International ASEBA
Conference on Empirically Based Mental Health Knowledge
Burlington, Vermont - June 21-24, 2009
Hosted by The University of Vermont's
Research Center for Children, Youth, & Families
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Conference Overview In response to requests by colleagues from many countries, the University of Vermont Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families will host the International ASEBA Conference on Empirically Based Mental Health Knowledge. A key purpose of the International ASEBA Conference is to bring together present and future international leaders of mental health services, research, training, and policy to advance empirically based knowledge about mental health problems. The Conference will provide opportunities for mental health professionals and trainees from around the world to work together in advancing knowledge and building multicultural collaborations. The conference will include three days of meetings at the Hilton Hotel in Burlington and one day of meetings at the University of Vermont's Davis Center. Plenary sessions will address ways to advance knowledge of clinical and research applications of empirically based assessment as well as knowledge of particular diagnoses, such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression, and conduct disorder. Additional sessions will focus on multicultural assessment and collaboration and on internet-based assessment. The Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation housed in the UVM College of Medicine. The Research Center develops and publishes mental health assessment materials collectively known as the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA). Developed by Professor Thomas Achenbach and colleagues at UVM, the ASEBA has become a worldwide standard for assessment of people's strengths and mental health problems. ASEBA instruments have been translated into 85 languages and are used by mental health researchers and clinicians around the world. Over 6,500 publications have reported use of ASEBA instruments in 80 societies and cultural groups. |
