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LAST CHANCE!!!!!! SOCIAL PHOBIA: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENTFriday, April 29, 2011, 12:30PM - 4:15PM
Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Ave First Floor Meeting Room

Dr. Jonathan Dalton is a staff clinician at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington where he specializes in the treatment of Social Phobia and related anxiety disorders. He also works with disruptive behavior disorders in children and adolescents and leads Social Phobia groups for children and adolescents at the Behavior Therapy Center. Dr. Dalton received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fordham University and completed two years of pre-doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – Kennedy Krieger Institute. He completed post-doctoral training at the Maryland Center for Anxiety Disorders at the University of Maryland where he conducted research on the treatment of Social Phobia.


Maryland Drive-In ConferenceFrom Combat to College Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Veterans and their Families.


Thursday, May 5, 2011 10:00 am to 4:30pm
University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
1420 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201


Attend this special event to network and discuss critical issues related to our veterans. Showcase your own initiatives in the afternoon roundtables and learn what colleagues are doing to address the needs of these students. Roundtable discussions will include:



  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • I’m here: you’re there: Advising troops in combat·

  • The New GI Bill·

  • This is counseling and I’m not a counselor: what to do when you advising session takes a turn

  • Transition and the Military Family

  • Transitioning Veterans from community college to the university

Registration $25 (includes lunch)
Payment Deadline is April 29th to hold the space reservation.

Tentative schedule –
Registration Check-in Opening Remarks
AM Keynote Address – PTSD Dr. Lee Becker – Bureau Chief, US Department of Veterans AffairsRoundtablesLunchPM Keynote Address – Working with Military FamiliesRoundtablesClosing


If you would like to volunteer to facilitate one of the roundtables, simply contact Dana Baker - dana.baker@montgomerycollege.edu or Rhonda Stokes - rstokes@ubalt.edu.
You do not need to be a member of NACADA to attend.
Membership materials and information will be available at the conference.

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