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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