{"title":"Michele Winchester Vega","description":"\u003cp\u003eMICHELE WINCHESTER VEGA, D.S.W., LCSW-R, is a psychiatric social worker with over 35 years of clinical practice and the co-author of \u003cem\u003eAre You My Sister?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinchester Vega trained at Columbia University School of Social Work and Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She received the 2010 National Association of Social Workers' Hudson Valley Division Lifetime Achievement Award and is listed in the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry Among Executive and Professional Women and in Who’s Who of American Women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Winchester Vega owns a private practice in New Windsor, New York, employing over 30 mental health professionals, and has taught psychology, sociology, and social work at Yeshiva University, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Orange County College, and Marist College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele lives in New Windsor, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Winchester Vega’s books are published by TMA Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chicken-little-come-out-the-sky-is-not-falling","title":"Chicken Little, Come Out! The Sky Is Not Falling!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicken Little’s Coping Skills for Kids (Ages 4-7)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new take on the classic folktale is designed to help children identify and normalize their worries, fears, and anxieties. With the help of some farm animals for kids, \u003cem\u003eChicken Little, Come Out! The Sky Is Not Falling!\u003c\/em\u003e fosters mental health awareness and provides strategies for improved coping. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a fun-filled barn, fluffy farm animals, and coping skills for kids.\u003c\/b\u003e There’s a barn full of Chicken Little characters, but they don’t want to come out. It’s scary out there and they fear the sky is falling! But, with a lot of teamwork and a little help from Chicken Little, together they can calm their fears and phobias. All they need are the right behavioral stress reduction tools! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colorful animal story about mental health for kids.\u003c\/b\u003e Chicken Little is confronting common fears and helping children with anxiety in a charming and new way. Using beautifully illustrated, relatable farm animals from the Chicken Little story, Psychiatric Social Worker, Dr. Winchester-Vega offers ways to manage and normalize children's mental health and foster conversation and understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, find:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoping skills for kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for reducing anxiety in children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo bonus resources for parents, educators, and caregivers helping children with anxiety  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoyed books like \u003cem\u003eWhat to Do When You Worry Too Much\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWilma Jean the Worry Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eWemberly Worried\u003c\/em\u003e, then you and your child will love \u003cem\u003eChicken Little, Come Out! The Sky is Not Falling!  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1642503487\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781642503487\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Michele Winchester Vega, D.S.W., LCSW-R","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43960853332184,"sku":"9781642503487","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781642503487_FC_1_mockup_v2_1738801389_5e98ef1c-f0e7-49ba-bd3f-31ce5b6bb9b9.jpg?v=1791066755"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-michele-winchester-vega.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}