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ForwardMGH Clinical Conversations with MCPAP 2025-2026
A conversation with a Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP)
Psychiatrist or subject matter expert on a variety of behavioral health topics. The goal of MCPAP is to increase access to behavioral health treatment by making child psychiatry services – a scarce resource – available to PCPs across the Commonwealth. Through these conversations we seek to improve clinicians comfort and competency treating mild to moderate behavioral health disorders and address barriers in knowledge. MCPAP hosts a series of nine webinars throughout the year, which usually take place September through June, except December.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for pediatric and family providers.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe 3 ways in which persons with ND-PAE differ from those with DSM-defined ADHD and/or DMDD.
- Name 3 diagnostic entities whose underlying pathophysiology often includes prenatal alcohol exposure.
- Name 3 low-toxicity pharmacotherapies from different categories for symptoms of ND-PAE.
- Identify the importance of early intervention for psychosis.
- Summarize how to screen for early signs of psychosis and appropriate age development for screening.
- Describe how to make effective referrals and how to utilize CBHI/CBHC services.
- Identify new approaches to how we diagnose and treat disorders involving psychosis
Additional Information
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program & Mass General Brigham
Barry Sarvet, MD - Course Director
Child Psychiatrist, Baystate Medical Center;
Chair, Department of Psychiatry,
UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate;
Medical Director, Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP)
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP). Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.