School-Based Mental Health
Even before COVID-19, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that one in five people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime, and one in four Americans currently knows someone who has a mental health condition. There is a ripple...
Comprehensive School-based Mental Health Systems: Why Are They Important?
1. Learning is an intrinsically social and interactive process, and social, emotional and behavioral competence is essential for all kinds of learning. Students are most successful academically when they can manage their behavior and emotions. Positive mental health...School Mental Health Resources
Americas School Mental Health Report Card, February 2022 A group of 17 national mental health organizations has published a report that rates states on how well they are addressing this crisis through school-based mental health services. The report evaluates each...
Auditory Processing Disorder: Controversy or Evolving Science?
Children diagnosed with auditory processing disorders (APD) experience difficulties in auditory functioning and with memory, attention, language, and reading tasks. However, the fact that these symptoms are similar to those of children diagnosed with different...
Age-Related Auditory Processing Disorder Checklist
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) looks different as children get older. For student with APD their learning and reading skills may still progress, but early clues may gradually fade, and new and different clues may emerge as the student gets older. APD Checklists...Few Schools Offering Compensatory Special Education Services
COVID-19-related school closures and instructional interruptions resulted in significant disruption of special education and related services to students with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued guidance regarding COVID-related compensatory...
School Bus Driver Shortage Has a Deep Impact on Students with Disabilities
Labor Shortages New Jersey and the nation are experiencing broad workforce challenges across industries, which is directly impacting school districts and their ability to transport their students to and from school. Click here to read a recent NYT article. Schools...Let’s Talk About Compassion Fatigue
Several recent research studies have identified alarming numbers of teachers reporting Compassion Fatigue working during the pandemic. The American Psychological Association defines Compassion Fatigue as the burnout and stress-related symptoms experienced by...Did You Know?
Mother Teresa Understood Compassion Fatigue She wrote in her plan to her superiors that it was MANDATORY for her nuns to take an entire year off from their duties every 4-5 years to allow them to heal from the effects of their care-giving work.What is Compassion Satisfaction and How Can it Help?
Compassion Satisfaction is the antidote to Compassion Fatigue. It encompasses the pleasure and satisfying feeling that comes from helping others. Many people enter helping professions because they have empathetic attitudes for others’ difficulties and a strong...Better IEPs: A Parent’s Guide to “Stay Put”
By Elizabeth Athos, Esq. Education Law Center When a parent disagrees with a change to their child’s educational classification, program or placement that has been proposed by the school district, they can stop this change from going into effect – and preserve...NJCommonGround.org, and the Common Ground E-newsletter are projects of the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
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- The Right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education
- What to Do if You Suspect Your Child has a Disability Impacting Their Education
- Initial Special Education Evaluations and Eligibility
- The Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Special Education Placement
- Q&A: What are Extended School Year (ESY) Services?
- Q&A: Dispute Resolution