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Seminar Title

 

Play Therapy Techniques for Skill Building in Children with ADHD

 

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Presenter

 

Daniel Yeager, LCSW, RPT-S

 

 

Synopsis

 

Medication is routinely viewed as the treatment of choice for children with ADHD. However, the research shows greater treatment satisfaction and greater benefits for secondary symptoms when treatment also includes behavioral and psychosocial components.

 

Current research is also focusing on the role of executive function in ADHD. The term executive function refers to a set of cognitive abilities that manage and coordinate other cognitive processes and allow for intentional, goal-directed behavior. Some commonly cited functions are: Initiating, Inhibiting, Self-monitoring, Shifting from Agenda A to Agenda B, Separating Emotion from Fact, Emotional Control, Internalized Speech, Sense of Time, Working Memory, and Goal Orientation.

 

Children with ADHD lag behind other children in the development of executive functions and consequently may have significant difficulties meeting the behavioral expectations of parents, teachers, and peers. In this workshop, utilizing the concept of executive function, participants will translate these behavioral expectations into specific skills and/or tools. Then, utilizing the “language of play,” participants will learn child-friendly ways to 1) educate children about ADHD and executive function, 2) engage children as active partners in their treatment, and 3) provide children with tools and help them build skills that will enable them to achieve greater success at home, in the classroom and with peers.

 

 

Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to register for this event.

 

For MAIL IN registration the same fees apply, but the registration deadline must be postmarked by January 25, 2010.  After that you must register on-site at the higher rate. To mail in your registration print out the brochure and complete registration area.

 

• On-line registration ends January 25th
• After January 25th, everyone must register on-site at the conference location

 

If you have any questions about registration, please contact Kristin Lowrey.

 

 

Click here for more information including:

 

• About the Workshop
• Learning Objectives
• About Daniel Yeager
• Schedule
• Conference Location
• Snail mail registration form
• Directions & Questions
• Continuing Education

 

 

Driving Directions

 

Click here for driving directions. Please remember traffic can be a problem so allow yourself plenty of drive time.

 

 

Parking

 

Visitors to the Bruno Conference Center should park in the North Tower parking deck. Additional parking is available in the Women’s & Children’s Center parking deck. Parking fees of approximately $4.00/day will apply. Participants will be responsible for all parking fees. Parking fees are subject to change without notice.

 

 

Lunch

 

Bruno Conference Center is conveniently located between the Downtown and Homewood areas of Birmingham. Participants will have one and a half hours for lunch and may choose from two cafeterias (onsite) or other local restaurants. Participants should be aware that they are welcome to drive to local restaurants for lunch, but additional parking fees will likely be charged.

 

Hotels

 

Hospitality Inn - 0.59 miles away

2125 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL

205-322-0691

 

Residence Inn - 0.69 miles away

821 20th St S, Birmingham, AL

205-731-9595

 

Doubletree-Birmingham - 0.7 miles away

808 20th St S # A, Birmingham, AL

205-933-9000

 

Courtyard-Birmingham-Downtown - 0.86 miles away

1820 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL

205-254-0004

 

Hyatt Place-Birmingham Dwntwn - 1.21 miles away

2024 4th Ave S, Birmingham, AL

205-322-8600

 

Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Downtown-Tutwiler - 1.4 miles away

2021 Park Place, Birmingham, AL

205-322-2100

 

Embassy Suites - 1.4 miles away

2300 Woodcrest Place, Birmingham, AL

205-879-7400

 

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel - 1.67 miles away

2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, AL

205-324-5000