FRAMINGHAM, MA — Parents of children with food allergies are invited to a meeting with clinical social worker Marianne Fougere on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Metro-West Allergy & Asthma Educational Support Group, which meets at Allergy & Asthma Treatment Specialists, 475 Franklin St., Framingham. The program is free and open to the public.

“There are many challenging emotional issues and uncomfortable family situations that come up when a child in the family has food allergies,” says Sharon Schumack, Director of Education for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter, which is sponsoring the meeting. “Talking with a social worker and other parents who have the same concerns is a good way to come up with ideas for how to handle these challenges effectively.”

Marianne Fougere, LICSW, is a member of the Counseling Collaborative, a group practice with offices in Lexington and Sudbury, MA. She has extensive experience working with children and parents, individually and in groups.

AAFA New England organizes educational support group programs throughout the region, publishes a newsletter, and runs a telephone resource and referral line for people coping with allergies and asthma. For more information, or a free copy of “Eating Out with Food Allergies,” call (781)444-7778 or see www.asthmaandallergies.org

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