2007-2008 
Judge Baker Children's Center
Child Mental Health Forum

Claudio O. Toppelberg, MD
Director, CMHF and Continuing Education,
Judge Baker Children’s Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

John Weisz, PhD, ABPP
President, Judge Baker Children’s Center
Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Wednesdays 1:00 – 2:30 PM, except as indicated (*).  Free Parking Available at JBCC
Judge Baker Children's Center, 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120


October 3                               

“Trust in Testimony: The Way Children Learn From Others”

Paul L. Harris, PhD, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education, Harvard University

November 7                                           

“Language in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Psycholinguistics, Neuroimaging and Developmental Perspectives”

Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD, Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine

December 5                                            

“Treating Traumatic Stress in the System of Care: The Trauma Systems Therapy Approach”

Glenn N. Saxe, MD, Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Research & Development,
and, Director, Center for Behavior Science, Children’s Hospital Boston; Associate
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

January 9                               

“Understanding Executive Functions: Process and Context”

Deborah P. Waber, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Center for Behavioral Science,
Department of Psychiatry, and, Senior Neuropsychologist, Learning Disabilities
Program, Department of Neurology, Children Hospital Boston

February 6                             

“Child Psychiatric Diagnosis - Is it Universal or Relative to Culture?” 

Margarita Alegría, Ph.D., Director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health
Research, Cambridge Health Alliance; and, Professor of Psychology in the
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

March 5                                 

“Time is Now: Child Mental Health Campaign”
                                               

Marylou Sudders, MSW, ACSW, President and CEO,
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

David R. DeMaso, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Children's Hospital Boston
Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

April 2                                                                   

“Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: What the U.S. Needs”

Terry Cline, Ph.D, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services

May 7                                    

"Challenging Behavior as a Learning Disability: Implications for Assessment and Treatment"

Ross W. Greene, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical
School and Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, and, Collaborative Problem Solving Institute

 

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Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians (all specialties). This program is co-sponsored by the Psychology Division at Children’s Hospital Boston, which is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists.  The Children’s Hospital Boston Psychology Division maintains responsibility for the program. Continuing education credits are also offered for social workers and educators.                                                                        
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