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Please note the following designations:
APA - Psychologists will receive CE credit for attending the entirety of the webinar (does not include New York State Licensed Psychologists).
APA and NY-PSY - Psychologists will receive CE credit for attending the entirety of the webinar, including New York State Licensed Psychologists.
* Ethics webinars may not meet the criteria for Ethics CE for New York State Licensed Psychologists. New York State licensees are responsible for complying with New York State laws, rules, and regulations: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/psychology/laws-rules-regulations

An Introduction to Ethical and Legal Considerations for the Practice of Video-Based Psychological Healthcare
3 CE (APA Ethics and NY-PSY*)
Friday, July 11, 2025 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Presented by Jonathan Perle, PhD, ABPP
Description:
Despite rapid adoption and ongoing use of video-based telehealth among clinical psychologists, research has long suggested variable preparation among healthcare practitioners both prior to and post COVID-19 (Dopp et al., 2021; Glueckauf et al., 2018; Montoya et al., 2022; Perle et al., 2024; 2023; Sammons et al., 2020). Researchers and guiding organizations have suggested an ongoing and sustained need for practitioner training that can begin in graduate school and continue into their licensed career as continuing education activities (Dopp et al., 2021; Frye et al, 2022; Perle, 2021). Unfortunately, telehealth literature and training series fragmentation, as well as a lack of specificity in training programming, continue to be challenges limiting a clinical psychologist’s ability to acquire necessary knowledge of the numerous competencies relevant to a telehealth-based psychological service. The current presentation is designed to provide clinical psychologists with an overview of both ethical and legal considerations relevant to the use of videoconferencing in psychological healthcare services. Following an introduction of telehealth, current research findings will be outlined. The need for specialized education to gain the numerous specialized competencies related to a telehealth practice will be detailed in line with both field literature and the APA’s Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology. Specific areas of competencies will then be elaborated upon, focusing on: licensing/jurisdiction, establishing appropriateness, informed consent, boundaries, safety planning, and data security.
Presenter Bio:
Jonathan Perle, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified clinical child and adolescent psychologist, associate professor, and director of telepsychology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. In addition to his current responsibilities that include trainee education, specialty clinic management, and conducting research, Dr. Perle provides both in-person and digital psychological care. Beginning in his graduate education and spanning his ongoing career, Dr. Perle has studied, and taught about telehealth. Combined works have resulted in peer-reviewed publications, a videoconferencing-focused book, articles in national periodicals, professional presentations, expert interviews for media, consultative services including his participation in the American Psychological Association’s revision for the Professional Practice Guidelines for Telepsychology, and his design and implementation of one of the first recognized telehealth-specific doctoral-level courses for clinical psychology students. Dr. Perle has also been recognized as a psychological innovator by the American Psychological Association’s Monitor for his work designing an evidence-based and HIPAA-compliant smartphone application related to parent management training. In addition to serving as a reviewer for multiple journals, he serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Sciences.
Learning Objectives:
After the presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Identify key elements of contemporary video-based research as it relates to mental healthcare practice.
- Identify at least three literature-suggested competencies for a video-based mental healthcare practice.
- Identify at least one method for ethical and legal cross-jurisdictional practice.
- Identify at least three considerations when determining the appropriateness of video for patient care.
- Identify at least three components to include on a telehealth-specific informed consent form.
- Identify at least three components to include in a telehealth-specific safety plan.
- Identify at least one component of HIPAA-compliant data security features of a video-based service.
Learning Level:
Intermediate
Conflict of Interest:
The presenter receive royalties for a book from which some of this information is derived.
Registration:
Webinar registration is free for members. Registration rates for non-members are listed below.
Non-Member Registration | $50.00 |
Non-Member Student Registration | $10.00 |
Registration for this webinar is a two-step process:
2. Click on the link in the Zoom Registration email you receive to finalize registration and receive the Zoom information.
Continuing Education:
Attendees will receive 3 CE credits for attending the entirety of this webinar.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0279.
* This webinar may not meet the criteria for Ethics CE for New York State Licensed Psychologists. New York State licensees are responsible for complying with New York State laws, rules, and regulations: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/psychology/laws-rules-regulations
Register here! Registration is a two-step process. Attendees will need to click on the link in their webinar email to finalize registration and receive the Zoom information.

Sleep as a Catalyst for Adherence in Adolescent Diabetes Care
1 CE (APA and NY-PSY)
Friday, June 6, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm ET
Presented by Kara M. Duraccio, PhD, Kate Gamwell, PhD, Ke Ding, PhD, and Alexandra Monzon, PhD
Description:
This presentation will cover:
Adolescent sleep needs (the unique developmental considerations of sleep in adolescence; evidence-based approaches for enhancing sleep outcomes; and a brief overview of the TranS-C intervention).
Adherence to sleep recommendations (how to enhance adherence to adolescent sleep recommendations with motivational interviewing; small behavioral modifications; and the frequency of interventions/touch points).
Sleep to improve adolescent diabetes management (the intersection of sleep and diabetes adherence and addressing how to integrate sleep as a behavioral target in teens with diabetes).
Presenter Bios:
Kara M. Duraccio, PhD, is an assistant professor at Brigham Young University. Dr. Duraccio’s research focuses on understanding the negative consequences of short and ill-timed sleep in adolescents and in evaluating methods for improving adolescent sleep.
Kate Gamwell, PhD, is the Director of Pediatric Pain Psychology and Rehabilitation at Prisma Health Children's Hospital and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of South Carolina Medical School-Greenville. Her clinical and research work focuses on the intersect between illness appraisals and self-management in youth with chronic pain.
Ke Ding, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical practice focuses on coping and adjustment and self-management in youth with epilepsy and bleeding disorders.
Alexandra Monzon, PhD, is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and a licensed clinical psychologist at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Dr. Monzon's research goals include designing, testing, and implementing scalable and flexible intervention designs, such as single-session interventions (SSIs), to address the psychological risk factors that youth experience, which impact their health and well-being. Dr. Monzon is currently working on an NIDDK-funded K23 project to adapt an existing depression SSI for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This project will examine the feasibility, and acceptability of a T1D-specific depression SSI through a pilot randomized control trial. Ultimately, Dr. Monzon aims to integrate brief and flexible psychosocial interventions into pediatric care to improve the acute and long-term psychological and physical health of youth with chronic health conditions.
Learning Objectives:
After the presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the unique developmental considerations of sleep in adolescence and identify evidence-based approaches, including TranS-C, for enhancing sleep outcomes in this population.
- Practice using motivational interviewing and small behavioral modifications to enhance adherence to sleep recommendations for adolescents, including case-based examples.
- Explain the relationship between sleep and diabetes adherence in adolescents and demonstrate how to incorporate sleep interventions as part of a behavioral management plan for teens with diabetes, using case examples.
Learning Level:
Beginner to Intermediate
Conflict of Interest:
The presenters report no conflicts of interest.
Registration:
Webinar registration is free for members. Registration rates for non-members are listed below.
Non-Member Registration | $30.00 |
Non-Member Student Registration | $10.00 |
Registration for this webinar is a two-step process:
- Register here first.
- Click on the link in the Zoom Registration email you receive to finalize registration and receive the Zoom information.
Continuing Education:
Attendees will receive 1 CE credit for attending the entirety of this webinar.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0279.

Everyday Advocacy: Engaging Decision Makers in Support of Pediatric Psychology
1.5 CE (APA and NY-PSY)
Friday, May 16, 2025 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET
Presented by Kenneth Polishchuk, MA, MPP and Raegina Likewise, MA
Description:
Learn what every day advocacy looks like and how to make a persuasive case to all types of decision makers, at the federal, state, local, and institutional levels, to benefit your profession and the communities you serve. Clinicians, educators, researchers and students’ training and experience give them unique insights into key issues facing the nation, including your expertise in pediatric psychology. You can use those insights to inform decision makers as they work on solutions for these issues. However, many people do not know where to begin. This live training will explain what comprises advocacy and what some best practices for engaging are, how to engage in social media advocacy, and offer some examples of federal policies that you can advocate for, using these skills.
Presenter Bios:
Kenneth Polishchuk, MA, MPP, is the Deputy Chief for Education and Training Policy at the American Psychological Association where he leads APA’s education and training policy and advocacy portfolio. He has been with APA since September 2019. His issue areas of focus cover the full continuum of education, including early childhood, elementary and secondary, and higher education programs, as well as psychology training and workforce development programs. Since 2021, Kenneth has been named one of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Committee for Education Funding and the Title IV-A Coalition. Prior to his work at APA, he spent more than 5 years on the government affairs team at the Council of Graduate Schools. He has an MA in American Politics, an MA in Public Policy, and a BA in Psychology.
Raegina Likewise, MA, serves as a Senior Manager of Congressional and Federal Relations at the American Psychological Association (APA). In this capacity, she focuses on psychology policy and programs for workforce development, education, congressional appropriations, and LGBTQ+ students and youth. Raegina earned her Master of Arts degree from The George Washington University and holds a bachelor's degree from Knox College.
Learning Objectives:
After the presentation, attendees will be able to:
1. Describe at least 3 actions one can undertake while engaging in advocacy.
2. Describe best practices for advocating through social media.
3. Highlight several examples of federal policies impacting pediatric psychology.
Learning Level:
Beginner to Intermediate.
Conflict of Interest:
Presenters reported no conflicts of interest.
Registration:
Webinar registration is free to all SPP members. Registration rates for non-members are listed below.
Non-Member Registration | $30.00 |
Non-Member Student Registration | $10.00 |
Registration for this webinar is a two-step process. Attendees will need to click on the link in their webinar email to finalize registration and receive the Zoom information.
Continuing Education:
Attendees will receive 1.5 CE credits for attending the entirety of this webinar.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0279.


Expanding Professional Borders: Supporting Youth and Families in a Shifting Immigration Landscape
1.5 CE (APA and NY-PSY)
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm ET
Presented by Diana Formoso, PhD
Registration for this webinar is limited to members.
* This webinar will not be recorded and is for members only.
Description:
A population health approach (Olson et al., 2018; APA, 2022) and social determinants of health models (Castañeda et al., 2015) support the notion that psychologists can play a key role in promoting health and reducing health inequities for immigrant communities by working across multi-contextual systems of influence, facilitating community engagement and creating partnerships to advocate for systemic change. Psychologists working with migrant communities are facing a rapidly-shifting immigration landscape, and many are struggling with how to provide culturally-competent, ethical and timely support to migrant youth and families facing an uncertain future in the United States. This presentation will focus on identifying ways to support clients facing immediate immigration-related stressors; prepare for possible interactions with immigration officials in professional settings to increase clarity, protect privacy and enhance safety; identify avenues for multidisciplinary collaboration to support migrant youth and families in their interactions with healthcare, school and legal settings; and identify opportunities for advocacy.
Presenter Bio:
Diana Formoso, PhD is a Professor in the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Arizona State University and completed her post-doctoral work at the University of Illinois at Chicago, specializing in children and families and community psychology. She has over 25 years’ experience in understanding risk and protective factors impacting low-income, ethnic minority and immigrant youth and families. She co-developed several interventions to strengthen youth coping skills, parenting, and family and community support for immigrant youth (Bridges serving Mexican American and Mexican immigrant middle schoolers in Phoenix, AZ; Newcomer Center parenting groups for recently immigrated parents of high schoolers in Chicago, IL; and Connections serving elementary students and parents from Latin-America, Haiti, and the English-speaking Caribbean in South Florida). Her most recent work is leading the Unaccompanied, But Not Alone project, where we use a community-based participatory research approach to learn more about the strengths and needs of unaccompanied immigrant minors in South Florida. This qualitative work has informed a strengths and needs assessment, our understanding of UIM resilience and family, community and policy protective factors, and facilitators and barriers to services for migrant youth and families. To support this work, Dr. Formoso has sought training in how psychologists can partner with multidisciplinary professionals to support migrant youth and families in their interactions with healthcare, schools, and legal settings. The team has volunteered at legal immigration screening clinics and developed a migrant youth resource guide for our local area. This work is intended to: (1) develop strengths-based, culturally-competent interventions for unaccompanied youth, their caregivers and the professionals who serve them; (2) train and support psychologists and psychology trainees in ways to interact with multiple systems to support migrant youth and families; and (3) inform community-based services and policy initiatives that can support family relationships and youth well-being. As a bicultural, bilingual psychologist and the proud child of immigrants, Dr. Formoso strives to bring the gift of education back to the communities that raised her.
Learning Objectives:
After the presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Describe three ways psychologists can provide timely support for clients facing immigration-related stressors.
- Describe how psychologists can prepare for possible interactions with immigration officials in their professional settings.
- Identify avenues for collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals to support clients in their interactions with healthcare, school and legal settings.
- Identify advocacy opportunities that align with their strengths, roles and expertise.
- Select two strategies for committed action that can provide a timely response to the shifting immigration landscape.
Learning Level:
Beginner to Intermediate
Conflict of Interest:
The presenter reports no conflicts of interest.
Registration:
Webinar registration is free for members. This webinar is for members only and registration information will be emailed to members.
Continuing Education:
Attendees will receive 1.5 CE credits for attending the entirety of this webinar.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0279.


Ethical and Clinical Considerations for Diagnostic and Prognostic Disclosures to Youth with Serious Medical Illness
3 Ethics CE (APA)
Friday, December 6, 2024 | 12:00p-3:00pm ET
Presented by Amanda Thompson, PhD and Emma Khatami, PhD
Description:
Provision of honest and timely diagnostic and prognostic information is essential in the care of children with serious medical illness and their families (Kaye et al., 2024). Unfortunately, all too often disclosure attempts are impeded by guardian preferences and worries, members of the medical team, and/or team dynamics, ultimately resulting in patients garnering a fragmented understanding of their health status and care plan. The ramifications of this can be significant and include perceived loss of autonomy, heightened psychological distress, and strained relationships with both guardians and care teams.
The goal of this presentation, then, is to offer ethical and clinical considerations to guide clinicians when faced with team or guardian-initiated resistance to engaging in disclosure conversations with youth with serious medical illness. Specifically, Drs. Thompson and Khatami will discuss 1) the historical context, ethical standards, and pertinent challenges for holding guardians accountable as surrogate health decision makers for minors, 2) children’s understanding of illness, death, and dying at different developmental stages, 3) principles of adolescent decision-making within the context of developmental and psychological considerations of how minors receive and process emotionally salient information, 4) current research findings about the impact of withholding health information from minors, 5) strategies to unpack both team and guardian-initiated resistance to engaging in disclosures, and 6) practical tools and tips for leading disclosure discussions, including strategies to empower minors to utilize acquired health-related information as a foundation for advanced care planning and goals of care conversations. Case-based discussions will feature prominently in this presentation, with attention to individual and family cultural and spiritual values and beliefs.
Through this presentation, Drs. Thompson and Khatami will highlight that disclosure is a foundational aspect of providing ethical, patient-centered care to youth with serious illness and that it can be done effectively, utilizing nuanced communication strategies that promote understanding in ways that are digestible, gentle, and developmentally appropriate without prompting relational strains, breaches in trust, or psychological distress.
Presenter Bios:
Amanda Thompson, PhD: For almost two decades, Amanda Thompson, PhD has dedicated her career as a pediatric psychologist to caring for and improving the lives of children and adolescents impacted by cancer and supporting bereaved families. She completed her PhD in Clinical-Developmental Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, her predoctoral residency at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, DE, and her post-doctoral fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH. Dr. Thompson then spent a decade as Director of Psychology and Psychosocial Services in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC, building world-class psychosocial teams and training the next generation of pediatric psychologists. During this time, she served on the interdisciplinary Ethics Committee at Children’s National Hospital and was a member of the Bioethics Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group. Dr. Thompson currently serves as Chief of Pediatric Psychology and Director of Pediatric Programs at Life with Cancer, the psychosocial program of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, VA.
Dr. Thompson has a national presence as an author of the Standards of Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and their Families and as project lead for the development of Competencies for Psychologists in Pediatric Palliative Care. She currently serves as Chair of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society’s Pediatrics/AYA Special Interest Group, APA’s representative to the Pediatrics Division of the National Coalition of Hospice and Palliative Care, and a board member on the Pediatrics Council of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She was the 2024 recipient of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society’s ‘Outstanding Clinical Care Award’ and founder of SPP’s Palliative Care and End of Life Special Interest Group. Her interests include pediatric psycho-oncology, palliative and end-of-life care, grief and loss, program development, interdisciplinary team collaboration, and mentorship. When not at work, Dr. Thompson feeds her infinite wanderlust by traveling any and everywhere and capturing it all through her favorite hobby of photography.
Emma Khatami, PhD is both the Section Chief of Psychology as well as the Associate Division Chief of Psychology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where her role includes overseeing the daily operations of the inpatient consultation/liaison service for the hospital, on-call processes amongst all psychologists, and program development with other behavioral health leaders. In addition, she is the dedicated psychologist for the palliative medicine team and spends most of her clinical time engaging in prognostic disclosure and goals of care discussions with individuals aged 5-25 years in the inpatient setting. Through this role, she works collaboratively with other institutional stakeholders to create training experiences, simulations, and didactics focused on streamlining the way in which providers support minors in understanding their diagnosis and participating in surrounding decisions.
Dr. Khatami is also the psychology representative on Phoenix Children’s biomedical ethics committee, where she participates in staffing consults related to medical futility and adolescent decision-making, among other referrals. Additionally, she is an active researcher and currently the Primary Investigator on an ongoing study evaluating trends in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among youth undergoing bone marrow transplant and their primary caregivers. Lastly, Dr. Khatami is an avid member of the Society of Pediatric Psychology through the American Psychological Association and recently finished serving a term as the Education and Training co-chair for the Palliative Care and End-Of-Life Special Interest Group within this organization.
Learning Objectives:
After the presentation, attendees will be able to:
1. List 3 factors (i.e., historical, developmental, psychological) that impact pediatric involvement in decision making and decisions by caregivers and team members to withhold or disclose treatment-related information.
2. Identify the ethical standards that underly best practice approaches for disclosing health information to minors.
3. Utilize 2 practical tools or strategies for leading disclosure discussions with adolescents and unpacking both team and guardian-initiated resistance that may arise.
Learning Level:
This webinar is designed to apply broadly across all levels.
Conflict of Interest:
Presenters reported no conflicts of interest.
Continuing Education:
Attendees will receive 3 CE credits for attending the entirety of this webinar.
The Society of Pediatric Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Society of Pediatric Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.