Oct 23, 2013
Helping Your Children Deal with the Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
With the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaching, we know there is the possibility that children and families may be retraumatized, especially by what promises to be intense media coverage of last year’s devastation. SPTS Clinical Director, Maureen Underwood, LCSW , along with a collaborative team of youth service professionals, created the attached document "Helping Your Children Deal With The Anniversary of Sandy" to alert parents, guardians and adults to the possibility of what…
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Jan 29, 2013
The Starfish Project: A Day of Healing for the Coastal Southern Monmouth Communities
Pressing Infrastructure Needs Have Obscured Emotional Needs of Kids & Families; Community Groups Combine Resources to Provide Opportunity for Healing Recognizing that the emotional recovery of children and families impacted by Sandy is as significant as the rebuilding of the physical infrastructure, a collaborative effort of community groups in Monmouth County have joined together to sponsor “The Starfish Project: A Community Event for Children and Families” on February 10, 2013, from 3 to 6 pm…
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Nov 19, 2012
AFTER THE STORM…Keeping Yourself Afloat
A Guide for Youth & Families Affected by Hurricane Sandy Maureen Underwood, LCSW People who were not even there will be talking about Hurricane Sandy for a long time. You've probably already heard their stories, their second hand accounts and observations about the destruction to the beaches and boardwalks and towns they may have never even knew existed before this storm hit. Maybe you’ve even begun to hear the stories of recovery, pitched by those…
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