| Date: |
Saturday, October 18, 2008 |
| Time: |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Program No: |
S336 |
| CE Credits: |
3 |
| Tuition: |
$65 |
| Instructor: |
Harvey I. Botman, PhD |
| Location: |
MSPP |
| Description: |
We will address the social functioning of children and adolescents within the context of the recent progress that has been made by neuroscience in understanding key aspects of the social brain. Among the findings we will discuss are facial expressions’ role in basic emotion, mirror neurons’ role in observational learning, the amygdala’s role in anxiety and fear, the prefrontal cortex’s role in planning and organization, and the orbital-frontal cortex’s role in inhibition and self-control. These findings will be used to deepen and diversify our understandings of the psychiatric diagnoses of childhood and adolescence that centrally involve weaknesses in social skills and relationship-building. Among the diagnoses we will discuss are Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disability, and Social Anxiety Disorder. We will further address treatment issues and discuss how findings can enable us to more effectively and supportively promote gains in social cognition, self-control and relatedness in children and adolescents. Moreover, throughout our discussions, we will strive to link findings about the social brain to our experience and expertise as psychologists, social workers, counselors and special educators. |
| Objective: |
N/A |
| Pre-Requisite: |
N/A |
| To Register: |
PDF Registration Form; How to Register |
