CHOP Pediatric Psychology Perspectives Webinar Series 2025

It Takes a Team: The Role of the Pediatric Psychologist in Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences presents a new webinar series: CHOP Pediatric Psychology Perspectives.

The theme for 2025 is: It Takes a Team: The Role of the Pediatric Psychologist in Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaboration

We have three presentations planned for the following dates: August 25, September 29, and October 27 all at 7PM ET/6PM CT/4PM PT.

• August 25: Starting Strong: Working Together to Optimize Outcomes for our Youngest Pediatric Patients
• September 29: Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction: Diagnosis, Treatment, and the role of Behavioral Health in Multidisciplinary Care
• October 27: Innovative Interdisciplinary Care: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record to Improve Psychosocial Screening and Care Coordination

We invite all psychologists, behavioral health professionals, and trainees of all levels to attend and learn more about our innovative programming and evidence-based approach to supporting medically complex patients and families across the lifespan.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Each lecture is approved for 1 CE credit. In order to be eligible to earn CE credit for the webinar, attendees will need to be present for at least 50 minutes and all attendees must register with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CE Portal.

Event contact: Gayle Chesley, PhD; chesley@chop.edu

August 25: Starting Strong: Working Together to Optimize Outcomes for our Youngest Pediatric Patients

Colleen Driscoll, Ph.D. & Casey Hoffman, Ph.D.

Colleen Driscoll, PhD is a pediatric psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at CHOP with expertise in early childhood. She works with patients and families in CHOP’s Cardiac Center.

Casey Hoffman, PhD is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at CHOP with a specialization in early childhood. She is the clinical director for the Young Child Program and works with patients and families in Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Follow-up Program at CHOP.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss how early hospitalization creates challenges for infant mental health.
2. Describe skills that pediatric psychologists can use to promote patient goals as part of the multidisciplinary team in Cardiology/Neonatal Intensive Care
3. Identify opportunities for collaboration among pediatric psychologists across the hospital system.

September 28: Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction: Diagnosis, Treatment, and the role of Behavioral Health in Multidisciplinary Care

Richa Aggarwal Dutta, Ph.D.

Richa Aggarwal Dutta PhD, is a pediatric psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at CHOP. She has clinical and research interests in pediatric chronic pain and somatic symptom related disorders (SSRDs), and she has worked in the Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction Program (AADP) at CHOP since 2019.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss common symptoms, related functional impairment, and cultural considerations for Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction (AAD).
2. Identify core treatment elements and functional rehabilitation model for Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction (AAD) among pediatric populations.
3. Describe role of behavioral health/psychology in multidisciplinary care team for Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction (AAD).

October 27: Innovative Interdisciplinary Care: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record to Improve Psychosocial Screening and Care Coordination

Julie Gettings, Ph.D.

Julie M. Gettings, PhD, is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and works with youth receiving care in the Diabetes Center for Children. She has expertise in using the electronic health record to improve psychosocial screening, access to behavioral health care, and interdisciplinary communication.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how the electronic health record can be utilized to efficiently gather and analyze psychosocial data within an interdisciplinary clinic.
2. Learn strategies to automate and streamline communication across an interdisciplinary team.
3. Identify two ways to examine patient and population-level data obtained across the hospital system to improve patient care.