A Talk with BroadFutures Advisory Board Member, William Stixrud, Ph.D.

A Talk with BroadFutures Advisory Board Member, William Stixrud, Ph.D. Talking with Young Adults to Promote InternalMotivation, Stress Tolerance, and Independence. In this presentation, Dr. Stixrud, a clinicalneuropsychologist, author, and BroadFuturesAdvisory Board Member, will discuss ways ofcommunicating with young people thatfacilitate a healthy, respectful parent-childrelationship, while promoting autonomy,agency, and resilience.  He will discuss the crucial importance for young people of having a healthy senseof control over their own lives, as well as communication strategies that can helpteens and young adults find their own internal motivation.  Dr. Stixrud will include ideas from his first book, co-authored with Ned Johnson,The Self-Driven Child, and from their new book, What Do You Say? How to Talk WithKids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home.  This talk will be held over Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please RSVP to Carole Trevey ([email protected]).

“How Do I Know When My Child Needs a Neuropsychological Evaluation?”

Stixrud webinar – Tuesday, November 30 – 6-7 PM Please join us for the next Stixrud Group webinar on Tuesday, November 30, from 6 to 7 PM. Dr. Yael Rothman will be discussing “How Do I Know When My Child Needs a Neuropsychological Evaluation?”. As always, we will have a short, 15-minute presentation, followed by a 45-minute Question & Answer session. We hope to see you there! The zoom link follows. Please direct questions and RSVPs to [email protected]. Susan Hammond (she, her) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Stixrud Group Webinar Time: Nov 30, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)   Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86436259041 Meeting ID: 864 3625 9041 One tap mobile +13017158592,,86436259041# US (Washington DC) +16465588656,,86436259041# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Lauren Grossman will discuss Adoption and Trauma: How to Recognize It, How to Treat It

The Stixrud webinar series is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 PM. Our goal is to provide information on a specific topic, with a 10 to 15 minute talk, followed by a lengthy question and  answer session. We hope that this format will provide audience members with relevant information and allow them ample time to follow up on points or spark further discussion. Our presenters are neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists at the Stixrud Group, who have selected topics which particularly interest them, or in which they have specialized knowledge. Topic: Stixrud webinar – Lauren Grossman on adoption and trauma Time: Apr 5, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time Meeting ID: 818 2346 0667 Join Zoom Meeting Find your local number.

Jesse Brand

The Stixrud webinar series is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 PM. Our goal is to provide information on a specific topic, with a 10 to 15 minute talk, followed by a lengthy question and answer session. We hope that this format will provide audience members with relevant information and allow them ample time to follow up on points or spark further discussion. Our presenters are neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists at the Stixrud Group, who have selected topics which particularly interest them, or in which they have specialized knowledge.

Joette James

The Stixrud webinar series is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 PM. Our goal is to provide information on a specific topic, with a 10 to 15 minute talk, followed by a lengthy question and answer session. We hope that this format will provide audience members with relevant information and allow them ample time to follow up on points or spark further discussion. Our presenters are neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists at the Stixrud Group, who have selected topics which particularly interest them, or in which they have specialized knowledge.

School Year kickoff with The Neuropsychmomdocs from Instagram – Katia Fredriksen and Yael Rothman

The Stixrud webinar series is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 PM. Our goal is to provide information on a specific topic, with a 10 to 15 minute talk, followed by a lengthy question and  answer session. We hope that this format will provide audience members with relevant information and allow them ample time to follow up on points or spark further discussion. Our presenters are neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists at the Stixrud Group, who have selected topics which particularly interest them, or in which they have specialized knowledge.

Salya Namazi

The Stixrud webinar series is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 PM. Our goal is to provide information on a specific topic, with a 10 to 15 minute talk, followed by a lengthy question and answer session. We hope that this format will provide audience members with relevant information and allow them ample time to follow up on points or spark further discussion. Our presenters are neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists at the Stixrud Group, who have selected topics which particularly interest them, or in which they have specialized knowledge.

Executive Functioning in Teens, The Nora School Parent Education Series

Announcing The Nora School 22-23 Parent Education Series! When: Wednesday, October 19 Where: Virtually, at 7 pm $$: FREE and open to the parenting public Register: https://www.norapride.org/parenteducation Executive Functioning in Teens: What Parents Should Know, and Supporting Strategies This live, virtual presentation addresses executive functioning skills, which are essential as adolescents launch into adulthood – but those skills don’t always arrive in our brains in a certain timeline. In our talk, we will define different aspects of executive functioning and provide ideas for how to support challenges in this area. We will also discuss the diagnosis of ADHD, which has accompanying executive functioning difficulties, including treatment options and common misconceptions. Dr. Frederiksen and Dr. Rothman of The Stixrud Group will present their insights and knowledge in this presentation and will be able to take questions at the end of the presentation. About our speakers: Katia Fredriksen, Ph.D. Dr. Fredriksen received her B.A. at Princeton and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at UMass Boston. During these years, in addition to her coursework, she worked as a therapist on a children’s inpatient unit and in multiple outpatient settings for children, teens, and adults, and she published research and presented at national and international conferences. She did two years of post-doctoral training in neuropsychology at a private practice in the Boston area. She has worked in private practice ever since, which has included working with kids and families and providing trainings for parents and clinicians. She grew up in the D.C. metro area and returned here in 2010. Dr. Fredriksen lives with her husband, two kids, cat, and parakeet. Yael Rothman, Ph.D. Dr. Rothman attended undergrad at University of Michigan and later received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. She completed her internship at the Children’s Hospital Colorado and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a pediatric neuropsychologist and was an assistant professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine for 4 years. She has also taught young autistic children, done research at Cambridge University in the U.K., presented and published research, and done parent training. Dr. Rothman taught and performed improv comedy for 10 years and is a mother to an almost 2 year-old. RSVP today to receive the Zoom link at https://www.norapride.org/parenteducation