Students experience a roller coaster of emotions as they progress through school. While most cope successfully with these challenges, many have emotional pain so great that they will have thoughts of suicide. By the age of 14, approximately 50% of lifetime mental concerns begin and 90% of deaths by suicide have an underlying mental illness.
Conference: Mental Health in Schools 2020
Preventing Child Maltreatment in a Virtual Learning Environment
Safety, trust, collaboration, and connection must all come FIRST for children before the practices we think of traditionally as “learning.” Preventing abuse and neglect of children in this new environment of physical distancing means focusing on relationships as protective factors. Creating multiple and regular touch points for children to connect with people with whom they
Becoming Invested
In this interview, Kristin Souers will share information about trauma and what it means for education. She will talk about the latest research and how the brain can be impacted by stress and discuss the difference between trauma-informed and trauma-invested practices. She will also enlighten you with ideas that you can implement into your practices,
Invested Strategies Designed to Meet Students’ Needs
Educators (teachers, counselors, administrators, and other professionals) often identify stuggling students by their disruptive behavior. Typically, those educators then seek out resources and strategies that will help eliminate the distracting, unsafe, and disruptive behaviors. However, in order to truly make a long-term impact, especially with children affected by trauma, educators must contextualize the behaviors, create
Universal Trauma-Informed Practices for Re-entry
In this session, Dr. Goodman-Scott will begin by providing a brief overview of Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) as applied to school mental health providers (e.g., school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers). Then, the majority of this session will be used to provide suggestions for the 2020-2021 K-12 school re-entry process.
Building More Authentic & Genuine Relationships with Students
School counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers often pride themselves in their ability to build positive relationships with students. Building rapport is one of the first essential skills learned in most helping profession training programs. However, we sometimes need to go back to the beginning to explore the “how” and “why” surrounding these relationships. Reexamining
Building Stronger Relationships with Families
Families play a critical role in the life and development of our students. However, we work in a system that often excludes their voice and knowledge. Building a bridge with a particular family could, in turn, build bridges with other families in their neighborhood. Whether we are in-person or virtual, having family buy-in, support, feedback,
An Introduction to Virginia HEALS
This webinar is an overview of the Virginia HEALS model of service delivery developed as part of the Linking Systems of Care (LSC) for Children and Youth. This model aims to assist service providers in better linking systems of care across systems and providing support and care to children, youth, and families impacted by trauma
