Homeless and underserved populations face multiple obstacles to obtaining mental health care and substance use treatment. This presentation will focus on how mobile and digital technologies can be used to intervene, support recovery and improve access for homeless and disadvantaged populations with SMI. Focusing on implementation and health equity, examples from recent research, ongoing studies, and case examples will be provided. 

Format

Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.

This presentation was recorded on December 9, 2021.

Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board 

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Learning Objectives

• Describe a range of digital and mobile technologies that can be used in psychiatric care.  
• Discuss the nature of the "digital divide" that poses challenges for the use of technology.  
• Judge current research and its limitations for the implementation of mobile technologies to address substance misuse and SMI. 

Outline

• Brief summary of homelessness and youth experiencing homelessness  
• SMI and substance misuse among homeless populations 
• Mobile technology and psychiatric care 
• Stepping Strong studies 
• Precision psychiatric care using mHealth 
• Presenter Q&A 

Target Audience

Counselor, Pharmacist, Psychiatrist, Physician (Non-psychiatrist), Physician Assistant, Psychologist, Social Worker, Peer Specialist/Peer Support 

Instructional Level

Introductory, Intermediate 

Estimate Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: December 9, 2021 
Program End Date: December 9, 2024 

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, CE credit for psychologists, CE credit for social workers, or a certificate of participation may do so by viewing the live presentation and completing the evaluation. Participants claiming CE credit for psychologists and those claiming CE credit for Social workers, must have full attendance to claim credit. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians), CE certificate (psychologists), CE certificate (social workers) or certificate of participation (other disciplines) showing the event date and hours earned.  

Continuing Education Credit

Physicians

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Psychologists

The American Psychiatric Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Social Workers 

American Psychiatric Association, provider #1743, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this course.  

ACE provider approval periods: 05/18/2020 - 05/18/2021 and 05/18/2021 - 05/18/2024.  

Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits. 

Faculty and Planner Disclosures

Instructor

• Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD is the Cynthia Oudejans Harris, MD, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Rush Medical College and a conjoint faculty member in the Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing at the Rush College of Nursing. He is Associate Dean for Community Behavioral Health at Rush Medical College and serves as Director of the Great Lakes Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. His research focuses on community-based interventions for high-risk youth with psychiatric and substance use disorders, and has increasingly moved into digital interventions and data science. In the past, he has worked with refugee children on the Pakistan-Afghan border, street children in India, foster youth in Central Illinois, and incarcerated youth in California. Dr. Karnik has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  

Planners

• Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Amy N. Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities

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Technical Requirements

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• The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
• Internet Explorer 11+

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