Childhood and Adolescent Brain Development

• Date & Time 3/22/2016 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Categories
Upcoming Event True
Location United Way 2400 Reading Rd. Cincinnati
Department Education
Contact Jill King
Contact Email [email protected]
Certification Hours 2
• Registration Deadline 3/21/2016 9:00 AM
• Available Seats 21
• Available Certifications
  • General Attendance with Certificate $15.00
  • Professional CEU 2 hrs $30.00
• Description

  Tuesday, March 22, 2016  10:00AM-12:00PM

  Childhood and Adolescent Brain Development

  Location:  United Way Building, 5/3 Convening Center, 2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati OH 45202, Community Rooms B&C

  Presenter: Bonnie M. Hedrick, Ph.D, Director of Prevention and Early Intervention Services, MHANKYSWOH

  This will lecture will cover the maturation of the human brain from childhood through adolescence and the factors that both promote and hinder optimal maturation and functioning in brain cells. Participants will learn how substance use, trauma, sleep, nutrition, creativity, exercise  impacts the neural pathways that affect memory and mood.  Learn to identify the hippocampus and its functions; explain periods of rapid brain development; list three substances that have the most impact on the development of the hippocampus; list three to five activities that promote optimal brain maturation; and explain trauma and adversity in childhood as a factor that can significantly impact the progression of mental illness and substance use. CEU approval sources: Ohio Counselor and Social Worker CPE hours approved, #RCST111001 (valid until November 30, 2017), by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board; KY Board of Social Work Continuing education sponsorship number  KBSWSP2015030 (valid until July 31, 2016). Successful completion of this offering includes attending the entire offering and completion of evaluation. If you arrive late or leave early continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. 2 hours intermediate level of learning. Focus area: SW human development and behavior and practice for special populations, Professional Counselor human growth and development, Clinical Counseling psychopathology, personality and abnormal behavior, Marriage and Family Therapy research human development.

  $15.00 for general attendance certificate

  $15.00 per ceu hour

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