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

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10:15am PDT

The State of Student Wellness - California Fiscal and Policy Update

Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

This presentation will provide a fiscal, legislative, and policy update on actions at the state level related to student mental health and wellness and will demonstrate the importance of building and maintaining a presence as not only an expert on student needs and well-being, but also as a consensus and coalition builder. Participants will leave with a stronger understanding of why relationships matter - both locally and at the state level.

Speakers

Lee Angela Reid

Partner, Capitol Advisors Group

Has served as a partner with Capitol Advisors Group since 2017. She previously spent 23 years in the State Capitol working on K-12 education issues, including serving as a consultant on state and federal education issues in the Senate Office of Research, providing analysis and advice... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
212A

Mental Health Policy & Advocacy

1:45pm PDT

With an Alarming Trend in Mental Health Concerns, One Team is Seeking Answers...and Solutions

Friday October 11, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT

212A

The Wellness Team at LJCDS along with their partner in Rady Children’s Hospital, are working to shift traditional mental health interventions to focus on preventing the alarming statistics that have impacted our youngest generation and the behavioral healthcare system.

The benefits of school-hospital partnerships

Developing a program rooted in early and preventative mental healthcare

Strategies to enhance the school-community-family partnership with an emphasis on family engagement

Speakers

Nicholas Chan

MD, UCSD and Rady Children's Hospital

Dr. Nicholas Chan is board certified in both adult and child/adolescent psychiatry. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Chan worked as a 5th grade teacher in the Bay Area. Dr. Chan attended Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, then completed psychiatry residency and... Read More →

Michelle Hirschy

Director of Wellness, La Jolla Country Day School

Wellness Together Conference 2024 pdf

Friday October 11, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
212A

Student and Community Mental Health

3:00pm PDT

The Power of Relationships: Building effective Parent-Staff Partnerships in Special Education

Friday October 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

212A

Parents play a crucial role in the special education process. The complexity of student needs and high conflict situations can deteriorate parent-staff relationships. Participants will gain an understanding of effective approaches to build effective parent-staff partnerships. Topics will include (1) a framework for building resilient partnerships with parents (2) communication approaches and (3) recovering after high conflict situations

Speakers

Dr. Vivian Rodriguez-Eads

SELPA Liaison, Whittier Area Cooperative Special Education Program

Dr. Vivian Rodriguez-Eads has served youth as a school psychologist and program administrator for over twenty years. She worked as a bilingual school psychologist in Long Beach Unified School District supporting students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBD). Dr. Rodriguez... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
212A

School & District-Wide Leadership

Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference