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Behavioral Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Behavior Dysregulation, or Severe Mental Illness
Activity description
Treatment for ADHD, behavior dysregulation, and severe mental illness comes in the form of medication and psychotherapy treatment. Both can be important elements of a comprehensive treatment plan. Data analysis reveals that opportunities for improvement exist for medical practitioners treating children with these disorders. Screening is one of the most common methods for identifying individuals who might benefit from integrated behavioral health services. This web-based activity will provide information on diagnostic criterion for ADHD, best practices, and the appropriate treatment for children with behavioral dysregulation and for youth with a psychotic disorder or a bipolar diagnosis. The appropriate screening tools, medication management and psychosocial support will also be discussed. In addition, information about the importance of follow-up care for children and adolescents who have been prescribed medication, as well as the need for metabolic monitoring for those prescribed antipsychotic medications, will be provided.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers and psychologists who are interested in learning about pertinent topics in behavioral health, including the screening, referral, diagnosis, and treatment for depression, along with the related aspects of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures.
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the screening tools used to aid in the assessment for ADHD.
- Discuss the treatment modalities for ADHD, including psychosocial, educational and medical interventions.
- Recognize the recommended follow-up care for children on ADHD medication.
- Identify best practices and the appropriate treatment for children with behavioral dysregulation and for youth with a psychotic disorder or bipolar diagnosis.
- Determine the recommended annual metabolic monitoring tests for children on antipsychotic medication.
- List the HEDIS® measures related to ADHD and antipsychotic medication for children.
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This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Health..
Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.
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Presenter
Debra M. Katz, MD
Senior National Medical Director
Optum Behavioral Health
About the presenter
Dr. Debra Katz is a Senior National Medical Director for Behavioral Health at Optum. Her areas of expertise include Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and mental health care for special populations. She has expertise in the area of providing health care to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Serious Mental Illness. Prior to taking on her current role, Dr. Katz served as Regional Medical Director for Optum’s public sector behavioral health programs managed out of the Houston Care Advocacy Center. She joined OHBS (formerly UBH) in 2004. Before that she worked as the Medical Director for Child and Adolescent Services at the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority (MHMRA) of Harris County, TX. Dr. Katz holds both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Medical Degree from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She also has specialty certifications in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from The Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Katz is a licensed physician in the states of Texas and Florida.
Activity planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Clinical Manager
Optum Health Education
Valerie Peszka, MS
Director, Quality Improvement
Optum Behavioral Health
Rebecca L. Roberts Martin, Ph.D., LPCC-S
Associate Director, Behavioral Health Clinical Quality
Optum
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Health. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.00 CE hours.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive up to 1.00 enduring continuing education credits.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 APA - Psychologists
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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