at Sarah A. Reed Children's Center

2445 West 34th StreetErie, PA 16506(814) 838-1954

www.SarahReed.org

Fall 2019

2018-2019 Interns

Shining Bright Sarah A. Reed Children's Center

Dr. Eric Schwartz Leads APA-Accredited Doctoral Internship Program

Eric Schwartz, Psy.D., ABPP,is the vice president of clinicalservices and director of psychology internship training.He has been making a differenceat Sarah Reed for over 21 years.

Eric, how did the doctoral internship program get its start?

Sarah Reed offers a 2,000-hour doctoral internship program in Health Services Psychology that is fully accredited by the AmericanPsychological Association.  The internship funds three full-time training positions beginning in early August and lasting 12 months. Sinceits inception in the early 1980s, this program has trained students from over 30 colleges and universities throughout the country.

"The doctoral internship program began as a collaboration between Penn State University and SarahA. Reed Children's Center. The program expanded in May 1998 when I was hired as the programdirector. During that same year, the doctoral internship program became accredited by the AmericanPsychological Association (APA), making Sarah A. Reed Children's Center the first agency in theregion to operate an APA-accredited doctoral internship program."

"It's an honor to train emerging psychologists and help them along their career path. We've had 60 doctoral interns complete the trainingprogram since I started in 1998, and I still keep in touch with most of them! They are all very successful. I have a strong professionalcommitment to give back to the field of psychology, and I'm immensely appreciative of Sarah Reed's support of this great program."

Can you tell us about the number of applications you receive and the selection process?

What is the most rewarding part about your role as the director of the Doctoral Internship Program?

What are some of the projects the doctoral interns are involved with?

Congratulations to our doctoral interns who completed the 2018-2019 program! We wish each of you the very best. Pictured (L to R): Erica Printzker, intern (James MadisonUniversity); Amanda Hanrahan, intern (University ofMilwaukee); Dr. Eric Schwartz, vice president of clinical services& director of psychology internship training at Sarah Reed;Kristen Caccimelio, intern (Adler University); and Dr. LauraAmoscato, director of quality assurance/quality improvement &assistant director of psychology internship training.

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Meet Our 2019-2020 Doctoral Interns Our 2018-2019 Doctoral Interns

Anthony Nedelman

Anthony is workingon his Ph.D. inClinical Psychologyat FairleighDickinson University. He is from ChagrinFalls, OH.

Jaclynn Stankus

Jaclynn is working onher Ph.D. in SchoolPsychology atDuquesne University.She is fromCanonsburg, PA.

William Phillips

William is workingon his Ph.D. inSchool Psychology atBall State University. He is fromWaxahachie, TX.

"I'm so proud of Sarah Reed's doctoral internship program because our interns are involved in a widevariety of projects and opportunities that are unique to our agency. They gain experience in all of ourprogram areas, from Residential Treatment to the Outpatient Program and everything in between. The interns run group, individual and family therapy sessions, learn how to work with very diversepopulations of people, participate in didactic seminars, and complete a group research project."

"Typically I receive about 50 applications annually from doctoral internship candidates all across thecountry. Selecting our three doctoral interns is a very intricate, time-consuming process that involves alot of face-to-face interviews and phone calls as part of the APPIC Match Process conducted by theNational Matching Service in Toronto."

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"The most important long-term benefit our agency provides is hope. Kids and their families are often able tosee success while their children are in our programs, which changes some of the hopelessness they had prior totreatment ."

~Dr. Ryan Kobylinksi, child psychiatrist at Sarah Reed

Staff Member Spotlight: Dr. Ryan Kobylinski, Child Psychiatrist Dr. Kobylinski has been helping children and families at Sarah Reed for seven years. We sat down with him to learn more about thedifference he is making and what inspired him to enter the field of child psychiatry.

Can you tell us a little bit about your background?"I grew up in Erie, PA, and graduated from Gannon University and Lake Erie College of OsteopathicMedicine. I completed my residency at the Cleveland Clinic and my child psychiatry fellowship atAkron Children's Hospital. Interestingly enough, I did a psychiatric rotation at Sarah A. ReedChildren's Center during my third year at LECOM, which further sparked my interest in the field ofchild psychiatry." What do you enjoy most about being a child psychiatrist?"I love collaborating with our treatment teams and families to find solutions for their children's issues. There is a strong team-based approach associated with this sub-specialty that I really enjoy."

What inspired you to work with at-risk youth?"My own personal experiences, as well as a great deal of mental health issues within my family,inspired me to work with this special population. These experiences give me unique insight and agreater understanding of what my clients are going through, which is very beneficial in helping themfind solutions that work."

If you knew a parent whose child was struggling with behavioral or emotional challenges, why would you refer them to Sarah A. Reed Children's Center for help? "Sarah Reed offers services for multiple levels of care and has fantastic clinicians and support staff. We also have strong

relationships with all the local schools, which really helps with transitioning children out and back into their home schools. My bestadvice to a parent who thinks their child is struggling is to talk with their child and gain as much information as possible - talk to their child's friends, their teachers, and monitor what their child is doing. They can always call Sarah Reed's Outpatient Program for help or our Acute Partial Hospitalization Program if the issues are more significant."

Dr. Ryan Kobylinski is a childpsychiatrist at Sarah Reed. Hehelps in all program areas, butfocuses primarily on treatingchildren in our Residential &Acute Partial HospitalizationPrograms.

Board Member Mark Manczka Tees Up a Win Every Year for Sarah Reed

Mark Manczka (right), Erie branch manager atB&L Wholesale Supply Company, and BrianMack, area sales manager (center), present theproceeds from the 23rd Annual B&L CharityGolf Tournament to Jim Mando, president andCEO of Sarah Reed. Mark and his team atB&L Wholesale Supply Company have raisedover $700,000 for the children at Sarah Reedsince their charity event began in 1996.

On August 8, 2019, a full field of over 100+ golfers took to the greens at Lake ShoreCountry Club for the 23rd Annual B&L Charity Golf Tournament. Mark Manczka, Eriebranch manager for B&L Wholesale Supply Company and a Sarah Reed Board Member,has been organizing this fundraiser alongside his B&L colleagues since 1996. This yearthe event raised $40,205 for the children at Sarah Reed! "Every dollar raised from this tournament is donated directly to Sarah A. Reed Children'sCenter," said Jim Mando, president and CEO of Sarah Reed, at a recent Board meeting."Mark and his team do an amazing job organizing this event every year, and B&L coversall the costs so that 100% of the proceeds benefit our children and families. We are verygrateful for B&L's generous support, along with all of our event sponsors and golfers." The contributions from this event have helped to complete several major projects at SarahReed over the years, including a new picnic shelter, a clinical observation room, the B&LDining Hall at the Residential Campus, the Sanctuary for Integrated Health & WellnessPark at the Hamilton Campus, and the new James N. Herr Hall residential unit.

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Around Campus

Residential Treatment & Acute Partial Hospitalization - Ridgefield Campus

Children work on Chromebooks during the2019 Summer Reading & Math Program atResidential. This eight-week course ispartially funded through the EducationalImprovement Tax Credit Program.

The Sarah Reed Women's Auxiliary plansseveral holiday-themed events throughout theyear at our Residential Program, includingpumpkin decorating! We greatly appreciateeverything they do for the children.

Our Art & Rec Therapy staff membersorganize a Summer Olympics each yearfor the children in the ResidentialProgram. Everyone demonstrated greatteamwork and sportsmanship!

Michael Gustafson, MSW, clinicalintervention specialist at Sarah Reed,conducts a music therapy session forchildren at our Community and School-Based Behavioral Health (CSBBH)program in Union City alongside DeniseMcSorley, our behavioral health worker.

Sarah Reed has worked with Erie’s PublicSchools for over 25 years to providebehavioral health and educational supportto students. We have three alternativeeducation programs at Emerson-Gridley.

Students in our Sanctuary® BasedLearning Program used their creativity todecorate the ceiling tiles outside theirclassrooms at Emerson-Gridley. They lovesharing their clever designs with everyone!

Alternative Education Programs

Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

Staff training and professional developmentare an integral part of our agency, and ourannual Sanctuary Refresher Day alwaysproves to be a day filled with creativity andcamaraderie! For our 2019 Sanctuary Refresher Day onAugust 21st, each department across theagency was challenged to show how they"Step into Sanctuary." Staff worked togetherto paint stepping stones, which were thenplaced in the front garden at our mainResidential Campus. Special thanks to all the members of SarahReed's Core Team for facilitating this projectand bringing the agency together!

Sanctuary Refresher Day

We're proud to introduce you to Dr. SallieRichards, the new supervisor of ourPsychological Assessment Clinic! TheClinic offers children and adults a widerange of testing to help diagnose ADHD,autism, anxiety, depression, and more. Call(814) 480-8985 to see how we can help.

Around Campus

Hamilton Campus - Partial Hospitalization Program

Thanks to the United Way of Erie Countyand the Erie Times-News, we have a LittleFree Library at Hamilton. Students workedwith staff members Twila Zellefrow andLisa Kalagassy to create this masterpiece!

Tyler Titus, LPC (left), gave the keynotepresentation at the Partial Program's firstSummer Lecture Series! Tyler is joined byHamilton staff members Dr. BrittanyHayden (right) and Tracey Sampson.

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Jennifer Held, MS, is a therapist in our Residential Treatment Program. She is also atalented artist and uses her creativity in therapy with the children and in agency-wideactivities. We're so proud to count Jen among the 360 heroes we have on staff! Weasked Jen to tell us, in her words, what makes her a hero: "People forget that we have a bigger job here than just improving the child’s

behavior.  That's just on the surface. We need to do the internal work.  Healing

from their trauma, becoming empowered and healthy is tough work!  I’m a hero

because I don’t shy away from the hard work that needs to be done. I walk the hard

walk with them.”

Want to read more about Jen and see our latest staff videos? Visit the employmentsection of our website at www.SarahReed.org.

Sarah Reed Hosts Regional Sanctuary® Training Event

The Sanctuary Model® is a trauma-informed treatment interventionthat has proven to be very effective at helping children recover fromthe damaging effects of trauma. In 2010, Sarah A. Reed Children'sCenter became the first Sanctuary®-certified treatment center in theregion, and we continue to be re-certified every three years. As an agency that's committed to on-going education and trainingopportunities, Sarah Reed partnered with Perseus House andHarborcreek Youth Services for the 2nd Annual RegionalSanctuary® Network Day on August 22, 2019. Staff from all threeagencies led trainings on topics such as wellness, art, grief/loss, andthe effects of trauma. Attendees also participated in a paneldiscussion led by agency representatives and enjoyed a keynotepresentation by Dr. Everett Painter, assistant professor of counseling,school psychology and special education at Edinboro University.

Matt Haight, manager of training and employee development

at Sarah Reed, welcomed everyone to the 2nd Annual

Regional Sanctuary® Network Day on August 22nd at our

eastside campus, located at 1020 East 10th Street.

Do you have what it takes to be a hero? We're hiring! Sarah Reed offers four-day work weeks and tuition assistance, plus opportunities in both residential andclassroom settings. If you or someone you know would like to apply or learn more,please visit www.SarahReed.org or give us a call at (814) 835-7741.

Meet Our Hero - Jennifer Held

Check out the newest addition to ourSanctuary for Integrated Health & WellnessPark! This basketball hoop was installed inAugust and is a huge hit. The park is opento the community during non-school hours.

Jennifer Held, Therapist

22 Years of Service

Shining Bright - Fall 2019

Our Donors Make a Difference

Amber's Story The generosity of our donors helps kids through the toughest yearsof their childhood. Recently we had the privilege of speaking witha young woman who was in our Residential Treatment Programover a decade ago. She shared how Sarah A. Reed Children'sCenter helped her through her struggle with depression and bipolardisorder and transformed her life. What follows is only a portionof her story, but it shows the incredible impact our agency, staffand donors are making on the lives of children and families. (Note: Amber's name has been altered to protect her anonymity.) 

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I spent my 5thbirthday atSarah Reed.  

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B efore arriving at Sarah A. Reed Children's Center, I went through several different placements, including a couple of foster homes. Even though my foster homes were nice and the people were caring, nobody ever really understood me. And quitehonestly, I didn't understand myself either. My early years growing up in rural Pennsylvania were some of the hardest and scariest times of my life. When I was 8 years old Iwent into my first foster home. The trauma and loss I had experienced up to that point was just too overwhelming for me toprocess. Intense feelings of loss, anger and frustration consumed me. I battled severe depression for years and was later diagnosedwith bipolar disorder. I went from one placement to the next, carrying those burdensome labels of "depression" and "bipolardisorder" with me. Nobody ever stopped to help me understand what these labels meant or why they affected my behavior the waythey did. How could I overcome these challenges and live a healthy, happy life if I didn't understand what was going on?

All of that changed when I was 14 and went to Sarah Reed.

The staff at Sarah Reed were the only ones who were able to help me understand what I was feeling and why. They never made mefeel like there was something wrong with me. For the first time, I felt like it was ok to be myself. Dr.B. and the behavioralcounselors got me to open up and work through my challenges. They even took the time to explain the medical reasons behind mydepression and bipolar disorder. I finally began to realize how trauma and my life experiences affected my mental health. Even on my bad days, I knew my Sarah Reed family truly cared about me. They helped me begin healing from the childhoodtrauma I experienced and worked with me to regain control of my mental health and well-being. I'll be the first to admit that it is a long process that takes time (I actually came back to Sarah Reed a second time when I was 17),but I would never have the amazing life I have today if it wasn't for this life-changing agency. Thanks to Sarah Reed, I went tocollege to become a therapist and help others like me, and I now have two beautiful children with one on the way!

Thank you to the amazing staff and community of donors who helped me transform my life!

~Amber, 28

Ways You Can Make a Difference Our donors make our programs possible. There are a variety of ways you can make an impact on the lives of the 1,700 childrenand families we serve each year. To learn more, please visit us online at www.SarahReed.org/ways-to-give or contact Gary L.Bukowski, MA, CFRE, associate vice president of development, at (814)

Giving From Your Retirement Plan

(for donors age 70.5 and up)Giving to the Annual Fund Corporate Giving

835-7602 or at GBukowski@SarahReed.org. Thank you!

Atty. Shaun Adrian (left) and Atty. DanMiller (right) present a $15,000 gift onbehalf of MacDonald Illig Jones &Britton, LLP to Gary L. Bukowski, CFREthrough the Educational ImprovementTax Credit Program.

Gifts to the Annual Fund provide theservices our children and familiesrely on each day. These donationsgo above and beyond our operatingbudget to give kids even moreopportunities to learn and grow.

2445 West 34th StreetErie, PA 16506(814) 838-1954www.SarahReed.org

Mark Your Calendars & Join Us! 2019 Women's Auxiliary Luncheon Fundraiser

22nd Annual Souper Bowl

Sunday, January 26th at Zem Zem Shrine Club

Tuesday, December 3rd at the Watson-Curtze Mansion

The mansion will be decked inholiday splendor! Enjoy a lavishbrunch from Sabella's Catering,mimosas, and chances to winbeautiful gift baskets. A concertwill also be performed by theSarah Reed Children's Choir.Tickets are $40. Please callMolly Myers at (814) 835-7606for tickets.

Always a fan favorite! This isyour chance to sample soup froma variety of local restaurants andcast your vote to see which cheftakes home the coveted "BestSoup" trophy. Will the Skunk &Goat Tavern win again in 2020?Stay tuned for updates and ticketinformation!

Did You Know....

In 1871, General CharlesManning Reed offeredSarah the use of the familyhomestead of Rufus Reed,located on the southeastcorner of Park Row andState Street. It was herethat our agency received itsformal charter onNovember 29, 1871.

Celebrating 149 Years!

The Langer Family's 13th Annual Santa Bar Crawl

Saturday, December 7th in Downtown Erie

Grab your Santa suit and joinMichelle Langer Skellie andfamily for their Santa Bar Crawlfundraiser benefiting the childrenin our Partial HospitalizationProgram. Last year we had over500 Santas! The event kicks off at3:00 p.m. at the Bourbon Barrel.Please call Molly Myers at (814)835-7606 for more details.

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Development Office at (814) 835-7604 or SBojc@SarahReed.org.Thank you!