It’s Shameless Self Promotion Month!

I promise, there will only be 75 more posts, tweets, and Facey Face status updates about my new book, The School Psychologist’s Survival Guide. I can’t help it, I am so excited that my book baby was finally born! It took longer to make this book than it did to make my actual baby. I wish I was Oprah so I could (as one reader put it), give out a copy to everyone and yell, “EVERYONE GETS A COPY!” I would totally put them under people’s chairs at NASP if I had Oprah money. I would probably put it in a gift basket with other survival tools, such as pens, pencils, energy bars, coffee, margarita mix…oh wait, cancel that last one. Not appropriate for work.

I’m loving the feedback on the Facebook page from people who have received the book. It’s kind of like when you’re driving and you let someone in and you are doing it because you want to, but then they give you the “thanks! wave” and you feel even better about your deed. I wanted to write this book forever to help out newbies and folks on the edge of burnout, but to get the proverbial “Thanks! wave” from you all makes it even more amazing.*

I am so glad that school psychologists now have a reference book to turn to when they have burning questions such as:

• What do I do when a principal calls me and tells me there’s an emergency at my school and asks me what to do?
• How do I react when a kid balks at testing with me? (like the time a girl screamed at me, “Go away! I ain’t no *bleeeeeeeepidy bleep bleeping” special ed!”)
• How do I delicately explain to a parent that their child has Autism? A Learning Disability? Emotional Disturbance? Isn’t eligible even though she is not meeting standards?
• What do I do when a staff member “goes rogue” in an IEP meeting and disagrees with my testing?
• How do I handle a group counseling session that turns into a WWE wrestling session?
• What do I do if a kid tells me she is suicidal?
• How do I find a space to work in that is a) not a janitor’s closet full of toxic chemicals, b) an old elevator shaft, or c) shared with 8 hojillion people with no privacy?
• How do I handle the stress of the job? (Hint: It’s not eating stray donuts in the teacher’s lounge at 2pm every day. Dang it.)

These questions and more are covered in my book! It’s like having your own emergency go-to guide for the sticky situations we all encounter as school psychologists. And we all know it’s crazy season right now, trying to get everything done before the end of the school year, so couldn’t you treat yourself to a little something something off Amazon.com? Yes, I believe you could.

Also, know that proceeds for the book go to a good cause: Baby B’s preschool fund. Turns out one year of PreK is as expensive as all four years of my college education. Who knew!?! I just know you all support early childhood education, so order now!

*The BEST “Thanks! wave” of all is a review on Amazon.com. Um…erm… *shuffles feet and looks at floor* if anyone wants to write a review, I’ll be your best friend.

Famous Educational Institutes of New York City

Education in New York City is valued and imparted at the highest standards! There are thousands of educational institutes working in harmony and healthy competition to provide best and updated education to its citizens. The public school system of New York City is the largest in the world! New York City is famous as hub of research in medicine and the life sciences.

Top institutes of New York City include the following:

New York University: Established in 183 New York University has 11 four-year colleges, 6 two-year colleges, a law school, a graduate school, a medical school, an honors college, and a journalism school. It is ranked in the top 5 institutes of USA. The New York University's alumni include Jonas Salk, Colin Powell, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

SUNY at Buffalo: Although initially a medical center, it now offers countless degree programs such as School of Architecture and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Management, and other schools and colleges.

Stony Brook University: Founded in 1957, State University College was initially a training center for the teachers. However today, students can study in a variety of departments of the University, which include the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, School of Journalism, School of Professional Development and School of Nursing.

Columbia University: The first college ever to be constructed in New York City; is revered throughout the world for its academics.

Some of the most prolific institutes of New York City that are expert in specific fields are:

Parsons [is the leader in the disciplines of fine arts, management and robotics], The Culinary Institute of America [offers best degrees in Culinary Arts], Barnard College, Cooper Union, Fordham University [first Catholic university], St. John's University [is the country's largest Catholic university], Yeshiva University [oldest Jewish university], The Juilliard School, The School of Visual Arts and New York Law School [oldest law school in the United].

There are numerous private and public schools and institutes in New York City that it is impossible to mention the entire long list here. Some names are CUNY-run Hunter College High School, Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School and Townsend Harris High School.

New York City is also a scientific and research center with renowned institutes as Rockefeller University, Beth Israel Medical Center, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College and Mount Sinai Medical Center.