Conferences Attended
	Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chicago 2006
	Presentations Attended:
		Update on medications for ADHD
		AD/HD and links to substance abuse
		AD/HD and comorbidity with Autism Spectrum Disorders
		Neuropsychology of AD/HD
		Assessment of adolescents and Adults with AD/HD
		AD/HD and Bipolar Disorder
	National Association of School Psychologists Chicago 2006
	School and Clinical Psychologists
	Presentations attended:
		Depression treatment modalities/ CBT training
		Self-harm, identification and treatment
		Medications for children and adolescents- an overview
		Neuropsychology of math disabilities
	Small Boarding School Association New York 2006, Georgia 2007, Connecticut 2008
	Small, independent boarding schools
	Presentations attended:
		Teaching Decision Making
		Schools and divorce
		Transitions from therapeutic to boarding schools
		Myspace and safety
		Discipline in the boarding school environment
		Consultants and boarding schools
	Independent Educational Consultant Association
	Seattle 2001, St. Louis 2002, Washington D.C 2002, Phoenix 2003, Philadelphia 2005, Chicago 2006, California 2007, Minneapolis 2008
	Diverse specialty boarding placements, from wilderness to college prep boarding schools.
	Attended presentations on assessments and interventions for adolescents and families with diverse challenges including:
		Eating disorders
		Executive functioning problems
		ADD/ADHD
		Bipolar
		Medication and neurology
		Addiction and rehabilitation
		Asperger Syndrome
		Divorce and Complicated families
		Adoption
		Attachment and treatment
		Adolescent brain development
		Borderline Personality Disorder
	Completed Practices and Principles Institute for new consultants 2003
	National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
	Calif. 2003, Tuscon 2005, Florida 2006, California 2007, Georgia 2008
	Therapeutic boarding placements from wilderness to emotional growth boarding schools.
	Attended presentations on:
		Video Game Addiction
		Therapeutic schools and psychological immaturit
		Adolescent schizophrenia
		Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
		Assessment and treatment
		Addiction in families
		Divorce
		Families and sibling role in therapy
		Addiction and disease
		Attachment and brain development
		Equine Therapy
	Learning Disabilities Association
	Chicago 2003, Chicago 2008
	Attended presentations on:
		Social Skills and Learning Disabilities
		Dyslexia and Remediation
		Standardized Testing accommodations
		Woodcock-Johnson Battery
		Post-Secondary learning disabilities accommodations
	Illinois School Psychologists Association Ill. 2003
	Attended presentations on:
		Executive Functioning and Assessment
		WISC III, IV and PI
	Nonverbal Learning Disability Association
	California 2000, Chicago 2001, Chicago 2002
	Assessment, intervention, Neuropsychology, support and resources
Presentations
	National-Louis Univ., M.A.T. Class 2002
	Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Asperger Syndrome - Assessment, intervention, support and dual diagnoses
	Rush Neurobehavioral Clinic, Parent Support Group 2003
	Parenting Strategies for NVLD and AS adolescents
	Rush Neurobehavioral Clinic, Staff 2006
	Educational and Therapeutic Boarding Placements
Thesis 2004-06
	A School-Based Screening Procedure for Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
	Case Studies
	Original research into using the VMI as a screening tool

Karen Mabie M.Ed, Ed.S.
School Consultation Services, LLC
847.242.0865 voice 847.835.0345 fax
kmabie@theschoolsolution.com