Past Events

False confessions are an empirically established problem and undeniable failure of the American criminal legal system, especially when they lead to wrongful conviction and incarceration. Young people are especially vulnerable to suggestion and coercion during police interrogations compared to adults, and they are overrepresented in documented cases of false confessions. This presentation explicates the causes, correlates, and consequences of false confessions among adolescent suspects. It explains the mechanisms through which youths’ ongoing development—neurological, psychosocial, and experiential—creates vulnerabilities in the interrogation room and beyond. This presentation highlights the important role of the mental health professional as clinical evaluators, researchers, and potentially expert witnesses who can assist legal factfinders in applying scientific principles in the courtroom.

In this seminar, we'll discuss what anxiety is, how it functions, and how children experience anxiety. We'll also review evidence-based treatments for anxiety in youth and provide some skills that parents can use to support their anxious child at home.

This presentation will address parent perspectives on the treatment of children with anxiety disorders and ADHD. It will review the major child anxiety and ADHD treatments with an emphasis on parent-based interventions. Parental attitudes and preferences will be discussed. Innovative approaches will be presented.

In this seminar, we'll discuss the history and development of evidence-based practices, how these treatments and approaches can be effective for children and families with a wide range of identities, and how to ensure that your child is receiving culturally informed care and what that might look like.

This presentation will unpack knowledge dissemination and implementation, two necessary methods for ensuring the best evidence is provided in care settings. It is widely acknowledged that researchers often fail to effectively disseminate their research findings or fully describe the core components of new mental health interventions that are ready for use in practice. This presentation will review what is needed to implement new evidence-based interventions and practice settings and include an overview of recently developed tools to aid in this endeavor.