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Grandparents as Parents Support Group

Third Tuesday of Each Month during the School Year
January 16, February 27, March 20, April 24, May 15, June 19
6 pm – 7:30 pm, Saints campus, Second Floor Board Room, FREE

Are you a grandparent or family member raising a child? Join other caregivers to discuss challenges and joys, financial realities, legal and custody issues, health of grandparent and child, resources available, support and growth, and more. This is a drop-in group meets the third Tuesday of each month during the school year*; no registration required! For more information, visit the hospital’s website or contact Kate Elkins at ext. 87224 for more information.

Grandparents as Parents Support Group

Third Tuesday of Each Month during the School Year,
October 17, November 21, December 19, January 16
6 pm – 7:30 pm, Saints campus, Second Floor Board Room, FREE

Are you a grandparent or family member raising a child? Join other caregivers to discuss challenges and joys, financial realities, legal and custody issues, health of grandparent and child, resources available, support and growth, and more. This is a drop-in group meets the third Tuesday of each month during the school year*; no registration required! For more information, visit the hospital’s website or contact Kate Elkins at ext. 87224 for more information.

Grandparents as Parents Support Group

Third Tuesday of Each Month during the School Year,
October 17, November 21, December 19, January 16
6 pm – 7:30 pm, Saints campus, Second Floor Board Room, FREE

Are you a grandparent or family member raising a child? Join other caregivers to discuss challenges and joys, financial realities, legal and custody issues, health of grandparent and child, resources available, support and growth, and more. This is a drop-in group meets the third Tuesday of each month during the school year*; no registration required! For more information, visit the hospital’s website or contact Kate Elkins at ext. 87224 for more information.

Screening of “The S Word”

Time: 6-8pm
Location: Galvin Middle School, Auditorium, 525 Main Street, Wakefield
Cost: Free (registration required)
Register for Ticket Here

The S Word is an award winning film by Lisa Klein
“Viewers  will leave informed, inspired, and uplifted” – a psychologist after viewing the film

Trauma, Parents and Substance Use Disorders: The Complexities of Intervention

Time: 9am-4pm
Location: Boston University, Charles River Campus
Cost: $110 (6 CECs)
Register here

Seminar hosted byRuth Paris, PhD, LICSW, Associate Proffeser and Chair of Clinical Practice Department BUSSW

“Parents with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) often have histories of multiple trauma exposures, elevated levels of psychological distress (Suchman, et al., 2005) and decreased capacities to understand and reflect upon their children’s development and emotional experience (RF, reflective functioning) (Levy, Truman, & Mayes, 2001).”

Engaging Youth in Preventing Opioid Abuse

November 13 & 14, 2017
Boston, Massachusetts
Join us at Partners HealthCare in Boston for a training  presented by Blake Works and Health Resources in Action (HRiA)

Register today! Space is limited for our popular training.

Join peers from across the country to build skills needed to talk with youth about opioids. We also include the latest research about marijuana use.

You’ll learn proven strategies for engaging youth in prevention activities and policy change, plus best practices for incorporating our evidence-based DVDDrugs: True Stories into your programming.

Featured Guest Expert

A Harvard-affiliated addiction expert joins Words Can Work creator Jeanne Blake with the latest research about substances and answers your questions.

Register Now!

Two-day training ($999*) includes complimentary Drugs: True Stories (25-min DVD with discussion guide). Read more and register. Drugs: True Stories is included in SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

*Non-refundable after 10/13/17. Cancellations made prior to 10/13/17 will receive partial refund. Please contact Blake Works prior to booking airline reservations.

Presenters

Jeanne Blake Creator, Words Can Work; Executive Producer, Drugs: True Stories; Affiliated faculty member, Harvard Medical School’s Division on Addiction

Laurie Jo Wallace Director, Training and Capacity Building, HRiA; 25 years of experience in youth development, substance abuse prevention and coalition building

Who Should Attend

Counselors, educators, prevention specialists, coalition members, program supervisors and managers, school health and support staff, youth workers and after-school personnel

What Training Attendees Say

“Great training. Excellent curriculum. So many great activities! I plan to use them all.”

“The training was wonderful. Your ideas and experience were outstanding. I’ll feel more confident about doing role-play with youth!”

“Great training – wonderfully facilitated and helpful opportunities for shared learning and networking!”

“Excellent training! The facilitator was extremely knowledgeable, engaging and energetic in the delivery of the materials.”

Special Hotel Offer

The Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Harbor on Tudor Warf offers our training participants a discounted rate of $219 (plus tax) per night booked by 10/12/17. Two-night minimum stay. For reservations call 800.331.3131. Reference Blake Works Room Block or book online.

Questions? Contact Kettie MacLean at or call 978.282.1663

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