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Social Workers
School Social Workers
Ms. Jess Bethoney-Drennen
This will be my 4th year at King. I’ve been a school social worker for over 11 years. I’ll be with grades K,2, and 4 this year! Before that I was an admin assistant at an international health care non-profit. I love spending time with my family, and we like being on the go and exploring new things.
Phone: 508-782-7233
Email: jbethoneydrennen@framingham.k12.ma.us
Ms. Jess Valentin
Hi everyone!! My name is Jessica Valentin. I am the School Social Worker for grades 1, 3, and 5 this year and I also speak Spanish. Before I came to King in 2022 I was a Special Education Aide/School Adjustment Intern at Cameron Middle School. I attended middle and high school here in Framingham, as a Metco student. I graduated from Framingham High, Quinsigamond Community College, and Cambridge College with a degree in Human Services and a duo Masters in Mental Health/School Adjustment Counselor.
Phone: 508-782-7264
Resources
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Helpful Books for Navigating the Rewards and Challenges of Raising Children
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids One Meal at a Time by Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understand and Parenting Easily Frustrated and Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene, Ph. D.
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child by Elias, Tobias and Freidlander
No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner (also authors books on other common childhood challenges)
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst (child-friendly book on attachment and separation)
A Terrible Think Happened by Margaret M. Holmes (child-friendly book on traumatic events)