Description
This course will enable you to:
- Understand the complexity of adolescent mental health diagnoses
- Appreciate the interplay between therapy, medication and behavioral techniques
- Gain specific strategies for supporting students with ADHD, mood disorders, depression, and conduct disorder
Presenter Bio
Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Christina – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
George – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
effective
April – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was helpful to know some tools to use in the classroom for kids with mental health issues.
Patrick – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good information, but speaker was kind of all over the map.
Brandon – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Course was very informative! Lots of good information.
Donna – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting and helpful.
Melissa – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Matthew – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Mike – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good material to go over. I’ve thought about a couple of my students while listening to the examples.
Tish – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
very informative