The TOVA Company is sponsoring an "Advanced T.O.V.A. Workshop" on Friday May 18th, 2007 in Long Beach, California.
The Advanced TOVA Workshop is presents an overview of the history and neuroscience of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is designed for medical and psychological professionals who are interested in obtaining a greater-than-typical understanding of the etiology, assessment and treatment of this common disorder. Particular emphasis is give to a review of the Test of Variables of Attention in diagnosis and treatment management of ADHD. Brand new information about the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in DSM-V will also be presented. Participants are invited to share their protocols with the instructor ahead of time so that they can be incorporated into the workshop.
Location
Long Beach Marriott (adjacent to the Long Beach Airport) 4700 Airport Plaza Drive Long Beach, California 90815 USA Phone: 1-562-425-5210 http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/lgblb-long-beach-marriott/
Cost
The T.O.V.A. Advanced Workshop is $100.00. Groups (of three or more people) and students receive a discounted cost of $50.00.
Registration
Please mail or fax your workshop registration form to us. Although there is no formal registration cutoff time for the workshops, we need to receive your registration at least a week before the workshop in order to reserve the necessary space and your meal.
Outline
- The history of ADHD and the upcoming DSM-V criteria
- Neuroanatomy of attention: Three models
- Methods to assess attention * Questionnaires, rating scales, and symptom checklist * Neuropsychological tests * Continuous Performance Tests
- Treatment of attention disorders * Medical * Behavioral
- Continuous Performance Tests * History of CPTs * Variants of CPTs * Key parameters of CPTs * What CPTs measure * Comparison of CPTs
- The Test of Variables of Attention
- Interpreting the TOVA * Typical ADHD * Depressed * Anxious * Neurological flag * New information on "Fake bad" results
- Current research with the TOVA
- The TOVA Research Foundation
- Future measures of executive functioning