Treating Trauma in Early Childhood

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Treating Trauma in Early Childhood

Kimberly A. Blair, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Join us for our next Clinical Grand Rounds featuring Kimberly A. Blair, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Blair will focus on the challenges and strategies for treating trauma in early childhood.

Dr. Blair completed her undergraduate degree at Penn State University at the Behrend College and doctoral degree at George Mason University in Applied Developmental Psychology in 2000.  A licensed psychologist, Dr. Blair is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as the Director of the range of services provided by the Matilda Theiss Early Childhood Behavioral Health Program. Over the course of her twelve years with Pitt’s Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Blair has lead the evolution of early childhood mental health services at WPIC. The general focus on day treatment services for young children with disruptive behaviors has grown into a service line with multiple delivery models utilizing specialized, evidence-based treatment approaches. In 2012, Dr. Blair established and serves as Program Director for the Early Childhood Trauma Treatment Center, a Category III Community Treatment and Services Center within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, a federally funded program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

Date & Time. June 1, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location. WPIC Auditorium 

Learning Objectives. At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:

  1. Compile a list of the unique aspects of treating trauma in young children.

  2. Explain the importance of an attachment/relational intervention for young children.

  3. List the goals of Child Parent Psychotherapy.

  4. Assess the challenges in the implementation of Child-Parent Psychotherapy treatment. 

The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.

Continuing Education Credit:  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours.  In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference.  WPIC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPIC maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.  This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits.

For More Information regarding this lecture, please contact Frances Patrick (patrickfm@upmc.edu)