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Training Transformative Mental Healthcare Teams

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Oct. 30, 2026, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Designed for behavioral healthcare preceptors working with rural and underserved communities across Arizona, this half-day conference offers presentations from an outstanding lineup of faculty and experts.

This free conference will equip preceptors with effective strategies to strengthen the clinical competence, confidence and engagement of experiential learners in behavioral healthcare. Training Transformative Mental Healthcare Teams also offers breakout rooms on topics important to these populations.

Join us to help prepare the next generation of providers to deliver high-quality behavioral healthcare to children, adolescents and adults!

The registration link is coming soon! Once you are registered, you will receive the Zoom link. Co-produced by the University of Arizona College of Nursing and the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Psychiatry. 

Approved for 4 AMA/PRA Category 1 CreditsTM*.


Speakers & Topics

8-8:05 a.m.Welcome & OverviewJordan Karp, MDProfessor & Chair, Psychiatry
8:05-8:35 a.m. + Q&A 8:35-8:45Untangling Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Diagnostic Pearls and Evidence-Based TreatmentKathy W. Smith, MDProfessor, Psychiatry
8:45-9:15 a.m. + Q&A 9:15-9:25 When Worry Takes Over: Practical Management of Anxiety in the Perinatal PeriodSaira Kalia, MDAssociate Professor, Psychiatry
9:25-9:30 a.m.Break  
9:30-10:15 a.m. + Q&A 10:15-10:25Keynote: Beyond Competence: Teaching Commitment – Lessons in Trust, Belonging, and Stewardship from Tribal Communities, Academic Medicine, and Public PsychiatryMarcos A. Moreno, MDAssociate Medical Director, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Health Services Division
10:25-10:30 a.m.Break  
10:30-11 a.m. + Q&A 11-11:10How to Help Adolescents with Multiple Emotional and Behavioral Problems in an Outpatient SettingChad McWhinnie, PhDAssistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry
11:10-11:40 a.m. + Q&A 11:40-11:50Learning that Lasts: Insights in Adult EducationLindsay Bouchard, DNP, Sara Edmund, DNPAssociate Clinical Professors, Nursing
11:50-12 p.m.Break  
12-12:30 p.m.Breakout Rooms: Topics & Moderators TBA  
12:30-12:45 p.mConference Recap and details on education credits

Jordan Karp, MD

Professor & Chair, Psychiatry

Outcome Objectives

  • Apply evidence-based supervisory models and adult learning principles to design mentorship approaches that promote new clinician retention in underserved Arizona communities. 
  • Evaluate perinatal mental health presentations for anxiety, red flags, severity, safety and functional impact, and formulate evidence-based management and referral plans appropriate to rural practice contexts, including practical telehealth and Arizona Psychiatry Access Line options. 
  • Construct individualized safety plans for adolescents at elevated suicide risk, integrating standardized risk assessment findings and lethal means counseling within rural resource constraints. 
  • Integrate culturally responsive and trauma-informed frameworks into care for Native American patients, demonstrating respect for Tribal sovereignty and the role of historical trauma in behavioral health outcomes. 
  • Differentiate among common anxiety disorder presentations in children and adolescents and explain the evidence base for psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments for complex presentations within rural and underserved care systems in Arizona.

Accreditation / Credit Designation Statement

 

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

 

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Relevant Financial Relationships Statement

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). The CME office reviewers have nothing to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Dr. Edmund has disclosed: Speakers Bureau-Neurocrine.

 

Dr. Karp has disclosed: Grant or research support-Janssen|Advisor-AifredHealth (Relationship has ended) | Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Biogen (Relationship has ended) | Advisor-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.|Advisor-Janssen (Relationship has ended) | Advisor-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Relationship has ended) | Other: senior editorial activities-Journal of Clinical Psychiatry|Other: senior editorial activities-American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

 

All other individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

 

CME Certificate Information

 

To receive a CME certificate, read/follow the instructions in the email you will receive from the UArizona CloudCME system (OR, sign into your account at https://cme.arizona.edu and go to MyCME > Evaluations and Certificates). After completing the evaluation, you will be able to view/print/download a CME certificate.


The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided financial support for this conference of $10,000. The contents are those of the authors. They may not reflect the policies of HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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