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We are sorry, this event has been cancelled.
Please view our website for further details, or e-mail us at gateway@chadd.net.
Prior information:
This is a full-day seminar. Lunch is included in the cost of the seminar. A Certificate of Attendance will be given for Professional Development credits.
About the Seminar
This day long seminar focuses on critical aspects of ADHD as they relate to school and home challenges. The first session will address basic information about ADD, ADHD and Executive Functions. This will provide ten key ADHD facts, current research on the brain, role of neurotransmitters and a medication update. The second session will discuss executive function deficits that are challenging at both home and school, to include getting started, completing homework and long-term tasks, improving organization, being on-time, and addressing sleep disturbances plus intervention strategies. The third session will focus on common academic challenges such as writing essays, doing complex math and strategies to address them. Finally, tips will be given for maximizing behavioral strategies plus brainstorming tips to identify problem areas for students who are struggling in school.
We have two categories of scholarships available for this presentation. The first comes from a generous grant from the Philly Fund. Thirty scholarships are available through this grant.
In addition, a limited number of scholarships are available to teachers who cannot receive reimbursement from their school district.
The deadline for both scholarships is October 1.
Learner Objectives
- Identify differences in the brains of children with ADHD and explain how that may impact behavior and academic performance.
- Identify elements of executive function and explain how they impact school performance and behavior.
- Identify common learning challenges and an intervention strategy for each one.
- Describe how medication helps brain neurotransmitters work properly.
- Identify changes in behavior that should be observed when medication is working effectively.
- Describe strategies for maximizing behavioral strategies for students with AD/HD.
Missouri Learning Standards
This seminar aligns with Missouri Learning Standards in that it helps teachers and counselors teach students to apply skills needed for educational achievement.
About the Presenters
Chris Dendy, the mother of two grown sons and a daughter with ADHD, has been a classroom teacher, school psychologist, mental health counselor, local and state level mental health administrator, lobbyist, and director of a statewide mental health advocacy organization. She has served on the National CHADD Board and was inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame. Recently she received CHADD's Lifetime Achievement Award; it is only the second time in CHADD's 26-year history to bestow the award. Dendy speaks nationally and internationally on ADHD, learning disabilities, and executive function. She has written numerous books including: Teenagers with ADD & ADHD and Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD and Executive Function Deficits. She has produced three videotapes: Real Life ADHD, a DVD for children and teens by teens; Father to Father: Expert Advice on ADHD!; and Teen to Teen. She also co authored a book with her son, Alex Zeigler, A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD: Advice from Young Survivors, a reference book for children and teens about life with ADD and ADHD. Visit chrisdendy.com for more information.
Steven Dendy struggled in both high school and college, but once his ADHD was diagnosed and treated, he blossomed academically. Medication make a huge difference for him; his grades went from Ds to As and Bs in college. After graduating from college, he began working in the printing industry. Today Steven is in top management at his company. He is a husband and father of three children, all of whom also have ADHD. His high energy enables him to be active in many community activities: baseball and soccer coach, Sunday school teacher, and president of the local little league baseball organization
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8001 Dale Ave.
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
United States
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