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What is Resilience? According to Psychology Today, “Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. Rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their resolve, they find a way to rise...

A Silent But Mushrooming Problem Mental health challenges across the country have risen during the pandemic. According to a survey conducted by the CDC in June 2020, over 40% of adults were struggling with substance use or a mental health issue like depression,...

A Silver Lining in the Crisis Crisis, turbulence, and uncertainty have become the new norm for SPED Directors as they navigate a pandemic, racial justice protests, and the politicization of issues as disparate as critical race theory and school masking policies....

Your Parental Role An online speech therapy clinician helps your child to overcome her speech or language deficit. As a parent, you want to do everything you can for your child. So, the question is, what can you do to help to maximize those clinical sessions? The...

The Delicate Balance It can be risky for a therapist to provide feedback to a client regarding what areas need improvement, as it could easily be construed as criticism — ultimately alienating the client instead of bringing him closer to his therapeutic goals. And...

Stress is Bad, Right? The Downward Cycle of Stress The downward spiral of stress seems inevitable, but it doesn’t need to be. Two key elements of our stress response at play are how we view the challenging events in our lives and our somatic response to them. Most of...

SPED Students and The Pandemic are a Toxic Mix While the pandemic continues to take its toll on all of us, it has been especially taxing on students with disabilities. Their schedules have been turned upside down, safe places in their schools may be inaccessible, and...

Is it So Bad to Be Overly Positive? In March 2020, high school English teacher Irene Yannascoli entered a faculty meeting filled with bright decorations, icebreaker games, words of affirmation, and the screening of a TED talk titled “How to Make Stress Your Friend.”...

The Shock of Your Life One morning you receive a call from your son’s school principal. She tells you that your son has been involved in an incident and asks you to come in for a conference to speak with her, together with his teacher and the school counselor. As you...