Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Conference

Date: Friday, April 17, 2015

Topic: Community collaboration - Promoting Resilience in at Risk Youths and Families

Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Location: Four Points Sheraton, London, Ontario

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Michael Ungar, Ph.D., Dalhousie University "“How Collaborative Services can Nurture Resilience Among Children, Youth and Families”

Workshops:

“Tough Conversations: Nurturing Resilience when Young People’s Problems are Very Complex”
Dr. Michael Ungar

“Consideration of Resilience and Family Factors in the Treatment of Children with Developmental Disabilities”
Dr. Rob Nicolson, MD
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

“Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Students: Resilience Approaches in the School”
Dr. Susan Rodger, PhD., C.Psych. & Dr. Alan Leschied, PhD., C.Psych.
Faculty of Education, Western University

“Youth involved in the justice and child welfare systems: Engagement and Resiliency”
Kathryn Lambert, Tina Diamond & Joelen Bamford
Children's Aid Society & London Family Court Clinic

Offered by: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Of Interest to: Psychiatrists, Family Physicians, Paediatricians, Psychologists, Residents in Psychiatry, Paediatrics and Family Medicine, Allied Health Professionals including Nurses, Social Workers, Child and Youth Counsellors, Marital and Family Therapists, Child Welfare Workers, Teachers and School Counsellors

Fees: Earlybird $140 (Before April 1st), Full Price $165 (After April 1st)

To Register: Complete the registration form (click here) and mail or fax to: Faye Slote, Department of Psychiatry, Parkwood Institute, Mental Health Care Building, F4-430, 550 Wellington Road, London ON, N6C 0A7 or FAX (519) 452-4591; PHONE (519) 685 8500 x75783; EMAIL: Faye.Slote@lhsc.on.ca

For the event day agenda with objectives click here.