Attention School Psychologists, Teachers, and Administrators!
NYASP Live Events Presents A Special Online Webinar Series:
Resilience Upon Reentry: Building a Trauma-Sensitive School in our New World
We know that we are all undergoing a major transition due to the effects of COVID-19. Although we are all in the same storm, “we are not all in the same boat. Some are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar.” As a result, both staff and students will have different reactions to our new world. However, what is clear is that we will need to build resilience and prioritize the social-emotional needs of both students and staff for the 2020-2021 school year.
In this two-part workshop, participants will learn how to build resilience and be trauma-sensitive with their students and themselves.
- Create a working definition of what it means to be trauma sensitive and why it's important.
- Understand cognitive, academic, and behavioral responses to trauma and their impact on learning and behavior.
- Develop practical strategies to build resilience in order to be better prepared for re-entry in September.
Live Webinar Dates and Times:
Friday, August 21, 4:00 -5:30 pm
Monday, August 24, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
To Register for the webinar series, go to https://nyasp.wildapricot.org/event-3938072
Registration Fee:
NYASP Members: $20 for both sessions
Non-NYASP Members: $40 for both sessions
Please note that registration fee must be paid at the time of registration. No P.O.s can be accepted.
About the Presenters
Dr. Caren Baruch-Feldman is a clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist and author (The Grit Guide for Teens) and upcoming book titled, Resilience Workbook for Kids. Dr. Caren Baruch-Feldman maintains a private practice in Scarsdale and works as a school psychologist in the Harrison schools in Westchester, New York. Dr. Baruch-Feldman has authored numerous articles and led workshops on topics including cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, helping children and adults with stress and worry, helping people change, grit and self-control, and positive psychology. Dr. Baruch-Feldman was the past president of the School Division of the Westchester County Psychological Association. Dr. Baruch-Feldman was awarded School Psychologist of the Year by the New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) for Westchester /Rockland/Putnam Counties in Nov. 2017. Dr. Baruch-Feldman uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help children and adults with depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD and build resilience. She has also trained hundreds of teachers, parents, children and health care professionals, giving workshops and lectures throughout the country. Dr. Baruch-Feldman graduated with Honors in Psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University. She received her doctorate in Clinical-Child Psychology and School Psychology Certificate from St. John’s University. She did her internship and post-doctoral training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She also trained at the Albert Ellis Institute and is a Fellow and Supervisor in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Visit her online at www.drbaruchfeldman.com.
Jennifer Markarian is an instructional elementary specialist in the Harrison schools in Westchester, NY. Ms. Markarian is a graduate from Johns Hopkins University and received her Master's in Elementary Education from CUNY, Lehman College. She was a teacher with the NYC DOE for four years, prior to teaching in the Harrison Central School District. In her fifteen plus years in the classroom, she has taught first, second, third and fifth grade. Ms. Markarian currently designs and leads workshops on topics including creating a trauma-sensitive classroom, guided reading, books clubs, and curriculum writing and development.
