2011-2012
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 and CEO, Judge Baker Children’s Center
Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Wednesdays 1:30 –3:00 PM, Limited Free Parking Available at JBCC
Judge Baker Children's Center, 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 0212

October 5, 2011

“Irritability and Psychopathology across Development:
Genes, Environments, and their Relevance for Clinicians

Argyris Stringaris, MD, MRCPsych

Lecturer, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London

November 2, 2011

“Growing Up with Malnutrition: Mental Health Risks over the Lifespan”

Janina Galler, MD

Senior Scientist and Professor of Psychiatry, Judge Baker Children's Center, Harvard Medical School

December 7, 2011

“Does Bipolar Disorder Exist in Children? Validation and Controversies”

Boris Birmaher, MD

Endowed Chair, Early Onset Bipolar Disease and Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

January 4, 2012

“Understanding and Addressing Sleep Problems in Children”

Gregory P. Hanley, PhD, BCBA-D

Editor, Behavior Analysis in Practice. Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of The Behavior Analysis Doctoral Program, Western New England University. Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Mass. Medical School

February 1, 2012

“Myths and Realities about the Use of Psychiatric Medications for Foster Youth:
What the Evidence Tells us and How that (Mis)Aligns with Current Practice"

Christopher Bellonci, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

March 7, 2012

“Cyberbullying: You Can’t Run and There’s Nowhere to Hide”

Michael Rich, MD, MPH

Director, Center on Media and Child Health, and Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment, Children's Hospital Boston. Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

April 4, 2012

“Treating Anxiety in Youth: Empirically-Supported Procedures

Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., ABPP

Distinguished University Professor, Temple University

May 2, 2012

“Childhood Communication Disorders in Context: Implications for Mental Health Professionals”

Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor and Director of the Communication Disorders Section,
Yale Child Study Center

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2011-2012 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 and CEO, Judge Baker Children’s Center Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Wednesdays 1:30 –3:00 PM, Limited Free Parking Available at JBCC Judge Baker Children's Center, 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 0212