This article is from 2019. The Summer Treatment Program is no longer on campus as of 2023.
Notre Dame College once again is leading a world-renowned summer camp at the College for youth with a documented learning difference.
The College continues its partnership with the Cleveland Clinic in 2019 as the host of the Clinic’s Summer Treatment Program for children and adolescents aged 6-14 with ADHD symptoms. About 50 students are participating full time in weekday sessions on campus through August 2 this year. Notre Dame is one of only seven sites for this program worldwide.
The camp is led by Ralph D’Alessio, who earned his psychology degree from Notre Dame in 2013 and is employed with the Clinic as assistant director of the ADHD summer treatment program.
The partnership with Cleveland Clinic extends to the Notre Dame Academic Support Center for Students with Learning Differences. The Clinic also helps first-year students at the College successfully transition to college life academically, socially and emotionally.
The Clinic’s seven-week Summer Treatment Program for youth from across the country that takes place at the College each year provides participants and their families with individually designed treatment plans that address the children’s behavioral, emotional and learning difficulties.
During the summer camp at Notre Dame, youth with ADHD strengthen social skills and awareness, learning skills and academic performance. The participants spend three hours each day in a classroom setting, followed by age-specific recreational activities such as swimming, soccer, baseball, basketball, gardening and cooking. The children also participate in group problem-solving discussions and teamwork exercises.
The Cleveland Clinic Summer Treatment Program is the only program selected for the national Multimodal Treatment of ADHD (MTA) study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Office of Education. More than 2,500 children and their parents have taken advantage of the camp.
June 2019
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For almost a century, Notre Dame College has educated a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1922, the College has grown strategically to keep pace with the rapidly changing needs of students and the dramatic changes in higher education. But it has never lost sight of its emphasis on teaching students not only how to make a good living but also how to live a good life.
Today, the College offers bachelor’s degrees in 30 disciplines plus a variety of master’s degrees, certification programs and continuing and professional development programs for adult learners on campus and online. Notre Dame College offers NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic programs for men and women and is located in a picturesque residential neighborhood just 25 minutes from the heart of Cleveland. Hallmarks of the Notre Dame experience include stimulating academics, personalized attention of dedicated faculty and staff, and small class sizes.
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