Understood Executive Director of Communications Joanna Roses discusses her important role at Understood. Understood is a social impact, non-profit organization dedicated to helping those who learn and think differently thrive. Joanna discusses how Understood acts as resource for children and students who learn and think differently. From names like Dyslexia to ADHD, Joanna articulates a few examples of these differences. She also conveys Understood's importance and how, from teacher's to parents, understanding that their student or child learns and thinks differently is vital to both the child and the caretakers health and well-being. This must be accounted for in the teaching and raising of the child. Understood provides resources for children who learn and think differenly that may not take or respond to teaching or parenting that doesn't account for their differences. Many of said differences are rooted in brain chemistry that can't be "coached" or "disciplined" out of the child. It may not be the child's choice, rather they need to be undertstood.
Joanna addresses how her work at Understood is extermely important to the world, but she views all the communications jobs she's held as all important. Including most in the for-profit world from working on the agency side to SAS. She's excelled communicating in various different verticals and touches on some of them. We also learn what two attributes are Joanna's greatest traits as a communicator! Listen, it makes sense with her current work at Understood!
If you're a parent, teacher, or neither take a listen to a versatile communications professional convey the work she's doing. While Understood is not a counseling center, it's a great resource for parents/caretakers/teachers and in-turn their children to educate themselves and provide their children with the best possible chance to succeed! Listen to Joanna, and then visit Understood to see the amazing work her and her colleagues are doing!