A theoretical course illustrated with clinical examples. This course is composed of videos of 5 to 15 minutes each. The PowerPoint of the course to download.
Learning Disabilities: Comprehensive Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
Dr. Robin Peterson, Neuropsychologist
From Science to Clinical practice: Navigating the Landscape of Learning Disabilities
Excerpt:
- 4h of continuing education
- 22 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
- 1 certificate of achievement
- 1 PowerPoint
- 1 bibliography
- 1 course evaluation
- 4 months unlimited access
- 7-day money back guarantee
- 97% of participants who completed the satisfaction survey declare they would recommend this course to a colleague
Overview
Dive deep into the world of learning disabilities (LDs) with Dr. Peterson! Diagnosing and treating children with LDs can be complex. To address these challenges successfully, Dr. Peterson’s workshop offers an overview of the current scientific understanding of LDs. This includes particularly how LDs impact reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as their potential causes related to etiology, brain bases, neuropsychology, and cross-cultural manifestations.
Dr. Peterson will review the evidence on various diagnostic models, such as age and IQ discrepancies, patterns of strengths/weaknesses and response to intervention. She will discuss common comorbidities of LDs and describe how a multiple cognitive deficit model clarifies co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders. But that’s not all ! She will also share her own research at the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center. Then, the session will bridge this rich scientific background to real-world applications, spanning from diagnosis to treatment.
This training will delve into:
- What is a learning disability ?
- A clarification of terminology, including dyslexia, specific reading comprehension disability, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, complex writing problems
- The deficits in dyslexia, reading comprehension, written expression and math disabilities
- Contextual factors in learning disabilities
- The diagnostic model and evidence-based assessments for LDs
- A critique of influential medical definitions from DSM-5 and ICD-11
- How to apply the HOT approach to LD assessment, considering history, observations, and test results
- Treatment planning for learning difficulties in reading, writing, and math
- How to share results with families, schools, and referring providers
Case examples will also give concrete guidance on diagnostic decision making for children with academic learning challenges, while considering common diagnostic quandaries in LD assessment related to severity and specificity.
Accreditation
About the expert
Robin L. Peterson is a pediatric neuropsychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Before becoming a psychologist, she taught kindergarten and first grade, which sparked her interest in understanding how all children learn to read. She earned her PhD in child clinical psychology from the University of Denver in 2010, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Denver and Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2012.
Her clinical and research interests led her to specialize in neurodevelopmental disorders and acquired brain injuries. As a pediatric neuropsychologist, she provides neuropsychological evaluations to children and adolescents in order to help understand brain-based learning or developmental challenges. She also works with families to develop a treatment plan that will capitalize on the child's strengths and support the child in areas of weakness to promote an optimal developmental trajectory.
She is an author on over 30 peer-reviewed publications, multiple book chapters, and the book Diagnosing Learning Disorders: From Science to Practice (3rd Edition) from Guilford Press. She has received several awards and honors for her publications and work. She remains actively engaged in teaching and supervising graduate students and fellows.
Learning objectives
- Identify pros and cons of diagnostic models of learning disabilities (LDs), including age discrepancy, IQ discrepancy, patterns of strengths and weaknesses, and response to intervention
- Describe the challenges of applying categorical diagnosis to a continuum of academic skill and the implications for cases falling around the cut-off
- Discuss the ethical and scientific problems with the historical emphasis on “specific” learning disabilities and provide guidance on diagnosis and treatment planning for children with broad-based learning difficulties
Learning material
Syllabus
- PowerPoint
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Understanding Learning Disabilities: Fundamentals and Perspectives
- 1. Presentation
- 2. What is a learning disability
- 3. View of academic skills
- 4. Terminology
- 5. Etiology
- 6. Brain bases
- 7. Neuropsychology
- 8. Epidemiology
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Assessment Approaches and Influential Definitions
- 9. Age versus IQ discrepancy
- 10. Response to intervention
- 11. Critical evaluation of influential medical definitions
- 12. Influential legal definition in the U.S.A
- 13. To diagnose or not to diagnose
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Comprehensive Assessment
- 14. The HOT Approach to assessment - History
- 15. The HOT Approach to assessment - Observations
- 16. The HOT Approach to assessment - Test results
- 17. Treatment planning
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Communication of Results
- 18. Reliable assessment of complex academic skills
- 19. Concerns about severity
- 20. Specificity
- 21. Sharing your results
- 22. Conclusion
- Bibliography
CE Credits
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Audience
This training is intended for mental health professionals.
Your comments
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