Educational Advice
More information about my clinical practice can be found at Learning and Education Specialists of HMB. Parents are often referred to me by other professionals (e.g teachers, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, marriage family therapists, speech and language therapists, and tutors) to gain a clearer understanding of the results of an evaluation, the meaning of a diagnosis, and/or to determine what the next steps should be. Additionally, I regularly work with a child's content tutor once every 4-6 weeks to oversee and guide a tutoring plan or develop an instructional plan that addresses the characteristics associated with learning differences. Consultations are typically 1 hour.
Consultations can lead to:
Consultations can lead to:
- Clarity on how the diagnosis actually translates into learning and behavior at school;
- Determination of next steps, a "roadmap", help with the right academic solution(s), or all of these;
- An additional session with the child using the Explain the Brain Toolkit (c) (Ofiesh, 2010) in order to help the child understand their learning strengths and needs, and what can be done to help;
- Referrals to resources in the community for assistive technology, groups, therapeutic support, or other professionals.
- Advice about the special education process, school test results, test accommodations, and working with other learning specialists in a school setting (K-Graduate School).