Part 1 – Round A: School-Based Services Policy Learning Forum: The What & Why: Foundations
Source: National TTA Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC)
Resource Type: Video or Webinar
Transformation Team Subjects: School-based Services
Key Topics: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Policy, Schools, Youth Voice & Engagement
“This recorded two-part virtual learning series, offered by the NTTAC School Based Services Team, focused on policy foundations and implementation to advance the goals of Project AWARE and school mental health systems change initiatives.
Creating sustainable changes to school mental health systems is a cornerstone of Project AWARE nationwide programming and tandem school mental health initiatives. Learning how to translate the creative, innovative, and solution-focused work of AWARE and other initiatives from the local to the state level into long-lasting culture change is fundamental. One way to do that? Policy.
This round of the policy forum features the following panelists:
- Greg Peters, EdD; Executive Director, San Francisco Coalition of Essential Schools (SF-CESS)
- Kim Guinn, RN, MS; AWARE Director, Anderson County Schools (Tennessee AWARE)
- Laura R. Ficarra, MS Special Education, PhD; Project AWARE Co-Coordinator, New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Division of Integrated Community Services for Children & Families (New York AWARE)
- Maribeth Barney, Med; NYSED Supervisor of Education Programs, Student Support Services, NYS Education Department (New York AWARE)
- Pamala Trivedi, PhD, NCSP; NTTAC Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Lead, Georgetown University, Mental Health Consultant for DC Charter Schools, MedStar Georgetown Center for Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE)
- Tamika Gregory; Project AWARE Director/School Counselor at Conecuh County School District (Alabama AWARE)
- Yesmina Luchsinger, MS; NTTAC School Based Services Lead at the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS), former Director of School Safety & Social Wellness at the Arizona Department of Education (Arizona AWARE)
- Moderator: Leora Wolf-Prusan, EdD
To see the full event description visit: https://conta.cc/3D1lxQM