Amanda Bernath, Author at ConnectCenter

Vision Changes and Your Mental Health

Posted on May 1, 2023 - 5:42 pm by Amanda Bernath

More Than Enough: Mental Health Awareness 2023 (image provided by the National Alliance of Mental Illness)

May is here! And while many around the country mark the month with buzz about the end of the school year, it also holds significance as a month we take the time to address a topic that deeply impacts the lives of millions of people around the country (and world) – Mental Health Month. Mental […]

Five Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Skills to “Pack” for College Life

Camera resting on a suitcase and backpack on the ground against a brick wall.

It’s here again –summer! Many students are excitedly anticipating and planning for the possibilities that the next couple of months may hold. Freedom from the usual routine and deadlines. A break from learning and review…right? If you’re a recent high school graduate, you may want to consider working a little (or a lot) of instruction […]

Social Skill Savvy for the First Day of School – with Bonus “About Me” Template!

Two children wearing backpacks are walking down a sidewalk, smiling and talking. A taller boy is on the right and a shorter girl is on the left.

You may remember your childhood school “first days” as fun and exciting, with possibly a few nervous butterflies in the mix. The satisfaction of putting a crisp, clean stack of paper into a brightly colored Trapper-Keeper (did you know they’re back in style??) and sliding all the gel pens and freshly sharpened pencils into the […]