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Helping Families Through a First Psychosis Episode

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Informal Coffee Meet-Up w/ Denise and Andy at The Hanger at 6728 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA 98028

Date: October 9th, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Washington State Society of Clinical Social Work (WSSCSW) board members are hosting an informal social coffee hour. We do not have a set agenda. We want to meet up with clinical social workers and hear from you about your ideas and needs as we move forward as a community. In addition to hearing from you, it’s an opportunity to network and connect with other clinical social workers. If you work or live in the area, we hope you will swing by. The location is The Hanger at 6728 Northeast 181st Street, Kenmore, WA 98028

More information and online registration: Join us for a casual coffee meet-up with Denise and Andy.

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Helping Families Through a First Psychosis Episode

When
April 30, 2019
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
University of Washington, School of Social Work, Rm 305A/B
Spaces left
14

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:

Non-Member – $35.00
Student – $5.00
Non-Member
Present student id at the door
WSSCSW Associate – $15.00
WSSCSW Associate & Premium Associate Member
WSSCSW Member – $25.00
Current Member: General, Premium, Emeritus
WSSCSW Student
WSSCSW Student Members

Registration is closed

Approximately 100,000 adolescents and young adults in the United States experience First Episode Psychosis (FEP) each year, with peak onset occurring between 15-25 years of age. Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia can derail a young person’s social, academic, and vocational development, yet despite these complexities, early intervention with evidence-based therapies offers real hope for clinical and functional recovery.

Join Merrill Berger, Ph.D, Director of Harborview's First Episode Psychosis Program, for a 1.5 hour presentation about first episodes of psychosis. Learn about the importance of early intervention and the resources and treatment options for young people experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

Objectives

1. Will be familiar with the components of coordinated care for early psychosis and their importance in promoting positive outcomes.

2. Be familiar with the referral process and location of coordinated specialty care for early psychosis clinics in Washington state.

About the Presenter

Merrill Berger is a licensed psychologist who has practiced in both the United States and England. She is a graduate of Boston University and completed her Ph.D at the University of Southern California. In England she was principal child psychologist at St Thomas' Hospital, London. She completed her post doctoral training at The Children's Hospital, Boston/Harvard Medical School. She is also trained as a forensic psychologist. She has had a number of clinical/administrative positions including being the clinical director at a small psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts. She is now Director of the STEP-UP program at Harborview Medical Center, Behavioral Health Institute.

CEU's Offered
1.5 ceu's

Schedule
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Registration & Refreshments: 6:00pm
Program: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Location
UW School of Social Work, Room #305 A
4101 15th Ave. NE, Seattle 98105

Directions The School of Social Work is on the corner of 41st and 15th Avenue N.E. in the University District, directly across from the Meany Parking Garage.

Parking is readily available on the street, in the parking garage, or on street level parking lots.

Refund Policy Fees may be refunded up to two weeks prior to the Clinical Evening Meeting, minus a $3.00 administration fee and any online transaction fees.

Questions? admin@wsscsw.org

**If you register and are unable to attend, please keep us informed so we can properly adjust our reservation. It is important as we engage in the community WSSCSW is regarded as good stewards of the places that we meet.

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