May 15, 2009
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
6 CEU/clock hours
Location: 115 Stillman Hall
REGISTERPhysiology of the Brain and Mental Illness: Treatment OptionsPhysiologist and social worker Dr. Andrew Gillespie will present how the brain is formed and how it functions; where thoughts and feelings take place and how we have learned behaviors. Participants will learn how memory (both short and long-term) is affected by age and maturity, how trauma short-circuits the system and learn how depression, ADHD, Executive Function, PTSD and anxiety affect the brain. Dr. Gillespie will present how the different therapy theories and models are effective in relation to how the brain processes information and how medication and counseling work effectively together.
Objectives:
Participants will have an understanding of the basic physiology of the brain as it pertains to mental illness.
Participants will be able to identify therapeutic interventions from a physiological perspective, and will be able to apply this knowledge for specific mental illnesses.
Participants will understand the role of how different therapeutic interventions can be utilized to maximize emerging best practices, and how alternative theories can empower their client population within their own recovery.
Andrew C. Gillespie, PhD., LISW-S, Legal Assurance Administrator, Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare, Athens, Ohio, and Adjunct Lecturer, The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, has worked in both the outpatient and inpatient mental health fields with children, adolescents and families, as well as with the adult SMD population, both civil and forensic. He is currently employed within the ODMH forensic inpatient system, and provides instruction to Master’s level students within the College of Social Work at the OSU Newark Branch campus. He has presented workshops at the local, state and national levels over a 30 year span on a variety of topics.
