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Spring 2026 – Child & Adolescent Mental Health Intensive Training Syllabus

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Sun, Apr 19, 2026 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Mon, Apr 20, 2026 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Woodcliff Hotel & Spa
199 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, NY

Agenda
Sunday, April 19, 2026

8:30-9:00 am

Registration

Introduction & Overview

9:00-9:10 am

Project TEACH Welcome and Overview

James Wallace, MD
Module Topic 1: ADHD

9:10-9:50 am

Assessment of ADHD

Michael Scharf, MD

9:50-10:40 am

Management of ADHD Table activity: “Incorporation into Your Practice”

Molly Scharf, MD, Michael Adragna, MD

10:40-11:30 am

Trickier Questions for Trickier Kids

Viki Katsetos, MD

11:30-11:45 am

Question and Answer Session

Molly Scharf, MD, Viki Katsetos, MD, Michael Scharf, MD

11:45-12:30 pm

Lunch Break

Module Topic 2: Depression

12:30-12:35 pm

Welcome Back

Michael Scharf, MD

12:35-1:00 pm

Assessment of Adolescent Depression

Michael Adragna, MD

1:00-1:45 pm

Management of Adolescent Depression Role Play: Talking to Teens and Parents about starting SSRI

Moderator:

Jessica Grant, MD

Panelists:

Viki Katsetos, MDNayla Khoury, MDAmy Lyons, LCAT

1:45-2:00 pm

Question and Answer Session

Michael Adragna, MD

2:00-2:10 pm

Break

Module Topic 3: Self-Injury and Bipolar

2:10-2:55 pm

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

James Wallace, MD, Molly Scharf, MD

2:55-3:25 pm

Bipolar Depression: Fact or Fiction

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

3:25-3:35 pm

Break

Module Topic 4: Suicidality and Safety Planning

3:35-4:25 pm

Suicide Assessment and Management in Pediatric Primary Care Role Play: Suicide Assessment Decision Tree

Moderator:

Molly Scharf, MD

Panelists:

Jessica Grant, MDZoya Popivker, D.O.Kim Dobson, MD

4:25-4:35 pm

Safety Planning with Suicidal Teens & Their Parents

Nayla Khoury, MD, Jessica Grant, MD

4:35-5:00 pm

Question and Answer Session

Zoya Popivker, D.O., James Wallace, MD
Monday, April 20, 2026

8:30-8:45 am

Welcome, Housekeeping

James Wallace, MD
Module Topic 5: Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)

8:45-9:25 am

Assessment of Trauma and Trama’s Effects

9:25-9:45 am

Management of Trauma and Trauma’s Effects

9:45-10:00 am

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

Nayla Khoury, MD, Michael Scharf, MD

10:00-10:30 am

Incorporation of TIC into Your Practice Table Activity (Incorporation into Your Practice: CASE A, Part-2)

Mary DeGuardi, MD

10:30-10:45 am

Question and Answer Session

Michael Scharf, MD

10:45-10:55 am

Break

Module Topic 6: Anxiety

10:55-11:20 am

Assessment of Anxiety Disorders

Kim Dobson, MD

11:20-12:00 pm

Management of Anxiety Disorders Panel Discussion: Anxiety and Your Practice

Moderator:

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

Panelists:

Kim Dobson, MD

12:00-12:45 pm

Lunch Break

12:45-1:15 pm

Difficult Case - School Refusal

Viki Katsetos, MD, Molly Scharf, MD

1:15-1:30 pm

Question and Answer Session

Viki Katsetos, MD, Kim Dobson, MD

1:30-1:40 pm

Break

Module Topic 7: Aggression

1:40-2:10 pm

Assessment of Aggression

Jessica Grant, MD

2:10-2:40 pm

Management of Aggression

Zoya Popivker, D.O.

2:40-3:10 pm

Incorporation into your practice (with 10 min table activity)

Molly Scharf, MD

3:10-3:25 pm

Question and Answer Session

Jessica Grant, MD, Zoya Popivker, D.O., Molly Scharf, MD

3:25-3:35 pm

Break

Module Topic 8: Eating Disorder

3:35-4:15 pm

Assessment and Management of Eating Disorders

Mary DeGuardi, MD, James Wallace, MD

4:15-4:30 pm

Question and Answer Session

Michael Scharf, MD

4:30-4:45 pm

Final Comments and Evaluations

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Registration Closed