Columbia County Developmental Disability Program, As Part of the Region 1 DD Training Co-Op

Columbia County Developmental Disability Program, as part of the Region 1 DD Training Co-Op, offers:

Fetal alcohol and other brain-based conditions: Linking brain function with behaviors and “Trying differently rather than harder”

Presenter: Diane Malbin

Date: Tuesday May 6th, 2014

Time: 9:00am to 12 noon

Class Site: Columbia Community Mental Health, 58646 McNulty Way, St. Helens, OR. 97056,

To get there: From Portland take Hwy 30 north to St. Helens, right on Gable Road, right on McNulty Way, then first left. Free parking.

Cost: $25/ per person (Co-Op member rate)* Foster care providers, & families of individuals in DD services get member rates, but rate DOUBLES if no Co-Op Member agency.

Course Description: Have you ever been frustrated by behaviors? Triedeverything and nothing seems to work? If so, there's hope: This half-day session links brain function with behaviors, as informed by research. We explore what happens when people accumulate multiple DSM diagnoses including Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and others, and why good parenting and professional techniques may be ineffective. An emerging best-practices brain-based approach for developing effective strategies is introduced. Case examples illustrate how it works. The goals is to increase understanding, decrease frustration, and expand options for parenting and professional work with children, adolescents and adults with Fetal Alcohol and other brain-based conditions.

To register: Use form below. Send check or money order (no cash nor credit cards) to:

Columbia Community Mental Health, P.O. Box 1234, St. Helens, OR 97051

Questions? Contact: Rhonda Pesterfield, (503)438-2230,

Co-Op classes are self-funded & rely on advance registration or may be cancelled if unable to reach minimum enrollment. If cancelled, all registered will be notified. Co-Op info: www.sdri-pdx.org/co-op/

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT FORM: Fetal alcohol and other brain-based conditions 5/6/14

Name(s) Phone Number E-mail

Agency/Provider Foster Home? oY/oN Mail address City State/ZIP

Training Co-op member? oY/oN (Fee DOUBLES for non-members*) Enclosed $ _____

Please send this registration form and check payable to “CCMH” to:

CCMH, Attn: Rhonda Pesterfield, P.O. Box 1234, St. Helens, OR 97051