The South Southwest MHTTC is pleased to host a virtual Structured Interview of Psychosis-risk Syndromes (SIPS) Training facilitated by Dr. Jason Schiffman. This training is for our Region 6 communities (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX).
   
Psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), a severe form of mental illness, typically emerge in adolescence and early adulthood. Early detection and intervention is the key to prevention and improved outcome. Its success depends on a widespread awareness of the early signs and symptoms of psychosis among the community. This workshop aims to provide health/mental health professionals and clinical researchers who work with young people with hands-on skills to assess and diagnose Clinical High Risk (CHR) syndromes and early psychosis.
   
Facilitator

Dr. Jason Schiffman earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern California in 2003. He is Professor and Director of Clinical Training within the Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine. Dr. Schiffman currently trains specialty clinics across the country in his psychosocial intervention model for those at risk for psychosis, as well as in the administration of the Structured Interview for Psychosis Risk Syndromes (SIPS), the gold standard interview for detecting risk for psychosis. Dr. Schiffman is one of only three certified trainers of the SIPS in the US. His psychosis research refines the identification process of people at risk, elucidates the effects of psychosocial interventions, uncovers mechanisms reducing stigma, and attempts to address health inequities.