23rd Butters-Kaplan West Coast Neuropschology Conference

Neuropsychological research often focuses on impairments and dysfunction (i.e., negative outcomes) associated with neurodevelopmental and acquired brain disorders, overlooking what we might learn from children who do well despite the odds. This conference will reverse this trend by examining recovery and resilience and by identifying factors related to more positive developmental trajectories. The conference faculty will include renowned authorities in research and follow-up clinical practice with children who have neurodevelopmental or acquired brain disorders.

They will present the latest findings from their research and the broader literature that point to the potential for positive outcomes in these children and that offer clues regarding underlying mechanisms of positive outcomes. A wide range of disorders and potential interventions will be considered. Speakers will also present new approaches for assessing recovery of function and its neural basis. The conference will provide valuable updates on processes that contribute to recovery of function in children as well as practical information on ways to optimize rehabilitation and longer-term educational and behavioral outcomes.

This conference is intended for neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, school psychologists, speech therapists, learning specialists, educators, psychiatrists, neurologists, and other interested health care professionals.

Price
Psychologist/Physician: USD 420
LCSW, MFT, Nurse, Allied Health, School Psychologist: USD 350
Resident/Fellow, Gradutate Student: USD 220

Speakers: Dean Delis, PhD, H. Gerry Taylor, PhD, Miriam Beauchamp, PhD, Erin Bigler, PhD, Joanna Christodoulou, EdD, Jeffrey Halperin, PhD, James Holdnack, PhD, Sharon Nichols, PhD, M. Douglas Ris, PhD, Stacy Suskauer, MD, Keith Owen Yeates, PhD