• Keynote Speakers -
  
  Mrs. Brenda Weitzberg, Founder & Director of Aspiritech
  
  
  Dr. Jason Washburn, Director, Center for Evidence-Based Practice Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
  
  Trends in Child & Adolescent Mental Health: What to Look for and What to do About It?
  This keynote address will focus on trends in the field of child and adolescent mental health. We will review epidemiologic trends among major categories of mental disorders for children and adolescents, and consider what those trends may look like in the next decade. Changes and additions to child and adolescent disorders in the 5th major revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, due for publication in 2013, will be presented. We will also discuss what to do about mental disorders among children and adolescents. The Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice Model will be presented as a guide for understanding how to best treat mental disorders among children and adolescents. Current evidence-based treatments for common mental disorders in children and adolescents will be briefly reviewed. Finally, future trends for treatment, including psychosocial, pharmacologic, and device interventions will be discussed.
  

Session #1

• Yours, Mine and Ours: Promoting Service Coordination for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence
  
  
  Dr. Kimberly Mann, DCFS Office of Trauma Informed Practice

Session #2

• ABA – Your Ticket to Work!
  
  
  Amanda Brott, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Hope Institute
  Skylar Tierney, Director of Vocational Services, Hope Institute

Session #3

• Energizing Your Curriculum with Technology!
  
  
  Anne Truger and Val Donnan, Special Education District of Lake County

Session #4

• Journey Towards Accreditation
  
  
  Kathy Boyd-Fenger, Director and Joe Pangelinan, Associate Head of School, Logos School, MO

Session #5

• The Importance of Effective Family Participation in Therapeutic Programming: Parents’ Perspectives


• Linda Tortorelli, Coordinator of The Autism Program at The University of Illinois
• Marie Spicuzza, Parent
• Mia McNary, Parent

Session #6

• Collaboration Problem-Solving: A New Therapeutic Tool for Treatment-Resistant Kids
  
  
  Dr. Larry Fisher, UHS Neurobehavioral Systems

Session #7

& 12 (Double Session)

• Transition From School to the Workplace
  
  
  Chris Simler, Integrated Behavioral Systems, Inc.

Session #8

• Developing Quality IEPs and Avoiding Common Pitfalls in the Process
  
  
  Mark Conyer, Principal Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education

Session #9

• NCASES…Accreditation Says it All!    Handout A   Handout B
  
  
  Sherry Kolbe, Executive Director/CEO, National Association of Private Special Education Centers

Session #10

• Family Unification from Admission to Discharge and Follow-up
  
  
  Dr. Robert Gemmill, Red Rock Canyon School, UT

Session #11

• Working with Transgendered Special Education Students in School and Residential Treatment
  
  
  Dr. Peter Myers, Orthogenic School
  Carolyn Schneider, Director of Professional Development, Live Oak

Session #13

• Making Sense of RTI: A Private School Approach
  
  
  Pam Radford, Jessica Edward, Tanya Guild, Elaina Murillo and Tom Dempsey, Connections Schools and South Campus

Session #14

• AdvanceED – The Power to Transform Education   Handout 14a   Handout 14b   Handout 14c
  
  
  Becky Densmore, AdvancED Associate Director
  Dick Spohr, AdvancED Lead Evaluator

Session #15

• Positive School Culture-The Importance of Developing an Alliance with Students and Families
  
  
  Shelly Scamardo, Clinical Supervisor
  Patrick Kealey, Principal Allendale LINC

Session #16

• The Illinois Prevent School Violence Act: A Summary of What Works and What Does Not
  
  
  Brooke Whitted, Esq.
  Darren Reisberg, General Counsel ISBE

Session #17

• Psychiatric Medication Update and Case Study


• Dr. Michael Feld, Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health System

Session #18

• Strategies that Work: Lessons from the Model Asperger Program at the Ivymount School
  
  
  Monica Adler-Werner, Program Director, Ivymount School

Session #19

• When Love Doesn’t Conquer all…Non-Traditional Behavior Management
  
  
  James Kling, Behavioral Consultant, Alternative Teaching

Session #20

• Creating a “Can Do” Climate in your School   Handout 20a  Handout 20b  Handout 20c
  
  
  Jacque Ruch, Principal, Easter Seals Autism School, Rockford

Session #21

• Restraint Prevention: A Behavioral Analysis and Some Best Practices


• Dr. David Lennox, QBS Inc.

Session #22

• IPCRB Rates: What, Why and Where?   Handout 1   Handout 2


• Satu Allen, Principal Consultant, ISBE
• Lauren Russell, ISBE

Session #23

• Asperger Syndrome: What is in Your Bag of Tricks?


• Catherine Horan Pilant, Associate Director of Special Education
• Peppy Howard-Willms, Director of Education, Edgewood Children’s Center, MO

Session #24

• Public Schools & Private Providers: Building a New LRE


• Lori Smith, Director of Special Education, Ombudsman Ed. Services
• Karen Brown, Director of Special Education, Lyons Township High School

Session #25

• Supporting Staff During Periods of High Acuity
  


• Dr. Anna Hammond, Clinical Psychologist, Glen Oaks Therapeutic Day School