STudents Are Ready (STAR) Needs Assessments

STudents Are Ready (STAR) Needs Assessments
The Federation's Workforce Success Initiative, STudents Are Ready (STAR) program, will identify and address challenges transition-age students and families face when considering employment after high school. Want to give your input? Here are the service areas and more. Eligibility Requirements and Target Population We need to hearRead more

Wellness/Self Care

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Mental Health and Trauma

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Trauma Resources

Trauma Resources

  Videos Trauma – Social/Emotional Archived Webinars How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime– TEDMED Talk (Video) The Impact of Trauma on Learning by the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI)) Part I Academic Performance  Part 2 Classroom Behavior Part 3 Relationships Whole School: The Importance of

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Trauma Trainings

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, childhood trauma is defined as: “The experience of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects.” Just under half (45 percent) of children in the United States

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Participating School Districts

RTSC Home LEA Recruitment Home Purpose and Goal Roles and Responsibilities Participating School Districts Developmental Trauma Training The Recruitment, Training and Support Center would like to acknowledge and thank the following school districts and collaboratives for participating in the LEA Recruitment Program. These districts are leaders inRead more

Developmental Trauma Workshops

RTSC Home LEA Recruitment Home Purpose and Goal Roles and Responsibilities Participating School Districts Developmental Trauma Training Developmental Trauma Training For more information, or to schedule a training for your organization, contact us at rtsc@fcsn.org  The Impact on Academic Performance  Presents current research findings on how children’s brains,Read more

Resources for Professionals

Resources for Professionals
Online Training Resources for Professionals Smiling young black business woman on phone at call-desk The Pathways for Parents program is developing a series of webinars recorded on Basic Rights, Understand the IEP, Post-Secondary Transition and School Discipline and Suspension.  The series will be presented in English, Spanish,Read more

RTSC and SESPP Partnership

RTSC and SESPP Partnership

RTSC Home SESPP Handbook SESPP is funded through a contract with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This contract is managed by two partner agencies, the Federation for Children with Special Needs, which provides recruitment and training services to program volunteers through the Recruitment, Training

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Overview of SESP Supports

Overview of SESP Supports
RTSC Home RTSC works to ensure that there are a variety of supports available to SESPs to assist you throughout your volunteer experience. Ongoing Support Call RTSC at (617) 399-8342 and ask for the RTSC Support Specialist or email us at rtsc@fcsn.org SESP Weekly Check-in Sessions MentorshipRead more