Emotional & Behavior Disorders: An Overview

Examine behavior and its relationship to identifying emotional problems in children and youth.  Review a variety of theories and diagnostic labels that help explain or identify emotional problems and study how these can be helpful or harmful to treatment. Discuss assessment in understanding emotional problems and the use of DSM-IV in diagnosing youth.

Instructor Pamela Parkinson, PhD, LCSW, is a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker with over 26 years in the field of providing services to children and families. Dr. Parkinson been trained in two disciplines (psychology and social work) and has worked as a residential counselor, a teaching assistant for special education, and a recreation specialist in residential treatment. Additionally, she has worked in the full continuum of services from residential and non-public school to community-based services such as outpatient clinics, school-based programs, diversion, kinship, etc.