Dr. Myklebust is the Mental and Chemical Health Supervisor in Intermediate District 287, a district which provides a wide array of educational services to thirteen member school districts in Hennepin County , as well as to the Minneapolis Public Schools.

She works with children, teenagers, and young adults with learning disabilities, emotional behavioral disorders, neurobiological disorders, traumatic brain injury and mental health issues. Dr. Myklebust uses PET and SPECT scans to teach students about the brain and psychotropic medication. She believes that students learn best from a multi-modal, interactive approach and likes to involve students as peer teachers.

About her work, Dr. Myklebust says, "I can't imagine a more noble profession than working with children - there is no pretense, pomp, or hidden agenda. Every day is 'good enough.'"

Courses:
Psychopharmacology

Professional Affiliations:
Psi Chi Honors Fraternity
Hennepin County Juvenile Justice Committee; Best Practices Chair
Minnesota Association of Children's Mental Health (MACMH)
National Alliance of the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Hennepin County Leadership Action Group
Hennepin County Alliance for Families and Children

Workshops:
The Teen Brain
Violence and the Brain
Mental Health Issues and the Brain
Learning Challenges and the Brain
Addiction and the Brain
Mental Health in Schools
Pregnancy and Fetal Brain Development
Co-located Mental Health Services in Schools
Brain-based Learning and Teaching

Research Interests:
Neurochemical transmission
SPECT scans
Brain development
Juvenile sex offenders
Student learning
Chemical addiction 

Articles:
Friedrich, W.N., Gerber, P., Franckowiak, D., Myklebust, C., Davis , M. (2001) Multimodal assessment of dissociation in adolescents: inpatients and juvenile sex offenders. Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment. 13 (3), 167-177.

Contact Information:
Home: 952.934.7569
Work: 763.550.7110
Cell: 612.240.6103
Fax: 763.550.7299
Email: ckmyklebust@int287.k12.mn.us

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