Impact on Marriage and Family in Raising a Child with Neurological Disorders

Presented by Gayle N. Forman, LCSW View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Ms. Forman defined family dynamics in the 21st century. She spoke about family communication, where it breaks down and tools to use in effective communication. Tactics for reducing sibling rivalry were discussed

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Understanding and Responding to Behavioral Difficulties and Rage Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

Presenter: Dr. Ewbank View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Dr. Ewbank presented that behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents can be best understood as skills deficits. He gave us strategies to making proactive response plans that reduce behavioral problems and that seek to build

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Selective Mutism: Coordinated Behavioral Approaches for Therapists, Parents, and Schools

Presenter: Brian C. Chu, Ph.D View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Dr. Chu explained this impairing behavioral disorder, to help us understand how the problem presents and how it can best be addressed. He provided descriptions of how selective mutism presents in children, its

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Attention Disorders and Tourette Syndrome; A Pharmacological Approach

Presenter: Harvey Bennett, MD View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Dr. Bennett reviewed the associated neurobehavioral syndrome of ADHD, and the drugs that treat tics and disorders of attention. Drug Interactions, side effects and efficacy were reviewed in addition to the ever present conundrum

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Childhood Bullying: Are Adults the Problem?

Presenter: Stuart Green, DMH, LCSW, MA View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Dr. Green discussed the nature of bullying and what we can do to help prevent bullying. He gave specific modeling practices for dealing with bullies and resources to reach out to if

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Can Brain Balance Hold the Key to Movement and Behavior?

Presenter: Vincent G. Kiechlin, DC, DACNB View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Dr. Vincent G. Kiechlin discussed how learning disabilities and behavior issues are physical problems within the brain. By offering a basic understanding of how the brain works, Dr. Kiechlin explained ways to

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TS and Difficulty with Sensory Processing and Integration

Presenter: Lesley Geyer View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Lesley Geyer discussed the variety of sensory processing and integration problems that are typically seen and their impact on behavior and functional motor skills. She went over strategies that are used to treat the symptoms

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CBT for Trichotillomania and Other Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Presenter: Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D.View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here.Dr. Franklin described a cognitive-behavioral approach of TTM applicable to children, adolescents, and adults, and discussed treatment strategies. Individuals who attended the Webinar came away with: (a) a working knowledge of these disorders and their

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Tourette Syndrome and Associated Daytime and Sleep Behaviors

Presenter: Michael Seyffert, MD View this webinar by clicking here Download this webinar’s corresponding slides here. Dr. Seyffert discussed the daytime behaviors associated with Tourette’s Syndrome such as ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, Autism etc. and provided an overview of the evaluation and management of the comorbid sleep problems such as sleep

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School Refusal and Anxiety: Keeping Your Anxious Child in School through Coordinated Interventions

Presenter: Brian Chu, Ph.D. View this webinar by clicking here View the webinar’s corresponding slide presentation here School Refusal behavior is one of the most vexing and impairing problem behaviors that affect childhood. Dr. Chu discussed anxiety-based sources of school refusal, its associated impairment, and recommended intervention strategies. He emphasized

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