2007 Raising the Bar - Thursday March 22, 2007 This year’s Raising the Bar conference was a huge success! We had our biggest attendance yet with over 200 researchers, physicians, educators, clinicians, and students with the common goal of sharing information and knowledge to further our understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Despite some traveling difficulties, our keynote speaker Marc Atkins arrived just in time to deliver an insightful and informative keynote address about school based services for youth with ADHD. Power point slides and notes about all of our speakers and breakout sessions are linked below. Thank you to all who attended this years event. We look forward to seeing you next year!
We had a great poster session this year with 13 posters representing many diverse aspects of research with ADHD. Special congratulations to our top place winners! Thanks to everyone that submitted a poster, you did a great job. We can’t wait to see all of your innovative ideas next year!
And the Winners Are ...
Mental health practitioners and researchers have noted many concerns with the support provided by schools for children with ADHD and other mental health needs. These concerns have inspired the development of the school-based mental health clinic model; however, in many ways these clinics have perpetuated the failings of the public mental health system that has largely neglected issues of access, effectiveness, and sustainability. In this talk, a model for school-based mental health services will be proposed in which indigenous resources and people in schools and communities are identified and activated to support schools' inherent capacity to promote children's mental health through consultation to teachers and parents. Specific examples and emphasis will be placed on the effectiveness of these school based services for youth with ADHD. The model will be illustrated through examples of an ongoing program of research in Chicago. View the PowerPoint Presentation.
About Dr. Atkins
Dr. Atkins is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Director of Psychology Training at the Institute for Juvenile Research. He has a long-standing interest in the development of effective mental health services for children and families living in low-income communities. He is an active researcher in the areas of childhood ADHD and aggression, and a leading researcher on the development of school-based mental health services in urban high-poverty communities.
Brandon is a licensed school psychologist with extensive experience providing, developing and evaluating services for children with ADHD. He will focus on practical home/school interventions for elementary-age students with ADHD and discuss strategies that work to reduce disruptive behaviors and increase academic and social success. View the PowerPoint Presentation
(Due to schedule changes, this session was given at the beginning of the conference)
Director of the Alvin V. Baird Learning Disabilities Center
and professor of psychology at JMU, Dr. Evans developed the
Challenging Horizons Program which is a comprehensive
treatment program for adolescents with ADHD. Dr. Evans will
discuss strategies that parents, mental health professionals and
teachers can use to help adolescents with ADHD.
View the Powerpoint Presentation
Donna and Betsy are licensed marriage and family therapists who work at the Prince William County Community Services Board. They will present information about an emerging intervention called Neurofeedback that has been used to help individuals with ADHD. The aim of Neurofeedback is to train a person’s brain to operate more efficiently. Participants will be provided with resources about the technique as well as a demonstration of how it works.
Dr. Frank Gearing is a practicing physician who specializes in
the treatment of children with ADHD and has collaborated
with investigators at the ALDC on the development of new
treatments. He will present the latest information about medications
used to treat individuals with ADHD.
View the Powerpoint Presentation
Jessica Dudley is the project coordinator of an NIH grant for
the treatment of high school students. Dr. Serpell is an assistant
professor of psychology at JMU and the director of research
at the Alvin V. Baird Learning Disabilities Center.
Participants will be asked to contribute to the treatment development
process by providing feedback about the treatment
being developed for high school aged youth with ADHD. In
addition, participants will be asked to brainstorm with the
investigators about new techniques and solutions to potential
problems.
View the Powerpoint Presentation
This program is funded in part by educational grants from Eli Lilly and Company and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which had no control over its content. No personally identifiable information regarding you is provided to any grant providers
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