2007 Fifth Annual Conference on Health, Disability, and the Law
From Policy to the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Behavior Management and Compliance Issues
The 5th Annual Conference on Health, Disability, and the Law, From Policy to the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Behavior Management and Compliance Issues, was held on June 8, 2007 at the IU School of Law-Indianapolis in the Walter S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health.
The conference began with a welcome from Heather McCabe, MSW, JD
followed by introductory Remarks by Rupert Boneham
of Indianapolis-based Rupert's Kids Foundation.
To view video of Mr. Boneham's twenty-minute introductory remarks, please click here .
The keynote speaker for this year's conference was Elaine Alfano,
Policy Analyst for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Ms. Alfano presented Behavior Management, Classroom Strategies, and Policy Implications.
To view video of Ms. Alfano's 1.5 hour keynote address, please click here.
To download a .pdf containing notes of the post-presentation Q&A session, please click here.
Ms. Alfano was also a principle developer in the preparation of Way to Go: School Success for Children with Mental Health Care Needs: A Report by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Washington, DC: The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, 2006. To find out more about Way to Go, please click here.
Russell Skiba, Ph.D., Professor in Counseling and Educational Psychology at IU School of Education
spoke about the Safe & Responsive Schools Project, which he co-directs. Joining Dr. Skiba was Clarissa Snapp, MS, MA, (Fig. 5) Director of the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy, who presented on Indiana State Laws Regarding Bullying.
To read notes of Dr. Skiba's and Ms. Snapp's presentations, please click here.
To download Dr. Skiba's presentation slides, please click here.
Following lunch, there was a parent panel
featuring Ms. April Hanaway (mother of three children with ADHD) and Ms. Debra Marburger (mother of an 11-year-old daughter with autism) and headed by Lann Thompson, Ph.D.
To view video of this 60-minute parent panel, please click here.
The afternoon featured two concurrent interactive sessions.
Cynthia Jackson, Ph.D.,
a behavioral specialist with Indianapolis Public Schools, presented Practical Strategies for Behavior Management and Compliance.
To download notes of Dr. Jackson's presentation, please click here.
To download Dr. Jackson's powerpoints, please click here.
Mental Health and Educational Law Update 2006 was a panel presentation by Alexandra Curlin, JD
of Curlin and Associates and Dee Kempson, MSW of the IDOE Office of Student Services. Joining them on this panel were Richelle Greaves, MSW, LCSW, Student Assistance Consultant, MSD Pike Township, Pamela L. June, Ph.D., HSPP, June Psychological and Consulting Services, and Ms. Laurice Varnau, parent.
To view video of this presentation, please click here.
To download .pdfs of presentation handouts, please click here.
Video and photographs by Moriarty Media
Article submitted by Lynn A. Dunnagan