This information addresses the current thinking and diagnostic skills necessary to diagnose and treat bipolar children and their families. The missing pieces are discussed, which is adequate educational planning. How to work collaboratively with a treating psychiatrist and how to be an advocate for the child and family if the child is not receiving the most up-to-date treatment is also discussed. What is the role of testing and what type of testing is most helpful for these patients and the family and schools? Gain a heightened awareness of this diagnostic category and new skills to approach it with confidence.
Learning Objectives:
•You will be able to review the psychological dynamics and the behavioral manifestations of juvenile bipolar disorder.
•You will be able to discuss the special education needs of this population and associated challenges to academic success.
•You will be able to recognize co-morbid conditions, the diverse spectrum of symptoms and differential diagnostic concern.
Agenda
Faculty
William J. Shryer, DCSW, LCSW, BCD
Diablo Behavioral Healthcare
- Clinical director at Diablo Behavioral Healthcare
- Developed Diablo Behavioral Healthcare in 1990, a private comprehensive psychiatric outpatient clinic putting in place via contract workers all of the specialists needed to treat and advocate for those children on the spectrum
- Focuses on the full spectrum of disorders related to children and adolescents
- Wrote several articles that can be found at www.behaviorquest.com and at www.helpstartshere.org
- Published in numerous publications over the years
- Presents on subjects including Asperger’s syndrome, autism, ADHD, fire setters and Asperger’s, cat hoarders, post-partum depression and pediatric bipolar disorder
- Hosted a community television program titled “With the Family in Mind,” interviewing guests and taking phone calls
- Member of the National Association of Social Workers
- M.S.W. degree, University of California at Berkeley; graduate, Obsessive Compulsive Foundations Behaviroral Therapy
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