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Andria Amador

Andria Amador, CAGS, NCSP, is the Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services for the Boston Public Schools (BPS). Andria has dedicated her career to urban school psychology and began her career as a school psychologist before becoming an administrator. Andria, along with her staff and partners, have developed the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model (CBHM). CBHM is a multi-tiered system of supports designed to support the behavioral health needs of students across a continuum of prevention, early-intervention and intensive services. Implementation of CBHM requires BPS school psychologists to expand their scope of service delivery to include all NASP Domains of Practice. Andria has the pleasure of serving as the Immediate Past President of the Massachusetts School Psychology Association. She is also the coordinator of the NASP Supervision Interest Group and a member of the NASP Practice Model Committee.
Phone: 617-635-9676
Address: 443 Warren Street, Suite#2
Dorchester, MA 02121

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Communique, 2010

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Building effective school community partnerships requires recognition of barriers along with time... more Building effective school community partnerships requires recognition of barriers along with time and commitment from both the school district and community agencies to overcome those barriers. It may seem overwhelming to fully address each of the challenges while attempting to implement each element of effective school partnerships all at once, but it is necessary to ensure that the partnership is truly collaborative, effective, and improves mental health outcomes for children and youth.

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