Colorado State University Hosts Conference On Children With Backgrounds Of Deprivation
Wednesday, April 29, 1998
FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University's department of
social work will host a conference May 2-3 focusing on children
that come from backgrounds of neglect and deprivation.
The conference, to be held in the Natural Resources Building
on campus, is designed to provide an understanding of problems
associated with children coming from institutionalized settings.
Conference sessions will offer insight into how that background
impacts educational needs and will suggest strategies for
educational success.
The conference targets parents, psychiatrists,
psychologists, counselors, mental health professionals, teachers,
social workers and adoption caseworkers. Conference sponsors
include the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State
University, the Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized
Child and Adoptive Families of Denver.
"This conference stems from the growing number of American
families adopting foreign children," said Ben Granger, chairman
of the department of social work at Colorado State. "We hope to
heighten awareness of the special health and emotional needs
these children may have. Sessions will explore how we can address
children's needs and increase post-adoption success."
A schedule of conference sessions follows.
May 2
7:25 a.m. - Registration and continental breakfast.
8:15 a.m. - Opening remarks.
8:30 a.m. - "Attachment in the Institutionalized Child;"
Theodore Gaensbauer, psychiatrist and clinical associate
professor at the University of Colorado, will discuss problems
children exhibit, as well as their causes, symptoms and
treatment.
10:20 a.m. - "Neuropsychological Assessment;" Robin E.
McEvoy, developmental neuropsychologist, will discuss how test
results are used to develop a child's profile and plans of
action.
11:50 a.m. - Lunch followed by panel discussion.
1:10 p.m. - "Environmental Factors/Language Acquisition;"
Gene G. Abkarian, professor at Colorado State, will discuss
children's language development and offer treatment suggestions.
3 p.m. - "Therapeutic Homes, Therapeutic Classrooms:
Reaching and Teaching Traumatized Children;" Dee Paddock,
psychotherapist, will discuss managing motivating and teaching
traumatized adopted children.
May 3
8 a.m. - Registration and continental breakfast.
8:20 a.m. - "School Issues;" Deb Shell-Frank, special
education expert, will discuss parents' rights under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
10:10 a.m. - "Central Auditory Processing Disorder;" Joan B.
Burleigh, research scientist and director of the Center for
Central Auditory Research at Colorado State, will discuss central
auditory dysfunction and its symptoms, causes and management.
11:45 a.m. - Lunch and presentation by Marita Rumano, former
director of Services for People with Disabilities under the
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection in Albania.
1 p.m. - "Sensory Integration;" Anita Bundy, associate
professor at Colorado State, will discuss sensory integrative
disfunction and the role of the occupational therapist in working
with children who suffer from it.
2:45 p.m. - "Pulling It All Together;" Mona S. Schatz,
associate professor at Colorado State and the director of the
Education and Research Institute for Fostering Families, will
discuss themes addressed throughout the conference.
For more information or to register, call the department of
social work at (970) 491-6612.
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