The Three R's of Working With Children:
Identifying Risk, Promoting Resilience, and Accessing Resources

March 28, 2008

 Participants will learn:

• Psychosocial risk factors for children facing physical and mental illnesses
• Clinical interventions that establish and preserve resilience among children and families
• Refined skills for overcoming structural obstacles inherent in attempting to access critically needed resources for children at risk

REGISTER ONLINE:

NOTE: Due to an overwhelming response, both the conference registration and the waiting lists are full.

LOCATION (NEW):

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Lister Hill Center Auditorium (Bldg. 38A)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

6.0 Category I CEUs will be awarded through The Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to all participants who attend the full conference and submit an evaluation form.

SECURITY INFORMATION:

The NIH campus has strict security measures in effect.  Please bring a picture identification with your date of birth to obtain an NIH Visitor’s pass.  Allow fifteen (15) minutes for the security clearance.  Comprehensive security information can be viewed at: http://security.nih.gov

You are encouraged to use public transportation.  The Metro Red Line, Medical Center stop, is located on the NIH campus.  The campus shuttles run every ten (10) minutes to the Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A.

PARKING:

There is a fee for parking.  Visitor parking is extremely limited and parking restrictions are strictly enforced.  Visitors driving will undergo a vehicle inspection.

PROGRAM

8:15— 8:30	Registration
8:30— 8:45	Welcome
8:45— 9:30	Overview
9:30— 10:30	Illness and Hospitalization as a Disruption of Normal Development
10:30— 10:45	BREAK
10:45—11:45	Establishing and Preserving Resilience During Serious Illness: The Role of Medical Play
11:45— 1:00	LUNCH (on your own)
1:00— 2:00	Innovative Psychosocial Interventions that Promote Resilience in Children with Mental Illnesses
2:00— 2:15	BREAK
2:15— 3:15	Discerning Levels of Risks: Types of Antisocial Behaviors in Children
3:15— 4:15	Overcoming Structural Obstacles to Accessing Needed Family Resources/Services
4:15— 4:30	Closing/Evaluation

CONFERENCE FACULTY:

James Blair, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Beverly Bixler, MEd, CCLS
Private Practitioner

Rolando Fuentes, MSW, LICSW
NIH/Clinical Center, Social Work Department

Rose Gordy, MSW, LICSW
Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative

Penelope Griffith, MSW, LICSW
Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative

Chyna Holmes-Brantly, MSW, LICSW
NIH/Clinical Center, Social Work Department

Maryland Pao, MD
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

CONTACT INFORMATION

For additional conference information,  contact Deborah Dozier-Hall, LICSW at ddozier@nih.gov

NOTE: Due to an overwhelming response, both the conference registration and the waiting lists are full.