Due to ongoing health concerns related to the COVID-19, the Kentucky Psychological Association will need to postpone the CE event ADHD in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults scheduled for March 20, 2020 at Republic Bank.

Our CE Program Development Committee is working with the presenters of these workshops to reschedule within the calendar year, but KPA Central Office staff will be issuing full refunds to all registrants. We ask that you please be patient with our small part-time staff as we work through this process.

We would like to ensure you have received this, so we ask that In order for us that you please reply to the email that was sent to you on Friday, March 13th. We will be calling attendees that we do not hear from on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

AM Workshop - ADHD and the Transition to Adulthood: Assessment and Management of Late Teenagers and Young Adults., 3 CE

Presented by Paul Crosby, M.D. & Jennifer Farley, Psy.D.

Paul Crosby, M.D. will discuss assessment and treatment of ADHD in this vulnerable age group. Jennifer Farley, Psy.D. will discuss the role of psychological and neuropsychological testing. Skill Level: Intermediate

Workshop Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Explain the assessment of ADHD, including special considerations for late teenagers and young adults.
• Describe the role of psychological testing and neuropsychological testing in the assessment of ADHD, including special considerations for late teenagers and young adults

PM Workshop - Understanding, Assessing, and Treating ADHD in Children & Adolescents, 3 CE

Presented by Joseph Edwards, Psy.D., PLLC, David Causey, Ph.D., & Todd Johnson, M.Ed. 

ADHD is among the most common behavioral health disorders. This workshop will provide a deeper understanding of the cognitive, social, behavioral, and emotional impairments that are common to ADHD to assist practitioners in more effectively assessing for and treating ADHD in children and adolescents. Skill Level: Intermediate

Workshop Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Identify the mechanisms and impairments that are common to ADHD in children and adolescents.
• Recognize different patterns of impairment common to ADHD.
• Demonstrate ability to accurately assess ADHD in children and adolescents.
• Describe ways in which to effectively treat children & adolescents with ADHD, including interventions for behavioral, emotional, and organizational difficulties.

About the Presenters:

Paul Crosby, M.D. provides psychiatric consultation to children, adolescents and young adults and their families. He spends part of his clinical time treating patients referred from around the country and internationally to the Sibcy House and Williams House units for comprehensive diagnostic assessment and treatment of their often complex and highly comorbid symptoms.Dr. Crosby joined the medical staff at Lindner Center of HOPE for the opening of the center in 2008. In 2010, he founded the Center for Attentional Disorders in order to consolidate and coordinate efforts at the center to provide the best possible assessment and treatment for ADD/ADHD and the conditions that frequently accompany it such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, learning disabilities, and substance use disorders. He works to reduce stigma as well as to raise awareness of this often insidious illness and its tendency to undermine achievement and success in many facets of life, including learning, work, relationships, and health. Dr. Crosby serves on the professional advisory board for the Suburban Cincinnati CHADD chapter. He gives talks to professionals and members of the community on topics related to ADHD and provides consultation to other providers regarding attention difficulties and aspects of performance. Prior to working at Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. Crosby provided child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric services primarily for community mental health clients via the Pine Rest Traverse City Clinic in Traverse City, Michigan and the Manistee-Benzie Community Mental Health Center in Manistee and Benzie Counties, Michigan. While there, he managed the outpatient treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with moderate to severe mental illness including disorders of behavior, anxiety, and mood; psychosis; the effects of abuse, neglect, and trauma; and autistic-spectrum illness. Dr. Crosby has also spent time in private practice, in treating veterans at the VA Medical Center, and working with the homeless mentally ill population in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.

Jennifer Farley, Psy.D. is a psychotherapist and neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. With regard to neuropsychology, she has a particular interest in the assessment of cognitive disorders such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and learning disorders as well as diagnostic clarification of how affective or mood disorders such as anxiety or depression complicate one’s cognitive and socio-emotional functioning. She also conducts individual and family therapy for individuals suffering from a wide range of struggles, from adjustment problems and/or poor self-esteem to symptoms associated with intense anxiety or depression. Dr. Farley is one of four Lindner Center of HOPE clinicians who completed intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. At different times of the year, she leads a 16-week Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group. She also conducts individual Dialectical Behavior Therapy with adolescents and adults. Prior to working at Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. Farley worked within an outpatient practice affiliated with the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Psychiatry conducting therapy and neuropsychological evaluations with children, adolescents, and adults. She also helped obtain data for an National Institute of Health-funded longitudinal study evaluating neurodevelopmental effects of antiepileptic drugs in young children, a study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2009.

Joseph Edwards, Psy.D., PLLC has over 24 years of clinical experience in working with children and adolescents, both having done hundreds of psychological evaluations and as an outpatient therapist. Prior to private practice, Dr. Edwards worked for 4 years in community mental health (in both inpatient and outpatient settings) and 4 years as an outpatient clinician at the Bingham Child Guidance Center in the Department of Child Psychiatry at the University of Louisville. After his post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Child/Pediatric Health Psychology at the U of L School of Medicine. Dr. Edwards served as the Coordinator of the Psychological Assessment Services at Bingham for 7 years.

David Causey, Ph.D. offers over 20 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and director in clinical psychology. His clinical expertise focuses on the assessment and treatment of social developmental delays, obsessive-compulsive conditions, Tourette syndrome, depression, anxiety, behavior disorders, and learning differences. His treatment approaches include cognitive-behavioral therapy, parenting training, family therapy, school consultation, and group therapy.
Dr. Causey completed his Clinical Psychology Internship at Duke University Medical Center and earned his doctorate degree from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1993. He then became a faculty member at the University of Louisville, School Of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, conducting his clinical services with Bingham Child Guidance Center. While at the university, Dr. Causey was the director of a nationally-accredited child/pediatric internship program. In addition, he directed a psychiatric day treatment for youth, provided teaching and supervision to numerous psychology and psychiatry interns, and conducted extensive therapy and assessment.
Dr. Causey has published book chapters and journal research articles regarding stress and coping in children. This included the development and publishing of a Children’s Coping Questionnaire that has been used by researchers and clinicians virtually all over the world. Throughout his career and now, Dr. Causey has provided numerous professional and community-based presentations on topics about child/adolescent coping, development, and adjustment issues. He is an active member of the Kentucky Psychological Association.
As chief staff psychologist at Square One, Dr. Causey performs psychological and educational evaluations, conducts individual and family therapy services, leads social skills groups, and guides families for educational placement. Consistent with his desire to provide cutting-edge, evidence-based treatment options for families, Dr. Causey became Kentucky’s first Cogmed Qualified Practitioner in 2011.

Todd Johnson, M.Ed. earned his master’s degree in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Louisville and has been in private practice as an evaluator and therapist with the Center for Attention Deficit Disorders since 1998. He began treating clients at Square One in June of 2014. Among Todd’s areas of expertise are attention deficit disorders, autism, stress relief, anxiety, depression, and academic planning. Todd’s approaches to therapy integrate cognitive behavioral techniques with play and artistic expression. Additionally, Todd advises parents and academic professionals in planning meetings to create effective Individual Education Plans (IEP) and 504 plans for his patients.

Audience

This workshop is appropriate for Psychologists, Social Workers, Other Mental Health Professionals

Registration Fees

Registration fee's for Single workshop:

  +Any student member needing CE credit must register at the KPA member rate. 

Registration fee's for both March 20th workshops- BEST BUY!:

  +Any student member needing CE credit must register at the KPA member rate. 

Event Location

Republic Bank
9600 Brownsboro Rd.
Louisville, KY 40241

It is important to note that APA continuing education rules require that KPA only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop.  An evaluation of the workshop must be completed. Those who arrive more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leave before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit. Partial credit may not be given.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received on/before March 6, 2020 will receive a 90% refund. Cancellations received between March 7-15, 2020, will receive a 50% refund, and cancellations between March 16 and 17, 2020 will receive a 20% refund. No refunds available after March 18, 2020. All refund requests must be in writing to KPA, 8004 Lyndon Centre Way, Louisville, KY 40222 or [email protected].

This program has been approved for 3 CE credits by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA).

Psychologists: 
KPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. KPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. KPA is also an approved sponsor for the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.  

Social Workers & Art Therapists: 
KPA is an approved sponsor for the Kentucky Board of Social Work, the Kentucky Board of Professional Art Therapists. (Provider #1004)

Pastoral Counselors:
KPA is approved to offer Continuing Education to Pastoral Counselors as stated in 201 KAR 38:070, Section 3(1)(b) as an approved KBEP provider.