Learning Disability Association of Quebec - Annual Conference
The Learning Disability Association of Quebec's annual conference is being held this March from the 22nd to the 24th. Most LDA conference I have attended have been a bit of a snooze from an assessment perspective but this is usually due to the heavy (and appropriate) educator, parent, and advocacy framework that these conferences have been shaped by in the past. The LDAQ conference to my surprise has a bit more to it than those I have attended in the past. There is the standard remediation programming (which I recommend getting some exposure to for tightening up recommendations) but there is a very large ADHD push this year. Sessions cover a wide range of ADHD topics in both English and French. If your bilingual definitely take a look (though there is a full schedule of English workshops as well) by CLICKING HERE
LDAQ - March 22-24, 2007 - Montreal
16TH National Conference on Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada and Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland & Labrador Inc.
So after finding such an interesting LDAQ this year imagine my surprise that LDAC's has an interesting psychoeducational agenda as well. The full session breakdown has not yet been provided but many familiar names from the psychoed lecture circuit are making appearances in the Newfoundland '07 conference. Of particular interest is the keynote speaker Thomas E. Brown, PhD. Dr. Brown is the author of the Brown ADD scales and the author of the very worthwhile read Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (I actually keep this book in my car ... does that make me a nerd?). Brown is one of the key players in the ADD/Executive-Functioning puzzle and is apparently a very engaging speaker. If you have attended the Barkley, Goldstein, and Conner's lectures in the past you will want to check Brown off your list as well (and he tends to be the hardest of the three to track down). You can find more information by CLICKING HERE
