Webinar Description:
In any healthcare setting, Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) clinicians must adhere to the AAMFT Code of Ethics while -- at the same time -- considering the uniqueness of the site and population served, simultaneously engaging in collaboration with providers from diverse disciplines who also have their own codes of ethics to follow. Expert speakers in this webinar (see bios, below) will provide detailed examples and practical applications of ethics across a wide range of roles and contexts. They will also share resources (e.g., recommended reading and training materials) for participants who are preparing for and/or practicing in clinical-, teaching/supervisory-, administrative, and policy- roles in health care.
Webinar Speakers:
Jennifer Hodgson, Ph.D., LMFT (North Carolina)
Dr. Jennifer Hodgson is a Professor in and Director of the Medical Family Therapy doctoral program at East Carolina University (ECU). Her teaching, funding, and publications are centered on MedFT and integrated care, particularly in the areas of working with patients and families living with Parkinsons Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity.
Angela Lamson, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE (North Carolina)
Dr. Angela Lamson is a Professor in MedFT at East Carolina University (ECU). She is also the Associate Dean for Research in ECU's College of Health and Human Performance. Her teaching, funding, and publications are centered on MedFT and integrated care, particularly in the areas of trauma, chronic illness, loss, and compassion fatigue in the lives of individuals, couples, families, and providers.
Tai Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT (Minnesota)
Dr. Tai Mendenhall is a Medical Family Therapist and Associate Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota (UMN). He is an adjunct professor and clinician in the UMN’s Department of Family Medicine & Community Health and the Director of the UMN’s Medical Reserve Corps’ Mental Health Disaster-Response Teams. His teaching, funding, and publications are centered on MedFT and integrated care, particularly in the areas of community-based participatory research targeting health disparities, diabetes/obesity, and trauma.
Randall Reitz, Ph.D., LMFT (Colorado)
Dr. Randall Reitz is the Director of Behavioral Sciences at St. Mary's Hospital Family Medicine & Residency Practice in Grand Junction, CO. He directs the Medical Family Therapy Fellowship and integrated mental health team(s) at this site. Dr. Reitz's scholarly interests include professional identity development, trans-disciplinary training, and group medical visits/care.
Laura Sudano, Ph.D., LMFT (California)
Dr. Laura Sudano is the Associate Director for the University of California / San Diego's (UCSD) Collaborative Care Program. She has worked within multiple integrated care models within family medicine residencies, trained residents and fellows, and supervised MFTs, social workers, professional counselors, and psychologists. Dr. Sudano's research interests focus on mental health and athletes. At UCSD, she works with professional and Olympic-level athletes (alongside a wide variety of patients and families_ in primary care settings.
Max Zubatsky, Ph.D., LMFT (Missouri)
Dr. Max Zubatsky is an Associate Professor in and Program Director for the Medical Family Therapy Program at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine. His teaching, funding, and publications center on MedFT and integrated care, particularly in the areas of family caregiving, Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia, and chronic illness(es).
*** This webinar will be recorded, and available later for purchase on Teneo