Working Memory (Cogmed) Workshop Overview
Why Working Memory Matters & How to Improve it and Assess it
Working Memory (WM) has been found to predict academic achievement among children, including preschoolers. WM is salient for acquiring academic skills. Research has found that working memory can be improved with training among preschoolers so assessing preschoolers for WM deficits is critical. Research about how to improve WM is salient.
Psychologists Capture New Role in Paradigm Shift of Treating ADHD
A paradigm shift is occurring in the treatment of ADHD. Psychologists are using a software program called Cogmed Working Memory TrainingTM that adjusts, in real time, to a client’s performance, so that his or her working memory is continually challenged. This improves the client’s working memory. Cogmed was developed in 2001 and has since been featured in 21 peer-reviewed published studies. The software is used in the privacy of the client’s home. Psychologists conduct weekly coaching calls to maintain the client’s motivation to complete the program.
This workshop will explore the salience of working memory for academic achievement and how it limits the effectiveness of clinical interventions. The role that psychologist can play with this intervention will be considered. Very brief highlights from the 21 peer-reviewed published studies on Cogmed Working Memory will be covered. Also, substantial data has accumulated showing that working memory is a critical deficit in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Data that links working memory to academic achievement will be considered. The talk will conclude with a demonstration of the program.
Working Memory: Assessment & Intervention
This workshop will provide information on working memory and Cogmed, an empirically based working memory intervention. The presenter will address; short and long term memory, the Baddeley model of WM and the anatomical structures involved. We will explore the importance of working memory for success and recent research on working memory interventions.
April Workshops
Workshop Name: Why Working Memory Matters & How to Improve it and Assess it.
Workshop Topic: This workshop will consider research which links working memory to achievement.
Presenter: Charles Shinaver, PhD
Date: April 19, 2012
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
CEU: Contact host
Conference Address:
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Website/Email: nabebe@nhsa.org
Contact Phone: 703-962-7083
Workshop Name: Psychologists Capture New Role in Paradigm Shift of Treating ADHD
Presenter: Charles Shinaver, PhD
Date: April 20, 2012
Time: 2:45-3:30 pm
CEU: Contact host
Conference Address:
Marriott Minneapolis Southwest
5801 Opus Parkway
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Location Contact: Sean Schuette
Website/Email: sschuette@intrinxec.com
Contact Phone: 952-564-3077
July Workshops
Workshop Name: CNYSE Association (Council of New York Special Education Administrators)
Workshop Topic: Working Memory: Assessment & Intervention
Presenter: Peter C. Entwistle
Date: July 8th-11th 2012
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
CEU: Provided by host.
CEU Credits Available: 3
Conference Address:
Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa
Saratoga, New York
Contact: Tom Gill, CNYSEA, Natalie Doherty, CNYSEA co-vice presidents
Email: TGill@tnwboces.org
Website: http://www.cnysea.net/
Brief Description: This workshop will explore the importance of working memory in children and how to intervene when there are WM constraints. We will review types of memory and introduce Cogmed, an empirically based working memory intervention. The presenter will address short and long term memory, the Baddeley model of WM. We will explore the importance of working memory for success and recent research on working memory interventions.