EACH ONE OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TOGETHER WE MAKE CHANGE
ASK- All Special Kids is committed to building collaborative relationships with schools to share the responsibility of helping children and young adults with a learning difference and special educational needs (SEN) reach their full potential and become active and productive citizens. ASK Seminar Series is designed to offer teachers and educators classroom strategies and learning tools by focusing on SEN topics and relevant research findings by experts in the field of education and Specific Learning Difficulties.
Benefits of attending ASK Seminars
ASK seminars allow educators, teachers, and specialists:
- to fulfill their annual professional development requirements
- face-to-face interaction with the specialist speakers; to ask for and receive specific advice regarding the problems and challenges they face in their classrooms
- to participate in interactive activities to aid in practical problem-solving classroom strategies
- professional networking opportunities, to exchange ideas and teaching strategies amongst peers
- to receive additional professional resources, teaching tools, and reading materials
- a certificate of attendance to those who complete the seminar presentation in its entirety
School-based Interventions for Secondary School Students with ADHD
by Prof. Steven Evans, Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Intervention Research, Ohio University
- Attendees will understand best practices for identifying the impairment associated with the ADHD that can be used for determining how to help these students succeed.
- Attendees will learn the variety of approaches available to help adolescents with ADHD and be able to identify those with evidence supporting their benefit, interventions that appear to have minimal benefit, and those that have not yet been adequately evaluated.
- Attendees will understand the barriers and advantages for providing interventions in schools compared to other settings.
Adolescents with ADHD experience many challenges associated with being successful at school. They exhibit serious academic and social impairment that can increase their risk for problematic behaviors such as substance use, delinquency, dropping out of school, and failing grades. Teachers and other school professionals are in an ideal situation to help these students. This presentation will inform attendees about how best to help adolescents with ADHD and determine appropriate and effective school-based interventions. Although many interventions are available, this presentation will inform professionals about which are the most likely to be helpful and how they can be feasibly implemented in the school setting.
Dr. Evans is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Intervention Research in Schools at Ohio University.
He is a clinical psychologist and former public school teacher who conducts intervention development and evaluation research to learn the most effective approaches to helping youth with ADHD and related problems.
Dr. Evans has published five books and over 150 articles and chapters. He is the founding editor of the journal School Mental Health and has developed some of the latest school-based services for adolescents with ADHD.
School-Based Intervention for Elementary School Students with ADHD
by Prof. George DuPaul, College of Education, Lehigh University
- Attendees will understand academic, behavioral, and social impairment associated with ADHD that serve as targets for classroom-based intervention.
- Attendees will know the variety of treatment approaches available to children with ADHD and be able to identify those with evidence supporting their benefit and those that have not yet been adequately evaluated.
- Attendees will understand the impact of school treatment for ADHD on student academic
and behavior functioning
Children with ADHD experience many challenges associated with being successful at school. They exhibit serious academic and social impairment that can increase their risk for failing grades, academic underachievement, peer rejection, and school exclusion. Thus, classroom teachers must be prepared to address these challenges by using evidence-based instructional and behavior management strategies. Although many treatments are available, this presentation will inform school professionals regarding academic and behavior intervention strategies that have research support and are feasible for use by teachers and other school personnel.
Dr. George DuPaul is Professor of School Psychology and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education at Lehigh University.
He has been an author or co-author on over 240 journal articles and book chapters as well as 10 books and two videos related to ADHD and pediatric school psychology. Dr. DuPaul was School Psychologist of the Year in Pennsylvania in 1999, was the recipient of the 2008 Senior Scientist Award from Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, and was named to the Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) Hall of Fame in 2008
Practical Details
When: Friday, November 13th, 2020.
Where: Zoom
ASK members:
1 seminar CHF 40 | Both upcoming seminars CHF 70
Non-members:
1 seminar CHF 45 | Both upcoming seminars CHF 80
- Contact & Info:
Please contact info@allspecialkids.org for further information on the program.