High School's Not Forever

Dr. Jane Bluestein has worked as a classroom teacher or counselor with kids of all ages. For the past several years, her work has focused on helping teachers and parents improve the ways they connect with kids. She is the author of numerous books, including Creating Emotionally Safe Schools and Parents, Teens and Boundaries. She heads Instructional Support Services, Inc., a consulting and resource firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although Jane had a few positive experiences and a number of good teachers (a few with whom she's still in touch) in high school, she's very glad to have those days behind her. Eric D. Katz, MSAC, is a psychotherapist and a New York state certified school counselor who works on the front lines in a diverse high school in Newburgh, New York. He is a consultant to the College Board's Equity and Excellence Program, an advisory board member for Long Island University's Graduate Program for School Counseling and the coauthor of the advanced series of school counselor workshops for the College Board's Pathways to Excellence Program. Mr. Katz is a trained crisis intervention counselor and provided assistance to students and staff in New York City after September 11. He is a featured speaker at the state and national level and is deeply committed to helping teens succeed not just in high school but in life. After all, high school's not forever.Bluestein, Jane is the author of 'High School's Not Forever', published 2005 under ISBN 9780757302565 and ISBN 0757302564.