Primary care providers and pediatricians are on the frontline when caring for the behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and young adults. With limited availability for prompt access to psychiatric or behavioral health specialists, patients often rely on their ‘medical home’ providers to initiate care. CPAN’s aim is to support primary care in the identification and management of patients with behavioral health needs. This session offers practical information with relevant case examples, using evidence-based guidelines to help increase confidence in providing the initial steps of treatment.

Upon completion participants should be able to:

1. Recognize the importance of screening for trauma and stressor-related disorders.
2. Recognize varying presentations of trauma and stressor related disorders among different developmental stages.
3. Review all trauma and stressor-related disorders and basic management considerations.
4. Provide examples of how to screen for trauma in children and adolescents.
5. Describe the different treatment options to consider when treating children and adolescents.
6. Describe additional ways to support patients who may have experienced trauma.
7. Explain what a direct consult with CPAN is.