Dr. Ravitz’s research, publications and teaching have focused on Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), attachment theory, mentalizing, and knowledge translation of evidence-supported psychotherapies.  As Vice President-President Elect of the International Society of IPT, she has taught IPT internationally and helped to adapt IPT for varied settings including Canadian public health nurses and in Ethiopian primary care.  She co-edited a 6-book/DVD series with Dr. Robert Maunder entitled “Psychotherapy Essentials to Go,” for capacity-building of front line inter-professional mental health workers and teaching of health professional learners.  

Light refreshments will be served.

Learning Objectives:  At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will be able to:

Describe the four adult attachment pattern prototypes. 
List three types of non-mentalizing states of mind.
Apply attachment theory and mentalizing to understand and respond to individual patient differences.

Continuing Education Credit:  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours.  In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference.  WPIC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists.  WPIC maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.  This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. 

For more information regarding this lecture, please contact Beth Fyne (email: fynee@upmc.edu; Telephone: 412-246-5547).