John Grund LCSW

John holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from New York University. His post graduate education has included training through the Institute for the Advancement of Group Studies, The Center for Mindfulness at UMASS, the Omega and Garrison Institutes and Googles’ Search Inside Yourself program. He has received training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Stanford Forgiveness Therapy and Stanford Cultivating Compassion. John is a graduate of the Nalanda Institute’s Contemplative Psychotherapy and Compassion program. He has been in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker for 35 years and consultants to schools, community organizations and corporations in developing mindfulness and SEL programs. Mr. Grund has over 28 years experience in the New Jersey public school system serving as a School Social Worker, a Student Assistance Counselor and an Anti-Bullying Specialist. Mr. Grund’s experience has been in both urban and suburban schools and in alternative as well as mainstream settings. He was at Bernards High School for 20 years where he created and lead a semester long Full Value based freshmen orientation. At Bernards, he was a state champion tennis coach and was the 2015 Educational Professional of the Year. Mr. Grund has been a senior trainer for Project Adventure, Inc. for over 25 years and provides training for educators and therapists in Adventure Based Counseling, Social Emotional Learning and Adventure Programming.