Networking and Collaboration: Connect with fellow psychologists spanning various areas of the UPMC hospital system and the University of Pittsburgh. Forge connections that can lead to meaningful clinical collaborations and research partnerships.

Directory for Improved Patient Access to Psychological Care: Contribute to a comprehensive directory that will facilitate more efficient referral patterns and improved access to psychological services. Enhanced Communication: Learn how we can better communicate as a collective to amplify our voice and advocate for our discipline's interests.

Well-Being Survey: Join the discussion on the well-being survey of psychologists at UPMC and Pitt, as we explore ways to enhance the overall well-being of our psychology community.

Session Objectives:

Session 1: A Primer on Ethical Concepts, Clinical Conflicts, and Clinical Ethical Analysis

1. Recognize basic ethical principles and related core concepts.
2. Understand the relationship between medical advances and clinical ethics
3. Identify an ethical conflict in the clinical setting.

Session 2: The Blurring of Boundaries: How Tech Can Change Outpatient Psychology

1. Consider how patient autonomy has been impacted by the abundance of psychology information online.
2. Explore challenges associated with upholding ethical principles in a digital world.
3. Examine strategies to commit to an ethically sound and socially relevant psychology practice.

Session 3: Well-Being of Psychologists

1. Understand the need for an employee survey dedicated to the well-being of psychologists.
2. Learn about the results of an internal UPMC well-being survey.
3. Identify ways in which psychologists’ workplace well-being differs from medical physicians.
4. Utilize the psychology network at UPMC/Pitt to promote the well-being of psychologists.

Session 4: ACT’ing ProSocially: Acceptance & Commitment Training for Individuals & Organizations

1. Define “Psychological Flexibility” as used in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and as implemented procedurally via the ACT Matrix.
2. Describe ProSocial in terms of the ACT Matrix and the Core Design Principles (CDP’s) of Successful Organizations for which Dr. Elinor Ostrom received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Session 5: Implications of Repetitive Head Impacts and Traumatic Brain Injury on Mental Health and Suicide Risk

1. Summarize the evidence associating higher risk of suicidal behaviors following traumatic brain injury across the lifespan.
2. Discuss the emerging research on repetitive head impacts and their relationship to mental health and risk for suicidal behaviors.
3. Evaluate the state of the science on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and whether there is an association with degraded mental health and higher risk of suicide.