Conference Presentations
Forthcoming
Sornberger, M., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2010, March). Non-suicidal self-injury, coping strategies, and sexual orientation. Poster accepted for presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists convention, NASP, Chicago, IL.
Noble, R., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2009, November). Positive illusions across domains: A comparison between children and adolescents. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, ABCT, New York, NY.
Sornberger, M. J., Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Grouzet, F. (2009, November). College students’ coping behaviors: A multidimensional representation of non-suicidal self-injury. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, ABCT, New York, NY.
Heath, N. L., Lofthouse, N., Aulakh, H., Gray, C., & Nixon, M. K. (2009, October). Self-injury in youth: From formulation to treatment. Clinical case conference accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, AACAP, Honolulu, HI.
Presented
Sornberger, M., Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Ross, S. (2009, August). Comparing American and Canadian school counselors’ responses to non-suicidal self-injury. Poster session presented at annual meeting of American Psychological Association, APA, Toronto, ON.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., Sornberger, M., & McLouth, R. (2009, August). Analysis of gender differences in non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. In J. Green & M. Addis (Chairs), Non-suicidal self-injury in college and high school-aged males. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, APA, Toronto, ON.
Noble, R., Holly, S., Toste, J., & Heath, N. L. (2009, June). Examination of self-control and non-suicidal self-injury among college students. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, ISSS, Stony Brook, NY.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Ross, S. (2009, June). Non-suicidal self-injury and other body-oriented expressions of distress in youth and young adults. In J. Muehlenkamp (Chair), Body wars: The intersection between self-injury and eating disorders. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, Stony Brook, NY.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., Sornberger, M., & McLouth, R. (2009, June). Self-injury with and without suicidal ideation: Analysis of characteristics that differentiate groups of adolescents. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, ISSS, Stony Brook, NY.
Baxter, A., Toste, J. R., Noble, R., McLouth, R., & Heath, N. L. (2009, June). Age of onset of non-suicidal self-injury: Indicator of severity? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Beettam, E., Sornberger, M. J., & Heath, N. L. (2009, June). A twenty-year frequency analysis of research and print media coverage of non-suicidal self-injury. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L. (2009, June). Non-suicidal self-injury: The new challenge for counsellors. Invited keynote address at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association – Counselling Psychology Division, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Noble, R., DeStefano, J., Atkins, S., & Heath, N. L. (2009, June). Trainee perspectives on clients who self-injure. In C. Armstrong (Chair), The client is the best teacher: Trainee challenges in relating and responding to client issues. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Schaub, K., Ross, S., Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Holly, S. (2009, June). Eating pathology and adolescent non-suicidal self-injury. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Snyder, J., Saklofske, D. H., Heath, N. L., et al. (2009, June). The Canadian Journal of School Psychology: Past, present, and future directions. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Toste, J. R., Sornberger, M., & Heath, N. L. (2009, June). How classroom working alliance contributes to the school satisfaction for students with and without learning disabilities. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, QC.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2009, May). Classroom working alliance and factors related to students’ school success. Paper presented at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress/Canadian Society for the Study of Education, CSSE, Ottawa, ON.
Sornberger, M. J., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2009, March). Gender differences and similarities in adolescent non-suicidal self-injury. Paper presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, Montreal, QC.
Holly, S., Heath, N. L., Schaub, K., & Toste, J. R. (2009, February). Assessment of non-suicidal self-injury in youth: A hierarchical step approach. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists convention, NASP, Boston, MA.
Roberts, E., Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Baxter, A. (2009, February). Self-perceptions of competence in adolescents with and without learning disabilities. Poster session presented at National Association of School Psychologists convention, NASP, Boston, MA.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., Lieberman, R., & McLouth, R. (2008, November). Prevention and intervention for non-suicidal self-injury in the schools. In N. Lofthouse (Chair), Toward evidence-based treatment of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. Clinical roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, ABCT, Orlando, FL.
Noble, R., Baxter, A., Roberts, E., & Heath, N. L. (2008, November). Secondary math education and the Quebec education program. Workshop presented at the annual Convention for the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers, QPAT, Montreal, QC.
Baxter, A., Noble, R., Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & McLouth, R. (2008, October). Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury: Help-seeking in school settings. Paper presented at the New England Psychological Association annual meeting, NEPA, Springfield, MA.
Baxter, A., Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & McLouth, R. (2008, June). Non-suicidal self-injury and help-seeking behavior among high school students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, ISSS, Cambridge, MA.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., Baxter, A., & McLouth, R. (2008, June). Factors associated with risk for non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, ISSS, Cambridge, MA.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., Swanson, L., Martinussen, R., Barnes, M., & Wade-Woolley, L. (2008, June). Combining response-to-intervention and norm-referenced approaches to learning disability identification: Yay or Nay? Invited roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities annual conference, IARLD, Toronto, ON.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., Roberts, E., & Baxter, A. (2008, June). Positive illusions in adolescents with learning disabilities. Interactive poster session presented at the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities annual conference, IARLD, Toronto, ON.
Roberts, E., Noble, R., Toste, J. R., Schaub, K. M., & Heath, N. L. (2008, June). Observing positive working alliance in tutorial interventions for adolescents with learning disabilities. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2008, June). Classroom working alliance as a predictor of students’ school outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Roberts, E. (March, 2008). Self-perceptions of academic competence: A comparison of the positive illusory bias in children and adolescents. Poster session presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting, SRA, Chicago, IL.
Roberts, E., Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & McLouth, R. W. (2008, February). An investigation of non-suicidal self-injury in high schools. Poster session presented at the National Association of School Psychologists convention, NASP, New Orleans, LA.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2008, February). Fostering resilient classrooms: How classroom alliance relates to school satisfaction. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists convention, NASP, New Orleans, LA.
Roberts, E., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2007, November). Classroom techniques for students with mathematics learning disabilities. Workshop presented at the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers annual Convention, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Beettam, E. (2007, November). School counsellors’ experiences with self-injury in the schools. In M. K. Nixon (Chair), An integrated approach to research on non-suicidal self-injury in youth in Canada. Paper presented at the Canadian Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry annual conference, Montreal, QC.
Holly, S., Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Schaub, K. (2007, November). Test of the functional model of self-injury in a college sample. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, ABCT, Philadelphia, PA.
Schaub, K., Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., Holly, S., & Roberts, E. (2007, November). Self-injury in young adults: An investigation of associated risk factors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, ABCT, Philadelphia, PA.
Toste, J. R., Roberts, E., & Heath, N. L. (2007, October). Positive illusions and depressive symptomatology in children and adolescents: Do inflated academic self-perceptions serve a self-protective role? Paper presented at the New England Psychological Association annual meeting, NEPA, Danbury, CT.
Grouzet, F., Heath, N. L., & Toste, J. R. (2007, June). Basic psychological needs of self-injurers: Evidence for a “self-injury-as-coping” hypothesis. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Ottawa, ON.
Heath, N. L., & Toste, J. R. (2007, June). Developing a network: Issues surrounding prevention, intervention, and research of non-suicidal self-injury. Conversation session presented at the annual meeting of Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Ottawa, ON.
Holly, S., Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Schaub, K. (2007, June). Effects of social influence on the initiation of self-injury: A retrospective examination of university students’ experiences. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Ottawa, ON.
Karagiannakis, A., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2007, June). Oral language functioning of children with externalizing and internalizing behavioural difficulties. Poster session presented at annual meeting of Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Ottawa, ON.
Schaub, K., Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Holly, S. (2007, June). Understanding the factors associated with self-injury and suicidal ideation in young adults. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Ottawa, ON.
Toste, J. R., Popliger, M., Roberts, E., & Heath, N. L. (2007, June). Teacher relationship and the academic self-concept of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Ottawa, ON.
Holly, S., Schaub, K., Heath, N. L., & Toste, J. R. (2007, May). Self-injury in young adults: Do risk factors differ as a function of suicidal ideation? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, APS, Washington, DC.
Toste, J. R., Miodrag, N., & Heath, N. L. (2007, April). Pre-service teachers’ response to disability as culture. Paper presented at the YAI National Institute for People with Disabilities, Annual International Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities, New York, NY.
Zinck, L. C., & Heath, N. L. (2007, March). Parent-child relationships and the adjustment of youth with and without LD. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, SRCD, Boston, MA.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Naeem, A. (2007, March). International perspectives on learning disabilities: Research and practice. Paper presented at the Learning Disabilities of Quebec annual conference, LDAQ, Montreal, QC.
Naeem, A., Toste, J. R., Roberts, E., & Heath, N. L. (2007, March). Research in the field of learning disabilities: Past trends and future promise. Poster session presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, Montreal, QC.
Roberts, E., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2007, March). Inaccurate evaluations of competence: “The good, the bad, and the ugly” of the positive illusory bias. Paper presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, Montreal, QC.
Toste, J. R., Zinck, L., & Heath, N. L. (2007, March). The risk and resilience paradigm: Implications for schools. Paper presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., Nedecheva, T., & Holly, S. (2006, November). Retrospective examination of risk factors for self-injurious behavior. Poster session presented at the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies annual meeting, ABCT, Chicago, IL.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., Petrakos, H., Karagiannakis, A., Finn, C., McLean-Heywood, D., & Rousseau, C. (2006, November). Provision of school services for students with exceptionalities. Poster session presented at the Quebec Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders biennial conference, Quebec City, Quebec.
Toste, J. R., Naeem, A., Miodrag, N., & Heath, N. L. (2006, November). Relationship-building as a tool for school success. Poster session presented at the Quebec Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders biennial conference, Quebec City, Quebec.
Toste, J. R., Grouzet, F., Heath, N. L., & Naeem, A. (2006, October). A multidimensional exploration of self-injury as a coping strategy. Paper presented at the New England Psychological Association annual meeting, NEPA, Manchester, NH.
Schaub, K., Holly, S., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2006, October). Addictive properties of self-injurious behaviour in young adults. Poster session presented to the New England Psychological Association annual meeting, NEPA, Manchester, NH.
Toste, J. R., Wagner, C., Heath, N. L., & Schaub, K. (2006, August). Intervention in the schools: Teacher perceptions of adolescent self-injury. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, APA, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bloom, E., Heath, N. L., & Toste, J. R. (2006, August). Accuracy of emotion regulation by adolescents with learning disability subtypes. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, APA, New Orleans, LA.
Glen, T., & Heath, N. L. (2006, August). Understanding self-perceptions and positive illusions in boys with ADHD. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, APA, New Orleans, LA.
Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2006, July). Recognition, expression, and understanding facial expressions of emotion in adolescents with non-verbal and general learning disabilities. Poster presented at the International Academy of Research in Learning Disabilities annual conference, IARLD, Boulder, Colorado.
Heath, N. L. (2006, July). Building a field: Opportunities and challenges. Invited speaker at International Research Meeting on Self-Injurious Behavior in Community Populations of Adolescents and Young Adults.
Beettam, E., Toste, J. R., Bloom, E., DeStefano, J., & Heath, N. L. (2006, June). Counsellors in the schools: Experiences with adolescent self-injury. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Calgary, Alberta.
Popliger, M. E., & Heath, N. L. (2006, June). Inter-rater agreement of social support among children at-risk for emotional and behavioural difficulties. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Calgary, Alberta.
Nedecheva, T., Heath, N. L., Holly, S., & Zinck, L. (2006, May). Stressors associated with self-injurious behaviour in young adults. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, APS, New York, NY.
Heath, N. L. Chair (2006, May). Self-injury in the schools. Round table presented at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress – Canadian Society for the Study of Education, CSSE, Toronto, ON.
Beettam, E., Wagner, C., Bloom, E., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2006). School professionals’ attitudes toward adolescent self-injury. McGill University.
Toste, J. R., Nedecheva, N., Holly, S., & Heath, N. L. (2006). Retrospective development of self- injurious behaviour. McGill University.
Zinck, L. C., Toste, J. R., Schaub, K., & Heath, N. L. (2006). Self-injury from a resilience perspective: Guiding international interpretation. McGill University.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Dallaire, L. (2006, May) . How the classroom alliance relates to student performance. Paper presented at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress – Canadian Society for the Study of Education, CSSE, Toronto.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2006, May). La valeur prédiction de l’alliance en salle de classe. Poster presented at the annual congress of the Association francophone pour le s avoir, Acfas, Montreal, Quebec.
Nedecheva, T., Heath, N. L., Holly, S., & Schaub, K. (2006, May). La prévalence des comportements auto-blessants dans les écoles. Paper presented at the annual congress of the Association francophone pour le savoir, Acfas, Montreal, Quebec.
Karagiannakis, A., & Heath, N. L. (2006, May). L'évaluation d'un modèle pour inclure les enfants avec des difficultés émotives, comportementales et d’apprentissage. Paper presented at the annual congress of the Association francophone pour le savoir, Acfas, Montreal, QC.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2006, May). Success through alliance-building: The role of relationship in working with students with LD. Paper presented at the Ontario College Counsellors (OCC) and The College Committee on Disability Issues (CCDI) 35 th Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
DeStefano, J., Atkins, S., Heath, N. L., Beettam, E., & Bloom, E. (2006, March). Deliberate self- injury: Myths, realities, and interventions. Workshop presented at the annual conference of Canadian Counselling Association, CCA, Montreal, QC.
Petrakos, H., Finn, C., & Heath, N. L. (2006, March). Family-school connections and their benefits for children with behavioral difficulties. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists annual convention, NASP, Anaheim, CA.
Finn, C., Petrakos, H., & Heath, N. L. (2006, March). Preventing motional/behavioral disorders using an ecologically-based intervention approach. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists annual convention, NASP, Anaheim, CA.
Heath, N. L. Chair (2006, March). Personal interactions of adolescents with learning disabilities. Panel presentation at the Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec annual conference, LDAQ, Montreal, QC.
Zinck, L. C., & Heath, N. L. (2006). Family functioning and personal adjustment.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2006). Developing a working alliance with educators.
Bloom, E. L., & Heath, N. L. (2006). Emotion recognition and social functioning.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & *Beettam, E., Bloom, E., Glen, T., Holly, S., Karagiannakis, A., Miodrag, N., Naeem, A., Nedecheva, T., Schaub, K., Wagner, C., Zinck, L. (2006, March). Mechanisms of resilience and adaptive functioning in youth at-risk. Poster colloquium presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, Montreal, QC.
Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2006, March). Academic resilience in students with learning disabilities: The predictive value of the classroom working alliance. Finalist presentation at the Quebec University Research Forum of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, FEUQ, Montreal, Quebec.
Heath, N. L., Beettam, E., & DeStefano, J. (2005, November). Adolescent self-injury: What every high school teacher needs to know. Workshop presented to the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers annual convention, QPAT, Montreal, QC.
Toste, J. R., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2005, November). The classroom alliance: Research into practice. Workshop presented to the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers annual convention, QPAT, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L. (2005, November). The importance of relationship in working with adolescents with LD. Invited speaker, From Research Into Practice II: A Conference on Learning Disabilities for Educators, Practitioners, Parents and Researchers, Toronto, Ontario.
Beettam, E., Toste, J. R., & Heath, N. L. (2005, October). A new understanding of adolescent self-injury. Paper presented at the New England Psychological Association annual meeting, NEPA, New Haven, CT.
Karagiannakis, A., Heath, N. L., Petrakos, H., Finn, C., McLean-Heywood, D. & Rousseau, C. (2005, August). Qualitative investigation of a three-way school- hospital-university collaboration. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Washington, DC.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & Bloom, E. L. (2005, June). Exploring cross-cultural perspectives of self-injury as a theory of resilience. Round table discussion presented at the International Pathways to Resilience Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Beettam, E., Toste, J. R., Popliger, M., Wagner, C., & Heath, N. L. (2005, June). Attitudes towards self-injury. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Montreal, Quebec.
Rinaldi, C. M. & Heath, N. L. (2005, June). Children’s and adolescent’s interactions with dyadic competitive tasks: Winners and losers in social exchanges. Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Missiuna, C. (2005, May) Perceived competence and behaviour in children with DCD and emotional/behavioural difficulties. Poster session presented at the 6 th International Conference on Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, DCD-VI, Trieste, Italy.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Dallaire, L. (2005, April). The working relationship as a predictor of student performance. Poster session presented at the International Conference on Teacher Research, ICTR, Montreal, QC.
Wiener, J. R. Chair (2005, April). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and Learning Disabilities: Distinct disorders or two sides of the same coin. Symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development, SRCD, Atlanta, Georgia.Willcutt, E. G., Olson, R. K., Pennington, B. F., & DeFries, J. C. (2005). Understanding comorbidity between reading disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder across development.
Tannock, R., Martinussen, R., Hum, M., & Lui, M. (2005). Working memory as a zone of overlap between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and reading disabilities.
Heath, N. L., Glen, T., & Rhodes, M. (2005). Comorbidity of LD and ADHD: Self-perceptions and depressive symptoms.
Wiener, J. R. & Apostol, M. (2005). Self-perceptions of behaviour and learning in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities.
Toste, J. R., Heath, N. L., & Missiuna, C. (2004, November). Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: The role of motor skills. Poster session presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, EGSS, Montreal, Quebec.
Popliger, M. E., Rhodes, M., Heath, N. L., & Rinaldi, C. (2004, October). Self-concept structure in children with depressive symptoms: Considering differential importance of perceived domains of competence. Poster session presented at the New England Psychological Association conference, NEPA, Providence, Rhode Island. Awarded best graduate student poster.
Heath, N. L.,Fitzpatrick, M., Flores, R. D. C., & Macotela, S. (2004, July). The role of relationship in a tutorial intervention for students with LD. Paper presented at the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, IARLD, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Heath, N. L., McLean-Heywood, D., Rousseau, C., Petrakos, H., & Finn, C. (2004, July).Turf and tension: Psychiatric and inclusive communities servicing students with emotional and behavioural difficulties in the schools . Paper presented at the Inclusive Education Policy, Schooling and Social Theory – An International Survey, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Finn, C., Heath, N., Petrakos, H., & McLean-Heywood, D. (2004, May). Un modele novateur de services scolaires pour les enfants ayant des difficultes emotionnelles et comportementales ainsi que des diffiultes d’apprentissage . Colloque #507- Des modeles de service pour repondre aux besoins des eleves en difficulte. 72e Congres de L’ACFAS, La Societe des Savoirs.
Burak, L., Heath, N. L., & Groulx, M. L. (2004, May). Parent-child agreement and child self-perceptions in children with pure internalizing, pure externalizing and comorbid behaviour profiles. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, St. John's, NF.
Groulx, M. L., Burak, L., Zinck, L., & Heath, N. L. (2003, August). Children with high levels of externalizing symptoms. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.
Heath, N. L. Chair (2003, April). Self-perceptions of children and adolescents with learning disabilities. Symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Margalit, M., & Efrati, M. (2003). Self-perception and mood of students with learning disabilities (LD). Tel Aviv University.
Cosden, M. (2003). The development of self-understanding in children with learning disabilities. University of California, Santa Barbara.
Heath, N. L., & Glen, T. (2003). The role of feedback in the self-perceptions of children with learning disabilities . McGill University.
Wiener, J. (2003). Discussant. University of Toronto.
Konstantinopoulus, E., Heath, N. L., & Bloom, E. L. (2003, April). Severity of academic achievement and social functioning of children at-risk. Poster session presented at the National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.
Hoida, D., Glen, T., Karagiannakis, A., & Heath, N. L, (2003, April). The relationship between teachers’ ratings of child sensitivity and the use of positive and corrective feedback. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Toronto, ON.
Whitley, J., Zinck, L.C., Finn, C.A., & Heath, N.L., (2003, April). Parental awareness of school- based services and severity of emotional and behavioural disorders in children. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Toronto, ON.
Sladeczek, J. E., Heath, N. L., Steinbach, L. C., Blidner, A., Madden, L., Haider, M., Karagiannakis, A., & Viola, T. (2002, July). Parent-teacher interventions for children with developmental delays and behavioural problems. Paper presented at the International School Psychologists Association, Denmark.
Petrakos, H., Heath, N. L., McLean-Heywood, D., & Finn, C. A. (2002, May). Gender differences between parent and child measures of socio-emotional functioning in children with behaviour problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.
Finn, C. A., Heath, N. L., & Petrakos, H. (2002, May). Parent, teacher, and child assessment of behavioural and emotional disorders: Multiple raters, multiple perspectives. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.
Bloom, E., Heath, N. L., & Glen, T., (2002, April). Teachers' understanding of students with emotional/behavioural disorders . Poster session presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, New York.
Zinck, L., Bloom, E. L., Heath, N. L., & Petrakos, H. (2002, March). Nominations of emotional/behavioural disorders in inclusionist and traditional service delivery schools . Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Glen, T., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L., (2001, June). Self-protective theory regarding self-perceptions of children with learning disabilities. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Ste. Foy, QC.
Zinck, L., Bloom, E. L., & Heath, N. L., Konstantinopoulos, E., & Petrakos, H. (2001, June). The impact of parental perceptions on children with emotional and behavioural disorders. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ste. Foy, QC.
Bloom, E., Lanaro, L. M., & Heath, N. L. (2000, June). Stability of self-perceptions in depressed and non-depressed children with learning disabilities . Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.
Ohashi, M., Heath, N. L., & Grinberg, D. (2000, June). Deniers and non-deniers in children with behavioural disorders. Paper presented at Social Sciences Congress, Edmonton, AB.
Konstantinopoulos, E., Steeves, N., & Heath, N. L. (2000, April). Perspective taking and conflict resolution ability in children with developmental disabilities . Poster session presented at the World Congress on Special Education, Vancouver, BC.
Workshops and In-Service Presentations
Heath, N. L. (2007, April). Trends in self-injury in the community. West Island Community Resource Centre, Network Lunch Conferences.
Heath, N. L. (2007, February). Self-injury in our schools: What we need to know. Lester B. Pearson School Board – Family, School Support, and Treatment Team workshop.
Beettam, E., Schaub, K., Holly, S., & Heath, N. L. (2007, January). Let’s cut to the chase: Best practice for school counsellors working with adolescents who self-injure within the school setting. Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board, Mental Health Professionals training day.
Heath, N. L. , Petrakos, H., Finn, C. A., & McLean-Heywood, D. (2006, November). Évaluation d’un modèle novateur de services scolaires pour les enfants souffrant de difficultés affectives/ comportementales ainsi que de difficultés d’apprentissage et affectives /comportementales comorbides. Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture, FQRSC, and Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec .
Heath, N. L. , & Nixon, M. K. (2006, October). Adolescent self-injury: From current knowledge to future research through the development of a Canadian research network . Psychiatry Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON.
Heath, N. L. (2006, February). Self-injury in the schools: Understanding, assessment, and school protocol. Workshop presented to Jewish Family Services counsellor training.
Heath, N. L. (2006, January). Self-injury in the community: Developing differential assessment and treatment. Psychiatry Rounds, Jewish General Hospital – Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry.
Heath, N. L. (2005, September). Resilience and adaptive functioning in youth at-risk. Invited speaker in Developmental Seminar Series, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University.
Heath, N. L. (2005, March). Coping strategies of adolescents who engage in self-injurious behaviours. Psychiatric Research Seminar, Montreal Children’s Hospital.
Heath, N. L., & Beettam, E. (2005, April). Self-Injury in the community: Implications for treatment. Psychiatric Rounds, Royal Victoria Hospital.
Heath, N. L., Petrakos, H., Finn, C. A., & McLean-Heywood, D. (2005, February). Evaluation of an innovative school service model for children with emotional and behavioural disorders (E/BD) and co-morbid E/BD with learning disabilities (LD). Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture, FQRSC, and Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec.
Heath, N. (2004, February). International perspectives on learning disabilities. Vanguard Elementary for Students with Learning Disabilities, Montreal, Quebec.
Heath, N. L., Petrakos, H., Finn, C., McLean-Heywood, D., & Rousseau, C. (2003, October). An innovative model for including children with and at-risk for EBD. Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec.
Heath, N.L., Petrakos, H., & Finn, C. (2003, September). The Family, School Support and Treatment Team Evaluation. Invited presentation, Lester B. Pearson School Board Psychology Services (Psychologists and Behaviour Resource)
Petrakos, H., Finn, C., & Heath, N. (2002, April). Self-perceptions and mood of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties as a function of school service model. Presented at the Rehabilitation Research Seminar, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
Heath, N. L. (2001, November). Learning disabilities and depression: Research implications for practice. Research Into Practice: A Conference on Learning Disabilities for Educators.
Heath, N. L. (2001, May). Learning disabilities and depression in clinical practice. Invited speaker at Paediatric Update conference, University of Toronto.
Petrakos, H., & Heath, N. (2000, April). The Family, School Support and Treatment Team for the Intervention of Children with Behavior Concerns. Presented at the Psychiatry Lecture Series, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal. Quebec.
Heath, N. (2000, March). Research program examining depression and self-perceptions in children with learning disabilities. Clinicians Research Seminar, Montreal Children ’s Hospital.
Heath, N. (2000, March). Relationship of self-perceptions to depressive symptomatology in children with a learning disability. Rehabilitation Research Seminar, Faculty of Occupational and Physio- Therapy, McGill University.
Dr.
Nancy Heath - Research Team - McGill University
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
3700 McTavish Street
Montréal, Québec
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