https://www.perspectivesgroup.co/aboutus daily 1.0 2023-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6001c7d846a92d0a53012a0a/1617671690322-P6T6XD7DUCMR5BKO1BVA/2021-203final.jpg About Us - A word from our director, Dr. Karolina Claxton… At its core, our work improves the information processing system, the way the brain attends to inputs, and the ways in which we engage with the brain’s primitive instincts as we try to retain and recall information. We specialize in neurocognitive profiles that do not fit neatly into diagnostic categories; many people experience features of defined disorders yet possess strengths that may be atypical of those profiles. Often their environmental demands are suited to their strengths but leave little space for their weaknesses. We work with children as young as six years old, but we are one of the only educational groups that serves adult needs. Our adult clients include young people who have struggled to succeed in college as well as mid-life adults struggling with the impact of learning or executive weaknesses or seeking strategies to pass professional exams. Our adult clients include young people who have struggled to succeed in college, as well as midlife adults struggling to pass professional exams due to their learning differences. We design the goals of our work with every client’s next steps and in mind. In addition to the most immediate needs that send our clients to us, we also monitor and address their level of preparation for a globalized economy. In addition to managing the demands of tests, research papers, and life balance “in the now,” people of all ages need to develop an understanding of self, as well as the skills of self-regulation and decision-making necessary to compete in the 21st-century workforce. Please feel free to reach out. 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Her expertise lies in the anatomy of learning itself. She leads the team at Perspectives Group in training people and solving problems in all areas of learning, including instructional design, information processing, and the development of 21st Century skills. She is also the principal of The Foundry, a consulting group that provides workflows and training for small and medium-sized businesses in their psychological and organizational development goals. She earned her BA at NYU, her Master of Public Policy at UCLA, and her doctorate in educational psychology at USC. Through a grant-funded program, she co-authored an entrepreneurial business plan for a special needs high school. At USC, she conducted research on self-regulated learning among students with and without ADHD in an online environment. In New York, Karolina worked as an English and ESL teacher of students with and without special needs. During that time she founded and ran programs for English Language Learners and worked as a curriculum writer and professional development consultant. In Los Angeles, she has held curriculum design and professional development positions to train faculty at Windward School and Westside Neighborhood School. She served on the board of directors at FOCUSfish, a non-profit organization that provides alternative fitness programs to people in need. She is a twin mom and flies trapeze for fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6001c7d846a92d0a53012a0a/1617671540285-PRLW4NILWK4HAFHCB44A/2021-23final.jpg Who We Are - Jonathan Schaefer, Ph.D. Jonathan Schaefer is a Biology Ph.D. and a published author (peer-reviewed, even), and yet has also managed to remain dedicated to understanding the anatomy of learning processes. For several years he has worked as a classroom teacher in independent schools, as well as one-on-one in private practice in the Bay Area and now in Los Angeles. Jonathan builds effective learning strategies with clients by applying evidence-based cognitive neuropsychology in developmentally appropriate ways. He is Wilson-trained, participates in the Learning and the Brain community events and is pursuing formal AET certification. In addition to teaching, he leads professional development seminars on broadening access to science and authors blended learning material to help tutors build mastery of math and science in secondary students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6001c7d846a92d0a53012a0a/1619057505941-3N45XMQ0MQM4ATQNOJJN/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+12.01.33+PM.png Who We Are - Jennifer Bennett, Psy.D. Jennifer was a child psychologist before she was an educational therapist. Her clinical experience included serving as: a school-based therapist for children on the autism spectrum, a psychoeducational group leader for children of divorce, and a lead teacher and curriculum writer for a gap-year program for teenagers who were not yet college-ready. She also wrote and published Miracle Baby: How Babies are Made the IVF Way, an illustrated book for children about in-vitro fertilization. As an educator, Jennifer taught elementary and middle school in an alternative school setting where she also designed and customized curriculum. In addition to her work with Perspectives Group, she teaches Judaic Studies at Santa Monica Synagogue. Her areas of training have included: the psychological and social aspects of learning, the impacts of specific learning issues and ADHD, crisis intervention, and executive functioning support, including training in learning strategies. 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