Events/Programming
Webinars
Please join us for our first virtual Parent Wellness event on October 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm. We will be hosting, Just Talk About It, brought to us by Minding Your Mind.
Just Talk About It will educate participants to look beyond stigma and notice warning signs of stress, anxiety, depression, and crisis. Participants will hear from a licensed clinician as well as a young adult speaker about the challenges they are facing and how they are managing their mental health during these uncertain times. The event will offer the opportunities to gain insight into our teens, ask questions, and get resources.
Webinar Link: https://meet.google.com/qfc-hwmu-dso
or dial: (US) +1 413-350-0575 PIN: 542 452 735#
Newport Healthcare & The Association of Student Assistance Professionals (ASAP-NJ ) PRESENT A VIRTUAL PARENT ACADEMY: Wednesday, May 19 at 7:00 pm
Delay Your Gray: Lessons We Learned From This Past Year: Re-Entry Into School, Social Life, and More with Elizabeth Jorgensen, CADC
Join us for an interactive webinar featuring Elizabeth Jorgensen, CADC. This presentation will deepen your understanding of teen mental health trends, the impact of this past year and best practice for a smooth transition back to in-person academics. Parents will be informed on the ever changing adolescent behavioral health trends and learn how to foster resiliency for their teen. In addition, parents will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by a leading expert in adolescent behavioral health.
To Register click here: Delay Your Gray Webinar
Recording Parent Wellness Event, Current Drug Trends: Important Updates for Parents and Caregivers, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 7:00pm.
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An evening with Jamie Carvalho, MA, LPC, LCADC Co-Founder of Cairn Psychotherapy Group in Florham Park, NJ, who discussed current trends in substance use among teens and adolescents, and what we should look out for in the coming months.
Recording Webinar Event, Parent Wellness Event, Keeping your Parenting Sanity: Practical Tips for Managing Screens, Mood, and More from Thursday, March 25, 2021.
ParentingSanity_LaurenMuriello03252021.mp4
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Lauren Muriello, founder of Well Being Therapy Center, present on topics related to gaming addiction, disrupted sleep, social media, social isolation, positive parenting, and parenting tips. During the event, we will focus on positive parenting tips during the pandemic and managing stressors associated with the expanding digital world.
Recording Webinar Event, Parent Wellness Series: Nurturing Resiliency, Courage, & Independence in an Age of Adolescent Anxiety: A Roadmap for Parents from February 24, 2021. Presented by Dr. Daniel Villiers, Ph.D. co-founder of the Anxiety Institute in Madison, NJ and Greenwich, CT, an organization providing an intensive day program and outpatient services for anxious adolescents and young adults.
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During this presentation, we will looked at nature and experiences of adolescent anxiety, which will include the social, emotional, and academic components of anxiety for both parents and students. During these difficult and challenging times, many adolescents have been struggling with anxiety in relation to uncertainty, change, pressure from self or others, relationships, family life, lack of motivation, procrastination, perfectionism, boredom, isolation, and at times, poor academic performance. The goal of this presentation is to provide information to parents about how they can foster independent adolescents, help their adolescents effectively manage anxiety, and lastly, discuss how parents can help encourage and support adolescent resiliency in this age of anxiety.
Recording of the event: When Alcohol, Teens, and COVID Intersect
It is well worth the hour - great information, practical insights, and usable suggestions for interventions and supports.
Powerpoint: When Alcohol, Teens and Covid Intersect
Grief and Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic, live Webinar, Wednesday, September, 23 at 7:00 pm
This year looks and feels very different. The last several months have been a huge challenge, with many of our community members facing losses. Not just the loss of a loved one, but the loss of our routines, freedom, independence, activities, friendships, end of year celebrations: 8th-grade pool party, Washington DC trip, SHS prom, graduation, athletics - the list goes on.
Many of us are looking for ways to manage our loss and grief, as well as supporting our students, our kids. I invite you to join Summit on Wednesday, September, 23 at 7:00 pm for our first Parent Wellness Event, Grief and Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic, a live webinar presented by Lisa Athan of Grief Speaks.
Link to webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86745130779?pwd=UDB0M21zYmx3My94ZFhOWk1IbzRCdz09
How is Vaping Affecting Teens, Especially during COVID? September 21 • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT Presented by Operation Parent: whose mission is to love and support parents by providing real world information, connection and hope. For Parents/Guardians
Our teens are caught in the crossfire of a war between a massive vaping industry and the public health entities trying to reign them in. We will highlight current teen vaping statistics and the latest policy changes on flavor bans, disposable vapes, and more. Parents, Youth organizers, and Drug-Free Coalition leaders join Dr. Aaron Weiner, a board-certified licensed clinical psychologist and Founder of Bridge Forward Group, who will provide a broad-spectrum analysis of the current state of vaping and implications…
Back to School - Helping Kids Overcome School Anxiety and Build Resiliency, taped webinar for those who missed the in person event. Presented by Operation Parent: A platform sourced with the “must know” material for anyone raising teens and preteens, curated from leading experts and our own experiences as parents. For Parents/Guardians
Living in a world that’s increasingly unpredictable, today’s kids, especially alternative learners, are more anxious than ever before. Dr. Sharon Saline, veteran psychologist will discuss how anxiety works and what professionals and parents can do to help kids reduce their worries. Dr. Saline will also discuss how to help kids change their relationship to worry and avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking. Learn techniques for separating the person from the anxiety, talking to the worry itself, and creating effective responses to ‘what ifs’. Dr. Saline offers tools for teaching all types of learners how to realistically evaluate situations, tolerate uncertainty, and calm down.
Link taped webinar: : https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/viewRecording/6629647604996428048/9187878011649641229/aherber@summit.k12.nj.us?registrantKey=4334505043517763854&type=ABSENTEEEMAILRECORDINGLINK
Tweens Teens and Quarantine: Taped from live presentation presented by Minding Your Mind: non profit organization dedicated to ending stigma and destructive behaviors associated with mental health issues, moving away from a crisis-based response to prevention through education. For Parents/Guardians.
Marijuana: Parenting for Prevention in 2020, Taped Webinar presented by Operation Parent on 4/27/20. An excellent resource for parents to understand use, misuse, and how to support their kids. Presented by Operation Parent: A platform sourced with the “must know” material for anyone raising teens and preteens, curated from leading experts and our own experiences as parents. For Parents/Guardians.
Teen Alcohol Abuse and Risks Consequences and What You Can Do. Taped Webinar presented by Operation Parent, Parents and professionals will be empowered to engage in authentic (real) educational conversations with teens. This webinar will dive into teen alcohol abuse including usage trends and the dangers of binge drinking, blackouts, and alcohol poisoning. Parents will be provided some up to date information regarding social host laws. For those raising or working with a teen(s), in serious trouble with alcohol abuse, potential diagnostic criteria will be discussed. Together we will learn the best ways to engage all teens in respectful dialogue that leads to change regarding alcohol use.
Presented by Zachary Crouch-Landmark Recovery Center and Dan Debiec-Caron Treatment Center or Parents/Guardians.
Managing Excessive Screen Time and Gaming During COVID19, Taped Webinar presented by Operation Parent, Parents and professionals will be empowered to engage in authentic (real) educational conversations with teens and learn skills to support their teens. or Parents/Guardians.
Events
Check out the display in the main hallway...Now More Than Ever is an initiative at SHS to remind students of how important it is, especially now with so much uncertainty and change, to reach out for support and care. Whether they need help with their academics, extra-curricular, technology, anxiety, stress, peer pressure or mental health there is someone at SHS who cares and can support.
In May we join the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), for the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Each year we fight stigma, provide support, educate our community and advocate to support people with mental illness and their families.
Self-Care Challenge: a calendar with 31 days of self-care and connection ideas. Print it out and hang it up for the whole family to see and participate. It is a great way to challenge yourself to do something nice for yourself, a friend, or family member each day and feel good in the process!
