Course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Pre-licensed Associates may obtain CEs with prior approval from their supervisors. In order to be eligible to receive CEs, attendees must attend at least 80% of the presentation.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Depression does not always respond to routine antidepressants and therapy. Learn how ketamine ketamine therapy is being used in clinical settings to help patients with treatment-resistant depression and other mental health conditions. Discover how psychedelic therapy with ketamine can activate the body ’s inner healing intelligence as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for mental well-being. Gain insight into how ketamine therapy sessions are structured, and how they can complement traditional psychotherapy.
BIO:
Dr Tejinderpal (TJ) Rai, MD is a holistic psychiatrist in South Bay of Los Angeles providing integrative mental health treatment and psychedelic Ketamine Therapy. Dr. Rai is double board-certified to treat adults, as well as children and teens by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He has been in private practice since 2002. Dr. Rai finished medical school in India, where he was born and raised. He then trained in Psychiatry at Washington University in St Louis, followed by a 2-year fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at UCLA. Dr. Rai’s treatment philosophy is to help his patients move beyond absence symptoms of mental illness to feel emotionally well, since wellness is more than the absence of illness.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
1. Learn what ketamine is and how it is useful in treatment of depression.
2. Understand the difference between the antidepressant vs psychedelic effects of ketamine.
3. Learn how psychedelic ketamine therapy can lead to activation of inner healing intelligence to heal from within.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. What are 2 ways that ketamine is different from routine antidepressants?
2. What are 2 ways that ketamine can benefit patients with depression?
3. What are 3 types of patients that are appropriate to refer for ketamine therapy?
Fees:
$5 Pre-Licensed Member
$10 Licensed Member
$20 Non-member
*Attendees who did not register online may also pay at the door
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Additional Information:
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Long Beach - South Bay CAMFT - APPROVAL NUMBER: 56159
LBSB CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs & LPCCs. LBSB CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Canvassing or Distribution:
No canvassing or distribution of materials are allowed at the event by anyone who has not pre-purchased a sponsorship opportunity. This does not apply to the networking and exchange of business cards among Clinicians of all levels and capacities
