BHN Child & Adolescent Education Series

All presentations are live streamed via Zoom.

This monthly education series is presented by experts and thought leaders across the Hartford HealthCare's Behavioral Health Network addressing current topics, guidelines, protocols, and issues of child and adolescent mental health. 

CMEs are available to those who participated in the live seminar.


Past Presentations

 Date/Time Presentation

June 18, 2025
11:00 AM

Topic: Understanding and Assisting the School Avoidant Student

Presenters:

Joe Pedemonti, MS, is an Educational Coordinator for the Webb School’s Attendance and Credit Recovery High School, a part of the Institute of Living’s Center for School Engagement. As a result of his extensive experience working with school avoidant adolescents, Mr. Pedemonti speaks to school districts across the state of Connecticut on the topic of school avoidance and attendance and credit recovery.

Scott HannanScott Hannan, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist at the Anxiety Disorders Center. He works with children, adolescents, and adults with a focus on cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD, Anxiety Disorders, and emotionally based school refusal. His work on emotionally based school avoidance includes the collaborative effort of the Center for School Engagement which a joint venture of the Anxiety Disorders Center and Webb Schools.

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May 21, 2025
11:00 AM

Topic: Beyond the Stories: Protecting Yourself from Vicarious Trauma

Presented by: Presented by Jennifer Ferrand, PhD
Jennifer is a clinical health psychologist specializing in healthcare workforce well-being. As Hartford HealthCare’s Director of Well-Being, Dr. Ferrand works to support the mental health and resilience of healthcare professionals through evidence-based interventions, organizational consultation, and advocacy.

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Apr. 16, 2025
11:00 AM

Liz BegleyTopic: Exploring Mutual Care/Mutual Respect in Child and Adolescent Care Settings

Presented by Elizabeth Begley MS, RN, LNC, CPXP, Senior System Director of Customer and Patient Relations and Language Services Logistics at Hartford HelathCare.

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Mar. 19, 2025
11:00 AM

Kim DorsettTopic: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Assessment, Treatment Interventions, and Medication Management

Presented by: Robert Sahl, MD, Elisabeth Scherpenisse, PhD, and Kimberly Dorsett, PhD. Robert Sahl, MD is a board-certified child/adolescent psychiatrist who has been a full-time employee at the Institute of Living for the past 26+ years. Dr. Scherpenisse is alicensed clinical psychologist on staff at The Webb Schools at the Institute of Living. Dr. Dorsett has recently joined the Mary W. Parker Autism Center team at the Institute of Living as a staff psychologist.

Feb. 26, 2025
11:00 AM

Jennifer ZajacPatty-Graham-SullivanTopic: Psychosis in Child and Adolescent Populations 

Presented by: Patty Graham, LCSW and Jennifer Zajac, MD. Patty is the Manager of Child and Adolescent Ambulatory Services at the Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital. Jennifer Zajac is a Child & Adolescent psychiatrist at the IOL in the Advanced Services for Adolescents with Psychosis Intensive Outpatient Program and thegeneral Partial Hospital Program.

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Jan. 15, 2025
11:00 AM

Paul Edward WeigleTopic: Understanding Gaming Disorder: A Mental Health Provider's "Call of Duty"

Presented by: Paul Weigle, MD, Associate Medical Director for Ambulatory Services at Natchaug and oversees Joshua Centers Shoreline, Southeast and Mansfield; Young Adult and Adult Programs at Sachem House and Care Plus. He is Board Certified in both Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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Dec. 18, 2024
11:00 AM

Jennifer DownsCheryl GrezlikBrianna PollockTopic: Disordered Eating: An Innovative Approach Within the IOL

Presented by: Cheryl Grezlik, LCSW,  Clinical Psychologist; Jennifer Downs, MD, Assistant Medical Director of Integrated Child and Adolescent Care, BHN; Brianna Pollock, PhD, Resource Coordinator, IOL

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Nov. 20, 2024
11:00 AM

Marilyn FinkelsteinTopic: Motivational Interviewing with Child and Adolescent Populations

Presented by: Marilyn Finkelstein, DSW, LCSW, Program Manager of Addiction Services, Institute of Living

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Oct. 16, 2024
11:00 AM

J. Craig Allen, MDTopic: Substance Use in Adolescent Populations  

Presented by: J. Craig Allen, MD, FASAM, Medical Director of Rushford, Chief of Psychiatry at Midstate Medical Center, and Vice President of Addiction Services for the Behavioral Health Network at Hartford Healthcare

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