COVID-19 PANDEMIC SUPPORT
PRESENTATIONS
Returning to Class and Campus: Strategies to Ease Anxiety and Improve Mental Health Following the Pandemic
Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Public Schools, Wilton Youth Council and Darien SEPAC
Teaching Kids to Play from a Safe Social Distance
Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA
Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA
Materials: Playing from a Safe Distance presentation (PDF Format)
Article that features Meghan Cave: Getting Creative to Support Special Needs Kids and Families
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS and Wilton SEPTA
Teaching Safety Smarts: How to Wear a Mask
Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA
Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA
Materials: How to Wear a Mask (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS and Wilton SEPTA
Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19:
“How Can We Help Our Children?”
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Materials: Helping Our Children with COVID-19 Anxiety (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
Coping With Uncertainty As School Begins:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Coping As School Begins
(PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
Coping with Uncertainty and Loss:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Coping with Uncertainty and Loss (PDF Format)
Relevant Material: Resources for Dealing with Grief and Loss (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
Mindful Parents, Mindful Families:
Effective Parenting in Trying Times
Tracey Masella, LCSW
Materials: Effective Parenting (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Silver Hill Hospital
Make Working from Home Work for You and Your Child
Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA
Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA
Materials: Working from Home (PDF Format)
Article: Make Working from Home Work … for You AND Your Child, co-written by Justyna Balzar and Meghan Cave
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS and Wilton SEPTA
Encouraging Language and Life Skills at Home During COVID-19 Shutdown
Nancy Schwartz, PhD
Materials:
Involving Children in Chores (PDF Format)
Patterned Activities (PDF Format)
Declarative Language (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
Understanding and Addressing Your Child’s Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
The Path Back to School:
Supporting Families and Children for the Next Transition
Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA
Orchestrating Virtual Socializing:
Helping Kids with LD/ADHD/ASD Stay Socially Engaged During the Shutdown
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Materials: Orchestrating Virtual Socializing (PDF Format)
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A Working Guide to Your NVLD Child During COVID-19
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Practical Ways to Help Your Team Measure Your Child’s Learning During COVID-19 School Closure
Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D
Materials:
Distance Learning Tracking Forms:
English version (PDF Format)
versión en español Spanish version
(PDF Format)
Measuring Learning During School Closure (on-line article based on this presentation)
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