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Summit Center Update
September 2024
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Hello Elizabeth,
School for many kids is underway! What does school mean for your child? If you want to better understand your child's learning and development, contact us online about making an appointment.
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Summit Center's Doctoral Training Program provides high-quality assessment and counseling services for children and adolescents at reduced fees. Appointments are available now with doctoral trainees Ane Avetisyan and Delaney Wells at our Walnut Creek office (click each name for a complete bio).
Ane and Delaney are Master-level clinicians pursuing their doctoral degrees and work under close supervision by licensed psychologists.
To schedule an appointment with any of our trainees, please complete one of the interest forms below and our staff will reach out to you.
For Assessment/Evaluation/Testing services: https://forms.gle/fnoF5bKaQuaGyGBM8
For Counseling/Therapy Services: https://forms.gle/tu4SLuidqpmVVWH96
| Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan: New Podcasts on Online Influence, Raising Children with Disabilities, Gender Inclusive Fashion, and Youth Sports | Dr. Dan spoke with more new guests in the last month: professor Dr. Desmond Patton, fashion founder Elizabeth Brunner, special ed advocate Joanne De Simona, and husband-and-wife authors Dr. Jean Linscott and Dr. Kenneth Ruoff. A bonus episode discussing answers to listener questions was also posted. | |
Social Media, Grief, Trauma, and Violence with Dr. Desmond Patton
Dr. Dan and public interest technologist, professor, and social worker Dr. Desmond Patton talk about his groundbreaking research exploring the relationship between social media and grief, trauma, gun violence, and loss — specifically how online communities can influence harmful offline behavior. UPenn Professor Dr. Desmond Patton is a leading expert on how social media affects children and teens, especially Black youth.
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Gender Inclusive Fashion and Self-Expression with Elizabeth Brunner
Dr. Dan interviews Elizabeth Brunner, the Founder and CEO of StereoType, a disruptive kids' fashion brand that aims to break free from traditional gendered clothing by creating what she coined as "blended fashion" — a mix of girl and boy esthetics that are equal in value and defined by no one.
On this episode, Dr. Dan and Elizabeth discuss why parents need to give their kids space to be themselves, gender-free fashion, conscious parenting and more.
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Sitting Down with Dr. Dan (August 2024)
Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint podcast producer (and twin mom) Laura answer your new listener questions about parental anxiety, social media & sexuality, tween Sephora hauls, and more.
Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes which drop the last Thursday of the month. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media.
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Fall and Recovery: Raising Children with Disabilities through Lessons Learned in Dance with Joanne De Simone
Dr. Dan interviews Joanne De Simone about raising children with disabilities on this powerful episode. Joanne is a modern dancer turned mom and special education advocate. She faced profound challenges when her first child was diagnosed with a life-limiting brain malformation, and her second child with autism. Drawing from her colorful background in dance, Joanne discovered unexpected life lessons that shaped her approach to parenting and her advocacy work.
Dr. Dan and Joanne discuss her parenting journey and Joanne's inspiring book Fall and Recovery.
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What is the Goal? The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry with Dr. Jean Linscott and Dr. Kenneth Ruoff
Dr. Dan interviews husband-and-wife team Jean Linscott, Ph.D. and Kenneth Ruoff, Ph.D.about their new book What is the Goal?: The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry. With Dr. Dan, Dr. Ken and Dr. Jean explore how youth sports, pay-to-play sports, and the quest for prestige can cause unintended harm to young athletes and their families.
This episode explores how children and parents both experience the pressures of belonging to a sports team along with feeling the need to have a "return on investment" and how this can lead to resentment, poor mental health, and injuries. Dr. Dan, Dr. Jean, and Dr. Ken also ask: since sports can be a ticket into prestigious schools are the benefits worth the risks?
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It’s your last chance to register for this FREE webinar with Summit Center licensed psychologist Dr. Lisa White on "School Daze: Finding the Right Educational Environment for Your 2e Child." Whether you are looking at a public, independent, 1-1, or alternative school, learn what factors are important in choosing (the academics might be the least of it!), what questions to ask, the fallacy of the "perfect" school, and how to determine if a school experience is a success.
Wednesday, September 18, at 12 noon PDT. Attend online for free; recording available later for a fee.
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Only 5 spots left! Do you feel overwhelmed by your family's calendar? Do you struggle with planning, organization, and time management for your children? Learn about executive functioning skills and how to build systems for your family in a small, interactive group. Virtual. Fridays, 12-1pm (PT), running September 27 through October 25 for 5 weeks. $350 for one or two spouses/parenting partners discussing the same children. Led by Deanna Kim, M.Ed., Summit Center's Educational Therapist. Space is limited, save your space now!
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Have you noticed that your child or student has become more agitated, restless, clingy, isolated, or withdrawn? Does your child complain of headaches, insomnia, decreased appetite, or stomach aches? Your child might be suffering from anxiety, the number one mental health problem in our country. During this FREE webinar, Dr. Ginny Ritchey will address warning signs and symptoms, cognitive and evolutionary models, the core fears for most people, common characteristics of anxious children, and what to do. Wednesday, October 16, 1:00 pm PDT. Free to register and view live, recordings will be available for a fee.
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