Presenter: Leonard Abbeduto, PhD, Director, UC Davis MIND InstituteTsakopoulos-Vismara Endowed Chair, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine Director, UC Davis.
Dr. Abbeduto’s research at the UC Davis MIND Institute focuses on the development of language across the lifespan in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. His current projects focus on the factors accounting for variation in the course of language in children, adolescents, and young adults with fragile X syndrome, autism, or Down syndrome. These projects seek to identify the behavioral, biological, and environmental influences that shape language in these conditions. Dr. Abbeduto’s research has been funded virtually continuously by the National Institutes of Health since 1984. He is the editor of the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, which is the flagship journal of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Abbeduto is also Director of the NIH-funded Interdisciplinary Training Conference on Developmental Disabilities, which is designed to foster an interdisciplinary approach to research on neurodevelopmental disorders in the next generation of scientists.
Description:
The UC Davis MIND Institute is internationally recognized for its ground-breaking research on autism, fragile X syndrome, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
This presentation will provide an overview of the history of the Institute and its most recent research, including findings on the role of immune dysfunction in the etiology of autism, the discovery of the neurodegenerative consequences of expansions in the FMR1 gene, the role of anxiety in adaptive functioning in Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, and the impact on other family members of autism and other childhood challenges.
In addition, Dr. Abbeduto will discuss new directions for the Institute and the field will be discussed, including the role of technology in providing clinical services and meeting the behavioral health needs of children and families and the importance of the family in the diagnostic and treatment process.
The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the roles of psychologists in identifying and treating children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
This is a 1-hour presentation, including time for questions. One hour of CEU credit being offered.
Objectives:
As a result of the presentation participants will have a better understanding of
(1) the causes, consequences, and treatment of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders;
(2) the most current scientific questions, technologies, and findings regarding these disorders;
(3) the changing landscape of treatment and diagnostic options;
(4) the impact of childhood disorders on families; and (5) challenges and opportunities for clinicians who diagnose and treat children with these conditions.
As is the case with all "Light Bite Presentations," appetizers will served during the networking portion of this event. Please feel free to invite your colleagues.
Cost: $15-members, $10-Students, $25-non members
The presentation, given at an “introductory” level, is appropriate for licensed psychologists, LCSWs, MFTs, and unlicensed mental health professional interns.
The California Psychological Association (CPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The California Psychological Association (CPA) is an approved provider of continuing education by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). The CPA provider number is PCE 5015. The Board of Registered Nurses recognizes courses given by the California Psychological Association as hour for hour Category A CE.
