The prevalence of behavioral health conditions among children and adolescents is increasing each year. Alabama’s mental health workforce currently has 1,200 individuals to every one provider.
Children’s Project ECHO: Behavioral Health is specifically designed to enhance the primary care provider’s ability to assess, diagnose and manage behavioral health needs for their patients within their own practice.
By participating in this ECHO program, you will be able to:
Meet Our TeamTom Vaughan, MD – Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Children’s of Alabama; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Courtney Reeves, CRNP – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Children’s of Alabama
Nina Reynolds, PhD – Licensed Pediatric Psychologist, Children’s of Alabama
Staci Smith, LICSW – Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Care Coordinator, Children’s of Alabama
Stacey Daugherty, LICSW – Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Adjunct Instructor, School of Social Work, The University of Alabama
Kristin Adams – Project ECHO Coordinator, Children’s of Alabama
Susan Griffin, LICSW – Director of Pediatric Telemental Health Network Project, Children’s of Alabama
For more information, contact our Project ECHO Coordinator, Kristin Adams at behavioralhealthecho@childrensal.org or 205-638-5674.
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Session 1 |
Behavioral Health Screening Tools: What You Need to Know Arista Rayfield, PhD Stacey Daugherty, LICSW, IEC Mental Health Consultant |
| Session 2 5/28/20 |
Management of Patients with Chronic Health Conditions Nina Reynolds, PhD Daniel Marullo, PhD |
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Session 3 |
Treating Patients Who Are Passively Suicidal and/or Engage in Self-Injurious Behaviors Jesse Martinez, MD, Cindy Jones, LPC, Director of PIRC Courtney Reeves, CRNP |
| Session 4 6/25/20 |
Management of ADHD in Preschool Children Tom Vaughan, MD Ashley Alspaugh, CRNP Stacey Daugherty, LICSW |
| Session 5 7/09/20 |
Practical Tips for Anxiety Management in Children/Adolescents Donna Barnes, PhD Jodene Brooks, PhD |
| Session 6 7/23/20 |
Anger Management & Aggressive Behavior in Children/Adolescents James Wagner, LPC Ashley Alspaugh, CRNP Tom Vaughan, MD |
| Session 7 8/06/20 |
Youth and Trauma Exposure: The Effects on Mental Health and Treatment Options Therese Bouvier, LPC, CHIPS Center Supervisor and Vikki Vodosia, BSN, RN, CHIPS Center Nurse Coordinator, SANE-A |
| Session 8 8/20/20 |
TBD |
If you are a participant in our ECHO series and wish to submit a case, please complete our Case Presentation Form and email it to Kristin Adams at behavioralhealthecho@childrensal.org or fax to 205-638-2036.
Through a contract with the Alabama Department of Mental Health, this work is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2.09 million, with 20% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
