Series Overview
The Pediatric Collaborative Care Behavioral Health Conference is a bi-monthly interactive lecture series that focuses on core behavioral health clinical topics encountered in pediatric primary care settings. Sessions will include best practice techniques, resources, and interactive discussions to provide tangible take-aways. This series will emphasize interprofessional collaboration between behavioral health and primary care providers.
Target Audience
MD/DO, RN, APRN, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Trainees
Global Learning Objectives
- Identify state of the art, evidence-based practices for diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, and comorbid psychiatric conditions
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with collaborative care team professionals, to advocate for the behavioral health care needs of children
- Describe new scientific advances and best practices in pediatric collaborative care that may be translatable and impact future patient care
- Analyze how diversity, equity, and inclusion impact behavioral health
2025-2026 Session Dates | via Zoom
- July 15, 2025
- September 16, 2025
- November 18, 2025
- January 20, 2026
- March 17, 2026
- May 19, 2026
Planning Committee
Previous Sessions
Session #14 – The Role of Occupational Therapy in Regulation and Children: When and How to Use OT as a Support
Speaker: Jaclyn Bender, MS OTR/L
September 19, 2025
Session #13 – Parenting Together: It Takes a Community
Speaker: Audrey Ford, PhD, clinical psychologist, UW Behavioral Health and Recovery, UW Health Resources: Parenting Together: It Takes a Community.pptx
July 17, 2025
Session #12 – Assessment and Management of Pediatric Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation in Primary Care
Speaker: Hannah Koerten, PhD, clinical psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Resources: Pediatric-Safety-Plan-(UWH302791-DT) (1) Assessment and Management of Pediatric Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation in Primary Care TIPP Skills
March 19, 2025
Session #11 – Evidence-based Treatment Options in the Medical Management of Childhood Tic Disorders
Speaker: Kristin Seaborg, MD, assistant professor, Pediatric Neurology and Sleep Disorders Resources: Tics in Childhood
January 21, 2025Session #10 – DDx: Anxiety, Inattention, Both, or Other
This session was not recorded. Speaker: Julie Gocey, MD, MS, associate professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics & Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Resources Presentation (.pdf) ADHD …
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