by gailcurran | Blog, Childhood Development, Learning Differences, Mental Health, News and Views
School have resumed this month nationwide, but the consequences of the pandemic are noticeable as families navigate how in-person learning will look for their children. As lessons for 2021 begin, families must determine how and where their child will resume classes,...
by gailcurran | Blog, Childhood Development, Educational Consultant, Mental Health, News and Views
This fall at the ATTACh Annual Conference in Minneapolis, educational therapeutic placement consultant Gail Curran, MS, MBA, CEP, will present the session: Fighting the Fight or Flight: An Adoptee’s Journey to Healing. Gail is a board member for the Association for...
by gailcurran | Anxiety, Blog, Childhood Development, Educational Consultant, Mental Health
Deciding to find a therapeutic program that matches your child is rarely an easy path. Although professional treatment might be the best option for everyone involved, it can be difficult emotionally to send your child outside the home. Optimal Edu Options can help you...
by gailcurran | Anxiety, Blog, Childhood Development, Mental Health, Parents, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Vaping, Video & Gaming Addiction
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH, 2020 9 AM-2 PM CHANDLER COMMUNITY CENTER 125 E. COMMONWEALTH AVENUE Parents and community members are invited to this FREE symposium on mental health in our youth! Events include comments by the state suicide prevention coordinator, questions...
by gailcurran | Blog, Educational Consultant, Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health
Recently, a Case Study was published by Michele Royan and I was mentioned as the Educational Consultant working with family. Read it here: Sam’s Journey from Destruction of Life to Deciding for Life
by gailcurran | Blog, Learning Differences, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, News and Views, Parents, SSAT Flex Testing, Video & Gaming Addiction
2015 was a very busy year for Optimal Edu Options. Throughout 2015, Gail visited more than 50 programs —- Wilderness, Residential, Therapeutic Boarding Schools as well as Traditional Boarding Schools. In 2015, 11 states were traveled with several visits to Utah,...