INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
Presenter: |
Joan L. Luby, MD |
Date: January 23, 2010
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
Strong healthy caregiver child relationships are the foundation for the development of critical life skills including self-esteem, confidence, cooperation, conflict resolution emotion regulation, empathy and meaningful interpersonal relationships. When children are diagnosed with a disability, caregivers are greater risk of increased stress, which has the potential of negatively impacting their relationships with their children. Dr. Luby will discuss the difference between a delay in development, the normative variations and extremes of development and a mental health diagnosis that requires intervention. She will explain what to look for, when to be concerned and when and how to refer to specialists.
Joan L. Luby, MD is a Professor of child Psychiatry and a Director of the Early Emotional Development Program at Washington University School of Medicine. She holds board certification in Child Psychiatry and Psychiatry and specializes in infant/preschool mental disorders. Her research interests include mood disorders in the preschool period with a specific focus on preschool depression, emotional development and early intervention and prevention.