The 23rd Annual Conference
Improving Our Ability to Identify Potential Mass Shooters: A Memo for Mental Health and Law Enforcement Personnel
December 6, 2018Sound and Silence
March 16, 2019ADHD, Aggression and Emotional Dysregulation: Practical Implications for School, Clinical and Community Settings
About the conference
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of children. It is usually first diagnosed during childhood and is marked by difficulty sustaining attention, impulse-control issues and hyperactivity. This conference will focus on the links between ADHD and emotion dysregulation and how to help children, adolescents and families experiencing these concerns.
ADHD has shown a moderate and consistent relationship to aggression, as well as antisocial behavior, more generally across development into adulthood. Why would a supposed disorder of attention consistently link up with aggression? Dr. Russell Barkley will present on his current theory of ADHD as a neurodevelopmental disorder of self-regulation and executive functioning (EF). By understanding ADHD as a far more cognitively impairing disorder of EF than simply one of inattention, it is far easier to understand why it creates impairment in virtually every major life activity studied to date, why it is so persistent throughout development, and why it even increases mortality risk and shortens life expectancy. One can also appreciate its linkage to aggression and antisocial conduct. This presentation will set forth Dr. Barkley’s theory of EF and self-regulation and how it applies to ADHD. He will also elaborate on the implications of this view of ADHD for management, including reductions in aggressive and antisocial behavior.
Dr. Barkley will discuss the role of family conflict in families with teens having ADHD, especially those having oppositional defiant and conduct disorders. He will set forth the components and steps involved in his family training program (with Arthur Robin, Ph.D.) known as Defiant Teens, and discuss the available evidence for its efficacy and why it remains among the more effective approaches to family therapy for conflict reduction. He will also discuss other approaches to management that must be coupled with family training to provide a more comprehensive approach to conflict reduction and aggression in teens who are at high risk for aggression.
Topics covered also include an introduction to specific planning, needs assessment and implementation tools, as well as evidence-based interventions. A case conceptualization model of risk and protective factors that informs treatment decision making will be emphasized. Ways to achieve optimal results for clients will be highlighted.
When:
Friday, May 3, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where:
Donna E. Shalala Student Center, University of Miami
1330 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL. 33146
Registration and meals:
- Registration fee: $110
- Early Bird Special: $90, Save $20 when you register by April 2nd
- Non-UM students: $45
- UM Faculty and Student rate: $25 (free registration, meal fee only)
Lunch included.
For more info:
(305) 284-2930
info@melissainstitute.org
Russell Barkley, Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Va. He is a Diplomate (board certified) in Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). A clinical scientist, educator and practitioner, he has published 23 books, rating scales and clinical manuals numbering 41 editions. He has also published more than 270 scientific articles and book chapters regarding the nature, assessment and treatment of ADHD and related disorders. He is the founder and editor of the bimonthly clinical newsletter The ADHD Report, now in its 25thyear of publication. Dr. Barkley has presented more than 800 invited addresses internationally and appeared on nationally televised programs such as 60 Minutes, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning and CNN on behalf of those with ADHD. He has received numerous awards from professional societies for his accomplishments, contributions to research in ADHD, clinical practice and the dissemination of science. His websites are www.russellbarkley.org and ADHDLectures.com.
Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., is Research Director of The Melissa Institute and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He has served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Education at the University of Miami. He is one of the founders of cognitive behavior therapy. North American clinicians voted Dr. Meichenbaum “one of the 10 most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century.” He has presented in all 50 states and internationally. Dr. Meichenbaum has published extensively, and his most recent book is The Evolution of Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Personal and Professional Journey with Don Meichenbaum. Other books include Roadmap to Resilience: A Guide for Military, Trauma Victims and Their Families; Treatment of Individuals with Anger-control Problems and Aggressive Behavior; Treating Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Nurturing Independent Learners; and Stress Inoculation Training.
Russell Barkley, Ph.D. indicated that he has received Financial or Material Support from Guilford Publications, PESI and American Psychological Association Press. He is also a Consultant for Shire Pharmaceuticals Co. He will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation or discussion. Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. indicated that neither he nor his spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and he will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation or discussion(s).
Other non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.