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Conference Schedule:

DIFFERENT LIKE ME:
Learning from the Experts

Pre- Conference Community Presentation
Viewing of Including Samuel
Coffee and conversations with:
Keith Jones, Lisa Halpern, and Barry Fogel, MD
October 23, 2008 7-9pm
Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center

Friday, October 24, 2008

7:15-8:15 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast

8:15-8:30 a.m.
Welcome/Introductions
Charles Silberstein, MD

8:30-10 a.m.
Neuropsychiatric Empathy: The Experience of a Different Brain
Barry S. Fogel, MD

10-10:30 a.m. BREAK, BOOK SALE, NETWORKING

10:30 a.m. -12 Noon
Race, Gender and Disability
Keith Jones

12-1 p.m. LUNCH

1-1:40 p.m.
International Dance performance

1:45-3:15 pm
Recovery from Serious Mental Illness: Surviving and Thriving
Lisa Halpern

3:14-3:45 pm BREAK and BOOK SALE

3:45-5 p.m.
Workshops:
Fogel: Brain Imaging, Neuropsychological Testing, and EEG in the Evaluation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Jones: Beyond Graduation and Disability

Halpern: Working with Individuals with Mental Illness - what doctors, social workers, peers and family members need to know

Saturday, October 25, 2008

7:30-8:15 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast

8:15-8:30 a.m.
Welcome/Introductions
Charles Silberstein, MD

8:30-10:00 a.m
After the Silence
Nancy Raine

10-10:30 a.m. BREAK AND BOOK SALE

10:30-12 n
Living and Working with Violence and Unpredictability
Elizabeth Brenner, LICSW

12-1 p.m. LUNCH

1 -3 p.m.
Delivered from Distraction
Edward Hallowell, MD

3-3:30 BREAK AND BOOK SALE

3:30-5 p.m.
Workshops:
Brenner: Mindfulness for Self Care and Clinical Effectiveness

Raine: Perspectives on Survival

Hallowell: Worry in Children