Janis Lee Silverman

Background

Janis Lee Silverman was born on July 30, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. She is a daughter of Joseph and Florence Klein.

Education

In 1968 Janis Lee Silverman received a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University. In 1975 she obtained a Master of Arts degree from Northeastern Illinois University.

Career

From 1984 to 1987 Janis Lee Silverman was an instructor in writing at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. From 1989 to 1991 she worked as an instructor in special education at Oakton College in Des Plaines, Illinois. She is a consultant in workshops for educators and parents.

She has published several books, including Read to Study (1987), Creative Word Processing (1989), Forums, Fairs, and Futures (1992). After her mother died, she wrote Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies (1999). This is an individual grief and art therapy book for children and provides a way for them to express their emotions and to remember their loved one.

Achievements

• Janis Lee Silverman is best known as the author of Help Me Say Goodbye and Relax, Reflect, Restore, and Recover: Guided Imagery Meditations for Women With Breast Cancer. Her works received high praise from critics.

Works

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  • Relax, Reflect, Restore, and Recover: Guided Imagery Meditations for Women With Breast Cancer

    (Relax, Reflect, Restore and Recover is a collection of me...)

    2012
  • Reflect: Cultivating Your Garden After Surgery

    (Guided imagery meditations in Reflect: Cultivating Your G...)

    2013
  • Restore: Seeing Beyond Exhaustion and Side Effects

    (When Janis Silverman could find no meditations specific t...)

    2013
  • Imagine That: Creative Exercises to Help Young People Learn to Improve Their Behavioral Self-Control

    (This book will help children learn how to use the power o...)

    2011
  • Relax: Staying Grounded After Diagnosis

    (Guided imagery encourages a woman to listen to her heart,...)

    2013
  • Fairy Tales on Trial

    (Students discover a unique way to determine the fine line...)

    1999
  • Recover: Healing and Renewal

    (Visualizations of strength and courage accompany revitali...)

    2013
  • Help Me Say Goodbye

    (An art therapy and activity book for children coping with...)

    1999
  • "Advanced" Fairy Tales on Trial

    (Learn it. Remember it. Live it. Right. Wrong. Consequence...)

    2000
  • Forums, Fairs, Futures 1992

Views

Janis Silverman has used her teaching career to help special needs children, such as learning and reading disabled children. She later thrived on her work with gifted and talented children.

Membership

Janis Silverman is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the Illinois Association for Gifted Children.

Personality

Because of chronic health challenges, Janis Lee Silverman began using meditation for pain and stress. As she wrote her own meditations, Janis became more aware and attuned to herself and others.

Interests

• travel, swimming, writing, reading, jewelry

Connections

On June 29, 1969, Janis Lee Silverman married Richard P. Silverman. They have two children: Mara, Judd.

Father:

Joseph Klein

Mother:

Florence Klein

Spouse:

Richard P. Silverman

Daughter:

Judd Silverman

Daughter:

Mara Silverman

References

• Contemporary Authors
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• The Official Website of Janis L. Silverman
• The Page of Janis L. Silverman on Facebook