Sentences with phrase «child health units»

Responsible for development of competencies and evaluation of 80 staff members inclusive of professional and ancillary staff on the maternal child health units including labor and delivery, mother - baby, and NICU.

To improve exclusive breastfeeding, health care staff working in maternal and child health units, should consider integrating fathers with services delivered to mothers and children.

Not exact matches

EDMONTON — New Democrat Leader Rachel Notley released internal AHS documents today that show the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre maternal / child unit is dangerously overcapacity and despite repeated recommendations to expand the centre, the PCs have refused to approve the desperately needed renovations.

Children receiving care in the pediatric ward at Partners In Health's Mirebalais Hospital, which boasts one of the few pediatric Intensive Care Units in Haiti.

It is not necessary here to stress the important role played by relationships in the family; these affect the mental health of every member of the family unit, and especially that of the children and adolescents in their development into adulthood.

The truck is a multi-purpose mobile unit powered by solar energy, which provides space for farmer training sessions in good agricultural practices, basic health care services, literacy training and child labour sensitisation programmes.

This is how it works: • The Children's Centre manager identifies relevant agencies already dealing with vulnerable families — for example schools, health visitors or a local homeless families unit • A simple form summarising the facilities and activities available at the Centre, and asking for a parent's contact details and a signature, is created • The manager / staff at the other agency agree, as part of their usual data recording protocols, to ask relevant service users to fill in the form.

«In this generation, they're not close to their children,» says Sheryl Rivers, who as Amundsen's athletic director was responsible for fitting the unit into the school's health curriculum.

Contributors: Members of the writing committee for this paper were Peter Brocklehurst (professor of perinatal epidemiology, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford; professor of women's health, Institute for Women's Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, Institute for Women's Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and MidwiHealth, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifchild health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and MidwifChild Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and MidwiHealth (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); 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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal - Fetal Medicine Units Network.

«It is important for health care professionals, staff in newborn nurseries and neonatal intensive care units, and child care providers to endorse the recommended ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep - related deaths, starting at birth,» Dr. Moon said.

Suzanne Bartington, the Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group, Lucy J Griffiths, the Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group, A Rosemary Tate, the Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group, Carol Dezateux, the Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group; Are breastfeeding rates higher among mothers delivering in Baby Friendly accredited maternity units in the UK?

Your doctor or public health unit can tell you the number of shots your child will need and when.

If you are an infant feeding co-ordinator in a maternity unit, neonatal unit, health visiting service, children's centre or university we would love to hear from you and you are very welcome to join us — please email me.

K. Simmer et al., «The use of breast milk in a neonatal unit and its relationship to protein and energy intake and growth,» J Paediatr Child Health 33, no. 1 (Feb 1997): 55 — 60.

If you are an infant feeding co-ordinator in a maternity unit, neonatal unit, health visiting service, children's centre or university we would love to hear from you and you are very welcome to join us — please email me: [email protected]; tel [phone]; mobile [phone] or at Breastfeeding Promotion, County Health Partnerships, Stapleford Care Centre, Church Street, Stapleford, Nottingham Nhealth visiting service, children's centre or university we would love to hear from you and you are very welcome to join us — please email me: [email protected]; tel [phone]; mobile [phone] or at Breastfeeding Promotion, County Health Partnerships, Stapleford Care Centre, Church Street, Stapleford, Nottingham NHealth Partnerships, Stapleford Care Centre, Church Street, Stapleford, Nottingham NG9 8DB

If you are an infant feeding co-ordinator in a maternity unit, neonatal unit, health visiting service, children's centre or university we would love to hear from you and you are very welcome to join us — please email me: [email protected]; tel (work) 0207 188 7564 (Monday - Thursday)

The majority of maternity units (91 %) and health visiting services (85 %) across the UK are now working towards Baby Friendly accreditation, and new neonatal and children's centre standards have been introduced to help services improve care.

SOURCES: Carrie K. Shapiro - Mendoza, Ph.D., epidemiologist, division of reproductive health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Thomas G. DeWitt, M.D., director, division of general and community pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cheryl Cipriani, M.D., associate professor, pediatrics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; February 2009 Pedihealth, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Thomas G. DeWitt, M.D., director, division of general and community pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cheryl Cipriani, M.D., associate professor, pediatrics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; February 2009 PediHealth Science Center College of Medicine, and director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; February 2009 Pediatrics

Dr Miri Keren is a Child Psychiatrist and ithe director of the community - based infant mental health unit, affiliated to Geha Mental Health Center in Petah - Tiqwa in Ihealth unit, affiliated to Geha Mental Health Center in Petah - Tiqwa in IHealth Center in Petah - Tiqwa in Israel.

Haldimand - Norfolk: Alzheimer Society BHNHH, REACH Haldimand Norfolk, Autism Ontario, Children's Aid Society Haldimand Norfolk, Ontario Early Years Centre Haldimand Norfolk, Haldimand Abilities Centre, Brant Haldimand Norfolk Alzheimer Society, Brain Injury Services Haldimand Norfolk, CNIB Haldimand Norfolk, Community Support Centre (CYPRESS), Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Inclusion criteria: «all pregnant women aged between 12 to 49 years old, who are residents of community units in Korogocho and Viwandani slums that fall within the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) area, and their respective children (when born)».

According the AAP clinical report, Optimizing Bone Health in Children and Adolescents, infants under 12 months require 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day and older children and adolescents require 600 IU Children and Adolescents, infants under 12 months require 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day and older children and adolescents require 600 IU children and adolescents require 600 IU per day.

Wendy Colson, R.N., IBCLC, R.L.C. (aka Nurse Wendy), has more than 20 years of experience in maternal - child health as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care and postpartum units, and as a lactation consultant in hospitals and private practice.

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

«Keeping the doors open at the Greater Binghamton Health Center, the children's unit and the Broom Developmental Center.

NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, joined by Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner James Rubin, today announced the arrest and indictment of landlord Daniel Melamed by the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force («Task Force»), on charges that Melamed endangered the health and safety of rent regulated tenants, including a six year old child, during demolition and construction that began in February 2014 at his 14 - unit building at 1578 Union Street in Brooklyn.

She began her work in mental health in 1981 as a registered nurse on an inpatient unit at the Capital District Psychiatric Center in Albany and, in the last 35 years, has worked with children, adults, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings through clinical and administrative positions.

Dr Vuong's work was conducted in collaboration with Professor Ben Mol, from the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute, a member of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute's Healthy Mothers, Babies and Children theme; and Professor Robert Norman, also from the Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide and a leading fertility unit, Fertility SA.

Currently, he is the Chief of the Unit on Brain Imaging in the Child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

These are the findings of the first Danish study of the correlation between anti-epilepsy medicine and the general health of the child which has been carried out by the Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.

The epidemic of obesity is felt in prenatal clinics and delivery rooms around the world with a worrisome trend in high - risk pregnancies that could impact mother and child, according to Patrick M. Catalano, MD, the Dierker - Biscotti Women's Health and Wellness Professor and Director of the Center for Reproductive Health at MetroHealth and Director of the Clinical Research Unit of the Case Western Reserve University.

Researchers who participated in the research are: Bru Cormand, Claudio Toma, Bàrbara Torrico and Alba Tristán, from the Department of Genetics and the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), affiliated centres with the campus of international excellence BKC; Concepció Arenas (Department of Statistics of the UB) and Mònica Bayés, researcher from the National Centre for Genome Analysis (CNAG), located at the Barcelona Science Park (PCB - UB), and the groups led by Amaia Hervás, coordinator of the Child and Adolescence Mental Health Unit at the Mutua de Terrassa University Hospital, and Marta Maristany, from Sant Joan de Déu University Hospital, affiliated centres with the campus of international excellence HUBc.

«Booster seats seem less technical and complicated than installing an infant seat, which may lead parents and families to worry less about using them incorrectly,» says senior author Michelle L. Macy, M.D., M.S. of the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit (CHEAR).

«The flu vaccine is unlike other recommended childhood vaccines in ways that can be confusing to parents,» says Clark, who is also with Mott's Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit (CHEAR).

The researchers drew data from several sources from 2002 to 2011: birth and death records from the Texas Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit, surveillance of children born with birth defects from the Texas Birth Defects Registry and child maltreatment information from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

Dr. William Checkley, a disease control and epidemiology specialist at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, found that wintertime admissions to the oral rehydration unit at the Children's Health Institute in Lima, the country's largest public children's hospital, doubled during the 1997 - 1998 Children's Health Institute in Lima, the country's largest public children's hospital, doubled during the 1997 - 1998 children's hospital, doubled during the 1997 - 1998 El Niño.

In this study from researchers at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit, University of Cambridge, and the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, and published today in the journal Tobacco Control, more than 400 English children aged 11 - 16 who had never smoked or «vaped» previously were recruited and randomly allocated to one of three groups.

Pediatricians should consider the possibility that delayed puberty in boys may be due to obesity,» says Lee, who is also with Mott's Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit and the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

«The flu vaccine is unlike other recommended childhood vaccines in ways that can be confusing to parents,» says Clark, who is also with U-M's Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit (CHEAR).

The fact that vials of this particular vaccine had to be stored in Nairobi is peculiar for two reasons: for one, according to the KCDA this is not usually required for vaccine distribution, and, for another, the Kenya Catholic Health Commission (as the medical branch of the KCCB) also manages a network of 448 Catholic health units consisting of 54 hospitals, 83 health centers and 311 clinical dispensaries plus more than 46 programs for Community Based Health and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square milesHealth Commission (as the medical branch of the KCCB) also manages a network of 448 Catholic health units consisting of 54 hospitals, 83 health centers and 311 clinical dispensaries plus more than 46 programs for Community Based Health and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square mileshealth units consisting of 54 hospitals, 83 health centers and 311 clinical dispensaries plus more than 46 programs for Community Based Health and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square mileshealth centers and 311 clinical dispensaries plus more than 46 programs for Community Based Health and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square milesHealth and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square miles [94].

Thanks to her expertise, and her generous gift through the Samuel and Jean Frankel Health and Research Foundation, the Nyman Family Unit for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness will allow U-M to better care for patients facing tremendous emotional and behavioral challenges.

Consult with a natural health care practitioner to determine the correct dosage for your child when using a supplement as exceeding the recommended daily units daily of some vitamins can be harmful to the body.

The keynote will be followed by workshop sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to criminal, juvenile, child welfare and mental health practitioners, including but not limited to the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Frederick Clay, litigating nursing home admissions, appellate advocacy, criminal case law update, how to use social science research in your case, the new sentencing guidelines, restorative justice, ensuring language access, advanced issues in Superior Court litigation, representing emerging adults, how to contest preliminary drug test results, a practicum on mindfulness, as well as the latest from the immigration impact unit.

Fighting a messy family court battle will almost always be damaging to your children's mental health and may damage the family unit irreparably.

The other prizes went to: Darragh Mackin, KRW Law (legal aid newcomer); Lou Crisfield, Miles & Partners (social & welfare lawyer); Baljit Bains, Wilsons Solicitors (family legal aid lawyer); Tracy Winstanley, Heaney Watson (family mediator); Elizabeth Callaghan, Dere Street Barristers (legal aid barrister): Philippa Curran, Odonnells Solicitors (mental health lawyer); Clare Jennings, Matthew Gold & Company (children's rights); Simon Creighton, Bhatt Murphy (public law lawyer); Simon Natas, Irvine Thanvi Natas Solicitors (criminal defence lawyer); Anti Trafficking & Labour Exploitation Unit (legal aid firm / not - for - profit agency); and Crowdjustice (access to justice through IT).

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner UTMB at Galveston • Galveston, TX 11/2009 — Present Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — PRN Spring Branch Medical Center • Houston, TX 03/2009 — 03/2010 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Children's Medical Center • Dallas, Texas 02/2009 — 09/2011 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — Travel Valley Health Winchester Medical Center • VA 01/2009 — 06/2009 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — Travel Southwest General Hospital • San Antonio, TX 12/2008 — 03/2009 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — Travel Sunrise Children's Hospital & Medical Center • NV 10/2007 — 03/2009 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Women's Hospital at Renaissance • Edinburg, TX 10/2007 — 10/2008 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Neonatal Consultants • Houston, TX 05/2003 — 05/2004 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX 01/2000 — 01/2008 Family Nurse Practitioner Vinton Rural Clinics • Vinton, LA 06/1999 — 06/2000 Family Nurse Practitioner Grim Ball & Richer Clinic • Sulphur, LA 04/1998 — 06/1999 Staff Nurse / Emergency Department St. Elizabeth Hospital • Beaumont, Texas 06/1996 — 06/1998 Staff Nurse / Neonatal ICU New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Centers • NY 09/1993 — 04/1995 Staff Nurse / Cardiothoracic Unit 11 Uris Lenox Hill Hospital • New York, NY 06/1992 — 09/1993

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

1/10 — Present Interfaith Medical Center Behavioral Health Program Clinical Coordinator, Child and Adult Outpatient Clinics • Second - in - command of 600 - client outpatient psychiatric unit.