Scharf, MD, Lynn Carragher, MEDL,

3:35-3:50 pm

Questions and Answers

3:50-4:00 pm

Evaluations and Wrap-Up

Monday, October 27, 2025

Module 3: Anxiety

8:00-8:25 am

Assessment and Diagnosis

Jason Herrick, MD

8:25-8:50 am

Treatment

Jessica Grant, MD

8:50-9:05 am

Incorporation Into Your Practice: Assessment and Treatment

Moderator:

Michael Scharf, MD

Panelists:

Maureen Montgomery, MD Jessica Grant, MD

9:05-9:35 am

Difficult Case – School Refusal

Wanda Fremont, MD

9:35-9:50 am

Questions and Answers

Jousha Russell, MD

9:50-10:05 am

Break

Module 4: Aggression

10:05-10:35 am

Assessment

David Kaye, MD

10:35-11:10 am

Treatment

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

11:10-11:35 am

Incorporation into your practice (with 10 min table activity)

Maureen Montgomery, MD

11:35-11:50 am

Questions and Answers

Jousha Russell, MD

11:50-12:00 pm

Evaluations and Wrap-Up

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Module 5: Depression and Suicide Assessment & Management - Part 1

12:05-12:35 pm

Assessment and Diagnosis of Adolescent Depression

Molly Scharf, MD

12:35-1:05 pm

Management and Treatment of Adolescent Depression

Jessica Grant, MD

1:05-1:20 pm

Video: Talking to Teens and Parents about starting SSRI

Moderator:

Diane E. Bloomfield, MD

Panelists:

Zoya Popivker, D.O.Jessica Grant, MD

1:20-1:35 pm

Questions and Answers

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

1:35-1:50 pm

Break

Module 5: Depression and Suicide Assessment & Management - Part 2

1:50-2:20 pm

Bipolar Depression: Fact and Fiction

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

2:20-2:40 pm

Suicide Assessment and Management in Pediatric Primary Care

Moderator:

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

Panelists:

Molly Scharf, MD

2:40-3:10 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

3:10-3:25 pm

Safety Planning with Suicidal Teens & Their Parents (Table Activity)

Rachel Kaufman, MD, FAAP, Jessica Grant, MD,

3:25-3:45 pm

Questions and Answers

Rachel Zuckerbrot, MD

3:45-4:00 pm

Evaluation and Wrap up

Monday, November 3, 2025

Module 7: Trauma, Loss, and Trauma Informed Care

8:00-8:20 am

Assessment and Diagnosis

Victor Fornari, MD, Nayla Khoury, MD,

8:20-8:40 am

Screening

Victor Fornari, MD, Nayla Khoury, MD,

8:40-9:00 am

Treatment

Victor Fornari, MD, Nayla Khoury, MD,

9:00-9:15 am

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

Cori Green, MD

9:15-9:30 am

Incorporation Into Your Practice: Trauma-Informed Care

Cori Green, MD

9:30-9:45 am

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

Cori Green, MD

9:45-10:00 am

Questions and Answers

Mike Adragna, MD

10:00-10:15 am

Break

Module Topic 8: Eating Disorders

10:15-11:30 am

Eating Disorder Assessment and Treatment for PCP

Victor Fornari, MD, Rachel Kaufman, MD, FAAP,

11:30-11:45 am

Questions and Answers

Mike Adragna, MD

11:45-12:00 pm

Evaluation and Next Steps (Follow-up)

*While course topics and days are final, times and presenters may be updated prior to the event. A final agenda will be shared with registrants.

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.

Tuition

This training program is offered at no cost to physicians and clinicians affiliated with a practice that provides medical or psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents in New York State. It is offered as a service provided by Project TEACH and is funded by the NYS Office of Mental Health.