VCE - (11-18-10) CMHGR: Working with Children Who Have Co-Occurring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Concerns

Children's Mental Health Grand Rounds Training Series
Working with Children Who Have Co-Occurring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Concerns
(Implementation for Wayne County System of Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities ARR [8])
with Luke Tsai, MD

Children's Mental Health Grand Rounds will be available at FIVE (5) locations via video-conference! Attendees will be able to participate, save time and gas money and still receive continuing education credits. See details and registration instructions below; please read carefully.

DATE: Thursday, November 18, 2010
TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, to ensure parking arrive by 8:00 AM

LOCATION: This training will be available through video-conference at five (5) locations. The speaker will be at the LIVE Site: Dearborn Ford & Performing Arts Center. The Broadcast Sites are: The Children's Center, Detroit; Lincoln Behavioral Services, Redford; Northeast Guidance Center's Wellness Academy, Detroit and The Guidance Center's Center For Excellence, Southgate.

Instructions on how to register for the location of your choice are listed at the bottom of this page.

SUGGESTED PARTICIPANTS: Professionals who work in Community Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse systems with children, adolescents and their families in Wayne County, including advocates, case managers, child mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and supports coordinators), direct care workers, family advocates, family members, licensed professional counselors, nurses, occupational therapists, parents and peer support specialists.

Professional staff within our Community Partners who interact with children, adolescents and their families, who are part of the Community Mental Health System, including Department of Human Services; Hospitals; Law Enforcement; School Personnel, including Detroit Public Schools; and other Social Service Organizations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will be able to:
1. Identify six common co-existing neuropsychiatric disorders of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
2. Identify three most common mental health issues in individuals with ASD and co-existing neuropsychiatric disorders.
3. To use three strategies to help individuals with ASD and their families to improve their quality of life.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS: If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Tiffanie at (734) 785-7705, ext. 7442. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the training.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Continuing education credits are offered for this training. Participants must arrive on time and remain in the training for it's entirety including the question and answer portion. Late arrivals and early departures will result in the deduction of awarded credits. All participants MUST return to the check-in desk to sign-out and/pick-up your certificate of attendance or else you will forfeit your proof of attendance and training hours/credits!

-SOCIAL WORKERS: 3.0 continuing education credits are pending for this training.

-LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: 3.0 continuing education credits are pending for this training. The Virtual Center of Excellence is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.

-NURSES: 3.0 continuing nursing education (CNE) credits have been approved for this training. Hospice of Michigan's Maggie Allessee Center for Quality of Life is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

-MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS: "The Wayne State University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wayne State University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity."