Tuesday, October 10, 2017
8:00 pm
Presenter: Rex McGehee, M.D.
Marijuana is a large and growing factor in current adolescent culture. Recent moves legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes add to both the availability and legitimization of the usage of marijuana products. Building on current research and clinical experience, this paper will look at the effects of marijuana usage during adolescence on the adolescent developmental process. Using clinical vignettes and one case in detail we will think together about the complex and sometimes permanent consequences to the adolescent, which then alter adult functioning. Implications of this information for treatment will be discussed.
Rex McGehee, M.D. is a training and supervising analyst at the Denver Institute of Psychoanalysis. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Geographic Supervising analyst for the Minnesota and San Diego Institutes. In addition to active involvement in the training of child psychiatrists and psychoanalysts, Dr. McGehee maintains a private practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy treating children, adolescents and adults.
2 CME/ CE credits offered.
Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. describe the effects of THC usage on different domains of adolescent personality development
2. gain an understanding of the integration of some contemporary neuroscience research and personality functioning
3. describe the clinical dangers of THC usage during adolescence
4. generate ideas of how to approach treatment with marijuana-using adolescents
Psychologists: New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute maintains responsibility for these programs and their content.
Social Workers: New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0317.
Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of (2) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of the CME programs has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Persons with disabilities: The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.