Adolescents and ADHD: Approaches for 2006
May 6th, 8:30am-2:30pm
Milton Marks Conference Center (lower level), Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building
350 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA
Click here for directions! PDF
Registration Form PDF
Click Here for the packet of educational materials from the ADHD conference!
Also available in Spanish and Chinese
Conference Details
Audience: Primary Care Providers, Mental Health Care Providers, School Health Providers, School Counselors, Parents, and Youth
Objectives: To increase participants' awareness of adolescents and ADHD: the latest clinical research, practice guidelines, treatment options, psycho-educational/behavioral and advocacy strategies
Cost: Registration and meals are free thanks to our generous funders
Childcare: Limited onsite childcare is available. Please sign up early, as space fills up quickly. To register for childcare, please call Open Gate at least 2 weeks prior to the event: (415) 920-5040.
For help in Spanish/Cantonese: For registration assistance, in Spanish/Cantonese, (including conference, childcare and/or interpretation registration), please call Open Gate at least 2 weeks prior to the event: (415) 920-5040. Both childcare and interpretation fills up fast, so please plan to register early!
Conference Program
Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:00AM
Plenary Sessions 9:00AM-12:00PM
Overview and Recent Advances: Stephen Hinshaw, PhD
Clinical Guidelines in General Health Settings: Naomi Schapiro, PNP
Youth Panel
Luncheon Workshops 12:20-2:30PM
Workshop Descriptions
Prescribing/Managing Medications: Guidelines for prescribing and treating youth with ADHD and other associated psychiatric conditions.
Speaker: Susan Smiga, MD
Alternative Approaches for Managing ADHD:
I: Nutrition and Neurodevelopment.
Speaker: Julie Matthews, CNC and Sindy Wilkinson, LMFT
II: Bio-feedback, art expression, and therapeutic conversation.
Speaker: Greg Alter, PhD and Claudia L’Amoreaux
In-Depth Assessment & Care: Evaluation, referral, and co-management of ADHD in the primary care setting.
Speakers: Naomi Schapiro, PNP and Linda Pfiffner, PhD
Legal/School Advocacy: ADHD and school-legal issues, classroom accommodations, and advocacy.
Speaker: Joe Feldman
Family Support/Education: Psycho-educational and behavioral interventions: strategies for parents of teens with ADHD
Speaker: Rona Renner, RN
Click here for speaker bios PDF
For more information or updates, contact:
Tina Sang
email: Tina@ahwg.net
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Bi-Rite Market
California Adolescent Health Collaborative
California Endowment
California Pacific Medical Center
Department of Children Youth and Their Families (DCYF)
Eli Lilly and Company
Lisa and John Pritzker Fund
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We have posted the conference packet on the website! Please feel free to download it and use the materials!
The conference was a success! Thanks again to all of you who participated in the planning or attended the conference.
For those who registered on-site for CMEs and CEUs, you should receive your certificate in the next week or so.
We have been approved for the following CEU's and CME's: LCSW, MFT, RN/LVN, MD
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ADHD Conference
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