An MCPS Series on Staff Health & Wellness Topic: Post-Pandemic Transition for Teens Guest: Julie Baron Contact the MCPS Employee Assistance Program for support. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/eap/ #MCPSWellBeingMatters

Since 1992, Julie Baron (Julie Baron and Associates, LLC) has provided a number of specialized therapeutic services to those dealing with challenging life experiences. She is the co-author of What Works with Teens: A Professional’s Guide to Engaging Authentically with Adolescents to Achieve Lasting Change. Participants will be able to identify struggles that are unique to parenting during the pandemic, create strategies to engage teens, and develop strengths to effectively move forward.

Understanding How Adolescent Social Culture Shapes Relationships took place on Saturday, January 11 with Julie Baron, LCSW-C. Adolescence is a time when friendships and social relationships become increasingly influential. The social culture that teens live in does so much to shape their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors and guides them in their decisions about relationships. This workshop defined social culture, described what that looks like for adolescents, discussed what factors contribute to how norms and expectations are defined in social culture. Julie discussed how to talk to your teens about their social world and decision making with understanding and a thoughtful approach. http://www.mcleanschool.org

The Lab School of Washington, March 16, 2016 – "What Works with Teens: Engaging Adolescents with Learning Differences to Achieve Lasting Change" Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C, CGP, BCD Director, Rathbone and Associates Julie B. Baron, LCSW-C Rathbone and Associates Bethesda, MD

Community Education Series on What Works with Teens Relationship Tools for Parents and Professionals (click here for the video with a power point presentation: http://bit.ly/1Ql004b) Julie Baron is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in treating adolescents for more than 20 years, and co-author of What Works With Teens: A Professional’s Guide to Engaging Authentically with Adolescents to Achieve Lasting Change (New Harbinger, 2015) Parenting and working with teenagers can be exhausting, confounding, and push us to our limits. Yet adolescents are our future and need stable forces in their lives. Raising and guiding them through this stage of development requires understanding of the nature of adolescence, the adolescent brain, and some key influences that can make the difference between toxic conflict and meaningful growth. What Works With Teens offers practical, evidence-based skills for a meaningful and productive relationship needed to guide adolescents toward their goals for independence. Join us for an informative and relevant presentation for both parents, guardians, and professionals as we delve into the world of teens and the role of important adults in their lives. Find out more about future workshops at http://www.mcleanschool.org/workshops