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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

Amy’s training on calming corners has been not only effective in my counseling office but I’ve seen it work wonders in my teachers classrooms. Giving students a space to work alongside their emotions and tools to help with regulation has proven to be invaluable for having students recognize what their needs are and what steps they need to take to meet them. Utilizing calming corners has my students spending less time out of the classroom, I had students that would usually spend 15-20-25 minutes in my office, and after having them use the calming corner, they only needed 10-15 minutes and others even less. Calming corners is something I have used at every school I’ve worked at and I would consider it one of my most successful practices.

Amy’s instruction was crucial in my understanding of emotional regulation and how to use calming tools and relaxing spaces in ways that help students connect to their own emotional needs. She provided engaging, fun, and realistic lessons that I genuinely enjoyed and that really helped me to understand how behaviors are a form of communication.Cami Buba, Counselor, Cambridge Friends School