The Infant/Young Child Mental Health Program:
Trauma and its Treatment
in Infants and Young Children
This program was offered on March 8, 2008
PRESENTERS: Georgia DeGangi, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA and Marc Nemiroff, Ph.D.
March 8, 2008
DESCRIPTION
This half-day workshop is designed for professionals working in early intervention and mental health settings who are interested in enhancing their knowledge of, and clinical skills in, the treatment of young children who have experienced serious trauma. Two clinical cases will be presented, one concerning the symptomatic development of an eating disorder and the other concerning the symptomatic acting-out of a young boy whose father committed suicide during the boy's infancy. The philosophy of the Infant/Young Child Mental Program is multi-theoretical. We stress four "points of entry" in the treatment of infants and young children: regulatory/constitutional, attachment, family systems, and psychodynamic. These cases will be presented within a given framework and then discussed from the other frameworks in order to provide an integrated understanding of the experience and treatment of trauma in these very young children. The workshop is intended for clinicians working psychotherapeutically with this population, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and nurses.
OBJECTIVES
Participants will learn to:
- Recognize the interaction of multiple factors in children of trauma
- Identify clinical commonalities and differences in children of trauma
- Develop integrated treatment strategies to address the clinical needs of children of trauma
WORKSHOP AGENDA
| 9:00- 9:30 | Registration and light breakfast | |
| 9:30-10:00 | Faculty | Overview of trauma, its definitions (acute and strain) and its varieties of clinical presentation in young children |
| 10:00-10:45 | Georgia Degangi | Case Presentation #1 Child with an eating disorder |
| 10:45-11:15 | Faculty | Discussion of case from the four frameworks |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break | |
| 11:30-12:15 | Marc Nemiroff | Case Presentation #2 Dysregulated four year old whose father committed suicide |
| 12:15-12:45 | Faculty | Discussion of case from the four frameworks |
| 12:45-1:00 | Wrap-up |
INFANT/YOUNG CHILD MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FACULTY
- Georgia DeGangi, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA, Co-Chair
- Marc Nemiroff, Ph.D., Co-Chair
- Mauricio Cortina, M.D.
- Griff Doyle, Ph.D.
- Gwen Martinsen, Ph.D.
- Elizabeth Maury, Ph.D.
- Edward Turner, LCSW
Location
The Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC, 20016
Directions
CE/CME Award - 3
The Washington School of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to provide continuing education for psychologists. The Washington School maintains responsibility for the program. The School is approved by the Social Work Board of the State of Maryland as a provider of continuing education for social workers. The School is approved by the Medical Society of Maryland (MEDCHI) for continuing education for psychiatrists.
Fee - $90
Registration
Please call the School at 202-237-2700 to register. You can also use the conference registration form to register for this seminar by faxing it to WSP at 202-237-2730, or mail the form to: Washington School of Psychiatry, 5028 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20016.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Refunds will be made for cancellations received at the School office in writing prior to February 29 and are subject to a non-refundable administrative fee of $50.