This presentation was originally reviewed on June 1, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 2, 2023, from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM ET.

This workshop will focus on recent changes in state law impacting mental health professionals in Maryland. Maryland legislation from the 2023 Maryland General Assembly will be reviewed including bills that failed and those that were enacted into law including legislation involving mandated outpatient treatment, pilot programs to pay for health care on a capitated basis, digital therapeutics, and scope of practice issue for various professions. In addition, the presentation will include discussion of telehealth and the impact of the end of the public health emergency. A PowerPoint presentation will be used to stimulate presentation and discussion of these various issues.

Racial inequity has become central in the national conversation about physical and mental health care since the Covid-19 pandemic. We know that behavioral and mental health care can be impacted by one’s physical health. Historically marginalized groups that have been denied equitable access to healthcare also experience disproportionate risk of living with untreated behavioral and mental health condition. The constant exposure to the reality of health disparities across racial groups amplifies the need to make what has been invisible, visible. This workshop examines racial differences with the goal of promoting access to equitable care.

Dr. Leibowitz will provide an overview of the most recent edition of the Adolescent chapter in the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Standard of Care.  WPATH is the leading international authority on transgender healthcare and has been in existence since 1979 when it published its first set of guidelines that made no mention of children or adolescents. Prior to this 8th edition, which was published in September 2022, the previous iteration (7th edition) was published over a decade prior. Join Dr. Leibowitz as he discusses the research and ethics regarding care for children and adolescents with gender related needs, and standards of care for this population.

This presentation was originally reviewed on September 26, 2022, and broadcast live online on September 30, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET. 

This presentation was originally reviewed on January 11, 2022, and broadcast live online on January 12, 2022, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET. 

This presentation was originally reviewed on November 11, 2021, and broadcast live online on November 5, 2021 from 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM ET. 

This presentation was originally reviewed on November 11, 2021, and broadcast live online on November 10, 2021, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET.