Dr. Ballin coaches parents in addressing youth challenges, both emotional and academic. She helps parents bring harmony and understanding into the home and provides strategies to navigate the educational system.
For schools, Dr. Ballin supervises social workers in licensing and social-emotional inclusion in the classroom. She serves as an educational coach and facilitates professional development workshops for school staff (prek-12) to promote a culture of understanding and support in every classroom.
Professional development workshops
Dr. Ballin has transformed a strategy that was typically used to support higher needs students and made it a highly effective Tier I intervention available to students in all grades, kindergarten through grade 12. Dr. Ballin’s Calming Corners model has been one of the most impactful Tier one interventions in our district.Brian R. Wallace, Ed.D.,Director of Social Emotional Learning,Everett Public Schools
I worked with Amy to facilitate a series of staff sessions to implement Calm Corners in our PreK-12 district. Amy is masterful in balancing professional development sessions with multiple modes of learning to engage teachers in the midst of their busy days. Both her direct instruction to teachers and her consultation to my work district-wide have been invaluable to building a common practice that meets the needs of all students.Jessica Durling, M.Ed., MTSS Tier I Coordinator, PreK-12, Groton-Dunstable Regional School District