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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Dec 18, 2012
THE COMPETENT SCHOOL COMMUNITY: RESPONSE TO THE CONNECTICUT SCHOOL TRAUMA
Dealing with a trauma like the school shooting in Connecticut is obviously not an easy thing. Even the most experienced mental health professionals are challenged to offer explanations of how and why something so horrific and incomprehensible could take place. Yet while many aspects of this tragedy will continue to defy explanation, there is information available that can help all members of the competent school community - administrators, faculty and staff, parents, and students -…
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Oct 19, 2012
Live Web Chat with Maureen Underwood: Tuesday, October 30
Register to join Maureen Underwood for a 30 minute live web chat on a very important topic for teachers and mental health professionals, Tuesday, October 30 at 3:00 pm EST Safe and Sound: Memorializing After A Youth Dies By Suicide http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/599061/8d503f7a76/287702039/d4b0dfae05/ If you heard Maureen present at the Oct. 9th, 2012 Well Aware Webinar "THE INSIGHT," you know her focus is practical application of evidence-based programs. A nationally recognized 30-year expert in youth suicide prevention, Maureen…
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Oct 01, 2012
SPTS Thoughts on NJ School Respect Week
The concept of making one week in the school year a time when the focus of the school is on respect is a great one, but why not use this opportunity to incorporate the concept of respect into the ongoing culture of your school? Take the projects your school is implementing this week that emphasize respect and engage the members of your school community in conversations about how to keep them going all year long.…
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