Past Events

Date:   Monday, May 8th 2023 Speaker: ​Nikki Winchester, Psy.D., ABPP, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ Title: ​Sampling of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Program Description: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the empirically-supported treatment developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD, ABPP, to treat clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), emotion dysregulation, suicidality and self-harm, and/or interpersonal difficulties.  DBT is one of the most well-studied psychotherapies, with 60 RCTs demonstrating DBT's effectiveness cross-culturally with a wide range of clinical populations, diagnoses, age groups,…

Dr. Little is Chief Patient Experience Officer and a staff psychologist at the Lindner Center of HOPE. Her areas of expertise consist primarily of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for patients with mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD and binge eating disorder. Dr. Little also specializes in working with patients who are considering, or have had, bariatric (weight loss) surgery. She is also certified in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.Dr. Little earned her Doctorate of Psychology degree from the University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut.…

Registration: 7:30 am; Workshop runs from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm Light bites for breakfast along with refreshments will be served. Description: This presentation will provide an overview on how to assess for, diagnose, and treat eating disorders. Information will be presented on prevalence, risk factors, levels of care determination, and ways weight bias can interfere with accurate assessment and therapy. Objectives: · Participants will be able to explain diagnostic criteria for each type of eating disorder. · Participants will…

Mood disorder, particularly Major depressive disorder, continues to be prevalent in our society.  Diagnostic acumen of clinicians have significantly improved.  Psychopharmacologic and psychological approaches to management and treatment have been abundant.  Despite our best efforts, a major study such as the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D)  trial showed that only about 70-80 percent would achieve remission from their symptoms. Treatment resistant depression (TRD) or mood disorder continue to affect individual patients, families, and society at large. In view…

Speaker:  Glenn Karr, Esq., expert lawyer in private law practice that advises on regulatory insurance law, health care law, corporate, business, non-profit, and employment discrimination. Objectives: The course is designed to help you avoid problems in the ten main areas that Glenn Karr has found increase the risk to psychologists for licensing board and lawsuit complaints. It is essentially a risk management workshop with a strong emphasis on ethical considerations. You will learn how to recognize the top ten problem…

Psychopharmacology: Tailoring Treatment Through the Lifespan Dr. Pedapati is a consultant psychiatrist who has practiced in the Cincinnati area for over a decade across outpatient and inpatient settings. He is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He is board certified in Child Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. He also runs an NIH funded research lab focused on next-generation treatments including new medications and transcranial magnetic stimulation. This talk concentrates on the psychiatric…