Dr. Christopher Willard will share innovative, evidence-based strategies for working with students with ADHD that foster attention, emotional regulation, and success in school settings. Topics include integrating mindfulness and play, designing ADHD-friendly classrooms, understanding the role of medication, and using movement and music to support learning. This seminar will offer practical tools to create more inclusive, responsive, and empowering environments where students with ADHD can thrive—academically, socially, and emotionally.
Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 am
Seminar: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
PDPs and CEUs are not being offered for this event.
Speaker
- Chris Willard, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, Faculty, Harvard Medical School
About the Speaker
Christopher Willard, Psy.D.
Christopher Willard, Psy.D., (he/him) is a clinical psychologist, author and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in thirty countries and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of twenty books, including Alphabreaths (2019), Growing Up Mindful (2016) and How We Grow Through What We Go Through: Self-Compassion Practices for Post-Traumatic Growth (2022). His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, cnn.com, and elsewhere. Dr. Willard teaches at Harvard Medical School and works part-time in private practice with a focus on mindfulness, anxiety and learning issues.
Membership Information
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PDPs and CEUs
PDPs and CEUs will not be offered for this seminar.
Event Cancellation Policy
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