Kathryn Weil Center for Education hosting fourth annual community conference on child psychiatry, ‘Critical Care Decisions in the Mental Health of Chi

The Kathryn Weil Center for Education will host the fourth annual community conference on child psychiatry from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

This year’s theme is “Critical Care Decisions in the Mental Health of Children” and is sponsored by the Mental Health America of Tippecanoe County, NAMI, Kathryn Weil Center for Education, St. Elizabeth Regional Health and NCHS.

This community conference is for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, marriage and family therapists, teachers, school counselors, mental health workers and others who care for children with difficult behaviors, including the layperson.

Presentations during the conference include:

• • “Critical Observations and Conversations with Parents: Talking With, and Including Parents in Evaluating and Managing Children’s Mental Health Problems” by Jerry Fletcher, M.D., of the St.Vincent Stress Center.
• • “Behaviors as Indications of Problems, Critical Observations and Conversations with Kids – Alcohol Use, ODD, School Refusal, Aggression, Sulking, Sexual Activity” by Elizabeth Akey, Ph.D., of the Purdue University Department of Psychology.
• “Anxiety and Depression: Observations and Need for Treatment” by Susan Kersey, R.N., MSN, ANP, of the Purdue University School of Nursing.
• “Medications for Anxiety and Depression: Discussion and Questions” by Jerry Fletcher, M.D.
• “Disruptive Behaviors, Observations and Need for Treatment” by Steven Lipp, M.D., a pediatrician with Clarian Arnett Health.
• “Atypical Anti-psychotics, Discussion and Questions” by Jerry Fletcher, M.D.
• “Resilience, Critical Components” by Nizar El-Khalili, M.D., of Alpine Clinic.
• •Panel discussion moderators Dr. Linda Emery of Sigma Medical Group and Dr. Michael Hunter of Clarian Arnett Health.

Continuing education units are available for those in attendance.

Registration is required and can be made by contacting Mental Health America of Tippecanoe County at (765) 742-1800 or by visiting their Web site www.mhalafayette.org. Cost for this event is $35. Checks can be mailed to Mental Health America of Tippecanoe County, P.O. Box 1626, Lafayette, IN 47902. The price of admission also includes lunch.

The Kathryn Weil Center for Education is located in the Medical Arts Building, 415 N. 26th St., Suite 400 in Lafayette on the campus of Home Hospital.