Understanding Eating Disorders and How to Intervene
Presenter: Hue-Sun Ahn, Ph.D. Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here Dr. Ahn helped us to understand the different types of eating disorders and their diagnostic criteria. She explained some of possible risk factors in eating disorders; social, cultural, racial and biological. Dr. Ahn gave
Anxiety and the Undergraduate: Common Difficulties Due to Anxiety and How Post-Secondary Educators Can Help
Presenter: Julie L. Ryan Ph.D. Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here Dr. Ryan presented how anxiety disorders manifest themselves in the post secondary school classroom and gave suggestions of accommodations to the professor/lecturer. She also furnished ideas of treatments that may be suggested to
Managing Tourette Syndrome in the Classroom
Presenter: Susan Conners M.Ed. Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here Ms. Conners gave a teacher’s perspective on what can be reasonably be done in a classroom as far as accommodations for Tourette, OCD and ADD. She gave concrete examples of situations that she has
Sleep and Developmental Disabilities: Lessons for All Children
Presenter: Lawrence W. Brown, MD Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here This talk will reviewed normal sleep and common problems that disrupt sleep or lead to daytime sleepiness in normally developing and children with neurological disorders. Dr. Brown discussed strategies in combating sleep problems
OCD in Children and Adolescents: Guidelines for Parents and Educators
Presenter: Allen H. Weg, Ed.D. Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here Dr. Weg discussed the assessment and differential diagnosis of OCD in children and adolescents, then he reviewed cognitive behaviors treatment methods of the disorder including the use of storytelling. Dr. Weg reviewed the
Emotion Regulation: Strategies for Children and Adolescents Experiencing Irritability and Difficulties Managing Their Emotions
Presenter: Julie Ryan, Ph.D. Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here Dr. Ryan reviewed emotion regulation strategies for children and adolescents. She gave us tools to use in validating the persons feelings without agreeing with their behaviors as well as understanding that feelings can also
Nature and Treatment of Hoarding
Presenter: Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D. Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. View this webinar by clicking here Dr. Franklin spoke about when collecting crosses over to clinically significant hoarding and how to approach this common problem. He discussed how to use cognitive behavioral techniques in regards to how to motivate
Beyond the Incident: Preventing Bullying
Presenter: Stuart Green, DMH, LCSW View this webinar here. Dr. Green addressed that childhood bullying primarily occurs in institutional settings and is more than a matter of properly addressing incidents when they occur. He spoke of how to proactively create change and provide adequate adult and peer support for positive
Nothing to Talk About but Fear Itself: How to Interact with Children About Anxiety
Presenter: Joelle Beecher-McGovern, Ph.D. View this webinar by clicking here Dr. McGovern broke down Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and showed us how to apply the principals to children/adolescents with developmentally appropriate games, play and talk. She discussed how we can help our children to develop positive self talk so they
Building Positive Environments and Reducing Stigma
Presenter: Shawn Ewbank, Psy.D. View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. In this talk, Dr. Ewbank helped prepare parents, teachers, clinicians, and individuals with anxiety to create environments where children with anxiety can thrive socially. He explained how adults might best respond in the presence