INFANT and YOUNG CHILD MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR
2010 - 2011 SERIES
Elizabeth Maury, PhD, Chair
COURAGE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY
Resilience in childhood as seen from four perspectives
9 Monthly Seminars beginning September 17, 2010
Fridays 12:15 - 3:15 PM
This seminar series is for licensed professionals who are interested in the treatment of children with complex psychopathology originating early in life. Each seminar includes a case presentation which the faculty discusses from 4 perspectives: 1) attachment theory; 2) heritable and constitutional factors; 3) intrapsychic and psychodynamic factors; 4) family structure and systems. The seminar provides an opportunity to integrate multiple points of view from which to plan and provide comprehensive treatment. Cases in this series include: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Regulatory Disorders and Attachment and Separation Disorders.
ELIGIBILITY
This seminar series is open to licensed mental health and early intervention professionals. Doctoral candidates who have relevant internship experience may also apply. Please attach a copy of your CV to your application. Enrollment is limited.
TUITION: $750
CE/CME AWARD: 25 FOR FULL ATTENDANCE
PRESENTERS:
Mauricio Cortina, M.D. Elizabeth Maury, Ph.D.
Georgia DeGangi, Ph.D. Marc Nemiroff, Ph.D.
Griffin Doyle, Ph.D. Edward Turner, MSW
Gwen Martinsen, Ph.D.
SCHEDULE
The seminar sessions will meet on the following Fridays from 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. Each session includes a case presentation followed by faculty and student discussion:
| September 17 | The Boomerang Girl: Facing ADHD, fetal alcohol effects, and adoption issues in a school-aged child. | Georgia DeGangi, PhD |
| October 22 | A teenager with regulatory disorder, functioning at a 2 - 3 year old level. | Gwen Martinsen, PhD |
| November 19 | A child with Asperger's Syndrome; Treatment from 6 - 12 years of age. | Ed Turner, MSW |
| December 17 | Playing the hand you're dealt: Faux presentation of Asperger's in a resilient child facing multiple psychological and medical challenges. | Marc Nemiroff, PhD |
| January 14 | Lost at Sea: A 10-year-old girl's struggle with depression. | Georgia DeGangi, PhD |
| February 25 | Separation anxiety in a school-aged child. | Griffin Doyle, PhD |
| March 18 | Resilience in adulthood following childhood trauma. | Mauricio Cortina, MD |
| April 15 | "Who will protect me?" Sources of resilience in childhood in an adult survivor of abuse. | Elizabeth Maury, PhD |
| May 13 | Summary of faculty and student clinical material, seen through the four perspectives. | All faculty and students |