Society of Pediatric Psychology STAGING

SIG Meet Up
2024-02-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Private: Zoom

Spirituality, Religiosity and Child Health
2022-12-09 11:00 - 12:00
Society of Pediatric Psychology Webinar

1.0 CE Free to Attendees who are members of Society of Pediatric Psychology
Maureen Lyon, PhD
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM EST
Religiousness, Spirituality, and Quality of Life among Adolescents Living with a Serious Illness

Describe the influence of pediatric advance care planning on spiritual quality of life.
Describe how quality of life and symptoms are influenced by religiousness.
Describe how religiousness moderates end-of-life treatment preferences .

Marie Chardon, PhD
11:20 AM -11:35 AM EST
Caregiver Religious Coping, Adjustment, and Integration into Clinical Practice

Discuss caregiver religious coping and posttraumatic responses in the context of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Outline strategies for clinical psychologists to conceptualize and integrate religious coping into clinical work within medically complex pediatric populations.

Lori Wiener, PhD
11:35 AM – 11:50 AM EST
Communicating with children about death: Cultural and Spiritual considerations

Describe children’s spiritual development and concepts of death
Explain cultural and religious considerations that might impede communication
Identify interventions that can be used to explore a child’s spiritual life

The Society of Pediatric Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

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SPP FALL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
2022-11-04 10:00 - 17:00
This is a one-day Virtual Conference that includes: Three 2-hour sessions (each is a 1-hour plenary address followed by a 1-hour symposium on a topic consistent with the plenary address) for 6 total CEs. Time slots: 10am-12pm, 12:30pm-2:30pm, 3pm-5pm EDT
$60 member fee for each 2-hour block. $80 non-member fee for each 2-hour block ($20 Discount for those who attend whole conference); Student fee of $30 for the full conference.
Don’t miss out on:
* Learning about high impact areas of pediatric psychology research produced by SPP research leaders who come from diverse research backgrounds such as assessment, treatment and interventions, clinical outcomes, adherence, and health disparities.
* Discussion Forum of current research directions and to consider how research informs clinical practice, service delivery, health equity, policy decisions.
* SPP members to build research networks and connections across all SPP member levels, trainee through senior career scientist-practitioners.
Plenary Speakers:
Monica Mitchell – Beyond the walls: Advancing pediatric, Community and Public Health through Research
Anne Kazak – Implementing Family Psychosocial Risk Screening in Clinical Care to Support Pediatric Health Equity
David Schwebel – Applying Pediatric Psychology Principles to Reduce Child Injury
Continuing Education: 6.0 CEs
6 CE credits are available to licensed psychologists who attend the full conference, 4.0 CE credits available to licensed psychologists who attend two 2-hour sessions, 2.0 CE credits available to licensed psychologists who attend one 2-hour session. The Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
SPP SCIENCE & PRACTICE COMMITTEE:
Chad Jensen, Sukhpreet Tamana, Naadira Upshaw, Emily Law, Sunnye Mayes,
Allison A. Stiles, Diane Chen, and Alyssa Schlenz

Putting Caregivers First: From Bench to Practice
2022-09-23 10:00 - 12:00
On behalf of the Committee on Science and Practice, we are excited to share that The Education Committee of the Caregiver Wellbeing SIG will host an SPP sponsored webinar titled “Putting Caregivers First: From Bench to Practice”.
This webinar will present exciting caregiver wellbeing research and provide practical guidance for translating caregiver wellbeing science into practice. Our research presentations by Dr. Randi Streisand and Dr. Bob Ammerman will highlight their recent work in developing and testing innovative caregiver interventions in pediatric settings, while Dr. Naomi Joffe and Dr. Lauren Szulczewski will guide us through the implementation of their Caregiver Mental Health Program and integration of evidence-based caregiver interventions into routine clinical practice. Finally, Blyth Lord, Founder and Executive Director of the Courageous Parents Network, will share her experience and expertise in supporting caregivers through community engagement and advocating for evidence-based caregiver practices.
Webinar structure will be a 10-minute introduction to caregiver wellbeing, followed by four 20-minute presentations, wrap-ups, and time for Q&A.
Continuing Education: 2.0 CEs
Two free CE credits are available to SPP psychologists who attend the full webinar. The Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

Describe the theoretical foundation and key clinical elements of a clinical program to identify and treat maternal depression in the pediatric setting.
Summarize parent depressive symptoms in the year following their young child’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.
Describe ethical, regulatory, and logistical considerations of establishing a program to serve caregiver mental health needs in a pediatric hem/onc setting.
