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By: Mrs. Teresa Salisbury/ Instructional Paraprofessional  Thank you Holy Cross Lutheran Church for blessing OA families with a Thanksgiving feast!  They say “charity begins at home” and what [...]

Journey of Healing Jennifer came to therapy just days after her husband died suddenly. Life for her and her young daughter changed forever when Jen discovered her husband in their home; he had [...]

By: Ms. Sandra DeGroat/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner OMHS  & Kimberly Wada/ Instructional Paraprofessional  Alaska, a 5 year old mixed breed (German Sheppard/Husky), is a therapy dog who is [...]

By: Professor James/OA Student  The newest class I taught this year was the history of Pixar Animation Studios. In 1986, they released Luxo Jr, their first short film, about a desk lamp playing [...]

By: Sarah/Student As the leaves fall and the weather gets colder, we know that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Every year we anticipate the turkey and the fixings that appear on our [...]

By: Ms. Kara/Instructional Paraprofessional Developing a taste for new foods is an important aspect of learning how to cook.  As someone who loves to cook myself, it has always been exciting to [...]

By: Claire Boren/Artist & Holocaust Survivor & Mr. Hayden/Art Teacher  I spoke at Ocean Academy last year about my Holocaust experience and my art. The students were very receptive and [...]

The Wave Program visits the Llamas for a fun day of Pet Therapy BY: Kasey Congero, MA, LAC, Wave Coordinator The OceanMHS Wave Program had the pleasure of a visit to Second Wind Farm in New [...]

A new approach to psychotherapy that utilizes the field of vision to facilitate healing. BY: Stephanie Iannelli, LCSW Outpatient Department Developed by Dr. David Grand in 2003, Brainspotting is [...]

The NJAMHAA Fall 2017 Focus issue features OceanMHS you can read it here.  For the full article visit OMHS NN Fall 2017