Once again, we are pleased to present our Spring 2008 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
SPRING 2008

THIS PROGRAM IS JOINTLY SPONSORED WITH ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT.

Grand Rounds Information: 1-518-581-5015 ext. 3310

SPECIAL EVENT
Mastrianni Hall - Four Winds Saratoga
Friday, April 4, 2008 • 8:30 - 10:30 am - Note Special Time
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: How to Help Our Veterans Recapture Their Lives

Larry Winters, BPS, LMHC, Senior Clinician, Four Winds Hospital, Katonah, NY and Author of “The Making and Unmaking of a Marine”.

Edward Tick, Ph.D, Psychotherapist, Author of “War and the Soul”and Director, Soldier’s Heart:A Veteran’s Safe Return Initiative,Troy, NY

Participants should:

• Be able to identify and describe the physical, psychic and spiritual pain soldiers carry.
• Gain an understanding of the significance of PTSD, addiction and other mental health conditions as risk factors for veterans.
• Be able to explore ways for our veterans to reintegrate into their worlds.

A Special Panel Discussion: PTSD and Veterans
Registration is Required for this Free Event
Friday, April 4, 2008 • 1:30 - 3:30pm

Four Winds Saratoga is honored to host a panel of experts that will address your questions regarding PTSD in veterans.Clinicians, veterans and familiy members are encouraged to participate in this educational workshop designed to increase your understanding of diagnosis, treatment options and current research in this field. Robert Greenbaum,Ph.D.,Chief Executive Officer/Clinical Director, Four WindsSaratoga, will serve as the event moderator, and the panel of experts will include:

• Larry Winters,BPS,LMHC
• Edward Tick,Ph.D
• Charles Kennedy,Ph.D.,Lead Psychologist and Program Director, PTSD Program, Stratton VA Center, Albany, NY

RSVP by Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Call 518-581-5015 ext. 3005

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SPECIAL EVENT
Co-Sponsored with the Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders of Northeastern New York
Friday, April 25, 2008 • 8:30 – 10:30 am - Note Special Time
Healing Connections: Engaging Families in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Mary Tantillo, Ph.D., R.N.,Clinical Associate Professor,University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Consultant,Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders of Northeastern New York

Participants should:

• Be able to identify disconnections for patients and families in the development of, maintenance of, and recovery from eating disorders.
• Become familiar with the advantages of actively engaging and empowering families in treatment.
• Become familiar with motivational, relational and cognitive-behavioral strategies to actively engage and keep families in treatment.

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GRAND ROUNDS
Mastrianni Hall - Four Winds Saratoga
Friday, May 2, 2008 • 9:15 – 10:30 am
Advances in our Understanding and Treatment of Bipolar Illness in Children and Adolescents

Jeffrey M. Daly, M.D.,Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Program, Four Winds Hospital Saratoga

Participants should:

• Gain an understanding of the diagnostic dilemmas associated with pediatric bipolar disorder.
• Gain an understanding of the natural course of mood disorders in children and adolescents.
• Become familiar with the current treatment approaches for pediatric bipolar disorder.

1.0 CME Credits Available

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GRAND ROUNDS
Mastrianni Hall - Four Winds Saratoga
Friday, May 16, 2008 • 9:15 - 10:30 am
Advances in Co-Occurring Disorders

Alex G. Marsal, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Founder, The Recovery Institute (TRI), Troy, NY

Participants should:

• Become familiar with the Multidimensional Change Model (MCM).
• Gain an understanding of the impact of co-occuring disorders on assessment and the therapeutic relationship.
• Gain an understanding of the impact of co-occuring disorders on treatment.

1.0 CME Credits Available

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GRAND ROUNDS
Mastrianni Hall - Four Winds Saratoga
Friday, May 30, 2008 • 9:15 - 10:30 am
Alliances and Misalliances in Family Therapy

Myrna Friedlander, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Doctoral Training, Counseling Psychology Program, State University of New York, University at Albany

Participants should:

• Be able to understand the nature and importance of the working alliance in family therapy.
• Be able to identify patient behaviors indicative of both a strong and weak alliance.
• Be able to recognize alliances and misalliances and consider strategies to correct them..

1.0 CME Credits Available

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GRAND ROUNDS
Mastrianni Hall - Four Winds Saratoga
Friday, June 6, 2008 • 9:15 - 10:30 am
Management of Stress and Burnout in the Clinical Setting

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

Participants should:

• Become familiar with the signs and symptoms of stress.
• Be able to identify the causes and contributing factors of clinical burnout.
• Become familiar with strategies to reduce stress and burnout in the clinical setting.

1.0 CME Credits Available

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Fourteenth Annual
Xavior (Sam) Mastrianni, M.D. Scholarship Awards & Lecture

Friday, June 13, 2008 • 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Please join us for a breakfast reception, beginning at 8:15 am
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child Psychopathology and Wellness: The Family Based Approach

James Hudziak, M.D.,Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care; Thomas M. Achenbach Chair in Developmental Psychopathology,University of Vermont; and Director,Vermont Center for Children,Youth and Families, Burlington, VT

Participants should:

• Be able to learn how genetic and environmental factors affect brain development,physiology and function.
• Gain an understanding of how gene-environment interaction plays a role in the development of child psychopathology and wellness.
• Become familiar with the Vermont Center for Children,Youth and Families’approach to treating child psychopathology – the Family Based Approach.
• Be able to discuss the relative value of health promotion, prevention and intervention using lessons learned from genetic and environmental research.

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Reservation Information

In most instances, programs held on the Four Winds Saratoga Campus in Mastrianni Hall are free of charge and do not require a reservation. However, on occasion, a fee is charged and 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 1-518-581-5015 ext. 3310, 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 Saratoga, 30 Crescent Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Continuing Professional Education Schedule

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Albany Medical College and Four Winds Saratoga. Albany Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Albany Medical College designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

This Course will be of interest to: Physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers, mental health providers, EAP's, education professionals, school counselors and parents.