Remembering Lee Maxwell, One of PEP’s Founders It is with sadness that Positive Education Program shares the news of the passing of Dr. Lee Maxwell on Feb. 4, 2025. Dr. Maxwell helped to found our organization, alongside Dr. Rico Pallotta in 1971. He was PEP’s clinical director for over 35 years, providing key leadership as
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PEP OhioRISE Care Coordinator Builds Trust to Make a Difference On the day she met her new 3-year-old client Josh*, Misty Eddy, an OhioRISE care coordinator at PEP Connections, immediately understood why she was needed. The youngster was a bundle of energy, bouncing off every piece of furniture and literally climbing the walls. Temper tantrums
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Student-Led Search and Rescue Mission Caps Off CPR and First Aid Training Imagine you are a student in a PEP Willow Creek classroom and the teacher has stepped away for a moment. She has left her walkie talkie on her desk. Suddenly, you hear a distress call come in over the walkie talkie: a staff
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Overcoming Test Refusal: A Case Study No one likes taking tests. They can be stressful, challenging and boring. In some cases, students will simply refuse to take tests. Jordan*, a student at PEP Phoenix is a recent example. A few weeks ago, as he sat down to take a test along with his classmates, he
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