We hope you can join us for the first networking breakfast of the year! Come for the coffee and pastries, stay for the good conversation with colleagues. 

Dart Coffee is located in the funk zone. Please allow a few extra minutes to find parking in the surrounding streets. Place your order at the counter and mention that you are with Santa Barbara County Psychological Association for the bill. Then come find us across the street in the lovely garden.

Please note there is a 15 person limit. 

Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

“Your Brain on Art explores the new science of neuroaesthetics, a way of reimagining how to live that includes art as an essential part of the human experience and an unexpected doorway to healing.” – Mark Hyman, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever

Can visiting a museum help someone conquer feelings of loneliness, or even stave off the advent of dementia? In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross explore the wide variety of connections that contemporary neuroscience has established between artistic practice, aesthetic experience and optimal cognitive functioning. Susan Magsamen is the founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University. Ivy Ross is the vice president of hardware design at Google.

Register for the free lecture through UCSB Reads Arts & Lectures online:

https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/23-24/susan-magsamen-and-ivy-ross/

Register through this email with SBCPA for the lecture and book discussion group to follow on May 11 at 1pm at Shoreline park with coffee, tea, and treats (exact location to be shared with registrants).

And/or read the book, which is available at Chaucers, Amazon, and other book retailers.

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  You are invited!

  SBCPA Presents: Medical Complications of Eating Disorders

  Presenter: Kathryn Kinasz, MD

  Dr. Kinasz is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in the CalPsychiatry Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices. She specializes in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses that impact children and adolescents including but not limited to mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, and eating disorders. Dr Kinasz is certified in family based treatment (FBT) for eating disorders and sees individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, atypical anorexia and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. 

  Course Outline
  

  Timeline:         

  12:00- 12:10 pm–       Introduction of speaker and opening remarks

  12:10-1:10pm-             Didactic Presentation 

  1:10-1:30pm                  Q&A/evaluations

  Topic:

  This talk gives an overview of the medical complications of eating disorders. Dr. Kinasz begins by discussing the different DSM-5 eating disorder diagnoses. She then reviews a biopsychosocial model and neurobiology of eating disorders and discusses the role of medications in eating disorder treatment (including FDA approved medications, response and lack of response to medications). She also reviews the cardiac, endocrine, GI, neurological effects of eating disorders, with special discussions on electrolyte disturbances and bone health. Participants with learn to see eating disorders through a medical lens, enhance their clinical knowledge, and acquire tools to help advocate for care. 

  Learning Objectives:
  

  • Identify at least two of the most common eating disorders
  • Discuss at least one aspect of the most current understanding of the neurobiological implications of eating disorders
  • Identify at least one evidence-based pharmacological treatment of eating disorders

  Continuing Education:

  CPA is co-sponsoring with Santa Barbara County Psychological Association (SBCPA). The California Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

  Important Notice:

  Those who attend the workshop and complete the CPA evaluation form will receive (1.5) continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.

   

  Please Note: This salon will be held via Zoom.

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Alma Rosa Winery is pleased to announce its fifth annual fundraiser to support mental health: Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction on Saturday, May 18, 2024.  To support community services as well as mental health research, the 2024 Peace of Mind event will be a walk of approximately 10,000 steps or 4.5 miles across the Alma Rosa estate benefiting two organizations: the Mental Wellness Center and One Mind.

Date: May 18, 2024
Location: Alma Rosa Ranch, 7250 Santa Rosa Rd., Buellton, CA

After the walk, please join us at the reception:
1. Enjoy wines from Alma Rosa Winery, as well as the delicious offerings from The Hilt, Sanford, Casa DuMetz, Brander, Brave & Maiden, and Loubud
2. Mingle with guests from both Mental Wellness Center and One Mind at the historic Ranch House

IMPORTANT NOTICE, PLEASE READ:
Enjoy the rugged natural beauty of the Alma Rosa ranch as you walk from the front of the estate on the valley floor up through vineyards with breathtaking vistas of the Sta. Rita Hills. This walk is for people who can walk 4 - 5 miles comfortably. There are 3 quarter-mile steady inclines along the route. The last incline will bring you to the furthest and highest vineyard on our estate, where we will greet you with a splash of sparkling (for persons 21 years of age and older) and a view to remember! The route is a HARD-PACKED DIRT/GRAVEL agricultural road and FOOTWEAR WITH TREAD is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. This walk IS NOT RECOMMENDED for young children.

Start Time: 9:00am PDT
End Time: 12:00pm PDT
Avg. Walk Time: 2 hours

Price: $55.00 Walk Fee

Please register through this link:

Sign up for our team (Santa Barbara County Psychological Association) with password SBCPA1 by following this link:

https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/110231/Groups/1522528