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School Success!: A Critical part of Treatment Behavioral Interventions: Strategies that Work

Objectives

Presented by Chris Zeigler Dendy, M.S.

1. Participants will identify three reasons for school failure and discuss possible effective intervention strategies.
2. Participants will develop a list of strategies to incorporate into an IEP to address each of the three common reasons for school failure.
3. Participants will state three strategies to enhance the effectiveness of behavioral strategies.

This session will offer information regarding three common reasons for school failure and strategies for addressing each issue. Participants will discuss strategies to address each issue. Since behavioral strategies are typically less effective with students with ADHD, specific suggestions will be provided to enhance the effectiveness of behavioral strategies

Chris Dendy, M.S.

Chris is an author, former educator, school psychologist and children's mental health professional with over 35 years of experience. She is also the mother of two grown sons and a daughter who ADHD. Her highly acclaimed books include: Teenagers with ADD (80,000+), Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD, and A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD, a teen survival guide she co-authored with her son Alex. Cherish the Children, their publishing company, has also produced two videos: Teen to Teen the ADD Experience and Father to Father. Ms. Dendy earned an MS from FSU on the NIMH fellowship. She also served on the national CHADD (2001-2005) and ADDA-SR boards, chaired her local mental health board, plus was co-founder and clinical advisor for Gwinnett, Georgia CHADD. She presents nationally and internationally on ADHD and executive function.

P.O. Box 189
Cedar Bluff, Alabama 35959
256-779-2252

chris@chrisdendy.com
www.chrisdendy.com

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