Westbridge Academy Presents Workshop: Supporting And Working With Caregivers of Challenging Student

Bloomfield, NJ – Westbridge Academy, a private school serving students with emotional disabilities, will host a workshop for area educators entitled: Supporting and Working With Caregivers of Challenging Students.

The 3-hour event will take place on Friday, March 11th, empowering educators and professionals with strategies and practices to use while working with caregivers of challenging students.

“Westbridge Academy is hosting this event to help area educators and professionals recognize the unique challenges of working with families who are caring for a child with disabilities,” said Dr. Viviana Litovsky, the school’s director. “Many of these caregivers have an added layer of acute stress, mental health issues, social isolation, or poverty, so educators need to use best practices for effective communication, reduction of conflict, and active listening,” she concluded.

The event will feature Dr. “Buzz” Mingin, a recognized national speaker specializing in children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disorders. He is President of Buzz’s Bookworm, Inc., a support center for students with emotional and behavioral challenges. His decades of experience include his directorship at World Karate Studio where social skills and behavioral management for children and adolescents with disabilities are taught through a martial arts program.

This program is offered as an outreach service to the greater education community in and around northern and central New Jersey. There is no cost for the workshop. Professionals can earn 3 CEU Credits by attending. Registration is required. Please register online at: westbridgemarch11.eventbrite.com or by calling 973-429-8110 ext. 110.

ABOUT: Westbridge Academy, located at 60 West Street in Bloomfield, is a New Jersey state-approved private school serving students in grades K-12 with emotional, behavioral and learning challenges. The school combines individualized academics with therapeutic support and a 6:1 student to teach ratio. Students, ages 5-21, from Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union Counties are placed by their local school district and attend at no cost to parents. For more information please visit: Westbridge Academy or call 973-429-8110.