School Social Workers

Phone: 508-782-7233

Email:

Degrees and Certifications:

Ms. Jess Bethoney-Drennen

Phone: 508-782-7264

Email:

Degrees and Certifications:

Ms. Jess Valentin

Helpful Books for Navigating the Rewards and Challenges of Raising Children

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
     
    The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids One Meal at a Time by Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt
     
    The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understand and Parenting Easily Frustrated and Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene, Ph. D. 
     
    Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child  by Elias, Tobias and Freidlander
     
    No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D
     
    What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner (also authors books on other common childhood challenges)
     
    The Invisible String by Patrice Karst (child friendly book on attachment and separation)
     
    A Terrible Think Happened by Margaret M. Holmes (child friendly book on traumatic events)