Events
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September
Executive Functioning Support Course: Raising an Organized Kid, with Deanna Kim, M.Ed.
Fridays, Sept 27-Oct. 25 (5 weeks)
Virtual
Event Info
Do you feel overwhelmed by your family’s ever-growing list of after school activities? Are you up late at night helping your child finish a project that’s due tomorrow? While many of us with children struggle with planning, organization, and time management, developing a family system can be the key to overcoming these challenges.
This 5-week course with instructor Deanna Kim, M.Ed. will offer parents the unique opportunity to work with our staff to develop their own family system, and learn more about executive functioning and how it impacts our day-to-day lives.
Sessions will focus on planning through the use of a family calendar, time management, routines, sustaining attention, how to work through the homework frustrations, and emotional regulation. Each participant will leave with the tools they need to help their family get back on track and more organized.
Space is limited, and pre-registration is required, so please register early. Early bird rate of $320 ends Sept. 10.
16
October
Summit Center Webinar: Childhood Anxiety: What Parents, Teachers, and Therapists Need To Know
with Dr. Ginny Ritchey
FREE – Virtual
Event Info
Have you noticed that your child or student has become more agitated, restless, clingy, isolated, or withdrawn? Does your child complain of headaches, insomnia, a decreased appetite, or stomach aches? Your child might be suffering from anxiety, the number one mental health problem in our country. During this FREE Summit Center webinar, Dr. Ginny Ritchey will address topics including: the warning signs and symptoms of anxiety, the cognitive and evolutionary models, the core fears for most people, the common characteristics of anxious children, and what to do.
Wednesday, October 18, 1:00 pm. FREE. Recordings will be available after the event for a fee. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
13
November
Summit Center Webinar: Twice Exceptional (2e), Neurodivergent, Highly Sensitive, & Medically Complex
with Dr. Jeannie Lopez
FREE – Virtual
Event Info
What types of struggles do 2e and neurodivergent families face? What does it mean to be highly sensitive and medically complex? How can we support and guide children and adults with multiple sensitivities in academic settings and daily life? Summit Center psychologist Dr. Jeannie Lopez, Ph.D., FDN-P, will provide an overview of these topics and explore these challenges through different types of assessments and functional medicine approaches to healing. She will also offer ideas for lifestyle changes that can improve the health and well-being of the child and their family. Wednesday, November 13, at 12 noon PDT. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3TDnv3M
Speaker Bureau
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