Registration Information:To register online visit http://www.changingmindsconference.com

Jointly Sponsored By: Prince George’s County Infants and Toddlers ProgramThe One World Center for Autism, Inc. Pathfinders for AutismHealth Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. Prince George’s County Health DepartmentMaryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care The Parents’ Place of Maryland The Prince George’s County Public Schools Partners for Success Parent CenterPrince George’s County Public Schools Department of Psychology

Prince George’s County

Special Needs Identification Physician Support Program 1400 Nalley Terrace, Hyattsville, MD 20785

Office: 301-618-8395 • Fax: 301-618-8396 E-mail: abila@worldforautism.org | Website: www.worldforautism.org

Join the Conversation! Prince George’s County’s “Small Steps, Big Differences”

Special Needs Identification Physician Support Program

presents:

Changing Minds Community Conference is a one-day educational event that will engage health care providers, families,

child care professionals, early childhood mental health providers, and educators.

The goal of this conference is to raise awareness about early childhood mental

health among a variety of community stakeholders. We will explore this issue as a

community through educational presentations and personal testimonies.

FREE CME/CEU 4.25 Credits:Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN) designates this educa-tional activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each attendee seeking credit must sign in and out and complete an evaluation form to receive credit.

Physicians:This activity has been planned and imple-mented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Educa-tion (AACME) through the joint sponsor-ship of The One World Center for Autism Inc., Prince George’s County Infants and Toddlers Program, and Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN).

Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN) is accredited by Med-Chi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide continuing medical education for physicians. HSCSN designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Child Care Professionals:CKOs are pending.

Nurses:The District of Columbia Board of Nursing is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Department of Health. A maximum of 4.25 contact hours is designated for this program.

Social Workers:The DC Metro Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers approval for this activity for 4.25 continuing educa-tion contact hours has been requested (pending).

Disclosure Statement:All parties planning and/or participat-ing in a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the activity audience any relevant financial interest or other relation-ship (1) with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation, and (2) with any commercial supporters of the activity. Full disclosures of planner and speaker relationships will be made before and/or during the activity. Those expecting to discuss “off-label” drug usage must identify that portion of the presentation as being related to “off-label” use of drugs.

Community ConferenceA Community Conversation About Early Childhood Mental Health

Saturday, February 28, 2015 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

College Park Holiday Inn 10000 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

Prince George’s County Special Needs Identification Physicians Support Program

Conference Schedule8:30 – 8:55 a.m.Registration

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.Welcoming Remarks and Sponsor Introductions

Abila Tazanu, M.D. One World Center for Autism, Inc.

Executive Director

Diane J. Young, RNC, MS Prince George’s County Health Department

Family Health Services Division

Associate Director

The Honorable Rushern Baker III Prince George’s County

County Executive

9:40 – 10:40 a.m.Keynote Building an Early Childhood Mental Health System of Care Al Zachik, M.D.

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Case Study Panel Presentation Raising and Pursuing Emotional Health Issues for Young Children Facilitator and Case Presenter: Deborah Badawi, M.D. Office of Genetics and People with

Special Healthcare Needs

Director

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erDr. Al Zachik is a child

and adolescent psychiatrist

and a member of the

American Academy of Child

and Adolescent Psychiatry’s

Workgroup on Community

Systems of Care. He is a

member of the clinical faculty

in psychiatry at the Johns

Hopkins University School of

Medicine, Georgetown

University School of Medicine,

and University of Maryland

Department of Psychiatry.

Dr. Zachik has a special interest

in developing a full system of

care in Maryland for children

and adolescents with mental

health needs that integrates

mental health services into all

existing programs for youth

including schools, early child-

hood, juvenile services, and

social services programs.

PanelistsAl Zachik, M.D. Child Psychiatrist

Yulanda Swindell, M.D. Pediatrician and parent

Hope Iglehart-Jackson, Ed.D. PGCPS Early Childhood Office

Jennifer Zabel PGCPS School Psychologist

Beth Diaite PGCPS Partners for Success Parent Center

Coordinator and parent

Collete Harris National Alliance on Mental Illness

Prince George’s County Chapter

Dana Jones Former Military Family Navigator

for Maryland Coalition of Families

for Children’s Mental Health

Alyson Jacobson, LGSW Prince George’s Child Resource Center

Project Launch

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:15 – 3:25 p.m. Breakout Sessions

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Check out

Breakout Sessions

Time Physicians

Educators/Childcare ProfessionalsMental Health Providers Parents/Caregivers

1:15–2:15 p.m. Screening Development and Behaviors in PreschoolersPresenter: Mary Leppert, M.D., B.Ch.

Understanding and Promoting Children’s Mental Health Presenter: Alyson Jacobson, LGSW Prince George’s Child Resource Center

Overview of the Family, Medical, and Educational Home in Supporting Children with Mental Health Challenges Creating a Family Mental Health Action PlanPresenter: Abila Tazanu, M.D. One World Center for Autism, Inc.

Caregiver Self-care and Navigation of Community SupportsPresenter: Collette Harris, NAMI

Community Supports Panel: MD Coalition for Families, NAMI, Heritage Care, OGPSHCN

2:25–3:25 p.m. Pre-school PsychopharmacologyPresenter: Joyce Harrison, M.D.

Trauma Informed, Evidence-Based Treatments for Children with Emotional/Conduct Disorders Presenter: Robert Hull School Psychologist

Parent Navigation of Educational SupportsPresenter: Jennifer Zabel PGCPS School Psychologist Educational Supports Panel: PGCPS Department of Psychology and Partners for Success Parent Center, PPMD