The Newton Partnership offers staff training opportunities for Newton schools and partners in the areas of:

• Safe School Environments and Violence Prevention
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention
• Student Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Supports
• Mental Health Services 
• Early Childhood Social and Emotional Supports

Examples of training include:

• A workshop on bullying and cyberbullying prevention for campus aides (presenter: Dr. Kim Storey, co-author Eyes on Bullying)
• Collaborative Problem Solving for school staff (presenter: Dr. Ross Greene)
• A training on Challenging Kids for camp staff (presenter: Dot Lucci)
• A workshop for family childcare providers to help children develop social skills (presenters: Mary Gartland and Laura Perkins, TNP Early Childhood Specialists)
• Kid Connections and "Social Thinking":  working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

(presenters:  NPS Social Thinking educators Genna Lyons and Susan Kass)

• "Steps to Respect" 2-day anti-bullying training for 3,4 and 5 grade teachers. Provided by Seattle-based Committee for Children.
• "Second Step" 2-day anti-bullying training for middle school staff with a trainer from Committee for Children.
• Early Childhood Conference, "Creating Safe Environments:  Helping Children Thrive" in March, 2010.
• Suicide Assessment and Prevention (Presenters:  Larry Berkowitz and Jim McCauley of Riverside Community Care)

TNP also offers Empowering Multicultural Initiatives courses to help mental health practitioners and other professionals who work with Newton students (PreK-12) and their families better understand how personal experiences affect professional practice.  CONTACT: Jenny Gamson at 617.559.9064 or jenny_gamson@newton.k12.ma.us

Upcoming

"Safe for All:

Creating Healthy Environments to Achieve School Success"

August 30, 2011

8:30-3:00

Newton North High School

This free event is available on a first come, first serve basis to any Newton educator serving Newton kids in a school or afterschool setting.

To register, please see the event homepage.

or contact jenny_gamson@newton.k12.ma.us