Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
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Summer 2007 Newsletter
Article The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG was held
in Toronto in front of a standing-room only audience.
The topic of the session was prevention of early childhood
behavior problems, especially aggression and violence.
The speakers presented three different models or approaches
to this issue. John Duby spoke on the Triple P program
which began in Australia and has had success there
and is being disseminated across other countries, including
a site in Ohio. Nancy Cunningham addressed the Incredible
Years program, another evidence based treatment program
which originated in Washington and has also become
disseminated across the US. Both programs are similar
in the need for trained professionals to conduct the
program, and the flexibility of being conducted not
only in traditional child mental health settings but
also in schools or other group situations. The third
speaker, Seth Scholer, presented Play Nicely, a newer
program with a smaller evidence base which is oriented
toward use in primary care settings. Advantages of
the Play Nicely program include not requiring the expensive
training seen with the former two programs, and the
utility of the program helping train pediatric residents
in normal early child development and behavior. The
session was extremely well attended and ran over its
time due to the interest and enthusiasm of the attendees
and participants.
Daniel Lee Coury MD
Behavioral - Developmental Pediatrics
Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205-2696
Phone: 614-722-2438
Fax: 614-722-4966
Dcoury@chi.osu.edu
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