Autism and Co-Existing Mental Health Disorders

A Free Conference

Limited Space, Register Today!

AUTISM AND CO-EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Date: Friday, May 9, 2008

Location: Florida Gulf Coast University Campus, Ft. Myers, FL

The conference flyer may be downloaded from the CARD website at
http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu/CARDannounce/08_0509_ASD_MH_Conf.pdf

Registration Information: The conference is free of charge, however, space is limited to 200 registrants.
Registration for the conference is available through the Personnel Development Partnerships' website at http://pdp.fgcu.edu/ .

Registration Opens: February 2, 2008 - Registration Deadline: April 4, 2008
Featured Speakers
Autism in the 21st Century
Martin Lubetsky, M.D.
Dr. Martin J. Lubetsky is Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services and Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Promoting Mental Health in Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mohammad Ghaziuddin, M.D.
Dr. Mohammad Ghaziuddin is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in persons with autism and Asperger syndrome. He is the Director of the Autism Spectrum Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has authored several publications on autism and related disorders and is a member of the editorial board of many professional journals.
Family-focused, cognitive-behavioral interventions to reduce anxiety for verbally fluent children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Susan Hepburn, Ph.D. and Jennifer Durocher, Ph.D.
Dr. Susan Hepburn is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Research for the JFK Partners, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Colorado at Denver. Clinically, Dr. Hepburn is active in school consultation and family-focused interventions for children with autism and other developmental disorders. Her research has focused recently on development, assessment, and intervention of anxiety disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders.

Dr. Durocher has worked with individuals with autism and their families for fifteen years. In addition to her role as Assistant Director of UM-NSU CARD, Dr. Durocher is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology. She is currently involved in research on interventions for improving joint attention skills in young children with ASDs.