Join Elaine Miller-Karas, Co-Founder of the Trauma Resource Institute, as she presents on The Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®, a biologically based, "bottom-up" approach to reprocessing traumatic experiences, centered on 10 core skills. This mind-body methodology educates and supports individuals who have experienced trauma by addressing how the mind and body respond during and after such events.

Dr. Amy Swift, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Silver Hill Hospital, illustrates the different scenarios in which aggression is seen in psychiatric settings and provides recommendations for matching therapeutic responses to contributing factors. This session focuses on the management of aggression in substance use, detoxification, and early abstinence settings.

Join Dr. Kenneth I. Pargament, Professor Emeritus, Bowling Green State University, as he introduces participants to spiritually integrated psychotherapy (SIP) and how they can address the sacred dimension in clinical care.

Little attention has been given to the theoretical rationale for psychopharmacological treatment of patients with prominent personality disorders. In this presentation, Dr. Michael Gitlin, Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, reviews difficulties in research in this area, explores the theoretical rationales and reviews the data supporting (or not) the use of pharmacotherapy for patients being treated for personality disorders.

In this session, Dr. Lawrence Fishman reviews Winnicott’s approach of illusion-disillusionment and explains how it is well adapted to working with psychedelic experiences. He uses two vignettes to illustrate how this approach can encourage people to explore, share and make better use of their private psychedelic episodes.

Join Christine Miller, DO, DABPM, FASAM, as she discusses the emerging issue of internet addiction, its proposed causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Whether you’re a clinician, educator, or simply interested in mental health, this session will equip you with valuable insights and practical knowledge.

In this special Nurses' Week edition of Grand Rounds, Dr. Joyce Shea, DNSc, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Professor Emerita Fairfield University and President, American Psychiatric Association speaks on the integration of behavioral and physical health care and how it can more effectively treat mental, substance-use and general health problems.