RECENT PRESENTATIONS BY CPE STAFF AND CLINICIANS

2006

Ken Benedict, Ph.D.

• Assessing Exceptional Children (2/2006)
  Lecture in School of Education, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
• Differences in Learning and Attention: An Introduction (1/2006)
  A workshop for parents at Durham Academy, Early School, Durham, NC
• Gender Differences: Implications for Parents and Teachers (1/2006)
  A workshop for parents at Duke Middle School, Durham, NC
• Helping Children with Social Skill Development (1/2006)
  A workshop for parents at the Hill Center, Durham, NC

Donald Stedman, Ph.D.

• Policy Issues in NC Regarding Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Issues for Children (2/2006)
  Postdoctoral Seminar on Policy Changes in Child Mental Health Services – Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
• The Importance of Implementing the NC Supreme Court Decision on Funding and Programs for At-Risk Children in Poor School Districts in North Carolina (1/2006)
  UNC-CH Law School, Conference on the Leandro Case
• Introduction to Exceptional Children (1/2006-5/2006)
  School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class Professor

Jake Godfrey, Ph.D.

• Differences in Learning and Attention: An Introduction (1/2006)
  A workshop for parents at Durham Academy, Early School, Durham, NC

Darcy Berger, M.Ed.

• Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities (1/2006 – 5/2006)
  School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Clinical Instructor for Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program.

2005

Ken Benedict, Ph.D.

• Pain-Related Disorders: Clinical and Research Considerations (12/2005)
  A presentation to researchers and clinicians - Center for Neurosensory Disorders, UNC-CH
• Gender Differences: Research on Brain Development, Learning & Behavior, and Classroom Implications (12/2005)
  Workshop for faculty of Duke Middle School, Durham, NC
• Scholastic Ability and Achievement Measures for Adults and College Students (5/2005)
  Educational Testing Service, Disability Review Panel, Princeton, NJ

Donald Stedman, Ph.D.

• A Presentation to the NC School Boards Association Annual Convention (11/2005)
  NC School Boards Association, Greensboro
• Presentation on the Importance of Housing for Disabled Persons and the Mentally Ill in North Carolina (10/2005)
  NC Commission on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
• Presentation on the Importance of School Health Services for Effective Schools (10/2005)
  NC Association of School-Based Health Centers
• Presentation on the Importance of Trained Workforce to Staff Local Programs for Children with Special Needs and their Families (10/2005)
  Family Support Network of North Carolina
• Presentation on New Approaches to Teacher Preparation (9/2005)
  Wake Public Schools Board

Darcy Berger, M.Ed.

• Behavior Management in the Classroom (3/2005)
  School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2004

Ken Benedict, Ph.D.

• Classmates and Students with High Functioning Autism (9/2004)
  A Presentation to faculty and students at the Emerson Waldorf School, Chapel Hill, NC
• Psychological Factors in Medication Management of Children and Adolescents (6/2004)
  Wake County AHEC: Using SSRIs in children and adolescents in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Friday Center, Chapel, NC
• Alternative and Adjunctive Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents (6/2004)
  Wake County AHEC: Using SSRIs in children and adolescents in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Friday Center, Chapel, NC
• Determining Test Accommodations for College Students with LD/ADHD
  Three day course taught with Jane Benson, M.A., Learning Disability Services, UNC at Chapel Hill at 16th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute (PTI), Mt. Snow, VT
• 5th Annual Timothy B. Burnett Seminar for Academic Achievement: A Panel Discussion for College Students with LD/ADHD (4/2004)
  Professional Panel Member, Sponsored by UNC-Chapel Hill: Learning Disabilities Services (LDS)
• The Role of Medication in ADHD and Other Childhood Disorders (3/2004)
  With Mark Chandler, M.D., North Carolina Neuropsychiatry, P.A., Hill Learning Development Center, Durham, NC

Jake Godfrey, Ph.D.

• Family Caregiver Adjustment and Coping (2/2004)
  Durham Chapter of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)