Fwd: The Trials and Trribulations of Middle School - Event Reminder - July 28th
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--Dear Group,
Join Fusion Academy Lincoln Center (157 Columbus Avenue, corner of 67th Street) on Tuesday, July 28th from 6 – 8 PM for an exploration of the middle school years and the various, developmentally unique challenges it brings. Admittance is free. Delicious refreshments will be provided. Please register here: http://www.fusionacademy.com/outreach-events/a-speaker-series-middle-school-mayhem-navigating-the-young-adolescent-years/.
Feel free to contact me with any questions!
Thank you!
Fusion Academy Manhattan Presents:
Middle School Mayhem: Navigating the Young
Adolescent Years
Tuesday, July 28th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Fusion Lincoln Center, located at 157 Columbus Avenue, 3rd floor
Laura Athey-Lloyd, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Laura Athey-Lloyd, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Manhattan. She received her masters and doctorate from Long Island University, and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Andrus Children’s Center and the William Alanson White Institute. Currently she maintains a private practice treating children, adolescents, adults, and couples in Midtown East and Gramercy Park.
"Individuation of the Self in Early Adolescence"
Peer friendships in middle school provide the context for practicing new identities and separating both from one’s parents and one's childhood self. Central to this developmental phase are questions such as “Who am I?” and, conversely, “Who am I not?” In this talk, I’ll speak more about the developmental processes of separation and individuation, why these tasks are crucial to young teens later forming a cohesive and integrated adult self, and how we as caregivers can provide them with the support they need to do so.
Larry Hess, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist
Dr. Hess obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine at the University of Chicago. He holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Hess is a member of the International Neuropsychological Society, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and the New York State Association for Neuropsychology. He has worked closely with parents, teachers, clinicians, and learning specialists since 1994.
“Neuropsychology and Depression in Middle School Students”
This talk will cover the negative effects of depression, such as the relationships between depression and cognitive, academic, and social functioning, and implications for understanding and intervening – particularly as pertains to middle school students.
Russell Van Brocklen
Educator, Founder, Researcher
Mr. Van Brocklen is the founder and president of Dyslexia Consultants. He is an expert at helping dyslexic children improve their reading and writing skills. He has developed a unique system based on extensive brain research and his own personal experiences as a dyslexic. In 2002 Mr. Van Brocklen received funding from SUNY Center at Buffalo’s Business Plan Competition. Dr. James Collins, a professor at SUNY Center and author of Strategies for Struggling Writers, approved Mr. Van Brocklen’s research which extended Dr. Collins’s own research on students with mild dyslexia to those with severe dyslexia. Based on those findings, the NY State Senate funded a multi-year study in upstate suburban school districts. Since then Mr. Van Brocklen has worked extensively with students and their families around the country to help them not only improve their skills, but also build their confidence and opportunities for long-term success. For the last two years he has been a presenter at the Manhattan Everyone Reading Conference focused on improving the writing skills for Grades 6 -12.
“Become Learning Enabled”
Mr. Russell Van Brocklen will be discussing his unique method for helping struggling adolescent, dyslexic students improve their writing, reading and organizational skills. By using examples from his own clients and research, he will explain how the brain of the adolescent dyslexic works and the social and emotional toll it can take on both the student and his or her family. He will demonstrate how to take a struggling middle school writer who is having difficulty writing complete sentences to someone who is able to master a 5-paragraph essay and improve his reading skills at the same time.
Shane B. Kulman, MS SpEd
Founder, Your Beautiful Child
Shane’s desire is to see families thrive in how they relate to one another. Shane uses compassion and joy to connect children to their parents, pulling from her education, experience, and intuition to support families to achieve results in relating to one another. Shane is the recipient of the She-Roe award for excellence in working with families.
“Radically Relating to your Middle Schooler”
Imagine purposefully connecting to your adolescent child so they can be responsible, independent, and successful. Adolescents have to constantly decide; “what is cool” and “what isn’t cool.” They are surrounded by outside influences that all make an impression on what they think. How can you have an impact on the peer pressures they face? How can you step in so your opinion matters? Relating at a very core level creates a safe space for their voices and feelings to be heard.
Best,
Lucas
Lucas Goodwin
Director of Outreach
646.331.4262 Mobile
Fusion Academy Park Avenue & Lincoln Center
460 Park Avenue South, 9th floor &
157 Columbus Avenue, 3rd floor, respectively
NYC
You may also see selected conversations and resources the group has shared at the Learning Specialists WorkSite:
https://sites.google.com/site/learningspecialistsworksite/ Thank you for participating.
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