Early Psychosis Webinar Series by HeadsUp
CSWE partnered with HeadsUp to offer a two-part webinar series on early psychosis identification, screening, and intervention. The first webinar presented on Thursday, February 15, 2024, provided an introduction to early psychosis, and the second webinar held on Thursday, March 14, 2024, provided advanced content on early psychosis.
About HeadsUp
HeadsUp is a Pennsylvania-based organization whose mission is to help end the stigma around psychosis through education, advocacy, and support. Learn more about HeadsUp on their website headsup-pa.org. The webinars were presented by HeadsUp Co-Director Dr. Monica E. Calkins, who oversees outreach, education, training, and Coordinated Specialty Care program evaluation and fidelity. Dr. Calkins' research and clinical work focuses on early identification and intervention in psychotic disorders, and she has authored more than 200 scholarly publications in this area. Her work and mission is to improve the lives and experiences of young people with psychosis and their families.
CSWE & HeadsUp Present: Introduction to Early Identification and Classification Across the Psychosis Spectrum
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Because schizophrenia spectrum disorders are relatively common, affecting approximately 4% of young people, nearly all mental health care providers will encounter individuals experiencing psychosis or its early warning signs. The sooner individuals are identified and receive care following the first onset of psychosis spectrum symptoms, the better their functional and personal outcomes are likely to be. This webinar provides an introductory overview of early psychosis symptoms across the spectrum from risk symptoms to threshold psychosis disorders. Research-informed and practice-informed strategies for recognizing, assessing and responding to psychosis spectrum symptoms are presented in the context of social determinants of health that may impact the recognition and referral pathway. Additional considerations and involvement of families, groups, organizations and communities is discussed.
Speaker
Monica E. Calkins, PhD, HeadsUp Co-Director, Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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CSWE & HeadsUp Present: Advanced Early Psychosis Identification, Screening, and Intervention
Thursday, March 14, 2024
This webinar presents an advanced discussion of early psychosis symptoms across the spectrum from risk symptoms to threshold psychotic disorders. Strategies for recognizing, comprehensively screening for, and responding to, psychosis spectrum symptoms are presented. An overview of the history of, and recent developments in, early psychosis clinical care are presented. Participants will learn ways to connect to local specialized evidence-based treatment resources for individuals experiencing early psychosis. Additional considerations and involvement of families, groups, organizations and communities are discussed.
Speaker
Monica E. Calkins, PhD, HeadsUp Co-Director, Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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