Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

CAP Fellow Presentations
 

Masking in Autism

David Balyozian, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Understand camouflaging (“masking”) in the setting of autism 
• Understand how camouflaging impacts patients 
• Understand current tools to assess camouflaging

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Refugee Mental Health: A Focus on Middle Eastern/Southwest Asian and Northern African (MENA/SWANA) and Palestinian Populations

Thara Nagarajan, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Know the different terminologies used to describe refugee populations and conflict scenarios
• Understand the mental health comorbidities MENA/SWANA/Palestinian refugees face and how to apply minority stress theory to MENA/SWANA/Palestinian patients
• Understand roles of resilience in MENA/SWANA/Palestinian patients, and to take away strategies of how to support MENA/SWANA/Palestinian refugee patients with mental health comorbidities

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.