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RECENT WORKSHOPS:

They're In, Now What?
A Parenting Group for a Successful College Transition

This 8 session group geared for parents of High School Seniors will guide you through the launching process, from May through September. This program will help transform worries into positive communication and action!
Wednesday evenings 7-8:15 PM at 108 Baker Street Maplewood.
Dates: May 11, May 25, June 8, July 13, July 27, August 10, September 7, September 21
A half hour private consultation before the group begins will give me insights into how I can be most helpful.
Cost: $300 for series
Receipt to submit for medical insurance coverage can be provided.

How to Facilitate a Successful College Transition for Students and Parents
This workshop will enable educational consultants to increase the odds of their students making a successful college transition. For a myriad of reasons, the college environment can be very challenging, with evidence of low retention rates, high transfer rates, academic failure, mental health crises and suicides. You will leave the workshop understanding the crucial life skills for success, how to identify at risk high school students, and effective strategies with students and parents.

Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
Spring conference
Philadelphia
Thursday, May 5, 2011
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

NASW-NJ Film and CE Presentation: Race to Nowhere
3 Continuing Education clinical credits for social workers
May 18, 2011 at 7 PM at Caldwell College
Maureen Tillman will facilitate relevant discussion and share valuable information for social workers after film.
Click here to view the flyer.
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PARENTING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:

The Launching Years: Parenting Your Teen Towards a Successful
College Transition and Beyond

Parents will be empowered to make the high school experience an opportunity to give their teens the crucial "life skills" that will serve them well on the college terrain.  This one hour presentation will inform parents about what college life is like today and what stressors to expect during the freshman year.  Issues important to consider for parents who have teens with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and mental health issues will be addressed.  With this information parents will understand how to help their teens build confidence and competence for the challenges of college.  Parents' changing roles during high school and beyond will also be addressed.

Stressbusters for the College Selection/Application Process:  A Guide for Parents
The college-bound process can be anxiety-provoking and stressful for you and your teen.  This workshop will help you to successfully navigate the junior and senior years with a goal of maintaining meaningful communication with your teen.  Tips will be given about how to take the "battle zone" out of the application process while encouraging skills in your teens that will give them confidence. Parents will learn about  "senioritis" and the unique aspects of the launching process.

A Guide for Separated or Divorced Parents:  Effectively Supporting Your Teens for a Successful College Transition
This one hour workshop will enlighten parents about the challenges of the college transition and the unique issues and concerns for parents who are separated or divorced.  Parents will learn about the stressors that all freshman face on college campuses today and gain an understanding of the impact of the divorce on this developmental stage and the particular vulnerability of this population.  Issues to seriously consider during the college selection/application process, handling milestone events , and effectively supporting the teens will be addressed.

PRIOR WORKSHOPS:

Key Life Skills for High School and Beyond
Sharey-Tefilo Israel
South Orange, NJ
March 29, 2011

2011 Teen LEADership Conference
American Camping Association

Bank Street College of Education, New York City, NY
Expert on panel:  Summer's Road to College
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Guest Host on Campus Chat:  Preparing for a Successful Transition to College
December 8, 2010

The College Transition:  Relevant Issues and Effective Interventions with Teens and Parents
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
New Jersey Medical School
UMDNJ
November 19, 2010


Read about this panel discussion on Maplewood Patch

The Launching Years: Parenting Your Teen Towards a
Successful College Transition and Beyond

Millburn High School, at the Millburn Public Library

Preparing for the College Transition
Program for Junior class of Frontier College Preparatory
Faculty meeting: How to encourage skills for a successful transition
IDEA Public Schools, Frontier College Preparatory, Brownsville, Texas

The Launching Years: Parenting Your Teen Towards a Successful College Transition and Beyond
West Morris Mendham High School
Open to the public

The College Transition: Relevant Issues and Effective Interventions
with Teens and Parents

HWPN Panel: Teens to Twenties: Relevant Issues and Tools for Success
Presenters: Maureen Tillman, L.C.S.W., Amy Klein, L.C.S.W., and Stuart Bochner
Health and Wellness Professional Network
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Read about this panel discussion on South Orange Patch

Maximize Your College Investment:
Parenting Your Teens for a Successful College Transition.

JCC of West Orange, NJ


Depression in the Family
Let's learn about this "invisible" disease which impacts all ages, and the family and friends who care.
Congregation Beth El Roundtable Series
South Orange, N.J.

The College Transition:  Relevant Issues and Effective Interventions with Teens and Parents
Learn about the stressors that freshmen face, and the latest reports on the emotional life of college students. Raise your awareness on how YOU can be helpful to High School students and parents by encouraging key life skills and making appropriate referrals.
 
NASW Morris County Chapter

Morristown Memorial Hospital

Overlook Hospital

The Launching Years: Parenting your Teen Towards a Successful College Transition and Beyond
James Caldwell High School Cafeteria
New Providence High School Chorus Room
Solomon Schechter High School

Myths vs. Realities:  Healthy Coping Strategies for College Life
New Providence High School Senior Health Classes
Temple B'Nai Or, Morristown, New Jersey
Senior Health Class at Millburn High School (A Class in Suicide Prevention) 

How to Find Your Niche at College (Teens Only!)
South Orange Middle School

Preparing Teens for a Successful College Transition: Guide for Parents
Employee "Lunch and Learn"
UMDNJ University Hospital
Mendham High School, Mendham, NJ
Mini-institute for the East Brunswick Public Schools Community Programs

Key Life Skills
Partner with your child/teen to develop the skills that will serve
them well on the college terrain and in life!
Rotary Club of Chatham, Millburn, Short Hills


A Guide for Separated or Divorced Parents:  Effectively Supporting Your Teens for a Successful College Transition
The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison, and Florham Park

Stressbusters for the College Selection/Application Process:  A Guide for Parents
The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison, and Florham Park
The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School
MetroWest College Fest
College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ, Keynote speaker

Incorporating Suicide Education into the Health Curriculum
Kearny High School

Creating An Environment For Your Teenage Campers and Counselors;  Fostering Life Skills for a Productive, Engaged Life in HS, College and Beyond
Camp is the place to emphasize the importance of developing crucial life skills that will facilitate productive and happy high school experiences and college adjustment. Learn ways to encourage teen campers to mindfully practice skills such as assertiveness, decision making and coping with anxiety. Methods of developing a partnership with parents, consistent with the camp philosophy will be taught which will enable you to actualize these goals.

American Camping Association
Tri-State Conference

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