Agenda
8:15-9:00 a.m.—Registration
9:00-10:15 a.m.—Welcome and Keynote
10:15-10:30 a.m.—Break
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.—Five Breakout Sessions
12:30-1:15 p.m.—Lunch
1:15-3:15 p.m.—Five Breakout Sessions (repeated)
Program
Keynote Address:
Family Violence and Children:
A Look at its Effects and a Guide to Teacher Responses
This keynote reviews the different forms of family violence and child maltreatment, including partner violence; physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of children; child neglect; sibling violence; and children’s aggression against parents. Psychological problems commonly seen in children who have experienced different types of violence will be discussed. The keynote will then address the implications for working with these children in the classroom or clincial setting based on the keynote’s clinical experiences and the research literature.
Keynote Speaker: Angèle Fauchier, Ph.D. is a Research Associate at the University of New Hampshire’s Family Research Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a Child and Family Subspecialty from the University of Southern California, and completed her clinical internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Fauchier’s research investigates parenting, family violence, and the transactional links between the two. In collaboration with Murray A. Straus, she is the author of the “Dimensions of Discipline Inventory” and the director of the International Parenting Study.
Breakout Sessions
The following sessions will be repeated.
Choose one to attend in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Alcohol & Drug Addiction & Families
Addiction to drugs and/or alcoholic affects the family as well as the individual and is one of the most common and tragic forms of family dysfunction. This session will cover the process and manner in which the obsession with and compulsive use of chemicals presents consequences for everyone who loves the addict/alcoholic, especially the children. Topics to be covered include: enabling, putative survival roles, generational patterns, co-dependency, dry drunk, and the psychological and safety issues that often result. We will end by covering the most effective ways that educators and mental health professionals can help students who live in those kinds of families cope with the reality of their situation.
Presenter: Mike Hague, M.A. in counseling psychology, LADC, has over 20 years of experience as a crisis/drug and alcohol counselor for middle and high school students in Bedford. He is the co-founder and past president of the Assn. of Student Assistance Professionals of NH and a former drug and alcohol prevention trainer for the State Dept. of Education.
Children and Trauma
The adolescent can be traumatized in many different ways, all having similar effects on the brain. We are aware of the devastating effects of physical and sexual abuse on behavior and learning, but children are also traumatized by natural disasters with similar outcomes. The speaker will discuss how trauma affects young people, focusing particularly on her work with Katrina survivors in the mental health system in New Orleans. She will use this as a focus to explore theories of why some children are severely damaged by events and others are resilient.
Presenter: Christine Miller, Ed.M., L.C.M.H.C., has over 30 years of experience in treating adolescents. She has worked with teenagers in public school, juvenile detention, family planning and as a group home director. She is currently a psychotherapist in private practice at Women’s Counseling Center in Bedford, where she treats adolescent girls in an outpatient setting and consults to a residential group home for girls.
Disruptive Behavior Disorders (ADHD, ODD) in Children:
Understanding and Treating Families
Disruptive Behavior Disorders include ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and some types of Childhood Bipolar Disorder. These children often make demands on parents and teachers causing extra stress and work. When there is a child with a Disruptive Behavior Disorder within a family, there is likely to be additional effort expended by parents on behavioral management, social skill training, homework help, and community contact meetings (e.g. school, doctors, counselors, tutors). Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders often require more attention and support in school and out of school in the form of behavior management, social skill support, academic training, and dispute resolution. In this session the latest and most timely research will be presented on kinder, gentler behavioral training, errorless learning, compliance techniques and cognitive restructuring.
Presenter: Anita Remig, Ed.D., has worked with children and families for over 30 years. She gives seminars on ADHD, PDD, LD, and the human brain throughout the country.
The Family Environment
A family’s constellation and interpersonal dynamics have a major impact on the development of the child as a whole. This interactive workshop will provide an overview of nontraditional and dysfunctional familial environments and ways in which the school and family can work together. Topics include: family values, role of extended family, blended families, grandparents as parents, mental illness, support services and resources.
Presenters: Sheila Keane and Patricia Stone
Shella Lim Keane, has an M.A. and Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology, and is School Psychologist for the Salem School District. Patricia Stone, (CAGS), is the director of student services for the Salem School District.
Attachment Disorders & Trauma (formerly titled: Attachment Informed Treatments)
A child or adolescent's early trauma, abuse or neglect are strongly linked with current behavior and personality. Due to deficits in early caretaking, many children will develop a pattern of behavior and symptoms typical of Reactive Attachment Disorder (R.A.D.). This session will provide an overview of the symptoms and difficulty behaviors we see in children and adolescents with R.A.D. You will gain an understanding of the "logic" of these problematic and seemingly "self-defeating" behaviors along with an introduction to effective behavioral interventions and therapeutic treatment of disorders of attachment..
Presenter: Jorinda A. Margolis, LCSW, has worked extensively with children, adolescents, and families in in-patient and outpatient settings for the last 20 years. She is in private practice with Coastal Counseling Associates in Exeter.
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General Information and How to Register
Location
The conference will be held at UNH Manchester, 400 Commercial St. For information about parking, click here. For more info about the location call (603) 641-4350.
4 Ways to Register
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Cost and Refund Policy
Conference cost is $189 and includes lunch, breaks, and materials. Refunds, less a $25 processing fee, will be given if written cancellation is received five business days prior to the conference.
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