Series Overview

Learners will have to opportunity to learn up to date information about behavioral health topics to enhance daily practice within our Geisinger community. Participants will be able to hear a broad range of topics related to behavioral health, psychiatry, and addiction medicine. This regularly scheduled series is appropriate for mental health professionals, medical professionals, staff, and adminstrators that work with pediatric and adult populations.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Administrative personnel, Staff, Leadership, and student learners across these disciplines. Other learner groups such as Psychology interns and post-doctoral fellows, pre-licensed social work fellows, and non-provider administrative staff and leadership would also benefit from this education.

Planning Committee

Margaret Jarvis, MD, Activity Director

Jessica Sevecke-Hanrahan, PhD

Jessie Goldhirsh, MD

Kati Mahlmann, LCSW

Priscilla Riley, LPC

Imad Melhem, MD

DeAnn Hansum, PA-C

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Worker Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 ASWB continuing education credits. 

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 1 CE Credits for psychologists. 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6185. Programs that do no quality for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Geisinger College of Health Sciences is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 1 clock hours are available for this lecture. 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. 

Disclosure Policy

Geisinger College of Health Sciences must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its continuing education activities. Each person in a position to control the educational content of a CE activity must disclose the existence or non-existence of any financial relationship that they have with an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold; individuals must disclose all financial information, regardless of the amount. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Any identified conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the start of the activity. Subsequently, disclosure information is made available prior to the start of the activity.