Episode 9: Behavior is Communication w/ Aidaliz Cuevas, LCSW
Aidaliz Cuevas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been working as a School Social Worker in NJ for about 17 years. She supports students and families by providing counseling, crisis interventions, risk of harm assessments, and linkage to resources. An important part of her job is assessing students’ social, emotional, and behavioral development and providing best practice interventions to teachers and parents. She loves advocating and educating parents on children's’ rights to services especially those that are undocumented.
Resources: (These resources can help in understanding behavior as well as equipping with strategies)
Dan Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author: The Whole-Brain Child
Nurtured Heart Approach, Howard Glasser: About Nurtured Heart Approach® • Children's Success Foundation
Child Mind Institute | Transforming Children's Lives The website has great information on behavioral and emotional difficulties children and adolescents may have. Please check their Facebook page for live informational sessions with mental health clinicians. They also have them in Spanish.
Understood.org
Healthy Mental and Emotional Development
Parent Toolkit
Kidshealth.org: Nemours KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health This is a great Informational website on general health, illness, emotions and behavior and so much more. There are sections for parents, kids, teens, and educators. The information is also in Spanish.
GoZen: Online Programs for Children with Anxiety | Kids Anxiety Relief
GoZen: provides informational programs to teach children ages 5- 15 some research-based coping, resilience, and happiness skills. There are free activity printouts that are great for children and youth.
Common Sense Media: Our Mission (Common Sense Media rates movies, TV shows, books, and more so parents can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids)
The following websites focus on race and how to help children during this time:
How to talk to kids about race and racism, according to experts
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup — Pretty Good
ADL.org: Resources for Educators, Parents & Families
EmbraceRace
About the Brown Bookshelf - The Brown Bookshelf