With summer right around the corner, many parents are actively exploring summer programs for their children. As a child psychologist, one of the more common questions that I hear from parents during this process is, “What, if anything, should I tell my child’s counselor/camp about his/her neurobehavioral problems?” For many parents, a tension exists between […]
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Educational Services at RNBC
The education professionals at RNBC, under the guidance of the Director of Educational Services Department, Georgia Bozeday, EdD, are experts and leaders in providing services for schools and students in Executive Functions. Simply put, executive functions are the cognitive processes that occur in the frontal lobe area of the brain, which governs our abilities to […]
Read more »Receiving Support Under Response to Intervention
Recent federal and state legislation known as Response to Intervention (RtI) has influenced current trends in education policies across state school districts. The RtI movement identifies procedures and methods for identifying and intervening with children who have potential learning disabilities. As of the 2010–2011 school year, the legislation mandates that schools serving grades K through […]
Read more »A Welcome Addition to RNBC: Anne Howard, PhD
RNBC is pleased to introduce the newest member of the clinical team; Anne Howard, Ph.D. Dr. Howard is a certified school psychologist and will be licensed as a clinical psychologist this November. “My dual training allows me to assess children through both a clinical and school lens,” says Dr. Howard. “The school is often the […]
Read more »New Stress & Anxiety Clinic at RNBC
We at Rush NeuroBehavioral Center are pleased to announce a new service, starting in September, for the assessment and treatment of stress and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. We’ve all experienced some level of anxiety during childhood. It may be short-lived and not have much of an impact on our lives. But when a […]
Read more »Social-Emotional Learning Assessment: a New RNBC Service
One of the most important jobs of childhood involves making friends, keeping friends, earning the good opinion of others and avoiding the social landmines of rejection, isolation, and loneliness. Children who succeed at these tasks enter adolescence and adulthood ready for success in relationships that are critical for a life well-lived—with spouse, children, friends, and […]
Read more »Understanding the IEP Process: A Six-Step Guide
By Barbara Resnick, MS, Educational Specialist/School Liaison This article is the second in a three-part series designed to educate and assist parents as they work with their child’s school. Part I focused on a typical scenario involving a student’s parents and school communicating about learning concerns. In this series, the process described resulted in a […]
Read more »What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?
By Barbara Resnick, MS, Educational Specialist/School Liaison This is the last of a three-part series designed to educate and assist parents as they work with their child’s school in securing assessment and services relative to special needs. Part I focused on the various stages related to conducting a psychoeducational assessment battery. Part II, explained how […]
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