Amelia Gallagher

Amelia has worked in the education field close to 20 years. Most of that time was spent working as a school counselor and school administrator in the public school system. The last almost 3 years, Amelia has worked at a Special Education school with students with complex trauma, mental illness and learning disabilities. When Amelia was offered the position here, she was encouraged to bring the training she had with Mindfulness to our students. She began a pilot study with our most complex students and implemented Mindfulness in Education Workbook, by Daniel Rechtshaffen. Amelia has assisted in developing the Mindful Educators of the Capital Region professional organization. Amelia has also provided professional development and training in Mindfulness and Self- Care at our school, surrounding school districts and in after school programs.