The Bernards SEPAC strives to bring parents the educational opportunities that are best suited for each year’s student population. SEPAC often requests feedback from our community as to which topics and issues they need more knowledge and support in.
Previous Parent Education trainings that were provided to our community have been recorded and are available for replay below.
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PART 2: Executive Functions, ADHD & its impact on Social-Emotional Learning
February 29, 2024
Understanding executive functions and the connection to ADHD may offer some explanation on why some kids have difficulty interacting with others. This workshop will help parents and educators understand the connection and the impact on Social-Emotional learning.
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Part 1: What are executive functions, and what does that have to do with ADHD?
February 8, 2024
There is so much talk about ADHD and the connections to executive functions, but many people are not clear on what executive functions are, what struggles look like, and how we can help those who struggle.
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Setting Up Your Home For Success
October 26, 2023
Bernards SEPAC Parent Education Team presents Setting Up Your Home For Success with Jessica DuBois-Heyder. Learn how to engineer your home environment, establish successful morning routines, and promote ongoing communication between you and your child
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What are Executive Functions? ...and what does that have to do with ADHD?
March 21, 2023
Join Jackie Waldman to learn about Executive Function and what that has to do with ADHD. Jackie brings her professional experience of 30 years of teaching general and special education in the NYC Public Schools. She’s received extensive life coach training focusing on ADHD and executive function. In her personal life, Jackie journeyed the path of ADHD struggles with her son from Kindergarten through college. This webinar will provide great insight as to how to recognize and support your child with their executive function struggles.
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Psychological De-escalation Techniques Training
March 7, 2023
Learn how to proactively prevent agitation and what you can say and do to help diffuse your child’s escalating behavior. Acquire a basic knowledge of “real prevention”, learn how to recognize warning signs of agitation and how to implement appropriate de-escalation techniques, gain insight of one’s own style of coping and managing conflict., and develop greater self confidence in a crisis situation through skill building drills
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Transition of options: A night of information exploring local DDD services
January 12, 2023
Transitioning out of the school system into DDD funded services can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. Join us as we navigate you through the DDD Medicaid waiver program process and what you need to know.