Summertime is associated with freedom from school and warm thoughts and feelings. However, summer can also be a time where certain mental health issues need to be monitored even more than usual. School provides a consistent schedule, which is essential for children with certain diagnoses. The unstructured nature of the summer can also feed underlying anxiety and depression. While most young people claim this is the time of year they most look forward to, many become listless and irritable because of a lack of structured activities. The solution to these issues is to provide somewhat consistent structure during the summer.

Follow these preventative tips for each age group during the summer:

Children:

-Schedule play dates with other children or enroll them in camp programs where they can engage in activities that keep their minds occupied and also helps with socialization. This is key to preventing isolating behaviors later on in life.

-Make sure children get outside and enjoy the summer. Limit the amount of time online, watching TV, or playing video games.

-If medications will continue over the summer, make sure kids are taking them regularly.

Teens:

-Having a part-time summer job is the most important thing they can do to protect their mental health. They will learn the importance of a work ethic, earn money (which they can then spend on fun activities), and prevent boredom—the number one offender during summer breaks.

-Summer also presents a unique opportunity for young people to investigate strengths, interests, and opportunities that are less open to them during the very-structured school year.

-Make sure teens are active, and get plenty of sleep and exercise.

Letter from the Director

Amanda’s Corner

Thank you to all the students, parents, classroom teachers, and classroom behavior therapists for making the 2012-2013 year such a success! We celebrated our students and staff at the end of the year pool party at the Plantation Beach Club. Special thanks to Steve Capista for creating an end of the year slide show, showcasing all of the achievements and memories made at TKA this year.

Mrs. Vanessa, Mrs. Alisha, and Ms. Bianca did a wonderful job planning our June Intersession. The students enjoyed participating in all the events and we received several compliments from area businesses. As we approach the month of July, we look forward to our Summer Social Skills Camp. Students will have the opportunity to participate in various weekly sessions occurring between July 1-July 26. Each session will be one week long in duration and will focus on providing social skills training to participants both on-site at Keystone, as well as in the community.

We look forward to welcoming you back on August 5th. The Keystone Academy will continue to make a mark in our community as we strive to provide the best possible education for our students. We look forward to opening three more classrooms and welcoming new staff. The 2013-2014 school year will be the best year yet!

KBP NEWS 2013

JULY

KBP Mission

To help children reach their fullest potential by providing individualized

treatment using evi-denced-based clinical

practices. Our team has the specialized training

and experience needed to address a broad-range of concerns including com-mon behavior problems as well as severe behav-ioral and psychiatric dis-orders. We strive to en-sure the most compre-hensive interdisciplinary

approach possible by maintaining close relation-

ships with a variety of multidisciplinary service

providers.

Katherine Falwell, Ph.D., BCBA-D Executive Director

Amanda Davidson, M.S., School Director

We would like to highlight two employees who are joining the Client Care Coordinator team. Kathy Harber and Casandra Levesque. In addition to their client care roles, Kathy and Casandra will also be assuming the responsibility of the Keystone Newsletter. If you have any information you would like to add into the newsletter (testimonies, ideas for activities, stories, events in the community, etc), please email your ideas to newsletter@keystonebehavioral.com

Kathye has a long background in the medical field, including managing an endocrinology billing and insurance department for 7 years. At Keystone, Kathye verifies benefits for new clients, follows the life cycle of intakes, and oversees claims and reimbursement from commercial insurance. In the upcoming months Kathy will be transferring her knowledge from the billing department into the Client Care Coordinator position.

Casandra earned her Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations with a minor in Sociology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. While attending college Casandra interned at Children and Youth Services where she was able to work directly with troubled families. Throughout her career she has worked with non-profit agencies providing support to children and families in need. At Keystone, Casandra is a Client Care Coordinator whose role is to provide a bridge between the departments and supportive services.

The Interactive Metronome is a beneficial therapeutic tool to improve motor planning, sequencing, and timing and has recently been receiving a lot of attention. The Interactive Metronome (IM) uses the concept of a metronome and a computerized program that collects and measures information and then assesses that information to improve one’s timing and rhythm. The IM is a program that helps train an individual’s brain to be able to successfully process information along with planning and sequencing. The IM program usually lasts for three to five weeks and consists of 12 or 15 one-hour sessions. This helpful program can benefit individuals from six years old and older for those with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, traumatic brain injury, Asperger’s Syndrome, language deficits, attention and motor coordination difficulties, poor organizational skills, poor memory, poor fine motor skills, motor planning and sequencing difficulties, and Parkinson’s disease.

In a study, it was found that the individual’s that participated made improvement in several areas of their learning and development. According to the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, it has been proven to benefit individuals with their attention and focus, motor control and coordination, language processing, reading and math fluency, and ability to regulate aggression/impulsivity. Parents of the study participants stated that they noticed improvement in their children’s school-work, social participation, and behavior after completing the IM program. The IM may not be for all individuals, but it is another creative therapy tool that can be used in our special needs population.

RJ Navarro OT/L, cNDT, Director of Rehabilitation

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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Employee Spotlight: Kathye Harber and Casandra Levesque

Vanessa Campbell joined our team in January 2013 and serves as the Lead Teacher in our newest classroom, P10. Vanessa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences with an Education concentration from Ashford University. Vanessa has worked with children with varying disabilities in the one on one setting, and taught students from Pre-K through 5th grade for over 12 years.

In addition to be a creative teacher, Vanessa is always eager to assist other staff members and lend a helping hand. In Vanessa’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and baking. Vanessa enjoys surprising the staff at The Keystone Academy with fresh baked goodies to show her appreciation. We are so happy to have her as part of the Keystone team!

Classroom Spotlights

Classroom Scouting: For the month of May, our Classroom Scouts and friends worked on completing the requirements for the “Animal Badge.” Classes worked both individually and as a group to complete the required activities.

Adventure Days

Our older Classroom Scouts had the opportunity to attend Adventure Days at Camp Echockotee. Our students fished, hiked, created crafts, and swam with other students in neighboring school districts. Our students had a great time and we look forward to participating again next school year.

Classroom Integration of Gardening

Mrs. Leslie’s Class spent time learning about the process of gardening. The theme integrated fictional stories during the literacy block and learning the fundamentals of planting during science. The students enjoyed their latest creation of creating “Cat Grass Characters” and watched as their characters grew hair made up of cat grass.

July

July 1st- First day of camp; camp runs 9-2 daily through July 26th

July 4th- Holiday; TKA and KBP closed

July 17th, 19th, and 23rd- New Parent Orientation Sessions for Families New to TKA

July 29th- August 2nd TKA Closed for Pre-Planning Week

July 31st- PTO sponsored Ice Cream Social and Welcome Back to all TKA families

September

Sept 5th– Holiday; TKA and KBP closed

Sept 16-20– Intersession

August

August 5th- First day of school

Teacher Spotlight: Vanessa Campbell

What we’ve been up to...

Dates to Remember

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The Keystone Academy

Mrs. Nicole, Ms. Kyle, Mrs. Alisha, and Mr. Garrett’s class working together

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Upcoming Keystone Events

Welcome New Members to the Keystone Family We have several new members that we would like to welcome to the team! Casandra Levesque: Client Care Coordinator Patricia Mayo: Billing Specialist Samantha Bean: Occupational Therapist Katherine Daily: Receptionist Beth Walcutt: Director of Keystone Child Development Center (KCDC)

Also, we have several members who will be joining us as Behavior Assistants during out Summer Camp: Max Stout Bennett Thompson Katherine Deasy Nora Kelso Gabrielle Magnanti

Progress with construction of the Keystone Child Development Center is well under way, and is expected to be complete for opening day on August 19th! Dax Cowart and Associates are working seven days a week to erect the walls and make sure everything is perfect for opening day.

We are currently accepting registration for all ages, but rooms are filling up very quickly, in fact, we only have a couple spaces left in the infant and VPK rooms. To register, or for more information, please go to www.keystonecdc.com, or call our front desk. (see our ad on page 9)

It’s summertime again, and here at Keystone Behavioral Pediatrics that means oodles of socially-centered excitement for the kids! We are hosting our annual social skills camp from July 1st through July 26th. Throughout each day in camp, the children will have the opportunity to be separated into small groups with age and social-functional relevance in order to facilitate the most successful outcomes for the summer. Social skill assessments will be conducted to supplement each group in order for group leaders and other social skill facilitators to target social skill deficits outlined by these assessment tools. Each day, the children will partake in an hour of dance camp, field trips to a variety of activities around Jacksonville such as a picnic at a state park or a day at the movies where the children are prompted to independently partake in buying their tickets and refreshments and requesting assistance from movie theatre staff to find their seat or the restrooms. Throughout camp, the children’s specific social skills will be the core focus of each scheduled activity. We realize that every child is unique in their own strengths and our staff is looking forward to identifying these unique qualities in the children and capitalizing on their own training to see through that every child leaves summer camp with a growing repertoire of social skills.

Upcoming Additions: KCDC

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Social Skills Summer Camp

Summer Fun in Jacksonville

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RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET (RAM): Every Saturday from 10am till 4pm there are various vendors of food, art, music, crafts, etc. offered rain or shine. Also, there are special events such as “Local Authors Expo” (JUNE 29th), “Fireworks Viewing” (JULY 4th), “River Ruckus” (JULY 6th), and “National Dance Day” (JULY 27th).

715 Riverside Avenue Under the Canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge.

http://riversideartsmarket.com/

HANNA PARK: This is a great beach location! The splash playground is now open as well. There is a $3.00 entry fee per vehicle. In addition to beach, this place offers biking, hiking, fishing, picnicking , as well as kayaking, pedal boats, and canoes rentals as well.

500 Wonderwood Drive, Jacksonville

http://www.coj.net/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-and-community-programming/hanna-park.aspx

Held each month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- rain or shine -- Art Walk spans a 15-block radius within the Downtown core. With 30 to 40 galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants, bars and businesses participating each month and dozens of artists in the open-air Hemming Plaza, Art Walk is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support Jacksonville's deep pool of creative talent.

If you're looking for information on this month's First Wednesday Art Walk, visit the official Art Walk website at www.iloveartwalk.com.

Produced by Downtown Vision, Inc., First Wednesday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour that combines astound-ing visual and live art, engaging events and more in the core of Downtown Jacksonville.

Voted "Best Art Walk" in Folio Weekly's Best of Jax 2011 and "Best Artsy Event" and "Best Place to Meet New People" in Jacksonville Magazine's Best of Jax 2011, the First Wednesday Art Walk is an art extravaganza seven years and counting.

http://www.downtownjacksonville.org/Marketing/First_Wednesday_Artwalk.aspx

http://jacksonvilleartwalk.com/#home

FREE MUSIC CONCERTS at MAIN LIBRARY: Tuesday, July 2nd @ 7pm TGIF ~ New Orleans style Dixieland group from Navy Band Southeast will be performing. For more information about the concert, click the link below.

http://mainconcerts.blogspot.com/2013/06/tuesday-serenade-july-2-2013-7pm.html

Main Library 303 North Laura Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-630-2665

http://jpl.coj.net/progs/main/intermezzo/default.html

WELCOME TO ART WALK

Free Outing Ideas: State Parks (some may require small fee depending on day-Call for details) and Parks:

Amelia Island Big and Little Talbot Island Fort Caroline Fort George Guana Yellow Bluff Fort Washington Oaks Gardens Mandarin Park (always free) Alpine Grove Park (always free) City of Green Cove Springs Park and Pier (always free) Hanna Park 9A & Baymeadows Park (always free) UNF trails (always free) Kingsley Plantation (always free)

Barnes & Noble Town Center Avenues Mall Orange Park Mall Downtown River Walk, Friendship Park (fountain) The Landing Libraries: Southeast Regional-Summer reading program (Closed Mondays) Downtown Library Mandarin Library Regency Square Library

Not Free Outing ideas: Jacksonville Beach Pier Tree Hill- $2 for children; $4 for Adults MOCA- Prices vary by day MOSH Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Ritz Theatre and Museum- Closed Mondays; $8 for Adults; $5 for kids Movies (Regal features a summer G & PG rated movie rate of $1-Call for days/details) Adventure Landing Bowling Jacksonville Zoo Catty Shack Children’s Yoga Hands-On Children’s Museum

Ideas submitted by Nicole Jackson, TKA teacher P5

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We frequently provide treatment for...

Behaviors: Noncompliance/ Refusals, Physical and Verbal Aggression, Social Skill Deficits, Self-injury, Toileting Resistance, Sleep Disturbances, Lan-guage/ Communication Delays, Excessive Fear/ Phobias, Attention Difficul-ties, Academic Struggles/ Homework Refusal, Trauma Related to Abuse and Neglect, Family Relational Problems, Attachment and Separation Issues, Medication Refusal, Resistance to Medical Treatment

Diagnoses: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis-order, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Communication, Speech, and Language Disorders, Learning Disor-ders, Feeding Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compul-sive Disorder, Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Devel-opmental Delay, Tics, Sleep Disorders, Encopresis/ Enuresis

Fourth of July Fireworks 9:45 p.m. Over the St. Johns River in Downtown Jacksonville

Fireworks can be viewed from the Northbank and Southbank of the St. Johns River. There will be two river barges; one near The Jacksonville Landing and the other behind the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. The show will be choreographed to a special patriotic soundtrack, with audio on both the Northbank and Southbank.

Fun Activities

Services Offered

Keystone promises to:

* Provide a safe and nurturing environment for all children * Promote personal growth (e.g., self-discipline, self- esteem, self-knowledge) * Foster a climate that promotes social values such as responsibility and respect for others * Challenge children with individualized achievement standards and community programs that will enable them to progress at their own pace, encourage them to strive for excellence facilitate self-help skills, and foster independence * Encourage strong family involvement in the life and treatment of the child * Establish and maintain partnerships between Keystone, client families, and the community at large * Extend learning beyond the Keystone walls by exposing children to resources within the community * Provide advocacy, educational, psychological, and health-related services for children and families * Explore and celebrate individual differences and contributions

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Keystone Behavioral Pediatrics 6867 Southpoint Drive North, Suite 101

Jacksonville, FL 32216 Phone: 904-619-6071 Fax: 904-212-0309

www.keystonebehavioral.com

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