Presenter: Scott Johnson
It has become increasingly common that students are clinically identified as demonstrating various forms of "Metacognitive Dysfunction" and/or as presenting with "Executive Cognitive Deficits" or "Dysexecutive Syndromes" that impact adversely on students' academic, social/interpersonal, emotional and/or behavioral functioning within the home, school and community settings. Instructional and allied educational professionals are increasingly called upon to identify and address the needs of this growing population of students. This presentation will seek to provide an overview of the fundamental nature of these variously labeled "Dysexecutive Syndromes"; possible manifestations of Executive Dysfunction in the school setting; and strategies for accommodations and/or supports that may help to address the needs of these students.
About Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson completed his Master's Degree in Psychology with a specialization in Behavioral Assessment and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy at North Dakota State University. Scott completed all required coursework, clinical training, and his final comprehensive examinations, with specialized training and supervised practica in Pediatric Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Testing at the University of North Dakota APA-Accredited Doctoral Program. Scott completed the APA-Accredited Pre-Doctoral Internship Program at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. Through his clinical placement at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Scott received additional training in Neuropsychological testing and intervention with children and young adults suffering from developmental and acquired neurological disorders.
Prior to embarking on his private practice in 2008, Scott spent 20 years working within the Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, Illinois. Over the course of his 26 years of clinical practice, Scott has conducted comprehensive evaluations and offered treatment recommendations to physicians, parents and educators for thousands of children presenting with developmental and acquired neurological disorders. Scott has been a consultant to the Illinois State Board of Education on Special Educational programming; he has been awarded over $100,000 in grant funding for neurocognitive testing with under-privileged children; he has numerous publications in the area of Traumatic Brain Injury; he has been an adjunct instructor, teaching graduate students through George Williams College School of Education at Aurora University, and he has provided over 75 invited professional lectures, presentations and addresses at local, regional and national conferences.