Assisted Outpatient Treatment: Transforming Care for Individuals Living with Psychosis | Virtual | Monday, June 16, 2025 | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | Presented by Dr. Robert Laitman. EVENT FLYER
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FREE: 1 IDFPR CEU for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, Psychologists, and IAODAPCA (pending)
SUMMARY
This training will focus on improving understanding and care for individuals living with psychosis. It begins by defining psychosis in a meaningful way, highlighting how it affects perception, thinking, and behavior, and underscores the profound suffering it can cause for individuals and their support systems. The training introduces the EASE model—an effective and compassionate approach to treatment that emphasizes engagement, support, and evidence-based care. Through this framework, the training explores how Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) can play a vital role in promoting recovery, stability, and improved quality of life.
OBJECTIVES
- Define psychosis in a meaningful way.
- Define the magnitude of the suffering from psychosis.
- Explain an effective psychosis treatment approach: EASE
PRESENTER
Dr. Robert Laitman is an internist who specializes in the use of clozapine in an optimal fashion for individuals with schizophrenia or other psychotic spectrum disorders. When his son was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2006, Dr. Laitman became an expert on the treatment of psychosis and expanded his practice to include taking care of people with psychotic disorders. Dr. Laitman uses a biopsychosocial approach in his treatment and prescription of the antipsychotic clozapine and he works to mitigate medication side effects with a wraparound approach that includes other medications. His treatment team includes a social worker, who provides case management and other support services. Dr. Laitman emphasizes the importance of diet and exercise, and he and his staff try to help individuals with housing, education, and vocational training.
