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Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English
March 6, 2017
Recent press release from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine about a report that calls for improvement to instruction and training for children and youth learning english and their education providers.
View the press release HERE
View the report HERE
Dr. Claudio T. Toppelberg, Judge Baker's Director of Continuing Educa...
Baker Bulletin ~ Winter 2017
February 16, 2017
Click here to view the Baker Bulletin ~ Winter 2017 edition
Judge Baker Welcomes Christine Dunn to the Board of Trustees
February 16, 2017
BOSTON, MA (February 16, 2017) - Judge Baker Children’s Center (Judge Baker), a national leader in children’s mental health, today announced that it elected Christine Dunn, founder and president of ArcPoint Strategic Communications, to its Board of Trustees.
Ms. Dunn formed ArcPoint Strategic Communications, a division of her company, Clark Hill Media Group, in 2014 to provide strategic communications advisory and media education services. In her capacity as a trustee of Judge Baker, Christine’s communications and media strategy expertise will be an invaluable asset as the Board of Trus...
JBCC President & CEO, Robert P. Franks, Ph.D. Elected to the APA Board of Professional Affairs
February 13, 2017
BOSTON, MA (February 13, 2017) - Judge Baker Children’s Center (Judge Baker), a national leader in children’s mental health, announced that Dr. Robert Franks, President & CEO, has been elected to a 3-year term (2017-2019) on the American Psychological Association’s Board of Professional Affairs.
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization consisting of researchers, educators, students, and clinicians in the field of psychology in the United States. The APA works to ensure th...
President's Blog ~ February 2017
February 13, 2017
It is hard to believe, but Judge Baker Children’s Center is celebrating its Centennial Anniversary in 2017!
One hundred years ago, the Center was established to honor the late Judge Harvey Humphrey Baker, an early pioneer in children’s mental health. Judge Baker was one of the first juvenile court judges in the nation and when he saw the troubled children and adolescents coming through his court, he knew that they needed more than punishment. He paved the way for looking at these children and adolescents differently with an understanding perspective that acknowledged their challenges and r...
Judge Baker Welcomes Dr. Rhea Chase as Director of Early Childhood Programs
November 3, 2016
BOSTON, MA (November 3, 2016) – Judge Baker Children’s Center. a national leader in children’s mental health, today announced that Dr. Rhea Chase has joined the senior leadership team as director of early childhood programs.
Dr. Chase specializes in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and effective prevention and treatment programs for families with young children with behavioral health concerns, including both internalizing and externalizing disorders. Specifically, her work focuses on the dissemination of evidence-based treatments to traditionally underserved...
