Until further notice, FBPA meetings will be held by Zoom videochat. There will be no in-person meetings.
We have been meeting via Zoom on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at noon. Watch for announcements about future meetings.
Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
Celeste Conlon, Ph.D.
When: April 21, 2021
Time: Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Where: Zoom Meeting. To register, send your name and
e-mail address to Dr. Jo Ann Formby
at joannformby@hotmail.com . She will send you a Zoom invitation on April 19, 2021.
Credit: 1.5 Hours of PD credit. Dr. Bob Conlon will ask you to e-mail him answers to Presentation
Evaluation questions. In response, he will e-mail you a PD Certificate.
Training Objectives:
About the Speaker:
Celeste Conlon, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice. She is based in Sugar Land, but currently provides telehealth services across Texas. She specializes in anxiety and depression, with special emphasis in Social Anxiety and OCD. She provides services to all ages. She is married to Bob, and they have two grown children.
Psychotropic Medication and Psychotherapy:
A Dynamic Triangle
Aaron Fink, M.D.
When: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Where: Zoom Teleconference
Many patients are treated with both medications and psychotherapy. The value and limitations of pharmacotherapy will be discussed. The psychodynamics of psychotropic medication and concurrent treatment by a psychotherapist and psychiatrist will be explored. I will also discuss practical ways to facilitate collaboration between psychotherapist, psychiatrist and patient.
Learning Objectives:
About the Speaker
Aaron H. Fink, M.D. is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist. He has a special interest in sport psychiatry, ADHD, eating disorders and group psychotherapy.
Dr. Fink studied child development and early childhood education at University of Texas at Austin. He then obtained his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Fink then completed a residency in general psychiatry and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Fink is in private practice. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and at McGovern Medical School.
Dr. Fink serves on the Advisory Board of the Council on Recovery and the Center for Co-Occurring Disorders. He is a past president of the Houston Psychiatric Society and Houston Group Psychotherapy Society (HGPS). He currently chairs HGPS' Community Outreach Committee. He helped found the Attention-Deficit Disorder Association-Southern Region.
CPS and Psychological Services
Jenny Stadler, Ph.D.
When: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Where: Zoom Teleconference