Training and Continuing Education
5th Biennial Niagara Conference
Evidence-Based Treatments for Childhood and Adolescent
Mental Health Problems
Presentation Schedule
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00am-8:00am | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 8:00am-8:15am | WELCOME | |
| 8:15am-9:15am | Taking Evidence-based Programs to the Real World: Key Issues in the Dissemination Process | John E. Lochman, Ph.D. |
| 9:15am-10:15am | Preventing Child Maltreatment: Can We Produce Evidence-based Recipes? | John R. Lutzker, Ph.D. |
| 10:15am-10:30am | Break | |
| 10:30am-11:30am | Evidence-based Treatments for Depressed Youth: How Can We Maximize Treatment Gains? | Kevin D. Stark, Ph.D. |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Evidence-based Practices for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Phillip S. Strain, Ph.D. |
| 12:30pm-2:00pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00pm-5:15pm | AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS (please choose one to attend) | |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm | Break | |
| Intervention with Aggressive Children and Their Parents: The Coping Power Program | John E. Lochman, Ph.D. | |
| In-home Strategies to Teach Heath Care Safety and Parenting Skills to At-Risk or Reported Parents | John R. Lutzker, Ph.D. & Anna Edwards, Ph.D. | |
| Evidence-based Treatment for Depressed Youth | Kevin D. Stark, Ph.D. | |
| Peer-Mediated Social Skills Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Phillip S. Strain, Ph.D | |
| Clinical Approaches for Engaging Fathers in Behavioral Parent Training | Gregory A. Fabiano, Ph.D. | |
| A Practical Tour of Pediatric Psychopharmacology | James G. Waxmonsky, M.D. |
Thursday, July 19, 2007
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00am-8:00am | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 8:00am-8:15am | WELCOME | |
| 8:15am-9:15am | Family-based Interventions for Young Children With Conduct Problems: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and Where We Need to Go | Robert J. McMahon, Ph.D. |
| 9:15am-10:15am | Increasing Access to Child Mental Health: Family Help | Patrick McGrath OC, PhD, FRSC |
| 10:15am-10:30am | Break | |
| 10:30am-11:30am | Evidence-based Treatment for Childhood Anxiety Disorders | John Piacentini, Ph.D., ABPP |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Mulitmodal Treatments for ADHD: Choosing, Sequencing, and Combining Treatments | William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D. |
| 12:30pm-2:00pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00pm-5:15pm | AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS (please choose one to attend) | |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm | Break | |
| Helping the Noncompliant Child: Family-based Treatment for Oppositional Behavior | Robert J. McMahon, Ph.D. | |
| Understanding Manualized Treatments and the Family Help Program | Patrick McGrath OC, PhD, FRSC. | |
| Psychosocial Treatment of Childhood OCD | John Piacentini, Ph.D., ABPP | |
| Comprehensive Treatments for ADHD: Integrating School, Peer, Parent and Pharmacological Interventions | William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D. | |
| Right from the Start : A Parent Group to Foster Infant Attachment Security | Alison Niccols, Ph.D. | |
| The Role of Peer Mediation in School-wide Bullying and Violence Prevention | Lesley J. Cunningham, MSW, RSW |
Friday, July 20, 2007
| Time | Event | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00am-8:00am | Registration and Refreshments | ||
| 8:00am-8:15am | WELCOME | ||
| 8:15am-9:15am | Remedial Interventions for Students with Dyslexia: National Goals and Current Accomplishments | Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D. | |
| 9:15am-10:15am | Evidence Based Medication Treatments of Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents | Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D. | |
| 10:15am-10:30am | Break | ||
| 10:30am-11:30am | Evidence-Based Interventions for the Prevention of Violence and Destructive Outcomes within School Settings | Hill M. Walker, Ph.D |
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| 11:30am-12:30pm | School Mental Health Treatments for Adolescents | Steven W. Evans, Ph.D. | |
| 12:30pm-2:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:00pm-5:15pm | AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS (please choose one to attend) | ||
| 3:30pm-3:45pm | Break | ||
| Preventing reading problems in young children: Requirements at the classroom and school level | Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D. | ||
| Identifying and Treating Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents | Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D. | ||
| First Step to Success : A Secondary Prevention Intervention Approach for Remediating Emerging Antisocial Behavior Patterns in Young Children | Hill M. Walker, Ph.D. | ||
| School Mental Health Treatments for Adolescents with ADHD: The Challenging Horizons Program | Steven W. Evans, Ph.D. | ||
| Group-Based Social Interventions for Children with Asperger's and High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD) | Marcus L. Thomeer, Ph.D., Christopher Lopata, Ph.D., & Martin A. Volker, Ph.D. | ||
| Outcome measurement, benchmarking, and economic analysis using the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) | Charles E. Cunningham, Ph.D. |
NEW! Saturday, July 21, 2007 – Post-Conference Workshops‡
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am-4:30pm | WORKSHOPS (please choose one to attend) | |
| 10:30am-10:45am | Break | |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 3:00pm-3:15pm | Break | |
| Coping Power Intervention with Aggressive Children and their Parents: Issues in Implementing Activities | John E. Lochman, Ph.D. | |
| The SafeCare Model Parenting Program: State of the art assessment and intervention for child maltreatment | John R. Lutzker, Ph.D. and Anna Edwards, Ph.D. | |
| Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Childhood OCD | John Piacentini, Ph.D., ABPP | |
| An Evidence-based, Developmentally Sensitive Intervention for Depressed Youth | Kevin D. Stark, Ph.D. |
‡You must register for the Full Conference to attend the Post-Conference Workshops.