Consult a Child Psychologist
Dr. O'Connor is an adolescent and child psychologist. She offers a range of services including psychological assessments, neuropsychological evaluations and consultations to help parents, educators and helping professionals with the child problems that worry them. Her expertise as a child psyhologist can help you with childhood issues and concerns. These include social, emotional and behavioral concerns, as well as learning, cognitive or school problems. She addresses issues related to child neuropsychology and works with children with known or suspected neuropsychological disorders. These include learning disabilities, attention deficit problems and executive and impulse control problems. Her services also address concerns realted to autism,or acquired or congenital brain damage, and /or neurodevelopmental risk factors, such as prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs or both, or low birth weight and prematurity. Dr. O’Connor works with professionals and parents to assist them with the adolescent and child problems that concern them. Psychological Assessments, School Neuropsychological Evaluations and Consultations increase understanding of child problems and how to address them. Psychological Assessments and School Neuropsychological Evaluations also provide a comprehensive exploration of child problems, issues and concerns, including any specific deficits or weaknesses the child may exhibit, as well strengths or where things are working. The inflormation gleaned form the assessment leads to evidence based strategies and interventions to help you help the children and adolescents you care about and work with. Dr. O'Connor offers her services to clients in Toronto, Ontario and the surrounding area. To learn more about Dr. O'Connor's Services
click here. Dr. O’Connor is a licensed psychologist in Toronto, Ontario, with over two decades of experience working with children and their families. She received her doctorate in psychology from the University of Toronto. She holds a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology from the American Board of School Neuropsychology. She also holds a Certificate in Attachment Treatment. Her areas of practice include clinical psychology, school psychology and counselling. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, The Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, The International Neuropsychological Society, The International Association for the Study of Attachment, and The American Board of School Neuropsychology.
Dr. O'Connor consults and conducts workshops and training sessions for organizations, mental health facilities, schools and addiction treatment centers. Topics focus on "How to Help Children of Alcoholic Parents" and other childhood concerns. She is also a consultant and supervisor with the Lingyu International Psychology Centre. As a professor with the Yorkville University Master of Arts in Counseling Program, she developed and taught graduate courses in psychology. She has also taught at Ryerson University in Toronto. In addition, she consults, conducts seminars and writes on topics related to her work as a child psychologist and the broad range of child issues and concerns she confronts. To view a representative list of the organizations and topics Dr. O'Connor has addressed through her presentations,
click here. Dr. O'Connor is the author of "I CAN BE ME".-- a Helping Book for Children of Alcoholic Parents. This book shows parents and counselors how to address the needs of children of alcoholics or drug addicted parents. This useful resource can be integrated into company initiatives related to drug and alcohol problems in the work place. "I CAN BE ME"-A Helping Book for Children of Alcoholic Parents has been widely used by employee assistance programs, addiction treatment centers and schools, as well as child psychologists and other mental health professionals. Concerned parents and other family members have also ordered "I CAN BE ME". Learn more about "I CAN BE ME". and how you can order this helping book for children of alcoholic parents. Her program will revolve around "I CAN BE ME".It will include a training manual or guide to help the child psychologist and other counselors develop their own helping programs for children of alcoholics and drug addicted parents. Copyright 2002 (c) Dianne S. O'Connor, Ed.D. All Rights Reserved. Dr. O'Connor runs her practice, Assessment Based Solutions, in Toronto (Yonge & St.Clair.) She can be reached at 416-592-0838. You can also contact Dr. O'Connor by
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