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Live Workshop: Virtual Reality in the Assessment, Understanding, and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders
This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE broadcast on June 30, 2023 from 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until July 28, 2023. Go to the Register tab above to learn how to participate for continuing education credit, watch the broadcast and download the slides.
The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.
A twenty-year programme of work using immersive virtual reality to assess, understand, and treat mental health disorders will be outlined. A chronological presentation of studies will illustrate the issues addressed, show the evolution of the technology, and highlight key areas for the future. The case will be made that much greater access to the best psychological treatments can be achieved using automated delivery in VR. In this automation process VR therapies need not simply replicate face-to-face therapy but can be used in innovative ways – impossible in the real world - to enhance treatment outcomes. The results of the first trial of automated VR therapy with patients with psychosis will be described.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Describe the key elements of a VR system.
- Explain the uses of VR in mental health.
- Summarize the types of evidence that VR may help in mental health treatment.
There is no commercial support for this activity.
About the speaker
Daniel Freeman is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and NIHR Senior Investigator at the University of Oxford and a consultant clinical psychologist in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Professor Freeman’s research has focused on using psychological theory to develop more powerful psychological treatments. He has also been pioneering the development of automated virtual reality treatments for mental health conditions. He founded Oxford VR, a University of Oxford spin-out company. He is the recipient of the 2020 British Psychological Society Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge, and presented the BBC Radio 4 series ‘A History of Delusions’.
Disclosure Statements
Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she (or a partner or spouse) has with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.
Daniel Freeman, PhD, DClinPsy, CPsychol, FBPsS, FBA, reports that he is the scientific founder for Oxford VR, as well as a consultant and shareholder. He will discuss the use of Virtual Reality in this presentation. After clinical review, all potential issues have been mitigated.
Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Larry Epp, Ed.D., Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PhD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Stacey Garnett, RN, MSN, Octavia Coit, MN, Heather Billings, RN, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.
Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours for Psychologists.
Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.
Counselor Statement: Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This activity is available for 1.0 NBCC clock hours.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 Participation
This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE broadcast on June 30, 2023 from 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until July 28, 2023. Go to the Register tab above to learn how to participate for continuing education credit, watch the broadcast and download the slides.
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On June 30, 2023, at 12:00 pm ET, please click on, or copy and paste this link into your web browser to view the lecture online. This link is LIVE at 11:30 am ET. An email address is required to log into the broadcast.
https://onlinexperiences.com/Launch/Event/ShowKey=232445
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