AVLF Lecture Series 2008-2009 Schedule
Archived versions of 2007-2008 and 2006-07 series are available here.
Critical Issues Facing Special Needs and At-Risk Children
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Date & Time
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Topic & Speakers
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ALL DAY
Symposium
Monday
September 8, 2008
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
4 CLE hours offered
For $20.00.
Specialized credits from NASW and for PLU hours applied for
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A Baby’s Brain, Parents’ Rights, Child's Rights:
How does all of this get balanced in the Child Welfare System?
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
What does toxic stress do to baby brains? Newly published research from Harvard
University
Dr. Jordan Greenbaum, Medical Director, Child Protection Center, Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Interactive panel discussing what the Harvard research means to people working
in child welfare. Panelists to discuss how cases are handled and how services
are allocated in Georgia.
Panelists include:
Dr. Jordan Greenbaum; Judge Peggy Walker; Professor Don Duquette, University
of Michigan; Wendy Miller, Director of Babies Can't Wait; Dr. Robert Lawrence,
CEO Georgia Head Start; Representatives from the Division of Family and
Children Services and Parent to Parent Network.
Moderator: Kathleen Dumitrescu, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
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Monday
October 20, 2008
Cancelled
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Nutrition and its’ Effects on Cognitive Development and Learning
Diane Bales, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Cancelled
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ALL DAY
Symposium
Monday
November 10, 2008
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
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ADHD: An overview of 20 years of research in
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch (provided on site. $5.00 donation to help defray the cost is requested)
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Social Coaching and the Role it Plays with children with ADHD
Daniel G. Pruitt Jr., CPCC, SCAC, Professional Coach at Parkaire Consultants
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
ADHD and Medications
Dr. Lisa Huber, Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals PC
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Monday
December 8, 2008
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
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The DSM: Cracking the Code
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elaine F. Walker, Ph.D., Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology and
Neuroscience Emory University
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Monday
January 12, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
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Understanding RTI within the Context of Georgia’s Pyramid of Interventions
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Lynn L. Pennington, Education Consultant, President of SSTAGE
Dr. Paula Freer, Program Specialist MW GLRS
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ALL DAY
Symposium
February 9, 2009
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Multiple pathways to working the puzzle piece
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Identification and Prevalence of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
from a Public HealthPerspective
Catherine Rice, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
11:00 am -12:00 pm
Chromosome Rearrangements in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Christa Lese Martin, PhD, FACMG, Associate Professor, Department of Human
Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Research and use of video to support instruction for students with autism
Kevin Ayres, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Special Education Communication
Sciences and Special Education, University of Georgia at Athens
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Using technology systems to support the challenges of autism
Gregory D. Abowd , Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, School of Interactive
Computing & GVU Center; Interim Director, Health Systems Institute, Director;
Aware Home Research Initiative Georgia Tech
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Using art with students on the spectrum: enhancing communication, generalizing
skills, and increasing community awareness.
Catherine Trapani, P.D., Marcus Autism Center
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Monday
March 16, 2009
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
CLEs available
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IDEA 2004: Getting Services Under the Not so New Law
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Kathleen Dumitrescu, Attorney at Law, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
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ALL DAY
Symposium
Monday
April 13, 2009
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
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Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Depression in Childhood and Adolescence
Edward Craighead, Ph.D., Director, Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders
Program, Emory University
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Bipolar Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence
Edward Craighead, Ph.D., Director, Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders
Program, Emory University
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Resources for Suicide Prevention in the Community
Sally vander Straeten, MSW, ACSW, Families-at-Risk Specialist, University of
Georgia Cooperative Extension
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Monday
May 11, 2009
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
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PTSD and Reactive Attachment Disorder
Tba
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RSVP to Kathleen Dumitrescu
at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Suite 1750 North Tower
235 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
678-681-6009
Handouts from the lectures will be posted with the presentation. Please down load the power points or handouts prior to viewing the web cast.
Archived versions of 2007-2008 and 2006-07 series are available here.
Web Casts Sponsored by:
The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic at Emory University School of Law and
The Supreme Court of Georgia’s Committee on Justice for Children
Continuing Education Credits Available through the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension.
Seminars are free and offered to parents and professionals from all disciplines serving the needs of children and youth in Georgia.
Registration is first come/first serve basis but space is limited.
Light refreshments will be served.
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