Behavior and the Brain:
Prevention and Intervention for Children
Across the Developmental Stages
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m.
Opening Session: Co-Occurring Disorders in Foster Children with
Prenatal Substance Exposure: Biological and Environmental Factors in
Early Brain Development
Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D.
9:30 a.m.
Break
9:45 a.m.
Assessment and Treatment Planning Across the Developmental
Spectrum: A Trans-disciplinary Approach to Understanding the
Substance-Exposed Child
Workshop A
Maximizing Potential: Making a Difference in the Life of PrenatallyExposed Infants and Toddlers through Early Intervention Strategies
Cheryl Pratt, Ph.D.
Linda Schwartz, Ph.D.
Wendy Neuberger, M.D.
Workshop B
The School-aged Child: Assessment and Treatment Planning across the
Home/School Continuum
Greg Bailey, Ph.D.
Amy Groessl, L.C.S.W.
Erin Telford, Psy.D.
Workshop C
Adolescents with Prenatal Substance Exposure: Assessment,
Treatment Planning, and Preparation for Transition Out of the Child
Welfare System
Christine Schmidt, Psy.D.
Vicki Pendleton, Psy.D.
12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Treatment that Works: The CDC’s 5 Research-Based Treatment
Programs for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Atlanta
Improving Behavior and Academic Functioning in FASD: Caregiver
Education and Intervention with Children
Claire D. Coles, Ph.D. and Julie A. Kable, Ph.D.
Fetal Alcohol Center, Marcus Institute, a Division of the KennedyKrieger Institute; Emory University School of Medicine
Chicago
Optimizing Children’s Self-Regulation: A Group Therapy Approach to
Neurocognitive Habilitation
Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D.; Christine Schmidt, Psy.D.; Lindsay Bailey, M.S.;
Anne Wells, Ph.D.; Greg Bailey, Ph.D.
Children's Research Triangle
Los Angeles
Project Bruin Buddies: A Social Skills Training Model for Children with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Mary J. O’Connor, Ph.D., Blair Paley, Ph.D., Elizabeth Laugeson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Oklahoma City
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Applications to 2–7 Year-Old
Children with Prenatal Substance Exposure
Robin H. Gurwitch, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Seattle
Meeting the Challenge of Intervention: The Families Moving Forward
Home Visiting Model for Children with FASD
Heather Carmichael Olson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine,
Children's Hospital Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic
2:30 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
Repeat treatment workshops
4:30 p.m.
Closing Session: The Brain, Behavior, Assessment and Treatment:
Promoting Optimal Outcomes in Substance-Exposed Children
Jacqueline Bertrand, Ph.D., moderator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US Department of Health and Human Services
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn