For students who are facing challenges, trying to address those challenges during the school year can prove very challenging. The amount of energy required just to handle daily pressures and meet regular schedules can make addressing deeper issues feel like an impossibility.
The summer, however, is easier. Children are out of school, their energies aren’t divided and neither are those of parents. This can be a golden opportunity to do some serious work on the challenges that are making school so problematic. If parents and students want to take advantage of this summer to address learning and development issues, they should start planning now.
If your child has any of the difficulties listed below then he/she may benefit from one or more of our summer programs:
- Problems with focus or attention
- Language Learning Difficulties
- Often misunderstands what is said
- Language Learning Difficulties
- Mispronounces typical word sounds
- ADHD, Autism, or Asperger's
- Non-verbal Learning Difficulties
- Gives slow delayed responses
- Gets confused in noisy situations
- Has trouble following directions
- Has behavior or social issues
Clicking on the program will link you to more information about the program.
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Fast ForWord products develop the cognitive skills essential for learning and reading success. You can see improved overall literacy and specific gains of one to two years in 4-12 weeks. At the end of trainingyou will have strengthened:
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Cogmed training improves your working memory. Working memory capacity determines your cognitive performance. Just 5 weeks of training and you will be better at:
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Timing in the brain is responsible for focus, attention, reading comprehension, memory, processing speech, motor coordination, and much more. Interactive Metronome Training studies have shown to significantly improve:
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While practicing taking the tests, students also work on increasing their working memory, language processing, reading comprehension, and math skills through computer programs that increase brain fitness and efficiency. All students will complete SAT/ACT preparation with qualified teacher and/or therapist. |
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Group therapy can be an excellent resource for girls and boys of all ages. Group therapy can help a child or adolescent develop and use social skills and good decision-making skills. Multiple groups are running at the Center this summer for girls and boys from early elementary though young adult |
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SUMMER GROUPS |
Self-Management Social Skills Groups (click for more information) ELEMENTARY - MIDDLE SCHOOL - HIGHSCHOOL For children with self-management difficulties, maintaining relationships is not always easy. These children are often impulsive, non-reflective, and have behaviors (such as being aggressive or disruptive) that may irritate others. As a result, children with self-management difficulties may experience social rejection, which in turn, can limit further opportunities to benefit from relationships. College Transition Program (click for more information) For College-age students not ready to leave home and be successful. Sutdents will work with Tarnow Center Specialists to develop the necessary skills for independent functioning. Send your student off to school when they are ready to make the most of it. Let us help you get them there! Launching Groups (click for more information) Each stage of development requires us to conquer certain challenges before we can move on to our next developmental phase. For adolescents, there are distinct launching points between 8th grade and 9th grade, and again between high school and young adulthood. Our launching groups are designed to assist our clients with these transitions. First we assess where the teen lands in his/her own readiness for the next stagem and then we help them develop the necessary skills to take on the challenge. DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (click for more information) DBT is an evidence-based treatment for a range of emotional and behavioral difficulties. DBT integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with teachings in mindfulness and acceptance to create the life you want to live. Participants learn to accept life as it is in the present while also learning tools to make healthy and adaptive changes. |
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QEEG & Neurofeedback |
QEEG & Neurofeedback (click for more information) Neurotherapy is a way to train brainwaves for optimal performance through non-invasive and non-medication measures. Neurotherapy is used to help treat many different problems and diagnoses but it is most often applied to symptoms of ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and Depression. First - with the precise placement of electrodes along the scalp, the functioning of various brain centers can be sampled by an EEG. The wave forms in their amplitude and frequency (size and speed), provide information about how the brain is functioning and how it is within and between each lobe. Then once the QEEG data on an individual has been collected and analysed, neurofeedback can be used to re-regulate brain function towards more normal patters based upon the data. when given immediate feedback and enough practice, people can correct their dysfunctional brain patterns and fix the problem. |
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Please call 713.621.9515 for more information. For new patients, ask for the Intake Coordinator. For established patients, please ask for the clinicians assistant.