Announcements
Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Cooper-Kahn's book, co-written with clinical psychologist Dr. Laurie Dietzel was designated a 2009 HONORS WINNER in the General Parenting Category of the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA).
This is a must-have book for parents of children from primary school through high school who struggle with:
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Impulse Control (taking turns, interrupting others, running off)
- Cognitive Flexibility (adapting to new situations, transitions, handling frustrations)
- Initiation (starting homework, chores, and major projects)
- Working Memory (following directions, note-taking, reading and retaining info)
- Planning & Organizing (completing and turning in homework, juggling schedules)
- Self-monitoring (making careless errors, staying on topic, getting into trouble but not understanding why)
The book emphasizes the need for a two-pronged approach to intervention:
- 1) helping the child to manage demands in the short run
2) building independent skills for long-term self-management.
Full of encouragement and practical strategies, the book's organization--short chapters with overviews, summaries, case studies, tips, and definitions--makes it easy to grasp concepts quickly and get started.
It is available at Amazon.com.South River Parent Night, Edgewater, MD
February 9, 2012
Dr. Theresa Shank will present:
- Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents.
Dr. Joyce Cooper-Kahn will present:
- Late, Lost and Unprepared: Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents.
For more information, contact Teresa Wismer, Guidance Counselor, at twismer@aacps.org./
CHADD Regional Conference on ADHD
February 25, 2012
Dr. Cooper-Kahn will present an invited Keynote Address: "How Is Therapy Like Going Out To Dinner? The Inside Scoop on Therapy for Individuals with ADHD."
Dr. Cooper-Kahn will also present a workshop, "Late, Lost and Unprepared: Helping Children Build Better Executive Functioning."
For more information or to register, go to www.groupspaces.com/CCMLCHADD.