1002 River Rock Drive, #221
Folsom, CA 95630
(530) 417-1459
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Attention & Behavior Specialists
Educational Advocates
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Does your child or teen struggle with difficulties sustaining attention, controlling impulses
and/or doing well in school?
Are you dissatisfied with the school's efforts to address your child's difficulties
and needs?
Are you an adult struggling with inattentiveness and organizational difficulties?
A Special Kind of Program
Welcome! My name is Dean Garrison, Attention and Behavior
Specialist, Educational Strategist and Advocate, and founder of the Attention, Behavior & Learning Center.
For
over 25 years I have been helping children, adolescents, adults and parents struggling with attentional, behavioral and learning
problems overcome their difficulties and find greater success in all areas of their lives and relationships.
Individuals with
attention deficits and learning difficulties often have a multiple needs that must be addressed to achieve the best outcomes.
Unfortunately, the help many children receive may only be addressing some of their important needs while not focusing on others,
leading to less than satisfactory results.
The Attention, Behavior
& Learning Center was established to provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to meeting the different needs
of children, adults and families struggling with attention, behavior and learning problems.
ADHD, and other problems with inattentiveness and distractibility
Restless, impulsive & hyperactive behavior
Uncooperative & oppositional behavior
Poor grades; homework & learning problems
Behavior problems at school
Problems with children’s IEP’s and 504 Plans
Parenting difficulties
Assessment: Comprehensive assessment of individual and family difficulties and needs.
Skill development: Training to improve concentration, study skills, learning and memory, keeping
organized, taking tests, completing homework, social skills, impulse control.
Educational
advocacy: Working closely with schools to ensure children's special educational needs are being met. Providing professional
consultation and advocacy to establish effective IEP and 504 Plans.
Parent & family interventions: Consulting with parents about children's special needs. Providing
interventions and strategies to improve cooperation,
communication & harmony in the home.
Adults & professionals with ADHD: Personal & professional
effectiveness coaching and other tools for adults with ADHD
Integrated service delivery: Coordinating services with psychologists,
psychiatrists, neurologists, physicians, school staff and other treatment providers to ensure an integrated approach to meeting
individual and family needs.
Providing children, adults and families with the tools needed to resolve
attention, behavior and learning problems and achieve greater success in their lives.
Achieving significant improvement in learning, grades and homework
performance for children and teens.
Improving cooperative and responsible behavior among children and
teens.
Consulting with parents and physicians to promote the best medication
plans for children and adults, when needed.
Helping parents achieve greater success and satisfaction in their
child-rearing efforts.
Increasing self-confidence and self-esteem among children, adults
and parents.
With a proper understanding of children's difficulties and needs, and the right types of interventions
and support, children and adults struggling with ADHD and other concerns can overcome many of the difficulties challenging
them, enjoy a much higher level of functioning in all aspects of their lives, and come to realize much more of their true
potentials.
Not a tutorial service
The Attention, Behavior & Learning Center is not
a tutorial service. Tutoring can be an important support for many students with learning difficulties. However, tutorial assistance
typically does not address one of the chief reasons individuals with attention deficits have difficulty learning and performing
well academically. Subsequently, tutoring may not significantly improve the learning abilities for students struggling with
attention deficits.
The services provided by the Attention, Behavior & Learning Center can reduce or eliminate
the need for tutorial assistance for many students struggling with attentional difficulties. For some of these students, a
combination of services that address attentional difficulties and tutorial services leads to the best outcomes.
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A results-oriented approach
For children, teens and families...
I offer a compassionate approach employing proven strategies
for finding effective solutions and achieving desired results. It is typical for many of the children and teens with whom
I work to improve one or more grade levels in most subject areas.
As the result of our efforts, it is common for
students who are achieving “D” grades at the beginning of a term to be working at at least a “B” grade
level by the end of the term, to be completing, keeping track of and turning in all homework assignments (on time) while at
the same time spending less time each evening on homework. In addition, children and teens tend to develop more positive attitudes
about school, learning and, most importantly, themselves.
It is also characteristic of children and teens to improve
their abilities to control their impulses, keep organized, stay on task, make responsible decisions and manage their moods
and emotions.
It is common for the parents and families with whom I work to experience a significant reduction in stress
and parent-child conflict. Parents typically feel more empowered and competent in their child-rearing efforts as they
foster more cooperative behavior from their children and enjoy more positive relationships with them.
Click here for more information on services for children, teens & families
For adults and professionals...
My services for adults and professionals with ADHD typically
lead to a new level of competence and proficiency in keeping organized, staying focused on priorities, managing time effectively,
remembering important things, improving interpersonal relationships, managing impulses and emotions, and other key "executive
function" skills often compromised by ADHD.
Typical outcomes include increased productivity and greater goal achievement,
a greater sense of personal effectiveness and accomplishment, more satisfying personal and professional relationships, and
enhanced self-esteem.
Click here for more information on Services for Adults
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Powerful Solutions for Homework Problems....
Ending the Homework Wars, by Dean Garrison
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