Events & Outreach
Past Event
2009 Lessons from the Field: Autism Series
The Center for Excellence in Children’s Mental Health, in conjunction with University and community partners, is once again sponsoring a series of workshops focusing on bridging the gap from research to practice in children’s mental health. This year’s Lessons from the Field series will focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders. On November 21, 2008, the first workshop in the series, Foundations of Autism, will be held on the University of Minnesota metro campus and broadcast to over 35 host sites around the state. Visit our web-site at www.cmh.umn.edu for a list of locations or to register for this event. Additional workshops in the series are in the planning stages and will be posted as soon as they are finalized. Please pass this announcement on to your colleagues and others in your community that might find it of interest.
Workshop #1: Foundations of Autism
Date: November 21, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (8:30 - 9:00 Check-in and
Networking)
Location: Coffman Union Theater, University of
Minnesota Minneapolis campus, and broadcast to Greater MN Host Sites
Keynote Presenter: Scott Selleck, M.D., Ph.D.
Invited Panelists:
- Allison Golnik, Pediatrics, University of MN
- Anne Kelly, U Special Kids Program, University of MN
- Robin Rumsey, Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic, University of MN
- Michael Reiff, Medical Director, Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic, University of MN
- Pat Pulice, Autism Services Director, Fraser
- Huda Farah, State Task Force on Autism in the Somali Community
Content
Dr. Scott Selleck and a panel of University faculty and community professionals with expertise in the field of autism will present on “what the research is telling us and is not telling us” regarding emerging issues in the field of autism. Recently, concerns around the incidence and causes of autism have placed autism in the spotlight. Misconceptions and myths have abounded and professionals as well as families are faced with sorting through what is fact vs myth. The presentation will focus on the current research and what it can and can’t tell us about the many facets of autism causation and resulting presentations and interventions.
Questions
Questions? Please contact Ellen Lepinski at 612-625-6527 or lepin008@umn.edu.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Excellence in Children’s Mental Health in partnership with: Co-Sponsors: ABCDII/Great Start MN Project, MN DHS CMH Division Fraser Child and Family Center Minnesota Adoption Support and Preservation (MNASAP) Center for Neurobehavioral Development, UMN Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, UMN
Series Workshop #2 Early Identification and Intervention
Date: February 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Check-in at 8:30 a.m.)
Metro Location: Coffman Union Theater, University of MN, Minneapolis Campus
Greater Minnesota Host Sites: The Series will be broadcast live to over 35 host sites in Greater Minnesota. For site listings, go to: www.cmh.umn.edu
Lead Presenter
Wendy Stone, Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Co-Presenters
- Mary Hunt, Early Childhood Special Education, MN Dept. of Education
- Pat Pulice, Autism Services Director, Fraser Child & Family Center
Workshop # 3: Multi-disciplinary Interventions
April 14, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Check-in at 8:30 a.m.)
Lead Presenter: Randi Hagerman, M.D., M.I.N.D. Institute Presenting on: Multi-disciplinary Interventions: Implications of Fragile X and Targeted Treatments
Co-Presenter: Amy Esler, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Pediatrics Presenting on: Behavioral Interventions: Research to Practice Metro
Location: Coffman Union Theater, University of MN, Minneapolis Campus
Greater Minnesota Host Sites: The Series will be broadcast live to over 35 host sites in Greater Minnesota. For site listings, go to: www.cmh.umn.edu
Download the flyer for this event.
The third workshop in the 2008-09 Lessons from the Field Series will feature Dr. Randi Hagerman, a professor of pediatrics and the endowed chair of Fragile X research at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, where she also serves as the medical director of the M.I.N.D. Institute. Dr. Hagerman has a strong clinical and research interest in autism and the association between autism and Fragile X syndrome. Her presentation will focus on the current multidisciplinary aspects of treatment, intersection of autism and Fragile X, and developmental targeted treatments which require multidisciplinary interventions to be effective in treating autism spectrum disorders. Amy Esler, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, UMN, and psychologist with the UMN Children's Hospital, will present on behavioral interventions and their application in working with autistic children and their families.
This forum has been developed under the auspices of: Federal Title IV-E Funding, Minnesota Department of Human Services (Contract #439481), The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the School of Social Work in the College of Education and Human Development.
2008-09 Lessons from the Field: Autism Series
On May 13, 2009, the Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health, in conjunction with University and community partners, will sponsor the final workshop in this year's Lessons from the Field series focusing on autism spectrum disorders. This workshop, focusing on the role of integrative medicine in addressing the needs of children with autism, will be held on the University of Minnesota metro campus and broadcast to over 35 host sites around the state. Visit our web-site at www.cmh.umn.edu for a list of locations or to register for this event. Please pass this announcement on to your colleagues and others in your community that might find it of interest.
- 2008-09 Lessons from the Field: Autism Series Workshop #4:
- Integrative Medicine
- May 13, 2009
- 9:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
(8:30 - 9:00 Check-in and Networking) - Location: Coffman Union
Theater
University of Minnesota Minneapolis East Bank campus, and broadcast to Greater MN Host Sites - Lead Presenter: Lawrence Rosen, M.D., Whole Child Center
- Co-Presenter: Allison Golnik, M.D., University of Minnesota
- Invited Panelists: Dr. Nimi Singh, University of Minnesota, Dr. David Wallinga, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Content
The final workshop in the 2008-09 Lessons from the Field: Autism Series will focus on integrative medicine, featuring Dr. Lawrence Rosen, a board-certified general pediatrician committed to family-centered, holistic child health care. Dr. Rosen practices primary care at the Whole Child Center in Oradell, MJ, and consults at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, serving as Chief of Pediatric Integrative Medicine. He will present on current research in the field of integrative medicine and its application in working with children with autism and their families. Dr. Allison Golnik, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, will present the results from a physician survey on complementary alternative medicine for children with autism. A panel discussion including University faculty and community professionals with expertise in the fields of autism and integrative medicine will follow the presentations.
For more information or to register, go to www.cmh.umn.edu. Questions? E-mail: cmhdata@umn.edu OR Phone: 612-625-7849
Sponsorship
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health* in partnership with:
- Autism Initiative, UMN
- Center for Neurobehavioral Development, UMN
- Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, UMN Co-Sponsors: ABCDII/Great Start MN Project, MN DHS CMH Division
- Fraser Child and Family Center
Minnesota Adoption Support and Preservation (MNASAP) *This forum has been developed with the support of Federal Title IV-E Funding, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Contract #439481