UPCOMING EVENTS
Full-Day Executive Function Teacher Workshop
Save the Date
Wednesday, February 22, @ OCC in Skokie, IL
Wednesday, March 21, @ NIU in Naperville, IL
Thursday, May 3, @ TIU in Deerfield, IL
Executive Functions are the brain processes that enable us to regulate the world around us, utilizing organizational and higher-order learning skills. Development of the skills listed below are essential for success in school and later in life.
Organizational
- Planning
- Adaptability
- Time management
- Motivation
- Self-monitoring
- Maintaining attention
Higher-Order Learning Skills
- Goal setting
- Sequencing
- Abstract thinking
- Reasoning
- Decision making
- Problem solving
This program is designed for classroom and subject-area teachers of grade levels 3–12, special education teachers, school psychologists and social workers, school principals and other interested administrators.
Click here for a detailed brochure.
Parent Executive Functions Presentations
These sessions are designed for parents of middle school students through high school. The emphasis will be on following directions, task analysis, study plans, test preparation and study strategies which are all skills required of uppper grade students.
Next session: Study Strategies ~ Date TBD Please check back soon.
Annual Conference
Save the Date ~ Monday, April 23, 2012
Ruth Cross, M.S. will present “Implementing Social and Emotional Learning for All Students.” This full-day professional development workshop is designed around social and emotional learning (SEL) content and process which includes strategies that promote SEL, maximize learning, and model activities that engage stakeholders around the benefits of systemic SEL..click here for a detailed brochure and registration information.
Parent Connections
January 19, February 16 & March 22, 2012 from 1:00–2:30 PM
As parents of children with neurobehavioral disorders, you face many challenges. While a sympathetic friend or family member can provide support and comfort, you may find it helpful to talk with others who deal firsthand with similar circumstances. Parent Connections was formed to provide an opportunity for you to participate in informal, parent-led groups, share ideas on what has worked for you and your child, benefit from the experiences and suggestions of others, discuss issues or concerns you may have about your child in an understanding environment, and receive support from and network with other parents.
Location:
Rush NeuroBehavioral Center
4711 Golf Road, Suite 1100, Skokie, IL 60076
Phone: 847–933-9339
There is no fee to participate in this program.
Click here for flyer with dates, information and a registration form.
RNBC Clinician Presentations
Dr. Bernadette Evans Smith will present on Jan 17, 2012 at RNBC on the “Assessment and Treatment of NLD Syndrome” for parents of Chicago Hydrocephalus Support Group, Please e-mail Katie Cook by January 6th at chicagosupport@hydroassoc.biz , if you might be interested in attending.
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Dr. Bernadette Evans Smith will present “Examining the Effectiveness of Mindfulness for Treating Children with ASD and ADHD,” Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, 10th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators, March 28-April 1, 2012.
For more information visit
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/conference/index.aspx
Past Presentations
Social Thinking Workshop
May 4 & 5, 2011
Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC, the author of Inside Out: What Makes the Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tick (2000) and Thinking About You, Thinking About Me (2002), is known for her very practical and down-to-earth approach. She will spend the day focusing on how social behavior develops and how to assist students who must learn cognitively what their peers learn intuitively. Special emphasis will be put on the needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Past Library Presentations
Dr. Georgia Bozeday presented “Praise: How Much Is Too Much” based on research from the book Mindset by Carol Dweck, at the Lincoln Park Library
Dr. Anne Howard presented, “Parenting Tips for Challenging Behaviors“
at the Lincoln Park Library in Chicago and the Wilmette Public Library
Ms Barbara Resnick presented “How to Acquire School Services” for your Student” at the Northbrook Public Library on March 1 2011
Dr. Georgia Bozeday presented, Organized Child: Building Executive Functions” at the Wilmette Public Library on November 4, 2010
Andrea Victor, Phd and Rachel Tercek, PhD presented “How to Help Your Anxious Child” at the Northbrook Public Library on Nov. 8, 2010
Bernadette Evans-Smith, PhD presented “Fostering Your Child’s Social Success” at the Lincoln Park Library in Chicago on Nov. 16, 2010
Laurie Raymond MS, OTR/L will present “Sensory Processing Difficulties: Early Detection and an Overview of Treatment” at the Lincoln Park Library in Chicago on October 11, 2011
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