Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Driving Forces Behind Successful Postsecondary Education and Employment for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Working Conference

Beth Stoffmacher — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:32:22 +0000

Driving Forces Behind Successful Postsecondary Education and Employment for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Working Conference

Date: March 13, 2012

The Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai‘i is partnering with UCLA in hosting the registration site for this event—see the CBI informational flyer and agenda posted below.

Conference participants are encouraged to come as local teams comprised of two or more representatives (college or university disability support personnel, transition specialists, education administrators, rehabilitation counselors, regional center administrators and counselors, parents, persons with disabilities and their advocates). Teams will engage in discussions and problem solving.

Event detail

13 Mar 2012 - 09:00 - 16:30

University of California, Davis – MIND Institute

2825 50th Street

Sacramento 95817

Phone: (310)825-4321

See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest

Tarjan Center

2012 Southern California Workshop for Adults with Cerebral Palsy

Beth Stoffmacher — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:14:32 +0000

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital, Tarjan Center at UCLA, UCLA Orthopedic Hospital Center for Cerebral Palsy, USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at CHLA and EP: Exceptional Parent Magazine and United of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties are sponsoring the 2012 Southern California Workshop for Adults with Cerebral Palsy: March 9th & 10th at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital in Downey, California. For more information contact Molly Kennedy, Conference Co-Chair at Kennedymolly@att.net.

Event detail

9 Mar 2012 - 08:10 - 10 Mar 2012 - 08:15

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital Downey, California

Phone: (310)825-4321

Tarjan Center

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides: An Accurate Depiction of Bipolar Disorder

David Miklowitz — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:45:00 +0000

Many depictions of bipolar disorder have appeared in books and films, but few (in my opinion) accurately portray the ups and downs of bipolar I disorder. Instead, they tend to capitalize on Hollywood-style depictions that may be dramatic, funny or even tear-jerking, but rarely capture the pain caused by the illness for the sufferer or his or her family members, or the difficult decisions that have to be made.