Supporting Parental Mental Health during the School Application Process
The school application process can be long, grueling, and especially taxing for parents and caregivers. It can be very stressful to find the best schools for our kids, considering all the paperwork, emails, phone calls, and other requirements. In this 1 hour free webinar, Chantal Aflalo, Educational Advisor, and Dr. Francyne Zeltser, MPG's Clinical Director of Mental Health and Testing Services, will offer support and resources for parents who experience these kinds of stressors while submitting school applications.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain strategies that parents and caregivers can use throughout the school application process to feel prepared.
- Understand the impact of the school application process on mental health and resources and strategies to relieve stress surrounding it.
- Receive information on how to identify schools that would be best fit for your child.
About Instructor(s)
In her role as Director of Mental Health and Testing, Dr. Francyne Zeltser oversees a team of Licensed Psychologists, Neuropsyc- hologists, and Psychotherapists who provide counseling and assessment services to children, adolescents and adults. Additionally, she coordinates the psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship training program which prioritizes direct care learning opportunities, supervision and professional growth.
Dr. Francyne Zeltser is a New York State Licensed Psychologist (#020690). She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Binghamton University, and completed her graduate degree at St. John’s University. Dr. Zeltser is the Clinical Director of Psychology, Training & Special Projects at MPG, as well as a child, adolescent and adult psychologist, certified school psychologist, adjunct professor and mother of two.
Dr. Zeltser provides cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and parent management training (PMT). Her primary specializations are in child and adolescent development, behavior management, family counseling, educational interventions, psychological and educational assessment, effective parenting strategies, consultation and educational advocacy. The focus of her clinical practice includes, treatment of ADHD, anxiety and depressive disorders, conduct and disruptive disorders, family therapy, psychological testing and school-related behaviors.
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Chantal offers families advice and guidance with their school search for special needs schools and supportive mainstream preschools, ongoing and boarding schools.
An independent special needs advisor since 2005, Chantal has developed a vast information network that enables families to navigate the special education process. Chantal received a B.A. from Marymount Manhattan College and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at NYU.
