This series of free professional development seminars provide school-based practitioners updates on recent advances in children's mental health. The goal of the series is to provide practical information that will promote the school functioning of students who may have emotional, behavioral, and situational barriers to learning.
The seminars are designed to help professionals of all disciplines develop a common framework for understanding and addressing some of the major challenges to student well-being and adjustment. We encourage schools to invite all instructional, student support, health, and related services staff to these monthly seminars.
Each presentation pairs a mental health professional specializing in the topic area with an educator with related experience. Each presentation includes a review of best-practice guidelines for the school setting. Special emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary approaches using "real-life" cases to highlight key issues.
The NYU Child Study Center School Partnership Lecture Series 2008-2009 is made possible in part by the generous support of KiDS of NYU Foundation, Inc.
2008-2009 School Partnership Lecture Series Presentations
Schedule 2008-2009
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October 15, 2008
The ABCs of Advocacy for Children with Special Needs
The Allen-Stevenson School
132 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10021
(Between Park & Lexington Avenues)
Refreshments: 5-5:15 p.m.
Presentation: 5:15-6:45 p.m.
Kimberly Williams, Psy.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
November 19, 2008
When Illness and Death Enter a Child’s World: Helping Students Cope
St. Bernard’s School
4 East 98th Street, New York, NY 10029
(Between Madison & Fifth Avenues)
Refreshments: 4:15-4:30 p.m.
Presentation: 4:30-6 p.m.
Dimitra Kamboukos, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Families Forward Program
Holly Hillgardner
Educational Consultant
January 14, 2009
Asperger in the Classroom: Helping Students with Social Deficits
The Allen-Stevenson School
132 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10021
(Between Park & Lexington Avenues)
Refreshments: 5-5:15 p.m.
Presentation: 5:15-6:45 p.m.
Dana Levy, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Asperger Institute
Beth Yurman, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Asperger Institute
February 11, 2009
New Developments in the Treatment and Understanding of ADHD
Nightingale Bamford School
20 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128
(Between Madison and Fifth Avenues)
Refreshments: 4:15-4:30 p.m.
Presentation: 4:30-6 p.m.
Timothy Verduin, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Behavior Disorders
Gabrielle S. Deveaux, M.A.
Special Education Coach
PS 161 (Don Pedro Albizu Campos School)
March 11, 2009
The Emotional Lives of Adolescents: Depression, Self Injury and Suicide
The Spence School
22 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128
(Between Madison & Fifth Avenues)
Refreshments: 4:15-4:30 p.m.
Presentation: 4:30-6 p.m.
Alexandra DeGeorge, Psy.D.
Assistant Research Scientist and Program Coordinator, DBT Program, Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Christopher P. Lucas, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
April 22, 2009
Reading Strategies That Grow with Your Child
The Hewitt School
45 East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021
(Between Madison & Park Avenues)
Refreshments: 4:15-4:30 p.m.
Presentation: 4:30-6 p.m.
Denise Phalon Cascio, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Neuropsychology Fellow, Institute for Learning and Academic Achievement
Amanda Lehrman, M.A.
Implementation Manager/Coach
Kaplan K12 Learning Services
For seven years, this series of lectures was made possible through the generous support of the Sunny and Abe Rosenberg Foundation.
Sunny and Abe Rosenberg Foundation Lecture Series Archive
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