Center for Disabilities and Development
Continuing Education Opportunities

Title: Mental Illness in the Classroom - What Lies Behind the Behavior: Part Two

Type of Event: Distance learning (ICN)

Sponsors: Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) and Department of Education (DOE)

Date: April 24, 2006

Start Time: 3:45 PM

End Time: 5:00 PM

Location: Algona, Bellevue, Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Chariton, Cherokee, Clear Lake, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Cresco, Creston, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Glenwood, Gowrie, Iowa City, Independence, Johnston, Keokuk, Leon, Marshalltown, Mt Ayr, Ottumwa, Red Oak, Sac City, Sidney, Sioux Center, Sioux City, Sioux Rapids, Spencer, Sumner, Toledo, Vinton, Waverly, Wyoming

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Suggested Audience: Residential facilities, school nurses, special education teachers, preschool, elementary and secondary teachers and related staff who are seeking information on mental illness and medication management issues for students

Presenter(s): Christopher Okiishi MD, Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Topics: This completes the information presented earlier on different childhood disorders medication management and how mental illnesses and treatments can affect classroom behavior. Question and answer time allotted.

Registration: Required, online registration is available here

Fee: None

Registration Deadline: April 19, 2006

Other Fees: None

CEU Credits: None

Refreshments: None

Contact Person: Brenda Nosbish, 319-353-6008; brenda-nosbish@uiowa.edu

Other Information: None