VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2024 WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024 WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2024 WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, 2024
Dr. Sharon Saline specializes in an integrative approach to managing ADHD, anxiety, executive functioning skills, learning differences & mental health in neurodivergent children, teens & adults. Strengthen growing brains: How improving executive functioning skills builds competence and confidence at home and at school. In this dynamic and interactive workshop, Dr. Saline will show you how and why executive functioning skills are critical to child development and getting things done. Offering rare insights into how kids honestly think and feel about living with complex ADHD, she shares a variety of helpful and practical solutions to daily challenges based on her unique, strength-based approach–the 5C’s of ADHD. With current research on the developing brain and neurodivergence, Dr. Saline explains strategies for improving motivation, reducing stress and overcoming conflict. You will leave this workshop with useful tools for identifying cognitive strengths, reducing stress and nurturing essential living skills in your children or students. By working together and fostering cooperative independence, there’s more positivity, competence and productivity for everybody! Dr. Sharon Saline Clinical Psychologist & ADHD Expert VIRTUAL PRESENTATION WEDNESDAY February 21, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm TOPIC:
Confident and curious: How to help anxious students reduce worrying and develop the competence they need Living in a world that’s increasingly unpredictable, today’s children and teens are more anxious than ever before. Dr. Sharon Saline, veteran psychologist and author of “What your ADHD child wishes you knew: Working together to empower kids for success in school and life” and “The ADHD solution card deck” discusses the grip of anxiety and what parents and educators can do to help reduce students' worries. After reviewing the physiology, psychology and types of anxiety, she will show you how to help kids change their relationship to worry and avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking. Instead of reassurance and rationalization, you will learn techniques for separating the person from the anxiety, talking to the worry itself and creating effective responses to ‘what ifs’. Dr. Saline offers tools for teaching children and teens how to realistically evaluate situations, tolerate uncertainty and decrease anxiety in a variety of educational and social environments.You'll learn how to transform worry and insecurity into curiosity and confidence. Dr. Sharon Saline Clinical Psychologist & ADHD Expert VIRTUAL PRESENTATION WEDNESDAY March 6, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm TOPIC:
When nothing seems to work: How to help kids with ADHD get unstuck and build resilience Do you live or work with children and teens with ADHD who seem to make things tougher than they need to be? The amalgamation of the traits of ADHD with the onset of puberty can create a volatile mix of seemingly impassable obstacles. In this webinar, Dr. Sharon Saline will pull back the curtain and show you how to talk with kids about what’s really going on, reveal opportunities for collaborative solutions and reduce conflict at home and school. After reviewing the biology of ADHD, brain development and co-existing conditions, she will explain how to avoid blowouts, improve motivation, repair relationship ruptures and facilitate emotional regulation both at home and at school. You’ll learn easy, practical tools for transforming stuckness and obstinacy into optimism and cooperation while nurturing resilience. Dr. Sharon Saline Clinical Psychologist & ADHD Expert VIRTUAL PRESENTATION WEDNESDAY March 27, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm TOPIC:
Support for Parents: Navigating Special Education and Understanding Available Supports and Resources As a parent you are the expert on your child, you know when your child is experiencing challenges even if you are unsure of the specific support needed. You will be an empowered advocate for your child when you understand how to navigate the school system to access appropriate support. In this webinar, Meghann will provide an overview of how to advocate when your child is struggling with learning to read. She will discuss a variety of supports and resources that are available to parents. Bring your questions and concerns, as Meghann will offer a live Q&A for the second half of the presentation. As a fellow parent of a child with dyslexia, Meghann hopes you will leave the webinar knowing you don’t have to travel this journey alone. You will connect and learn with other parents navigating the system and supporting your children in becoming READERS and regaining their confidence in themselves as students! Meghann Bierly Founder of KEEL SERVICES VIRTUAL PRESENTATION WEDNESDAY April 10, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm TOPIC: Meghann Bierly founded Keel Services using her experience as a school psychologist, parent educator and family counselor to support parents through education and empowerment to be their child's strongest advocate.