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Putnam & Vicinity CHADD, NY-376
Local Coordinators: Karen Trovato
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Phone: New Number (845) 704-2233 (704-2ADD)
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CHADD OF PUTNAM & VICINITY, NY - 376
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We are proud to announce that our chapter is celebrating 20 years of service. From our very first meeting in 1992 and onward, Four Winds Hospital has been gracious enough to let us use their Conference Center and provide their world famous homemade cookies and beverages. We are deeply grateful to Four Winds for their 20 years of support!
MEETINGS: FIRST TUESDAY of each month (except Sep and Jan - 2nd Tues)
TIME: Parents Support Session: 6:30 – 7:15 PM General Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM
WHERE: FOUR WINDS HOSPITAL Conference Center
800 Cross River Rd (Route 35), Katonah, NY
Map of Four Winds Hospital CampusNFO: (845) 704-2233
Support Session
We are delighted to continue our popular support sessions for parents of children with AD/HD, held before our general monthly meetings. You will have an opportunity to exchange information and experiences and share feelings in a supportive and confidential environment facilitated by Debora Saunders, LCSW, Psychotherapist and Medical Social Worker. The sessions run from 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM in the same room as our general meetings - the Four Winds Hospital Conference Center. Please be prompt so that we can make the most of our time together.
Sep 11 (2nd Tues) “EXTENDED SUPPORT GROUP SESSION WITH OUR SOCIAL WORKER”
Deborah Saunders, CSW -- Psychotherapist and Medical Social Worker
Oct 2 “EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING”
Debbie Lang, PhD -- Psychologist
Nov 6 “SIX THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR STRUGGLING CHILD”
Jodi Liston -- Special Education Advocate and Education Placement Specialist of Liston Advocates
Dec 4 "HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY & GET THINGS DONE: THE 7-STEP POWERPLAN TO SUCCESS WITH AD/HD"
Susan Karyn Lasky, MA, SCAC, BCC -- Master ADHD Strategist, Organization & Productivity Coach
Jan 8 (2nd Tues) Topic Change "BULLYING: WHAT IS IT? WHAT DOES THE LAW REQUIRE? WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN?"
Edith Rosebaum, Esq. -- Attorney and Education Advocate with Student Advocacy since 1999
Feb 5 “COACHING AND AD/HD: FROM WHAT GOES WRONG TO WHAT WORKS WELL”
Virginia Hurley, EdD, ACC -- Certified Life Coach, Professional ADHD Coach
Mar 5 Speaker Change “CHANGE YOUR MIND with NEUROFEEDBACK - TRAINING for CALM and FOCUS”
Gerry Radano, LMSW, AIBT
Apr 2 “GET READY, GET SET, GO! IT'S TIME TO CREATE BEHAVIOR CHANGE”
Heather Maguire, PsyD – Educational Psychologist
May 7 “UNDERSTANDING GIRLS AND WOMEN WITH ADHD”
Ellen Littman, PhD -- Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Co-Author of numerous books and articles on AD/HD
Jun 4 “A SHARED FOCUS” An educational support program that provides information and resources to help understand
AD/HD and how it is managed. Program by Shire Pharmaceuticals, presented by CHADD Board Member Liz Suhonen.
A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
This can be applied toward membership the same evening.
| FOUR WINDS HOSPITAL is located on Route 35 between Katonah and Cross River, 3.5 miles East from I-684 Exit 6 (Rt 35 -- KATONAH / CROSS RIVER) Please use the second entry on the left after “Cross River” sign. Go to top of hill and follow the signs to the Conference Center. Look for flag pole. Map of Four Winds Hospital Campus |
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PO Box 1251
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Volunteer Opportunities:
If you would like to volunteer your talents to our chapter, please send us an e-mail at
putnam-vicinity@chadd.netJoin all of these people waiting to volunteer!!
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This information was last updated on: 02/27/2013
