Sixth Annual Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Related Concerns (ADHD) Conference
Oct. 22-23, 2009
Temple Baptist Church Student Center
5220 Old Highway 11, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Agenda
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
7:30-8:30 Conference Check-in
8-8:30 Complimentary Coffee and Sweets in the Lobby
8:30-8:45 Welcome and Introduction
8:45-10:15 Keynote Session ADHD: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Ronald Kent, MD
10:15-10:30 Refreshment Break
10:30-noon Concurrent Sessions
1. ADHD in Adults - Robert Sevier, Ph.D.
2. Anxiety, Depression and Psychopharmacology -
Ginger Wishik, MD
3. Autism and Its Comorbidities Overview
-Leonora Petty, MD
4. Increasing Reading Comprehension and Writing Proficiency for Children with
ADHD - Felicia Johnson, M.Ed.
noon-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:30 Concurrent Sessions
1. ADHD, 504’s and IDEA: Do Learners with ADHD Qualify? What Accommodations Do They Need?
- David Walker, Ph.D.
2. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: ADHD and Bipolar Disorder - Beverly Bryant, MD
3. Teaching Self-Discipline to the ADHD Child - Felicia Johnson, M.Ed.
4. Addiction and Teens - Diana Mesrobian, MSW, LCSW
2:30-2:45 Refreshment Break
2:45-3:45 Concurrent Sessions
1. Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and ADHD - Beverly Bryant, MD
2. ADHD, 504’s and IDEA: Accommodations-
David Walker, Ph.D.
3. Who Are You, and What Have You Done With My Child? Navigating and Understanding Adolescence -
Lynwood Wheeler, Ph.D.
4. Using Response to Intervention to Meet the Needs of Learning - Kris Kaase, Ph.D.
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
8-8:30 Complimentary Coffee and Sweets in the Lobby
8:30-10 Keynote Session
The Oppositional Child - Barbara Howard, MD
10-10:15 Refreshment Break
10:15-11:45 Concurrent Sessions
1. Accommodating ADHD in the Workplace - Russ Willis, JD
2. Preparaing Elementary ADHD Students for
High-Stakes Testing - Christy Moorehead
3. Preparing Secondary Students with ADHD for
High-Stakes Testing - Katie Bridges
4. Children with Language-Learning Problems and
Dyslexia: Who Are They, and How Do I Help
Them? -
Missy Schraeder, MS, CCC-SLP, CAMI
11:45-1:15 Lunch (on your own)
1:15-2:15 Concurrent Sessions
1. Maybe It’s Not ADHD: Understanding Asperger Syndrome - Tim Kowalski, MS
2. Stop, Think and Choose: Navigating the Path from Chaos to Calm - Julie Paterson, LCSW, LMFT; Mary Dryden, LPC, LMFT and
Charlotte Rahaim, LPC, LMFT
3. Dyslexia in Mississippi - Jackie Mockbee, MS
4. The Feminine Side of ADHD: A Look at the Disorder Among Girls and Women - Tammy Barry, Ph.D.
2:15-2:30 Refreshment Break
2:30-3:30 Concurrent Sessions
1. Q and A Forum - Ronald Kent, MD and Friends
2. Asperger Syndrome and Academics -
Tim Kowalski, MS
3. Achieving Structure for the ADHD Child -
Joshua Hamm, LPC
4. Emotional Problems in Children with ADHD -
Barbara Howard, MD
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