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            Collaborative       Nurse       Practice Management       Psychology       TWP (Begins Nov. 1)
Robert Hendren, DO
Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry UCSF; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Monday, November 2 01:00-02:15 p.m.
162 - Understanding and Treating Aggression in Youth CA PT
1.25 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom CD
Robert Hendren, DO, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry UCSF; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Aggressive behavior is the one of the most common referral problems in child and adolescent psychiatry.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

  1. List the psychiatric conditions that are associated with aggression;
  2. Discuss the biological, social and psychological factors underlying the aggressive behavior; and
  3. Identify the preventive interventions that will address building the therapeutic alliance with the parents and the adolescent, addressing the cultural issues, treating the comorbid psychiatric conditions etc.
Monday, November 2 02:30-03:45 p.m.
172 - Using the Neurodevelopmental Formulation in Clinical Practice NP CA
1.25 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom CD
Robert Hendren, DO, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry UCSF; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Cognitive outcome in adolescents is shaped by etiological factors and the underlying neuropathology in a range of developmental and acquired brain disorders.

Upon the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss the neuropsychological disorders in adolescents and their functional implications;
  2. Recognize the brain-behavior relationship from the prenatal period through late adolescence within the context of typical and atypical development; and
  3. Identify collaborative and consultative approaches within the context of the neuropsychological evaluation.

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