By Jane Hauser
Director of Advertising and marketing & Outreach, NESCA
I lately had the chance to get to know the newest clinician to affix NESCA’s neuropsychology observe, Madeline Manning, Ph.D. Dr. Manning is a superb addition to NESCA’s Hingham location, the place she joins Dr. Moira Creedon in serving households on the South Shore. I hope you may take the time to get to know extra about her as effectively.
Inform us about your background.
My background in pediatric neuropsychology has been formed inside educational medical facilities, the place I’ve had the privilege of working with youngsters and households navigating complicated medical and developmental challenges. Throughout my doctoral coaching at Northeastern College, my medical experiences centered totally on understanding neurocognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning in youngsters with medical complexities—similar to epilepsy, mind tumors, cardiac situations, and genetic problems—and the way these well being situations impression a toddler’s total well-being and day-to-day life.
This basis led me to an APA-accredited internship at Nicklaus Youngsters’s Hospital in Miami, Florida, the place I acquired wealthy and various coaching in each neuropsychological evaluation and therapeutic modalities. It was there that I deepened my understanding of neurodevelopmental problems and the way they typically co-occur with complicated medical and psychiatric shows.
From there, I accomplished a two-year medical post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts Common Hospital/Harvard Medical Faculty. At MGH, I gained intensive expertise assessing youth with a variety of neurodevelopmental shows—together with autism spectrum dysfunction, ADHD, studying disabilities, and sophisticated profiles the place psychiatric, neurological, and socioecological components all play a task.
All through this journey, I’ve been extremely lucky to be taught from and be supported by devoted mentors, supervisors, and colleagues. Their steerage has been instrumental in shaping the clinician I’m at present, and I’m excited to convey that coaching and expertise into my work with youngsters and households at NESCA.
You talked about your expertise working with sufferers with medical complexities. Are you able to inform us extra about who you labored with?
Throughout my internship at Nicklaus Youngsters’s Hospital, I had the chance to work carefully with medically complicated pediatric populations. I offered neuropsychological assessments for kids with epilepsy present process Section 1 pre-surgical evaluations, serving to to tell surgical planning and total therapy selections. I additionally assessed sufferers referred by the oncology, hematology, and neurogenetics clinics, which gave me precious perception into how medical situations and coverings, similar to chemotherapy, can have an effect on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning.
Throughout my postdoctoral fellowship at MGH, I continued to construct on this basis. Whereas lots of the presenting considerations for sufferers had been centered round neurodevelopmental and psychiatric signs, I additionally had the chance to work with younger sufferers navigating complicated medical situations—together with pediatric stroke, epilepsy, and a spread of genetic problems.
These experiences additional strengthened my understanding of how neurodevelopmental, medical, and psychiatric components work together in shaping a toddler’s improvement. Additionally they enhanced my skill to conduct complete, individualized evaluations that take into account the entire little one—not simply the prognosis—and provide tailor-made suggestions to help them throughout settings.
What made you discover a brand new alternative?
I’m somebody who really values lifelong studying, which largely is why I’ve appreciated working in hospital settings—they’re typically centered round collaboration, instructing, and tackling complicated medical questions as a workforce. That surroundings has been extremely formative for me. At this level in my profession, I really feel prepared—and genuinely excited—to transition into a gaggle observe setting, and NESCA felt like the right match. Their sturdy dedication to teamwork, continued training, and high-quality, individualized care actually stood out to me.
On a extra private notice, I lately grew to become a mother, and embracing this new season of life has been so significant. Discovering a task that permits me to proceed rising as a neuropsychologist in a supportive, mission-driven surroundings, whereas additionally being nearer to house and extra current for my household, is one thing I really feel extremely grateful for.
Why had been you interested by becoming a member of NESCA?
NESCA’s mission is carefully aligned with my values—each as a clinician and as an individual. I’ve lengthy admired NESCA’s fame for offering the best stage of care to households, and that made me desirous to be taught extra in regards to the group. Once I met Dr. Ann Helmus, NESCA’s founder and director, I used to be deeply impressed by her dedication to fostering a optimistic workforce tradition, whereas additionally holding an unwavering dedication to medical excellence. I’ve felt that very same sense of respect and appreciation in the way in which everybody I’ve spoken to throughout my transition has been extremely welcoming and clearly proud to be a part of this workforce.
What additionally excites me about becoming a member of NESCA is the way it presents one of the best of each worlds—a company with the flexibleness of a gaggle observe that additionally emphasizes collaboration and continued studying, just like a hospital setting. The weekly case conferences and workforce conferences create an area for discussing medical questions, sharing sources, and studying from each other, which fosters skilled development and finally permits us to offer distinctive care to the households we help. I really feel so lucky to be becoming a member of the workforce at NESCA, and I can’t wait to get began!
What do you suppose it is possible for you to to convey to NESCA?
What I look ahead to bringing to NESCA is my sturdy basis in each medical evaluation and developmental psychology, in addition to my ardour for supporting youngsters and their households with empathy and care. My coaching has geared up me to judge youth throughout developmental phases—from as younger as 2 years previous by younger maturity— experiencing a variety of challenges. I strategy every case with a dedication to understanding the entire little one and place a powerful emphasis on collaboration—with households, faculties, and medical suppliers—to make sure that my evaluations translate into significant, sensible suggestions. My aim can also be to empower households with the data and instruments they should help their little one’s development, and I attempt to convey a heat, affected person, and culturally delicate strategy to each case.
You can be becoming a member of NESCA’s Hingham workplace? Who will you be seeing there?
At NESCA’s Hingham workplace, I’ll be seeing a various vary of youngsters, adolescents, and younger adults who’re navigating complicated neurodevelopmental, social-emotional, and/or medical challenges. This contains youngsters with autism spectrum dysfunction, ADHD, studying disabilities, developmental delays, government functioning difficulties, and people managing health-related situations that impression cognitive and emotional improvement.
I’m particularly wanting ahead to supporting households who could also be looking for readability round a prognosis, searching for school-based suggestions, or working by transitions—whether or not that’s getting into preschool, kindergarten, center faculty, or getting ready for highschool and post-secondary life. I’m excited to collaborate with NESCA’s proficient workforce of clinicians and to contribute to the high-quality, complete evaluations that NESCA is understood for.
You reside on the South Shore. Why is it essential to serve households within the South Shore communities?
As a South Shore native, I do know there’s a excessive stage of want on this space for high quality neuropsychological companies. Households right here are sometimes touring lengthy distances to be able to receive the extent of care their youngsters want, which provides stress and limits entry to companies, particularly for youthful youngsters or these with complicated wants. That’s why it’s so thrilling that NESCA has expanded its observe to Hingham!
There’s an actual hole in native sources on the South Shore, and NESCA’s choice to satisfy households the place they’re at displays a deep understanding of each the medical and sensible wants of this group. I’m thrilled to be a part of that effort and to contribute to creating high-quality neuropsychological care extra accessible to households on this area.
Is there the rest you desire to the NESCA group to find out about you?
I’d love for the NESCA group to know that I’m deeply keen about serving to youth and households really feel seen, understood, and supported each step of the way in which. I take a collaborative strategy and intention to make the analysis course of not solely informative, but additionally empowering, compassionate, and grounded in every little one’s strengths.
Exterior of medical work, I’m somebody who values group, connection, and steadiness. I like being outside, spending time with household, and staying energetic—which helps hold me grounded and current within the work I do.
I’m really honored to be becoming a member of the NESCA workforce, and I’m excited to develop alongside such an skilled and considerate group of execs whereas contributing to the care of households in my very own group.
About Dr. Madeline Manning
Dr. Madeline Manning is dedicated to offering complete, collaborative evaluations that assist
households higher perceive their little one’s distinctive neurocognitive, developmental, studying, and social-emotional profiles. She specializes within the evaluation of toddlers, school-aged youngsters, adolescents, and younger adults. Her experience entails working with youth exhibiting a various vary of medical shows, together with neurodevelopmental problems, similar to autism spectrum dysfunction, consideration and government functioning deficits, studying disabilities, developmental delays, mental disabilities, and related emotional challenges. Dr. Manning can also be skilled within the evaluation of youngsters with medical complexities, recognizing how well being situations can impression a toddler’s improvement and functioning. She companions carefully with households to develop sensible, personalised suggestions that help every particular person’s success and development at house, in class, and throughout the group.
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NESCA is a pediatric neuropsychology observe and integrative therapy middle with workplaces in Newton, Plainville, and Hingham, Massachusetts; Londonderry, New Hampshire; the better Burlington, Vermont area; and Brooklyn, New York (teaching companies solely) serving shoppers from infancy by younger maturity and their households. For extra data, please electronic mail data@nesca-newton.com or name 617-658-9800.