Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference: Full Schedule

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8:30am PDT

Leading school communities in the aftermath: school crisis recovery & renewal

Thursday October 10, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Join the School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project (and National Child Traumatic Stress Network Category II site) for a dynamic, connecting workshop on school mental health leadership and how we can better hold ourselves and each other in the aftermath of crisis in our communities. As we continue to navigate uncertainty and heal from crises, the impacts of these challenges will continue to be felt by students and staff. This workshop provides school staff an awareness of stress, trauma, and grief, their impact on students, teachers and schools, as well as ways to effectively address them through the lens of recovery and renewal. Whether you work in, with or alongside school contexts, join us to strengthen your school mental health leadership through and beyond crises.

Objective #1: Differentiate between stress, trauma and grief, and connecting those concepts to our personal and professional experiences in school communities navigating the pandemic and other crisis events.
Objective #2: Apply the principles of school crisis recovery and renewal to educator pedagogical practice, classroom environment, school site and system leadership, and larger school culture.
Objective #3: Apply 1-2 individual and organizational practices to support school recovery towards the fourth R, renewal; Identify practices and approaches that current crisis readiness and response can be expanded upon to include recovery & renewal.

Speakers

Leora Wolf-Prusan

Project Director, School Crisis Recovery & Renewal Project - Center for Applied Research Solutions

Leora Wolf-Prusan is the Director of Partnerships & Learning at the Center for AppliedResearch Solutions (CARS) where she supports the agency’s teaching and learning portfolio, serves as the Region 9 School Mental Health field director for the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center... Read More →

Samira Moosavi

Regional Clinical Manager, Experience Camps

Samira has dedicated over a decade to providing psychosocial support to children and families. As a Certified Child Life Specialist, she has supported families in the hospital setting, during natural disasters, and on global medical missions. After volunteering for years, she became... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
213B

School & District-Wide Leadership

12:30pm PDT

Pride in Mind: Cultivating Mental Health Awareness for LGBTQ+ Youth

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT

213B

Whether you are LGBTQ+, an educator, an ally, or all of the above, come dive into a session aimed at youth empowerment and mental health! We will explore unique challenges, resilience-boosting strategies, and practical ways to advocate for LGBTQ+ students. Led by an LGBTQ+ mental health expert, this session empowers you to create inclusive spaces and champion mental well-being for young people.

Speakers

Maureen Muir

Mental Health Specialist/LGBTQ+ Community Support, Irvine Unified School District

Maureen Muir is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Currently her role in IUSD is Mental Health Specialist/LGBTQ+ Community Support. In this role, she provides LGBTQ+ district wide support to students, families and staff; runs Gender... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
213B

Student and Community Mental Health

3:30pm PDT

Building a Balsa Wood Bridge: Lessons in Prioritizing People for Student Success

Thursday October 10, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

213B

In this presentation, participants will explore practical strategies to authentically connect with students from the moment they set foot on campus, fostering trust and preventing enrollment attrition. Participants will learn and practice techniques for: building meaningful relationships, cultivating an environment conducive to academic risk-taking, and implementing effective check-ins to ensure students feel seen and known. Attendees will leave equipped with actionable tools to begin this transformative work with their students immediately.

Speakers

Jen Tuten

Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Marin Primary & Middle School

Kate Brubaker

Thursday October 10, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
213B

School & District-Wide Leadership

Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference