Dr. Berness regularly speaks at corporate and community events, schools, and in medical settings. Please contact her directly for more information related to these services.
Sample of School Presentations
November, 2024: The hows and whys of the impact of technology on our children's healthy development. Princeton Montessori School, Princeton, NJ.
August 2024: Professional development training on the impact of technology on cihldren's development for teachers in the Hopewell Valley School District, Pennington, NJ.
April 2024: The hows and whys of the impact of technology on our children's healthy development. Hopewell Valley School Distict, Pennington, NJ.
October, 2023: Parenting during a mental health epidemic: Strategies for recognizing and responding to anxiety in our children and adolescents. Montgomery Township School District, Skillman, NJ.
January, 2022: Parenting through anxiety: Strategies to support our children and ourselves. Princeton Montessori School, Princeton, NJ (Virtual Presentation).
March, 2021: The mental health burden of COVID-19: Strategies to support our children. Hopewell Valley Parenting Conference, Hopewell, NJ (Virtual Workshop).
February, 2020: Beyond the ABCs: Recognizing the early signs of psychological challenges in the classroom. Country Montessori School, Plainsboro, NJ.
Sample of Corporate Presentations
May, 2022: Everyday mental health: Practical strategies for a stressful world. Ambassador Labs, Boston, MA (International Virtual Presentation).
November, 2020: Managing caregiver stress during COVID-19. BNOW (Bristol Myers Squibb Network of Women) Parent Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ (International Virtual Presentation).
June, 2020: Raising emotionally healthy children and adolescents in times of crisis. BNOW (Bristol Myers Squibb Network of Women) Parent Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ (International Virtual Presentation).
October, 2019: Building resilience in middle school children. BNOW (Bristol Meyers Squibb Network of Women) Parent Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ.
Collaborative Work with Pediatricians
2015-2018: Initiated the Parent Mental Health Education Series at Princeton Nassau Pediatrics. Presented routinely on a wide array of child and adolescent mental health topics including anxiety, ADHD, depression, parenting, psychological effects of chronic illness, academic stress, and technology. Princeton, NJ.