Schedule

CONFERENCE AGENDA

 

Health Disparities, Trauma, Disruptive and Criminal Behaviors and the Adolescent Brain

 

Teachers College, Columbia University

November 21, 2015

7:45 - REGISTRATION OPENS

8:45-9:00  - Welcome and Introductory Remarks   

Conference Host and Main Co-Sponsor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Barbara Wallace, Ph.D.

Main Conference Co-Sponsor, Division of Neuropsychology, New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA), Gabrielle Stutman, Ph.D.   

Main Conference Co-Sponsor, Division of Neuropsychology, Pediatric Neuropsychology Committee, Division of Neuropsychology, New York State Psychological Association, Carla Beckford, Ph.D.

Additional Conference Co-Sponsor, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New York (AFCC-NY), Honorable Jane Pearl.

   

9:00-9:05 - Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Barbara Wallace, Ph.D.,Conference Host, Teachers College, Columbia Univ.   

 

9:05-9:55 - SESSION (#1): “Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New

Science of Adolescence”

 

Keynote Speaker: Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Temple University.

A 55 minute keynote, including time for questions

 

SESSION # 1 = A 55 minute address – 1 Continuing Education Credit Hour

 

9:55-10:00 - Award Presentation to Dr. Steinberg

Barbara Wallace, Ph.D.,Conference Host, Teachers College, Columbia Univ.

 

10:00-10:15 – BREAK

 

10:15-10:17 - Introduction of Featured Speaker #1

Gabrielle Stutman, Ph.D., President, Division of Neuropsychology, New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)

 

10:17-10:52 –  

Featured Speaker # 1: Paul Eslinger, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Public Health Sciences at the Penn State University Hershey Neuroscience Institute and College of Medicine.

A 35 minute featured presentation, including time for questions

 

10:52-10:54 - Introduction of Featured Speaker #2

Gabrielle Stutman, Ph.D., President, Division of Neuropsychology, New York State

Psychological Association (NYSPA)

 

10:54-11:29-SESSION (#2):

Featured Speaker # 2: Wendy D’Andrea, Ph.D., The Trauma and Affective Psychophysiology Lab, New School for Social Research

A 35 minute featured presentation, including time for questions

 

SESSION # 2 = A 70 minute session – 1 Continuing Education Credit Hour

 

11:30-11:32 - Introduction of Special Invited Guest

Barbara Wallace, Ph.D., Conference Host, Teachers College, Columbia Univ.

 

11:33- 11:43- Special Introductory Remarks

by Roy Aranda, Psy.D., J.D., President-Elect, NYSPA

A 10 minute presentation including introduction of Panel Moderator and Panel

 

11:44-12:55– SESSION (#3): “The Application of Developmental

Neuroscience to the Real World: Challenges on the Frontlines

Courts and Schools”

 

11:35-11:55 – Overview of the Issues by the Panel Moderator

Attorney Kathleen DeCataldo, Executive Director of the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children.

A 10 minute presentation

 

11:56-12:11 - Panelists Offer Frontline Perspectives

 

Hernan Carvente, Vera Institute of Justice

A 5 minute presentation

 

Lois Herrera, CEO, Office of Safety and Youth Development, NYC Department of Education

A 5 minute presentation

 

Lisa Salvatore, Esq., Brooklyn Defender Services

A 5 minute presentation

 

12:12-12:22 - The Morning Featured Speakers Offer Their Insights

 

Paul Eslinger, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Public Health Sciences at the Penn State University Hershey Neuroscience Institute and College of Medicine.

A 5 minute presentation

 

Wendy D’Andrea, Ph.D., The Trauma and Affective Psychophysiology Lab, New School for Social Research

A 5 minute presentation

 

12:23-12:48 - Panel Discussion: Questions from the Audience

A 25 minute moderated conversation

 

12:49-12:55- Closing Summary and Comments by the Panel Moderator

 

Attorney Kathleen DeCataldo, Executive Director of the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children,

A 5 minute presentation

 

SESSION # 3 = An 80 minute session – 1 Continuing Education Credi Hour

 

12:56-1:06 - BREAK – PROCEED TO LUNCH

(Proceed to rooms conveniently located adjacent to the conference auditorium)

 

1:10-1:50 – LUNCH

(Free VIP Lunch for all Conference Speakers and Invited Guests. Free Lunch is provided for all conference participants who register by November 15th midnight—while all others late and on-site registrants should bring their lunch.)

 

1:50-2:00 - BREAK-PROCEED TO AFTERNOON KEYNOTE & PANEL

 

2:00-2:04  - Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Barbara Wallace, Ph.D., Conference Host, Teachers College, Columbia Univ.

 

2:05-2:45 - SESSION (#4):“Culturally Appropriate Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment for Vulnerable Youth: Avoiding

More Trauma from Repeated Incarceration”

 

Keynote Speaker: Kirkland Vaughns, Ph.D., Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University

A 40 minute keynote, including time for questions

2:46-2:49 - Introduction of Featured Speaker

Carla Beckford, Ph.D., Division of Neuropsychology,Pediatric Neuropsychology Committee, New York State Psychological Association.

 

2:50-3:15   

Featured Speaker:Akeem Marsh, MD., Child Psychiatrist,Bellevue Juvenile Justice Mental Health Team

A 25 minute presentation, including time for questions

 

SESSION # 4 = A 65 minute session – 1 Continuing Education Credit Hour

 

3:15-3:18- Award Presentation to Dr. Vaughans

Gabrielle Stutman, Ph.D., Division of Neuropsychology,Pediatric Neuropsychology Committee, New York State Psychological Association

 

3:18-3:30 – BREAK

 

3:30-3:34 - Introduction of Panel Speakers

Barbara Wallace, Ph.D., Conference Host, Teachers College, Columbia Univ.

 

3:35-4:30 - SESSION (#6) “Treating Complex Trauma and

Communicating Care Across Multiple Systems”

 

3:35-3:55- Speaker # 1:Amelio D’Onofrio, Ph.D., Professor, Fordham University

A 20 minute presentation

 

3:55-4:15– Speaker # 2: Isaiah Pickens, Ph.D., Department of Child and

Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine

A 20 minute presentation

 

4:15-4:30 – Discussant on Implications: Honorable Jane Pearl,

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New York (AFCC-NY),

A 15 minute discussion, including time for questions

 

SESSION # 5 = A 55 minute session – 1 Continuing Education Credit Hour

 

4:30-4:34 - Introduction of State Representative

Barbara Wallace, Ph.D., Conference Host, Teachers College, Columbia Univ.

 

4:35-5:25 - SESSION (#7) “The Role of Policymakers and

Community Stakeholders in Juvenile Justice Reform:

Avoiding Traumatic Incarceration through Advocacy and

Taking Action as Professionals & Community Members”

 

4:35-5:15 - Juvenile Justice Reform in New York State

Thomas Andriola, Chief of Policy and Implementation, NYS Division of

Criminal Justice Services

A 40 minute presentation, including time for questions

 

5:15-5:25 – The Charge to Professionals: Closing Remarks

Gabrielle Stutman, Ph.D., President, Division of Neuropsychology, New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)

A 10 minute presentation, including time for questions

 

SESSION # 6 = A 50 minute session – 1 Continuing Education Credit Hour

 

5:25-5:30 –PLEASE COMPLETE THE CONFERENCE EVALUATION

 

*TOTAL POSSIBLE Continuing Education Credits Hours = 6

*Please see the conference website and Continuing Education Credit Hours Handout at the registration table for details regarding the potential total Continuing Education Credits Hours available for your specific profession: for example, as a psychologist, legal professional, or certified health education specialist, etc…)