TALKING CHAINS FOR CLINICAL THERAPY
Good morning Mrs. Burney,
I am Andrea Ashby, (Wilma & Alfred Austin’s daughter). I, along with Patricia Mays, am working with the Student Option for Success Program (S.O.S.) at Raines High School. We meet in the evenings with primary and secondary students who have repeatedly violated the Student Code of Conduct. Their parents choose to bring their children to the 6-session S.O.S. program rather than enrolling them in an alternative school. (The parents must attend each session with their child.)
We discuss making positive choices in an interactive group setting. Your book, “If These Chains Could Talk” is absolutely perfect for these youth because all of them deal with the same issues as the inmates. I have only been working with the program for a month; however, I feel that it would be more helpful to incorporate passages from your book with our lessons. Therefore, I would like to know how I may purchase more copies of the book. Also, since our program continuously rotates and new students enroll at various times throughout the school year, I would like to know if I may have permission to copy one or two pages of your book. I would like to offer handouts for the students to keep as a reference.
Thank you for all you have done for our children, including contributing to the success of myself and AJ. Andrea M. Ashby, School Psychologist Duval County Public Schools EE/SS K-8 West Cluster – #75A (904) 693-7942
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Betty Seabrook Burney represents District 5 and joined the Duval County School Board in November 2004. She is a Raines High School graduate, holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University. Currently, Ms. Burney is an education consultant for TPG, Inc., and Seabrook and Associates. She is a member of the NAACP Education Committee, Wayman Chapel AME Church and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. 
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