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Y.A.L.E. School in Cherry Hill Hosts Workshop On Mindfulness
Local Students With Disabilities Learn Stress Reduction Techniques
Cherry Hill, NJ– In honoring May as Mental Health Month, Y.A.L.E. School’s leadership invited volunteers to teach students effective strategies to cope with stress. Y.A.L.E. School’s Cherry Hill campus hosted a workshop on mindfulness for its students.
On Thursday, May 10th volunteers from the Camden County Care Management Organization and the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council provided a mindfulness workshop to Y.A.L.E. Cherry Hill students in observance of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. The session, which was facilitated by Sara Parente of the Listening Center, provided an overview of mindfulness techniques including deep breathing and meditation.
Volunteers (pictured left to right) who participated in the workshop are: Sara Parente, LCSW from CMD / The Listening Center; Ruby Goyal-Carkeek, MBA Deputy Director Department of Children and Families; Peggy Chapman, Y.A.L.E. Cherry Hill Assistant Director; Tatiana Clayton, Community Liaison, Oaks Integrated Care; Margaret Gismonde, Resource Development Specialist at NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency; Danielle Taylor, Psy.D./Y.A.L.E. East & West Director of Clinical Services; Front: April Young-DiPietro, LSW/Community Resource Director, Camden County Partnership for Children.
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About: Y.A.L.E. School is a New Jersey state-approved private school for students with disabilities, operating on 11 campus locations in southern and central New Jersey, and the greater Philadelphia area. Since 1976, school districts and parents have relied on Y.A.L.E. School to educate students whose needs cannot be met in the public schools. Today, more than 560 students with disabilities are placed by 80 area school districts, and attend at no cost to parents. For more information, go to www.yaleschool.com.
