On Wednesday, December 3, 2008, Dr. Elizabeth Kastelic (Assistant Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University & Hospital) will be providing a workshop on the presentation, course, risk factors and treatment of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents. The workshop will be held at the Doylestown Hospital Wellness Center, 847 Easton Road, Warrington PA. The Workshop will be from 8:30 AM to 12 Noon.
Dr. Kastelic is an experienced practitioner, teacher, and researcher in the treatment of Mood Disorders in children and adolescents. I am looking forward to her presentation and comments/ questions from those lucky enough to participate in this workshop!
This BLOG is an open forum for discussion of the workshop by participants.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Great Workshop Today!
I thought that Dr. Tamar Chansky was a very competent speaker. Her workshop on "Stategies for Anxious Children: Shrinking Worries, Drawing on Strengths" was enjoyable. Aside from her expertise, I especially liked her humor in presenting this very serious topic. All Mental Health Professionals, many teachers and many parents deal with the day to day struggles of the highly anxious child or adolescent. Dr. Chansky offered both insight and techniques to help these children/adolescents with their everyday experience of the symptoms. She was clear that the symptoms are not alleviated overnight but over time, with the cooperation of the parents, teachers and therapists working as a team. I learned a lot & I hope you did also.
Dr. Chansky had much more material to present than time allowed during the three hour presentation. Also, I had many questions but the three hours alloted went too fast. There was little time for questions, and much material in the handouts was not covered in the presentation. Perhaps another three hours in an afternoon session would have helped?
My unasked questions included some thoughts about application of the model presented to treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (especially PDD and Asperger's Disorder) and lower functioning children and adolescents. I also would have liked to hear an up-date on medication use for children with OCD. Any thoughts about this?
Please post your comments or suggestions.
Thanks,
Dan
Dr. Chansky had much more material to present than time allowed during the three hour presentation. Also, I had many questions but the three hours alloted went too fast. There was little time for questions, and much material in the handouts was not covered in the presentation. Perhaps another three hours in an afternoon session would have helped?
My unasked questions included some thoughts about application of the model presented to treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (especially PDD and Asperger's Disorder) and lower functioning children and adolescents. I also would have liked to hear an up-date on medication use for children with OCD. Any thoughts about this?
Please post your comments or suggestions.
Thanks,
Dan
Monday, November 3, 2008
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back! It's another great Conference Season for Foundations Community Partnership (FCP). On November 5, 2008 Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., will speak on "Strategies for Anxious Children" She will help us to identify the Anxious Child, help reduce their anxiety and OCD symptoms through CBT techniques. On December 3, 2008, Elisabeth Kastelic, M.D., will speak on "Mood Disorders in Children and Adolexcents".She will help us to: Understand the symptoms, Interpret the course, Indentify risk factors, and treatment principles of mood disorders in youth.
Please visit fcpartnership.org for more information. Stay tuned to this "BLOG" for further discussion.
Dan
Please visit fcpartnership.org for more information. Stay tuned to this "BLOG" for further discussion.
Dan
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