A Further Practical Overview of Medical Psychotherapy MainPro + & MDPAC Accredited Professional Development Program

Topic

Time

Speakers

MainPro +

·      Overview Standard-of-Care in the Practice of Primary Care Mental Health (Part 1)

9:00 to 9:30 AM

Michael Pare

1 Credits

·      Grief Counselling: Grief and loss are commonly encountered in family practice. Patients grieve the loss of loved ones, jobs, marriages, and physical or psychological functioning.

9:30 to 10:30 AM

Mel Borins

1 Credits

·      Overview Standard-of-Care in the Practice of Primary Care Mental Health (Part 2)

10:30 to 11:00 AM

Michael Pare

1 Credits

COFFEE BREAK (11:00 to 11:15 AM)

·      Helping Skills in Psychotherapy Practice

·      Supportive Therapy Techniques

·      Various Video Clips

11:15 to 1:15 PM

James Whyte

4 Credits

LUNCH (1:15 to 2:00 PM)

·      Relational Aspects of Psychotherapy

·      The Therapeutic Alliance, Empathy, etc.

·      Various Video Clips

2:00 to 4:15 PM

James Whyte

4 Credits

·      Suicide Assessment

4:15 to 5:15 PM

Michael Pare

2 Credits

Saturday Total: 13 MainPro + Credits

Topic

Time

Speakers

MainPro +

·      Outcome-Focused Aspects of Psychotherapy

·      Responding to the Patient with Empathic Flexibly

·      Various Video Clips

9:00 to 11:00 AM

Kevin Zeilig

4 Credits

COFFEE BREAK (11:00 to 11:15 AM)

·      How to Properly Complete a Form 1 of the Mental Health Act Ontario. Form 1 is actually: (Application by a Physician for a Psychiatric Assessment)

11:15 AM to 1:15 PM

Michael Pare

4 Credits

LUNCH (1:15 to 2:00 PM)

·      Qualities and Actions of Effective Psychotherapists

·      Various Video Clips

2:00 to 5:15 PM

Joel Shapiro

6 Credits

(MDPAC) Credits from Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada Credits Pending

Sunday Total: 14 MainPro + Credits

Program Total 27 Credits