RCDC Training Events
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Friday, May 13, 2011 Sensory Integration Workshop - 9:00am - 12:00pm What about ADHD? - 1:00pm - 4:00pm Riley Outpatient Conference Center Room A - B |
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Sensory Integration Workshop: There’s Something Sensory Going On
This workshop will include a variety of interactive experiences for participants and will include ample time for discussions and questions. It is intended for an audience with little to no background in sensory integration or neuroscience, but who are interested in having better understanding of the comments and/or recommendations that occupational therapists make. This workshop is appropriate for a variety of disciplines, including child care providers, First Steps developmental therapists or service coordinators, parents of children with disabilities. Content may be appropriate for professionals from disciplines outside of occupational therapy who have not had exposure to this information. This workshop is not intended to prepare participants to evaluate or provide treatment addressing sensory integration.
Objectives – As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to:
- Describe the impact of sensory systems on the child’s development
- Explain the role of occupation therapy in a child’s intervention for sensory issues
- Differentiate between sensory and behavioral issues
Presenter: Laura Carpenter
Laura Carpenter is an occupational therapist with eleven years of experience in the field. She has focused on pediatric occupational therapy since 2002 while also pursuing a doctorate in the field of educational psychology. Her pediatric experience includes outpatient, inpatient, early intervention, and school system practice, and she has served as adjunct faculty in the Indiana University Occupational Therapy Program. She currently is an Occupational Therapy Fellow in the Riley Child Development Center and working on her dissertation which focuses on the development of clinical reasoning in pediatric occupational therapists.
ADHD - Too many pills, too little understanding?
ADHD is a complex problem, but not a new one. This presentation will explore the history of the disorder, how it is diagnosed and treated today, how family/education styles/pharmaceutical marketing affect how we view ADHD, and what the future may hold for the diagnosis. The presentation will start with a look at the history of ADHD symptoms both in popular and medical literature. It will then discuss how we diagnosis ADHD today and what the current thoughts on treatment options for the disorder are. Since medications, especially stimulants continue to be a mainstay of treatment, the studies which indicated their effectiveness as well as uncovering their side effects will be discussed. How doses for an individual are determined, what non-stimulant options there are, nonpharmacologic treatments available, and other reasons for inattention and hyperactivity will all be included in the discussion. Adult ADHD, a newer diagnosis, will be covered. Finally, how we continue to perceive ADHD through the lenses of family relationships and heredity, academic instruction styles, medical practices, pharmacology and its marketing, and the popular media will wrap-up the presentation.
Objectives:
- Have a better understanding of the long history of ADHD symptoms and how mental health professionals’ thinking about the disorder has evolved
- Know which medications and treatments have been shown to be effective in controlled studies in lessening ADHD symptoms
- Have a knowledge about the external factors beyond ADHD which can be barriers to a person’s learning and attention
Presenter: Bill Beechler, MD
Dr. Beechler I lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three daughters. Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders are his primary areas of interest. He very much enjoys interacting with children and their families and working with them to find ways to build bridges, knock down walls, and discover who they are beyond their diagnoses.
Parking in the adjacent Riley Outpatient Garage will be validated for participants.
Certificates of completion for three contact hours for each training will be provided to those who complete the workshop.
