Social Skills Workshop for Middle Schoolers

When: Monday 02/03/20

When: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: The Chesapeake Center - Bethesda

This 14-session program is to help middle schoolers build social skills in a comfortable setting with role-play exercises. This workshop is based on the PEERS curriculum and adapted for adolescents experiencing ADHD, social anxiety and related disorders.

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Social Skills Workshop for High Schoolers

When: Tuesday 02/04/20

When: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: The Chesapeake Center - Bethesda

This 14-session program is to help adolescents in high school build social skills in a comfortable setting with role-play exercises. This workshop is based on the PEERS curriculum and adapted for adolescents experiencing ADHD, social anxiety and related disorders.

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DBT Skills and Emotion Regulation for High School Girls

When: Tuesday 02/04/20

When: 6:30PM - 8:00 PM

Where: The Chesapeake Center - Bethesda

This 12-session psychoeducational group is for high school girls (grades 9-12) to help them build a healthy foundation of coping skills to address patterns of instability in emotional regulation, impulse control and self-image.

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Better Grades in Less Time

When: Sunday 02/09/20

When: 3-4pm

Where: Hill Center at The Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington DC 20003

In this small-group introduction to time management and study skills, middle school and high school students and parents will learn the same skills that the most successful students at the best colleges use.

Students will learn fun strategies to improve their time management, reading, notetaking, tests, and essays.

Participants will leave with three simple tools to improve their organization and study skills, and a pencil that will remind them to strive for better grades in less time.

Class size limited to 10!

$15.

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Beyond ADHD and Executive Function Challenges: A New Approach to Study Skills and Time Management

When: Tuesday 02/11/20

When: 7-8:30pm

Where: Madison High School, 2500 James Madison Dr, Vienna, VA 22181

Many students with ADHD have an especially difficult time in school due to executive functioning difficulties, distractibility, and poor impulse control. Paul Rivas will describe a study program with simple, practical strategies to help students become more organized, more focused, and more efficient. Students can gain extra free time, experience less stress, and enjoy increased motivation by improving their study skills and time management. Come for the candor, stay for the strategies, and bring your toughest questions!

Paul Rivas is the author of This Book Will Not Be on the Test. He is the founder of Smith Rivas, a company dedicated to teaching study skills and time management skills that help students earn better grades in less time. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and Barry the Study Dog.

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Support Group for Moms of Children with ADHD

When: Wednesday 02/12/20

When: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Where: The Chesapeake Center - Bethesda

This 8 session weekly support group is led by a trained facilitator and designed to provide a supportive place for mothers to share personal experiences and engage in collaborative problem-solving. Group members will learn practical, effective strategies to reduce stress and to create a more ADD-friendly home environment.

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Exámenes y ensayos

When: Thursday 02/20/20

When: 7-8pm

Where: Rockville High School

Aprende a ser más eficiente a la hora de estudiar para exámenes o escribir ensayos. Charlaremos sobre el mejor sistema para armar un guía de estudio para un exámen y planificar un proceso de escritura para un ensayo largo.

Gratis.

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Better Grades in Less Time

When: Sunday 04/05/20

When: 3-4pm

Where: Hill Center at The Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington DC 20003

In this small-group introduction to time management and study skills, middle school and high school students and parents will learn the same skills that the most successful students at the best colleges use.

Students will learn fun strategies to improve their time management, reading, notetaking, tests, and essays.

Participants will leave with three simple tools to improve their organization and study skills, and a pencil that will remind them to strive for better grades in less time.

Class size limited to 10!

$15.

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