Rochester General Hospital
Educational Offerings
How to surviving homework and other organizational dilemmas
This presentation provides parents with, information on the causes of organization and homework struggles, and practical strategies on how to address these dilemmas.
Cost: $25 (per family)
Audience: Parents, Teachers, and adolescents
Managing Problem Behavior: How to deal with arguing, fighting, badgering and whining and how to get your child to do homework, chores, and other requested tasks
This course provides parents with a set of effective tools and techniques to deal with problematic child behavior. Part 1 teaches parents how to stop negative behaviors, such as, whining, arguing, fighting, and badgering. The 1, 2, 3 Magic ™ Program is reviewed during this session. In Part 2, progress on the skills taught in Part 1 is reviewed and participants are taught skills to use in increasing children’s compliance with directions and household rules.
Cost: $50 (per family) covers part 1 and 2.
Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
Reading: Why children struggle with reading and how to help them learn to read
Reading is a highly complex task and many children struggle to learn to read and to become fluent readers. Many parents worry about their children’s reading. This presentation is designed to explain the process of reading development in children and to provide parents, adolescents, and teachers with suggestions and strategies to help children master the reading process.
Cost: $25 (per family).
Audience: Parents, Teachers, and adolescents
1, 2, 3 Magic™ for Preschoolers
This class teaches parents and caregivers how to discipline children with humor, and insight. Based on the program designed by Dr. Thomas Phelan, this class provides easy-to-follow steps for managing children without resorting to yelling, arguing, or hitting. In Part 1, participants will learn how to control challenging behavior, the six ways children test and manipulate and how to handle them. In Part 2, progress on the skills taught in Part 1 is reviewed and participants are taught skills to help their children follow directions and household rules, as well as how to address issues such as, bedtimes, and lying.
Cost: $50 (per family) covers parts 1 and 2
Audience: Parents and Teachers
Section 504 and the IDEA
Many children need additional school supports but parents are unsure how to pursue getting extra help. This presentation provides an overview of a student with disabilities rights to educational support services, and accommodations and modifications under both Section 504 and the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).
Cost: $25 (per family)
Audience: Parents and Teachers
Understanding and Treating ADHD and Learning Disabilities
What is a Learning Disability? What is a ADD/ADHD? More importantly what can be done to help children with these issues? This presentation is designed to help parents, teachers, and adolescents gain a better understanding of the nature, causes, outcomes, and treatments of these disabilities.
Cost: $25 (per family).
Audience: Parents, Teachers, and adolescents
Assistive Technology: Tools to help with learning
Children with disabilities often need and are often eligible for assistive technology services. Assistive Technology consists of hardware or software that allows a person to compensate for, or work around, a disability. This presentation will highlight school based assistive technology options and ways technology can help students who are struggling in school.
Cost: $25 (per family).
Audience: Parents and Teachers
Transitional Planning: Preparing for life after high school for adolescents with common disabilities
Your child with a disability is in high school. What does the future hold, what do they want to do after high school? What are their options? What skills do they need to get there? This presentation covers these questions and the steps parents and adolescents need to take to ensure their on the path for adult success.
Cost: $25 (per family).
Audience: Parents, Teachers, and adolescents
Social Skills: Why are friends so hard to find and keep?
Many children have trouble with friends? Why? And how can you help. These questions are answered during this presentation. The presentation focuses on practical strategies to help children who struggle with making and keeping friends.
Cost: $25 (per family).
Audience: Parents, Teachers, and adolescents
Payment for all presentations may be made by cash, personal check, Visa, or Master Card.
Registration for all presentations is on a first come first served basis.
The Behavioral Pediatrics Program is an interdisciplinary practice specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of children with behavioral disorders, family issues, school problems, and disabilities. The focus of the program is on evaluation, intervention, treatment, and collaboration between families, schools, and clinicians.
For More Information
To obtain additional information about the program’s services of courses, to begin the intake process, or to make an appointment, please call our office at 922-4698
Rochester General Hospital
Suite 204
1445 Portland Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621-3008
585-922-4698 (Phone)
585-922-5702 (Fax)
Directions
Rochester General Hospital is located at 1425 Portland Avenue, just south of Route 104. Parking is available in the Ramp Garage near the Portland Avenue entrance to the Hospital. The Behavioral Pediatrics Program offices are located in Suite 204 or the Parnall Office Building, next to the Ramp Garage.
To register for any class, please call 922-3489.
