Speaker: Stephen Whiteside, PhD, LP

Title: Mental Health Advisor: A digital platform to support child mental healthcare

Introduction: 

Dr. Whiteside is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Psychology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Director of the Mayo Clinic Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. His research focuses on improving access to evidence-based care for pediatric anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder through the development of effective and efficient treatments facilitated by technology. He has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the International OCD Foundation, and the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. He has published over 90 scientific articles and co-authored the books Anxiety Coach: A Parent’s Guide to Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD, Exposure Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and OCD, and Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: Principles and Practice (2nd Ed).

Learning Objectives: 
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• • List three system-based barriers to youth receiving optimal mental health care
  • Describe the components of the IDEAS framework for developing digital health interventions
  • Identify how the active ingredients of treatment for childhood anxiety disorders

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TRANSCRIPT
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