Lectures and Presentations

Dr. Turley publishes selected presentations as web pages.  Simply click on a link to open the PowerPoint presentation in your browser window. 

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YOU are a Clinical Tool:  This presentation introduces the idea of a "therapeutic identity" necessary for successful teaching in today's world

Psychiatric Medication Update for Educators:  This presentation reviews categories of psychiatric medication treatments likely to be encountered by educators serving the population of students with emotional disabilities. 

ADHD Update:  This presentation reviews executive dysfunction, ADHD, and common modalities of medication treatment

Do's and Don'ts:  Educating the Explosive Student:  This presentation addresses the biological, psychological, and social underpinnings of emotional dyscontrol, reviews diagnostic categories that include explosive emotional outbursts, and discusses adult-mediated factors that might help. 

Problem child?  Interventions not Working?  12 questions to ask: a practical framework for brainstorming

Fear and Loathing in Public Schools  an overview of Anxiety Disorders for Educators

School Refusal (anxiety-based):  Interventions Not Working? Questions to Ask:  some things to think about when addressing this vexing problem.  Note:  this presentation is a MSWord Doc.  PowerPoint presentation under construction

Anxious Kid?  Interventions Not Working? 11 questions to ask:  an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxious children

When Pills are Not Enough:  Recognition and Management of Mood Disorders for Educators  This presentation discusses diagnostic controversies regarding mood and disruptive behavior disorders and outlines management options available to educators

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