Once again, we are pleased to present our Fall 2009 Grand Rounds series. As you will see, a wide range of interesting topics will be presented by very highly qualified speakers. We are pleased to continue to provide these outstanding educational offerings and look forward to sharing them with you this spring.

Robert M. Greenbaum, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer/Clinical Director

COMMUNITY AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FALL 2009

Grand Rounds Information: 1-518-581-5015 ext. 3115

GRAND ROUNDS
Friday, October 16, 2009 • 9:00 - 10:30 am
Effective Psychotherapy in the Midst of Economic Anxiety

David Olsen, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.,Executive Director, Samaritan Counseling Center, Scotia, NY

Participants should:

• Gain an understanding of the systemic impact of economic anxiety on couples, families and individuals.
• Be able to distinguish chronic and acute anxiety and the implications for psychotherapy.
• Become familiar with therapeutic strategies for improved functioning in the midst of anxiety.
• Become familiar with methods to examine “self-care” for therapists to manage their own economic anxiety.

GRAND ROUNDS
Friday, October 23, 2009• 9:00 - 10:30 am
Suicidality and Drug Safety: A View From the Front Lines

Kelly Posner, Ph.D.,Director of the Center for Suicide Risk Assessment, Columbia University and Principal Investigator, Columbia University/FDA Classification Project for Drug Safety Analyses

Participants should:

• Be able to delineate the problem of assessment of suicidality and how it challenged FDA risk analyses in antidepressant and other CNS trials.
• Gain an understanding of the clinical implications of assessing suicidality, and the relationship between antidepressants, anticon-vulsants, & other drugs and understand that debunking false notions of risk and accurately identifying true risk are equally crucial from a public health perspective.
• Be able to review recent major public health issues including controversial regulatory actions (“black box”) and their impact on appropriate use of antidepressants & other medications, both from FDA and researcher’s perspective, as well as the unintended consequences of regulatory actions (e.g. increasing suicide rates).

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 • 9:00 - 10:30 am
Behavioral Health in Health CareReform: Why and How?

Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Commissioner New York State Office of Mental Health

Participants should:

• Become familiar with at least two reasons why behavioral health capacities are essential in general medical settings.
• Become familiar with at least two reasons why general health capacities are essential in behavioral health clinical settings.
• Gain an understanding of three requirements of effective integration.

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GRAND ROUNDS
Friday, November 13, 2009 • 9:00 - 10:30 am
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Bridging the Gap from Inpatient Care to Outpatient Settings

Kerry Pertchik, Psy.D., Director of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Training and Program Director, Adult Services, Four Winds Hospital Saratoga

Participants should:

• Become familiar with DBT theory and understand how DBT is implemented in an inpatient setting.
• Gain an understanding of the appropriate DBT treatment targets in an outpatient setting.
• Become familiar with group therapy intervention targets and intervention strategies that can be utilized in individual psychotherapy.
• Be able to participate in dialogue to assess the need for, and usefulness of, future clinical DBT training programs.

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Cosponsored with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Capital Region Chapter

National Survivors of Suicide Day

Saturday, November 21, 2009 • 11:45 am- 2:45 pm
Location: Four Winds Hospital — Mastrianni Hall

Each year, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) organizes National Survivors of Suicide Day, an educational and empowering event for those who have lost someone to suicide (survivors).

Four Winds Saratoga and the Capital Region Chapter of AFSP are pleased to offer this unique event to local survivors and clinicians.This local program is designed to help survivors express and understand the powerful emotions that they experience, and connect with others who have survived the tragedy of losing someone to suicide. During the event, we will link with other programs across the nation through alive broadcast, which is led by clinicians to help provide insight and education.

This annual event allows survivors the opportunity to come together for support, healing and information. We welcome you to invite anyone who you think may benefit from attending this informative program.

Progam Agenda

Lunch will be provided

11:45 am...............Registration

12:15 pm...............Lunch, Welcome, and “Ceremony of HOPE”

1:00 pm.................National Webcast

2:30 pm.................Discussion & Closing Remarks

This Event is Free of Charge. For further information and to register for this event, please call 518-581-5015, ext. 3115.

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Reservation Information

Grand Rounds programs are held on the Four Winds Campus in Mastrianni Hall, and are free of charge. However, on occasion, reservations are required. Please read each program description carefully to ensure your reservation, when required, as seating is limited. Every effort will be made to accommodate all guests in the main lecture room. In the event of overflow attendance,guests may be seated in an adjoining room equipped with a simultaneous remote broadcast. If you are traveling from a distance,we encourage you to call 518-581-5015 ext. 3115, should inclement weather be predicted.

For persons requiring special services, please call no later than two weeks prior to the program date so that the appropriate arrangements can be made.

Unless otherwise indicated, presentations will be in Mastrianni Hall at Four Winds Hospital Saratoga, 30 Crescent Avenue,Saratoga Springs, NY.

Directions to Four Winds Hospital Saratoga

From I-87 - Take I-87 (Northway) to Exit 13N, Route 9 North to Saratoga Springs. Follow Route 9 North approximately 2 miles to Crescent Avenue.(There is a traffic light and a Honda Car Dealership at the intersection of Crescent Ave.) Turn right onto Crescent Avenue. The entrance to Four Winds Hospital is located on the right approximately 1/8 mile from the intersection of Route 9 and Crescent Avenue.

From points South and West of Albany - From the New York State Thruway at the Exit 24 Interchange proceed onto 1-87 North (Northway) to Exit 13N.Take Route 9 North toward Saratoga Springs. Follow Route 9 North approximately 2 miles to Crescent Avenue. (There is a traffic light and a Honda Car Dealership at the intersection of Crescent Ave.) Turn right onto Crescent Avenue.The entrance to Four Winds Hospital is located on the right approximately 1/8 mile from the intersection of Route 9 and Crescent Ave.

“Clinical Excellence in a Caring Environment”

Four Winds Hospital Saratoga provides a broad range of Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Services for children, adolescents and adults. The 88 bed inpatient service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals that includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists,registered nurse practioners, registered nurses, clinical social workers, masters-level teachers, creative/expressive art therapists and mental health workers.Four Winds offers four levels of treatment intensity: inpatient, partial hospital, intensive outpatient and outpatient.

For more information about the services offered at Four Winds Hospital Saratoga, please contact us, 24-hours a day, 7-days a week at: 1-800-888-5448.

Visit us on the web at: www.fourwindshospital.com