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Practical and Effective Strategies for Students with Anxiety Presented by Jessica Minahan, M.Ed., BCBA
Join us May 13 for a presentation on "Practical and Effective Strategies for Students with Anxiety" with guest speaker Jessica Minahan.
On Wednesday, May 13, Jessica Minahan, M.Ed., BCBA, special educator, and author of The Behavior Code and The Behavior Code Companion, will discuss how children with anxiety present in the classroom and effective strategies for supporting them. 6-8pm, NAMS Cafe B.
This is a free program open to the community.
Jessica Minahan is a board-certified behavior analyst & special educator& director of Behavioral Services at NESCA-Newton (MA), as well as a school consultant to clients nationwide (www.jessicaminahan.com). Jessica has over 16 years of experience supporting students who exhibit challenging behavior in urban public school settings. She is the author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students, with Nancy Rappaport (Harvard Education Press, 2012) and The Behavior Code Companion: Stategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors. (Harvard Education Press, 2014)
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This program is sponsored by the North Andover Parents Advisory Council (NAPAC) is volunteer organization of parents with children on IEP and 504 plans. It is our mission to serve as advocates for the special needs community by promoting the understanding, respect, support and appropriate education for all school-age children and young adults with special needs in our community.
