Executive Function: Brain-Based Tools & Strategies to Help Kids and Families Cope with the Unexpected

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Clinical Neuropsychologist

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David Nowell, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist in private practice in Northborough, Massachusetts. He offers consultations to patients on an inpatient rehabilitation unit and is an adjunct instructor in neuropsychology to graduate students in the Clark University psychology program. He serves as a physician advisor with the University of Massachusetts Medical School Disability Evaluation Service where he was the former clinical director of the Learning Disability Assessment Program. Dr. Nowell writes a popular blog at Psychology Today on motivation and time management and speaks internationally to clinicians on such topics as executive functioning, non-medication management of ADHD, and applying findings from Positive Psychology.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. David Nowell maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, and Clark University. He is a presenter with TATRA Training and receives compensation. Dr. Nowell is an IME provider and receives compensation. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. David Nowell is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Association, and the International Neuropsychological Society.

Objectives

1. Appraise the impact of significant, unexpected life changes on kids’ brain function. 
2. Implement brain-based interventions to reduce anxiety, depression, and dysregulation in kids. 

Outline

Cause to Pause:  When Kids’ Internal Compasses Have Been Shifted

• Something has happened – and it has activated BIG feelings, including grief
• Kids have experienced sudden, significant shifts in their lives
• The body and brain are reacting and adapting constantly!
• How does this affect the brain:  Default mode network, the stress response, and the corticostriatal loop

Brain Tools & Strategies:  Guiding Kids & Families Toward a New Normal

• The Thinker and the Caveman
• Don’t dominate – collaborate!
• “Front of Mind” Goals
• Journaling, drawing, painting, writing, and colouring
• Establish new routines, rhythms, rituals, and schedules
• Storyboardthat.com
• HEDYDT? “how exactly did you do that?”
• Increase BDNF and GDNF
• Green time v. screen time
• And more!

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Educators
• School Psychologists
• School Counselors
• School Social Workers
• Educational Paraprofessionals
• School Administrators
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Nurses
• Case Managers
• Other Helping Professionals Who Work with Children