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Black History Month Resources [web resource]
February 1 marks the start of Black History Month, bringing opportunities for critical reflection and honest conversation with our students about our history and futures. The 2022 Black History Month theme is “Black Health and Wellness.” Read more >>
Handling College Admission Decisions: A Sidecar Parent’s Guide
Helicopter, bulldozer, snowplow, tugboat, Velcro, tiger, and now drone—these are all the deprecatory labels that we use to describe today’s overinvolved, and sometimes aggressive, parents. Throughout two decades as a school counselor, I have witnessed these child-rearing styles and many Read more >>
Anxiety, Stress Remain Top Concerns for California Students, Survey Finds
Schools might be reopened, but the mental health impact of the pandemic has lingered for thousands of California students. More than half of those surveyed during the pandemic said they lack motivation, often feel depressed and have not received counseling Read more >>
A Father & Son Conversation: Growing Up with ADHD
Hear from the perspective of a personal narrative what it “really” means to live with ADHD. Glen Elliott, PhD, MD, and his son, Mark Elliott, MD, psychiatrist, talk about their personal experience with ADHD and the different types of ADHD, Read more >>
Though ADHD is usually diagnosed during childhood, it can also affect adults. Watch this 5-minute video for teens and young adults about some of the signs and symptoms. Read more >>
Executive Functioning: High School and Beyond
For students with learning differences, the shifts from online learning to hybrid to in-person (and back) have made a part of their life that is already challenging exceedingly more difficult. In this Voices of Compassion podcast episode, we sat down Read more >>
Executive Functioning Tools and Resources
There are many tools and strategies that can help with organization, attention, focus, planning, and prioritization. The following are some tools our learning specialists love and use at the Schwab Learning Center. Read more >>
Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)
This book helps teachers incorporate executive function processes—such as planning, organizing, prioritizing, and self-checking—into the classroom curriculum. Chapters provide effective strategies for optimizing what K–12 students learn by improving how they learn. Read more >>
Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention
More than 100,000 school practitioners and teachers (K–12) have benefited from the step-by-step guidelines and practical tools in this go-to resource. Read more >>
Executive Functioning Modules for College Students [downloadable]
Almost all students struggle at one time or another with focus, paying attention, organizing, prioritizing, and completing projects or papers. These modules from the University of Wisconsin–Madison focus on increasing self-awareness and improving your ability to pay attention and focus, Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
