Forbes Magazine Interviews Dr. Ann Helmus

NESCA Director Dr. Ann Helmus was recently interviewed by Forbes’ Melanie Lindner, for an article on entrepreneurship in the magazine’s online edition called “How to Raise a Young Mogul.” Subtitled “The Secrets—and Perils—of Nurturing a Future Master of the Universe,” the piece discussed how parents, starting at an age, might recognize talent and best equip their kids for maximum success in the modern economic arena. Speaking of kids as young as 3-years-old, Dr. Helmus said, "Those who are particularly independent, creative and show a knack for problem-solving are the best candidates for young entrepreneurship."

Here’s a link to the entire article: http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/09/raising-young-mogul-entrepreneurs-management-parenting.html

NESCA Clinical Staff Trained to Administer ADOS

Collaborative Problem Solving

NESCA's entire clinical staff was recently trained by Dr. Stuart Ablon, Harvard researcher and bestselling author, with Dr. Ross Green, of "The Explosive Child", in their ground-breaking technique called Collaborative Problem Solving. Flowing from their insight that "children do well if they can," CPS posits that when children act out in response to certain common triggers, their behavior is not manipulation, attention-seeking or limit-testing. Instead, in the CPS model, when children fail to meet parental, social or academic expectations, it's because something is preventing them from doing so—an unsolved problem, or lagging cognitive skill. In this view, explosive behavior is symptomatic of some underlying learning disability or developmental delay, and the best way to address it is to teach children the skills that they lack. The teaching of these skills may be accomplished in a variety of ways, but primarily through helping challenging children and their adult caretakers learn to resolve disagreements and disputes in a collaborative, mutually satisfactory manner. We will be integrating CPS techniques, which promote durable solutions to recurring problems, into many of our therapies and recommendations.

See More About Collaborative Problem Solving Here

See Biographies of NESCA Staff Here

StudyRails' Rave Reviews

Beta-tested at NESCA, StudyRails, a powerful new, web-based tool supporting children with weak time management or executive functioning skills, is now off and running, thanks in part to two very positive reviews that appeared recently online. The first, by freelance journalist Thursday Bram, was published in lifehack.org, an enormously popular and increasingly influential blog. Read more

NESCA Book Exchange

For those you whose tastes run to the somewhat more literary than People magazine or other, standard waiting room fare, we are establishing a small lending library/book exchange at NESCA. You know the drill: if you start a book while you're waiting for your child and enjoy it, feel free to take it home with you and return or replace it at your next appointment. If you finish a good book you brought with you and no longer need it, leave it here for someone else to savor. It's NESCA's adult education program.

Study Rails Beta Testing Supported at NESCA

A small workshop was held at NESCA on March 3, 2008 for some parents, professionals and students to "test drive" Study Rails, a web-based approach to time management that is in the Beta Testing phase of development. The web-hosted software allows students to easily create a study schedule by integrating students' assignments into their weekly scheduled activities. The workshop participants were enthusiastic about the software and many will participate in the beta testing. The clinicians at NESCA view Study Rails as a very useful compensatory tool for supporting students in middle school, high school and college who have weak executive functioning skills. If you are interested in joining in the testing phase for this product, please read the following document and send an email to the address below:
About Study Rails (PDF Document)
support@studyrails.com

NESCA supports local arts by exhibiting the work of selected local artists. See our GALLERY PAGE to see the work of our currently featured artist.

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