Feeling Stuck:Unmet Expectations Uncovered
Presented By:
Michelle Magida PhD, LCPS
March 14, 2025
Topics Covered
- Understand the Concept of Executive Skills: Identify key executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, time management, emotional control, and how they influence behavior and goal achievement.
- Develop Strategies for Managing Expectations: Learn how clear communication and accountability contribute to successfully managing expectations in personal and professional settings.
- Improve Emotional Regulation and Problem-Solving: Use executive functioning skills to better manage emotions, focus attention, and approach problem-solving with confidence.
- Recognize the Role of Perception in Behavioral Reactions: Understand how perception affects behavior, especially in stressful or challenging situations, and how to manage emotional responses effectively.
- Apply Conflict Resolution Techniques: Gain practical strategies for resolving power struggles in various contexts, particularly in parent-child interactions, through methods that promote mutual respect and empowerment.
- Strengthen Long-Term Goal Pursuit: Learn how to override immediate demands in favor of longer-term goals through improved self-monitoring and emotional control.
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Michelle Magida PhD, LCPS
Dr. Michelle Magida is the Founder and Clinical Director of Therapy Etc, a successful group practice dedicated to improving social, emotional, behavioral and academic functioning. She has over 15 years of experience in helping children, adolescents, young adults, families, parents and schools achieve social, emotional, behavioral and academic success.
Dr. Magida’s background in special education and expertise in executive functioning, helps in treating individuals with anxiety, depression, emotional regulation difficulties and/or attention/focus issues. In addition, she enjoys partnering with parents as they develop new tools to diminish power struggles and establish healthy boundaries within the family system.
Dr. Magida has presented in numerous venues on such topics as understanding executive functioning, how to avoid the dreaded power struggle, classroom management, and Polyvagal Theory in therapy. She has also created a parenting course titled Connection Before Correction.
Before founding Therapy Etc, Dr. Magida worked as a special education teacher in the therapeutic day school setting. She also served as the Behavior Intervention Specialist for District 60 in Waukegan, Illinois, providing training and support to district social workers, psychologists and administration.
Dr. Magida earned her Bachelor’s in Science in Education from Illinois State University. She received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, with a counseling specialization and a concentration in children & adolescents, from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She earned her Doctorate in Counseling Education & Supervision from Adler University.
Joint Accreditation Statement:
Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Galen Mental Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.