Practical Behavior Management in Pediatric Primary Care
Audience
Pediatric primary care providers: Pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Description
Participants will learn how to effectively incorporate behavior management strategies in the pediatric primary care setting. The experienced faculty team will include one mental health professional and one pediatric primary care provider.
Like all REACH courses, Practical Behavior Management in Pediatric Primary Care follows a format grounded in adult learning research. Participants can earn up to 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM by completing the course components:
- A dynamic, full-day workshop focused on building knowledge, skills, and confidence in addressing disruptive behaviors.
- Four, follow-up case-based group learning calls to help participants implement the principles learned during the workshop. Each video call lasts one hour.
Course Goals
In this course, participants will learn to:
- Understand best practices for the assessment of disruptive behavior disorders.
- Implement behavior management strategies into a busy practice.
- Use standardized disruptive behavior disorder assessment measures.
- Understand when and where to refer families coping with disruptive behavior disorders.
- Increase understanding of methods that clinicians can use to support both parents of disruptive children and adolescents as well as the disruptive children and adolescents themselves.
Course Dates
January 23, 2026 (virtual ET schedule, 9 AM – 5 PM)
Join the program waitlist to be notified as new course dates are added. REACH also offers private courses to groups of 10 or more. To schedule a private course, complete the contact form on our Group Training page.
CME Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and The REACH Institute. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACPE Credit Designation Statement
These knowledge-based activities will provide pharmacists up to 10.75 contact hours or 1.075 CEU. CE credit information, based on verification of live attendance and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.
ANCC Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.
AAPA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 10.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
If you cancel your registration, the refund policy is as follows:
- 20 days or more prior to the course: 90% refund, minus credit card processing fees.
- 10 to 19 days: 70% refund, minus credit card processing fees.
- 3 to 9 days: 60% refund, minus credit card processing fees.
- 0 to 2 days: No refund.
Credit card processing fees: $77.00 for American Express or $48.70 for other credit cards.