“Friday Forums”

Behavioral Health Topics

for School Professionals

Location:All Forums will be held at the Avera Behavioral Health Center Gymnasium

4400 West 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD unless otherwise noted.

Time:2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Format:45-minute presentation followed by a 45 minute Q & A and case consultation

(Please bring your questions and cases as it relates to the scheduled topic.)

CEU’s:CEU’s offered for Counselors, Social Workers and School Nurses

No Registration is Required to Attend at the Avera BHC Gymnasium

At Each Forum, there will be a NIMH

(National Institute for Mental Health) Update by Brad Uhing

September 16, 2011

Topic:“Neurobiology of Stress-induced Psychiatric Disorders”

Speaker:Patrick Ronan, MA, PhD, Neuroscience Researcher, Avera Research Institute

October 21, 2011

Topic:“Strategies with Resistive Teens”

Speaker:Wallace Jackmon, PhD, AveraUniversity Psychiatry Associates

November 4, 2011

Topic:“Children and Fear: Supporting Anxious Children in the Classroom”

Speaker:Lezlee Greguson, PhD, LP, Avera Behavioral Health Outpatient Services

December 9, 2011

Topic:“Tic Disorder and Associated Obsessive Compulsive and ADHD Symptoms”

Speaker:Scott Schneider, MD, Avera Midwest Psychiatric Medicine

January 20, 2011

Topic:“Play Therapy and Creative Techniques for Children and Adolescents”

Speaker:Laura Schuldt, MA, LPC, NCC, Avera Behavioral Health Outpatient Services

February 10, 2011

Topic:“Beyond Behavior Modification – Interventions that Work”

Speaker:Lisa Stellinga, MS, QMHP, LPC-MH, CCDCIII, Lighting A New Way Counseling Services

March 2, 2011

Topic:“Current Trends and Issues with Adolescent Drug Use”

Speaker:James Green, CCDCII, Avera Behavioral Health Services, Addiction Recovery

Avera Network Sites: This presentation is available via videoconference. To participate, please contact your local videoconferencing site coordinator at least 48 hours in advance of the event.

Digital Dakota Network School Sites: Please contact t least 48 hours in advance of the event, stating your location and how many participants will be attending, as required by the Digital Dakota Network.