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PAST Lectures & WORKSHops

LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

2008

January 24, 2008
Promoting Self-Regulation in Children with Asperger Disorder

Ivymount School
Parents 7-9pm

 

January 30, 2008
Stressed Out of Their Minds: How Stress undermines Learning, Mental Health, and Brain Development, and What Can Be Done about It

The Woods Academy 4-5:30pm
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"The Neuropsychology of Motivation: What Brain Research Tells us About Motivating Children and Adolecence."
February 7, 2008 7-8:30pm
Siena School To register please email or call Megan McCall (301-592-0567 x10)

 

2006-2007

October 11, 2006
Psychiatric Medicine and Children: When To Use It And When Not To

Dr. Kalikow will discuss how to decide if your child or patient has a psychiatric disorder and whether psychiatric medicine is the right treatment.  He will examine the process of evaluating both the risks and the benefits of medicine.

Kevin Kalikow, M.D., Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Private Practice; Clinical Assistant Professor, New York Medical College; Author of Your Child in the Balance: An Insider’s Guide for Parents to the Psychiatric Medicine Dilemma

 

November 1, 2006

The Neuropsychology Of Learning Disorders: The Latest Thinking About What Causes Learning Problems And How To Treat Them 

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

 

January 10, 2007

Homework: An Updated Talk On What It’s Good For, How To Get It Done, And When To Say When 

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

Meredith Skeath, M.A., M.F.A., tutor in private practice

 

March 14, 2007
Ready Or Not – We’ll Teach You Anyway:  Why Teaching Kids And Teenagers Academic Skills At Younger And Younger Ages Makes No Sense—And What We Can Do About It 

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

April 11, 2007
 “Failure To Launch” – What Is Interfering With Our Kids’ Ability To Develop Into Independent, Motivated, And Successful Adults? (And What To Do About It!)

Robert Chase, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist,
William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., & Associates

May 9, 2007
Chemicals: What Drugs, Alcohol, And Junk Food Do To The Developing Brain – And How  We Can Help Children And Adolescents Make Good Choices

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

October 11, 2007
Ready or Not, We'll Teach You Anyway:   Why Teaching Kids and Teenagers Academic Skills at Younger and Younger Ages Makes No Sense – And What We Can Do About It"

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

October 18, 2007
"How School Environments Affect Learning, Emotional Functioning, and Brain Development"

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

October 23, 2007
"What's New in Understanding the Adolescent Brain? Guiding It, Teaching It, and Protecting It"

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

2005-2006

May 10, 2006
Non-Medical Approaches to Improving Attention
and Executive Functioning: How Effective Are They?

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.;

Wendy Law, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist, William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., & Associates; Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

April 5, 2006
Understanding the Mysteries of the Teenage Brain:
A Talk for Parents, Educators, and Therapists

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

March 8, 2006
Getting Kids and Teenagers In and Out of
Bed - and Why It Matters: Advice from a Sleep
Disorders Specialist for Parents, Educators, and
Mental Health Professionals

Danny Lewin, Ph.D., D, ABSM
Director, Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Children's National Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics,George Washington University School of Medicine

February 8, 2006
How a Neuropsychologist Distinguishes ADHD
and Learning Disorders from Anxiety, Depression,
and Lack of Motivation

Robert Chase, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist,
William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., & Associates

January 11, 2006
Anger Management: Helping
Children and Adolescents Who Get
Too Angry Too Often

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.;

Maureen Donnelly, M.D., Psychiatrist in private practice; Clinical Faculty, Children's National Medical Center and Georgetown University Medical Center

December 14, 2005
Educational Technology: How Computer Technology Serves Students with Learning and Attention Disorders

Charles MacArthur, Ph.D., Professor, School of Education,
University of Delaware; Editor, Journal of Special Education

November 9, 2005
How to Help Students Who Can't or Won't Study

Susan Gerson, Ph.D., Psychologist and Director of Follow-Up Services, William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., & Associates;
Meredith Skeath, M.A., M.F.A., tutor in private practice

September 28, 2005
Promoting Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, and Optimism in Students with LD and ADHD

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

 

2004-2005

October 13, 2004
Gender Differences in the Brain and the Classroom: Impications for Parents and Professionals

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

November 10, 2004
The Worried Child - Part II: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help Anxious Children

Samantha Smith, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health

December 8, 2004
The Neuropsychology of Memory: How the Brain Remembers What It Learns - And How to Help Children Who Can't Remember

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., and Susan Gerson, Ph.D., Psychologist and Director, William R. Stixrud Tutoring Services

January 12, 2005
Diagnosing and Treating Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Lance Clawson, M.D., Psychiatrist in private practice

February 9, 2005
The Electronic Brain: How Technonolgy Affects a Child's Brain, Personality, and Social Development - And What We Can Do About It

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D.

March 9, 2005
How Executive Functions Contribute to Emotional Intelligence: Ideas for Supporting Emotional Maturity, Social Competence, and Goal Directed Motivation

Robert Chase, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist, William Stixrud & Associates

April 13, 2005
Self-regulated Strategy Development: Using Research-based Strategies to Promote Attention to Task and Academic Learning in Students with ADHD and Learning Disabilities

Lisa Pericola Case, Ph.D., Research Associate, Department of Special Education, University of Maryland

May 11, 2005
Strength-based Instruction: How a Focus on Multiple Intelligences Improves Education and Achievement

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., and Rich Weinfeld, Educational Consultant and former director of Montgomery County Public Schools GT/LD programs

2003-2004

Oct. 14 The Neuropsychology of Motivation: What Brain Research Tells Us About Motivating Children and Adolescents

William Stixrud &Associates Evening Lecture Series

Oct. 17-18 The Neuropsychology of Learning Differences and Learning Disorders
Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control Systems

Workshops presented at ‘Science Catches Up With Montessori', the annual conference of the American Montessori Society, Anaheim, California

Nov. 3 What in the Brain is Executive Functioning?

Annual convention of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, Richmond, Virginia

Nov. 7 Addressing Executive Dysfunction and Output Problems in the Classroom

In-service training for faculty of the National Presbyterian School

Nov. 15 A Road Map for College Students

A workshop for parents of learning disabled students

Nov. 18 Protecting the Adolescent Brain

Little Flower School

Nov. 20 The Neuropsychology of Emotion

Lecture series sponsored by the Barrie School

Jan. 14 What's New? Recent Advances in the Treatment of Reading and Written Language Disorders

William Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

Jan. 20 The Neuropsychology of Learning Differences and Learning Disorders

Lecture series sponsored by the Barrie School

Jan. 21 The Effects of Stress and Sleep Deprivation on Students With Asperger's Syndrome and Internalizing Disorders

Bridge Program, Montgomery County Public Schools

Jan. 28 The Effects of Stress on the Brain (Part 2)

In-Service workshop for the E.D. Unit, Montgomery County Public Schools

Feb. 9 Making Peace With What Is: How Not to Feel Anxious, Worried, or Guilty about Your Learning Disabled Child

Evening lecture series, The Lab School of Baltimore

Feb. 13 Teaching Girls and Boys: Understanding Gender Differences in Students

In-service workshop, The Little Flower School

Feb. 25 How a Neuropsychologist Looks at L.D. and A.D.D.

Evening lecture series, the Chelsea School

Mar. 5 The Neuropsychology of Emotion

Continuing education program, The Center for Adoption Support and Education

Mar. 8 Evaluating and Treating Academic and Emotional Difficulties in Adopted Children

Center for Adoption Support and Education

Mar. 11 Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control Systems (Part 1)

Lecture series sponsored by the Barrie School

Mar. 18 Executive Functioning from a Mind/Body Perspective

GT/LD Network

April 19 Assessing Your Child's Strengths/Advocating for Strength-Based Instruction

Lecture with Richard Weinfeld, Lecture series sponsored by the Washington Ethical Society

April 20 Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control Systems (Part 2)

Lecture series sponsored by the Barrie School

May 12 The Child in Motion: Why Movement is so Critical for Health, Attention, Learning, and Emotional Regulation

Lecture with Dr. Lynn Balzer-Martin, William Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

June 14 Neuropsychology of Learning and Learning Disorders

Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies (full-day workshop)

June 21 The Neuropsychology of Learning Differences and Learning Disorders

Workshop for faculty, The Weinberg Academy

2002-2003

Sept. 18 Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control System

Lab School of Washington Evening Lecture Series

Sept. 25 The Adolescent Brain: Guiding It, Teaching It, and Protecting It. A Talk for Parents, Professionals, and Teenagers

William. Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

Sept. 30 Homework: What It's Good For, How to Get it Done, and When to Say When

Presentation to Woodlin Elementary School faculty

Oct. 1 Homework: What It's Good For, How to Get it Done, and When to Say When

Presentation to Woodlin Elementary PTA

Oct. 8 Understanding and Nurturing the Multiple Intelligences

Potomac School Evening Lecture Series

Oct. 9 The Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities

Children's National Medical Center Psychology Training Program

Oct. 16 Assessing Learning Disabilities

Children's National Medical Center Psychology Training Program

Oct. 23 The Adolescent Brain: Guiding It, Teaching, It, and Protecting It

Butler School

Oct. 25 Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control System

Lab School of Washington Scientific Symposium

Nov. 8 The Neuropsychology of Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation

National Conference of the Independent Educational Consultant Association, Washington D.C.

Nov. 9 How Stress Harms the Brain and How Transcendental Meditation Heals It

Maharishi Vedic Center, Bethesda Maryland

Nov. 18 Understanding the Mysteries of the Teenage Brain

River Hill High School PTA

Dec. 6 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

University of Maryland Department of Human Development

Dec. 13 How Stress and Insufficient Sleep Harm the Developing Brain - And How Educators Can Help

Presentation to McLean School faculty

Jan. 7 Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control System

Potomac School Evening Lecture Series

Jan. 8 The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities: Ideas About Assessment and Intervention (With Susannah Kury Hughes, Ph.D.)

William Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

Jan.17 Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Identifying and Treating Depression and Anxiety

Workshop for National Presbyterian School faculty

Jan. 24 Understanding and Nurturing the Multiple Intelligences

Belle's Mill Elementary PTA

Feb. 6 Understanding and Nurturing the Multiple Intelligences

McLean School PTA

Feb. 12 Promoting Self-Regulation in Children and Adolescents: The Role of Sleep, Diet, Exercise, and Stress Management (With Linda Moore, Ph.D.)

William Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

Mar. 12 Beyond the Data: Using Neuropsychological Assessment Results to Guide Interventions at Home and In School (With Susan Gerson, Ph.D.)

William Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

Mar. 13 Passing Social Studies: Fostering Social Competence in Children and Adolescents

Potomac School Evening Lecture Series

Mar. 21 Executive Functioning: The Mind-Body Connection

Diamonds in the Rough Conference, Gaithersburg Maryland

Mar. 25 Personality Assessment

George Washington University Department of Special Education

Mar. 27 Executive Functioning: Understanding and Developing the Brain's Command and Control System Catholic University Department of Psychology Colloquium

May 2-4 Saving the Developing Brain: What Psychologists Can Do to Protect the Child and Adolescent Brain from Stress, Sleep Deprivation, and Harmful Chemicals.

Maryland Psychological Association Institute, Ocean City, MD.

May 14 Making Peace With What Is: How to Not Feel Anxious, Angry, or Guilty if Your Child Has A Disability

William Stixrud & Associates Evening Lecture Series

June 16 Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities

Brain-Based Learning Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies (full-day workshop)

June 29- Teaching the Young Adolescent Brain

July3 A workshop for educators, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Potomac, MD

Miscellaneous 2002-2005

Assessing Learning Disorders

Brain-Based Learning

Brain Development in Early Childhood

The Epidemic of Asperger's Disorder and High Functioning Autism

The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities

Training the Executive Functions

Helping Inflexible and Explosive Children

Math Disabilities: Understanding and Treating Quantitative Problems

Improving Students' Memory

Promoting Reading Comprehension Skills in Children and Adolescents

Dealing with Teasing, Bully, and Aggression in the Schools

Diagnosing and Treating Social Disorders

Addressing Disorders of Written Language and Written Output

Sleep: The New Frontier for Improving Brain Functioning

ADHD Plus: ADHD Subtypes Associated with Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Anger, Obsession, and Sleep Disturbance


 

 

 

 

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