PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/647494.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Noted Artist Ruth Segaloff Exhibits Recent Works at NESCA http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2459854.htm Throughout the summer months, NESCA (Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents) will display eleven contemporary works by Noted Watertown, Massachusetts Artist Ruth Segaloff, whose collages and assemblages tell moral tales influenced by political events and her long career in public service. According to Director Dr. Ann Helmus, NESCA is committed to supporting the arts community by periodically exhibiting the work of talented local artists, especially those whose work mirrors her practice's own dedication to children and families. (PRWeb May 27, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2459854.htm NESCA Clinical Staff Will Receive ADOS Training -- The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2297394.htm Dr. Ann Helmus today announced that in mid-May, the entire clinical staff of NESCA, her pediatric neuropsychology practice in Newton, MA, will undergo two full days of professional training in the administration of the ADOS, or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. The ADOS, widely used in research, academic and clinical settings, is the "gold standard" of tools for assessing autism and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), across all age, developmental and linguistic levels. NESCA is committed to expanding its role as a significant resource for the autism community. (PRWeb Apr 5, 2009)

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]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2297394.htm NESCA Staff Engages in Public Policy Formulation and Expanded Community Outreach http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2228684.htm The professional staff of NESCA (Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents), a private pediatric neuropsychology practice in Newton, MA founded and directed by Dr. Ann Helmus, has become increasingly active in community outreach and education, with some clinicians also having been invited to participate in the formulation of state government policy. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2009)

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2228684.htm NESCA Offers Innovative Social Skills Summer Programs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2199714.htm NESCA, a pediatric neuropsychology practice in Newton, MA, announces two innovative new summer programs for social skills development and stress management, supervised by Hannah Gould, M.Ed., for children and teens with social-cognitive deficits such as Asperger's Syndrome. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2199714.htm NESCA Clinical Staff Trained in Collaborative Problem Solving http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1204514.htm NESCA Director Dr. Ann Helmus reported that In mid-July, 2008, her group's entire clinical staff of neuropsychologists and other specialists successfully completed two days of intensive training in the "collaborative problem-solving approach" to treating so-called "explosive kids", that is, children who have been labeled as unmotivated or even willfully oppositional or defiant, and given to uncontrollable emotional outbursts.This ground-breaking technique builds upon the philosophy that in terms of meeting parental, academic or social expectations, "children do well if they can," and that if they can't, it's because something--an unsolved problem or lagging cognitive skill--is getting in their way. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1204514.htm NESCA and Chatterboxes Join Forces http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1059004.htm Dr. Ann Helmus has announced that NESCA, her pediatric neuropsychology practice in Newton, MA, will share facilities and collaborate in treatment with Chatterboxes, on Boston's Beacon Hill. The two groups will work closely together in providing an expanded range of services more conveniently to the special-needs children and their families that both serve. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2008)

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