Better Through Books: Processing The Pandemic And Building Resiliency Panel Discussion In Belmont Public Schools

Press release from Belmont Public Schools:

April 15, 2021

PROCESSING THE PANDEMIC & BUILDING RESILIENCY

Panel Discussion

Monday, April 26 at 7pm

How do we process the past year’s trauma? For ourselves and with our children

Featuring Connecting Paradigms’s Matt Bennett &
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Beth Chin;
moderated by Belmont Wellness Coalition’s Lisa Gibalerio

Matt Bennett, MBA, MA, has a master’s degree in community psychology and executive development (nonprofit management), as well as a master’s in business administration in health care. Mr. Bennett specializes in the delivery of trauma-informed care, quality improvement, results-based leadership, and Motivational Interviewing.

Beth Chin is a LICSW and one of the Vice Presidents at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network. Beth has been at Wayside for 25 years providing therapeutic services to children and families, including residential treatment, in-home community- based services, mobile crisis, and care coordination. In addition to her role at Wayside, Beth is adjunct professor for Boston College School of Social Work.

Lisa Gibalerio, MPH, is a Prevention Specialist with Wayside Youth and Family Support Network in Watertown. She is a trained public health educator and oversees the Belmont Wellness Coalition (BWC), administrating the five-year Drug Free Community grant which funds the BWC and directly impacts the youth of Belmont and their families. She is also an Instructor for the Youth Mental Health First Aid training.

This press release was produced by the Belmont Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.