Yaneishka Morales: Helping Families, One Conversation at a Time
Sometimes the hardest part for parents seeking therapy for their kids isn’t finding services. It’s being willing to open the front door. As a member of the therapeutic training and […]
Friendship Band to Perform at Forbes Library on July 10
The Friendship Band, a Northampton-based group that brings together musicians with and without disabilities, will perform a free outdoor concert on the Hess Performance Stage at Forbes Library on [...]
Pride-Themed Art Show at ServiceNet’s Rooster Café Showcases Creativity and Inclusion
ServiceNet staff and program participants gathered at the Rooster Café Tuesday afternoon for a reception to launch a Pride-themed art show that will run through early July. The exhibition, which [...]
In leadership trainings for ServiceNet managers, Peter McLean emphasizes emotional intelligence
As he prepares to teach a new series of leadership trainings, Training and Development Manager Peter McLean is thinking about curiosity and compassion. “It can be easy for managers without […]
By Abe Loomis
In Counseling & Psychiatry, Home Page, News, River Valley Counseling Center, Substance Use and Recovery Services
Posted Laura Stone: Helping People Find Their Way Forward
When Laura Stone talks about her work, she returns again and again to one core belief: people need to feel that they belong. As interim director of River Valley Counseling […]
Six Graduate From ESOL MAP Program, Strengthening Communication and Care
In partnership with Greenfield Community College, ServiceNet’s ESOL MAP training helps staff build skills, confidence, and opportunity. Six members of ServiceNet’s staff graduated May 8 from a [...]
Mental Health Awareness Month Highlights the Importance of Care, Connection, and Community
At ServiceNet, we take Mental Health Awareness Month in May as an opportunity to reflect on a reality that touches nearly every family and community: mental health is an essential […]
Catherine Vaughan on supporting kids and the clinicians who care for them
“They know they can ask me anything.” For Catherine Vaughan, that trust is at the heart of her work — with the children and teens she counsels, with the clinicians […]
ServiceNet’s 34th Annual Autism Conference Draws Families, Advocates, and Professionals to Springfield
Keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Wendler helped spark conversations on neurodiversity, inclusion, empowerment, and support at all ages. More than three decades after it began as a small gathering at [...]
Reconnecting Around Care: Shared Living & AFC Conference Returns with Focus on Relationships, Resilience
The 27th Annual Shared Living and Adult Family Care Conference brought caregivers, clinicians, and human services professionals together April 14 in Marlborough, Mass., reviving a long-standing [...]
