For Immediate Release
Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org
Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
agreenberg@aacap.org
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 — The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce Sheryl Kataoka, M.D., M.S., as the recipient of AACAP’s Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health. The annual award recognizes excellence in the study or treatment of learning disorders and work in a school-setting and is administered by AACAP’s Schools Committee.
Dr. Kataoka has been investigating methods of delivering evidence-based mental health care in schools to students in both general and special education. Her research has led to a greater understanding of the role of schools in decreasing disparities in mental health care for ethnic minority children and their families.
Dr. Kataoka was one of the original investigators to help develop and evaluate the Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program (CBITS), an evidence-based treatment program for traumatized youth who have been exposed to a wide variety of violence in their community. Recently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Dr. Kataoka will build upon this Learning Collaborative experience to further examine how schools can best implement evidence based interventions such as CBITS.
Albert Abramson, President of the Abramson Family Foundation, established The Berman Fund for the Study and Treatment of Learning Disabilities and Mental Illness to honor Dr. Sidney Berman for his dedication to child and adolescent psychiatry and research on learning disabilities. A founding member of the Academy, Dr. Berman was the President of AACAP from 1969-1971.
Dr. Kataoka presents, “Making the Grade: Partnering with Schools to Support Students,” at Honors Presentation 4 on Thursday, October 29 from 12:15 to 1:05 p.m. at AACAP’s Annual Meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For more information on the award, please contact Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300 x 154 or agreenberg@aacap.org.
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Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org
Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
agreenberg@aacap.org
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 — The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce Sheryl Kataoka, M.D., M.S., as the recipient of AACAP’s Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health. The annual award recognizes excellence in the study or treatment of learning disorders and work in a school-setting and is administered by AACAP’s Schools Committee.
Dr. Kataoka has been investigating methods of delivering evidence-based mental health care in schools to students in both general and special education. Her research has led to a greater understanding of the role of schools in decreasing disparities in mental health care for ethnic minority children and their families.
Dr. Kataoka was one of the original investigators to help develop and evaluate the Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program (CBITS), an evidence-based treatment program for traumatized youth who have been exposed to a wide variety of violence in their community. Recently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Dr. Kataoka will build upon this Learning Collaborative experience to further examine how schools can best implement evidence based interventions such as CBITS.
Albert Abramson, President of the Abramson Family Foundation, established The Berman Fund for the Study and Treatment of Learning Disabilities and Mental Illness to honor Dr. Sidney Berman for his dedication to child and adolescent psychiatry and research on learning disabilities. A founding member of the Academy, Dr. Berman was the President of AACAP from 1969-1971.
Dr. Kataoka presents, “Making the Grade: Partnering with Schools to Support Students,” at Honors Presentation 4 on Thursday, October 29 from 12:15 to 1:05 p.m. at AACAP’s Annual Meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For more information on the award, please contact Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300 x 154 or agreenberg@aacap.org.
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Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
