April 4, 2014 Recognizing, Coping and Preventing Bullying in Children with ASD Webinar

Dr. Samantha Carella spoke on Recognizing, Coping and Preventing Bullying in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders last Friday in a Webinar on Friday, April 4, 2014.  Click on the link for the Webinar Presentation.

Here is the link:  http://umnsucard.adobeconnect.com/p1zngjpd382/

Dr. Amanda Strunin has joined Pediatric Psychology Associates!

Pediatric Psychology Associates is proud to announce that Amanda Strunin, Ph.D. has joined the practice! Dr. Strunin is a licensed psychologist and will be working out of the Coral Springs office. She has expertise in working with adults and adolescents, including mood disorders, anxiety, behavioral problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bereavement and family issues. She also has experience in health psychology, including specializations in sleep disorders, diabetes, lifestyle modification and stressors related to managing a chronic illness. Additionally, she has extensive experience with eating disorders from her post-doctoral residency and working as a psychologist at Oliver-Pyatt Centers, an eating disorder treatment center in South Florida. She is a graduate from the clinical psychology program at University of Miami. We are excited to have her join the team!

View her full bio here:

http://www.southfloridatherapists.com/team.asp# 

Congrats to Dr. Garcia for making the cover of Florida Psychologist!

Congratulations to PPA's own Dr. Jessica Garcia, whose article "Collaborating with Providers Across Disciplines in a Child and Family Practice" made the cover of Florida Psychologist, the publication of the Florida Psychological Association. Great job, Dr. Garcia! For those of you interested in reading her article, it can be found at the link below. Her article is on page 18 of the document.

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.flapsych.com/resource/resmgr/publications/winter_fp_2013_lr.pdf

January 28, 2014- The Unified Protocol For Children: Emotion Detectives

Our next installment of our new group, The Unified Protocol for Children: Emotion Detectives, will begin on January 28, 2014, facilitated by Dr. Jessica Garcia. See the attached flyer and two page application for more information, and contact the Aventura office to sign up!

Two New Groups Starting this Fall: Teenage Girl's group and Adult Process Group

Dr. Kristen Barber has two new groups starting in our Aventura office this Fall; a group for teenage girls (age 14-17) and an adult process group. See the attached flyer and please share with anyone you think might be interested!

Dr. Carella's video on Detecting Early Signs of Autism!

Dr. Samantha Carella did a video for the Florida Psychological Association's YouTube channel, speaking about Detecting the Early Signs of Autism. You can see the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/FlaPsych
Great job Dr. C!

4/10/13: 11th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference

Drs. Judith Migoya and Samantha Carella will be speaking at the 11th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference on 4/10/13. They will be presenting on "Recognizing, Coping With and Preventing Bullying in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." The conference is geared towards professionals in the medical and psychological field. See the attached flyer for more information about the conference and how to register!