Critical Mental Health Challenges in School
The numbers for suicide among students continue to trend upward – to the point that many states and districts now require teachers and other educators to be trained in suicide awareness. 2017’s vastly popular NetFlix series, 13 Reasons Why, served to increase the discussion about suicide but also increased online searches on how to commit suicide by 26 percent. At the same time, non-suicidal self-injury, including cutting, has increased at an alarming rate over the past decade.
Do You Know Students Who Have...
– Resistance or refusal to participate in normal school activities?
– Persistent moodiness?
– Chosen social isolation?
– Sudden declines in school performance?
– Constant worries or anxieties?
– Extreme involvement with social media and/or digital games?
– Depression, sadness or irritability?
– Self-destructive behaviors?
– Symptoms of substance abuse?
– Indifference to others’ feelings?
Overview
Overlooking emotional problems in the school can lead to grave consequences for students, parents and educators. Many students experience emotional or mental health issues at some point in their academic careers. For some students, these issues can escalate into severe behaviors – behaviors that are harmful to the student and/or to others.
Kim Johancen will provide straightforward insights, innovative strategies and “how-to-handle” tips for real cases in classrooms and schools. Interpreting mental health behaviors according to intensity, frequency, duration and impact will also be addressed – including what to do when a student has moved into a crisis phase. Participants will develop an understanding of critical mental health issues in a way that will help both educators and students in their classrooms and schools.
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FAQ
– Classroom Teachers
– Principals
– Special Education Personnel
– School Counselors & Psychologists
– Other Administrators
– Social Workers (all levels)
– Law Enforcement/SRO
– Counselors & Therapists in Agencies & Private Practice
– Media Specialists
| 8:00-8:30 | Registration | |
| 8:30-10:15 | Overview and Objectives The Signs and Symptoms of Trauma PTSD: Symptoms, Behaviors and Interventions How to Talk to Students Who Have Experienced Trauma Mental Health Priorities and Trauma Myths Overview of the Ten Trauma Truths | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30-12:00 | Trauma Truths 1 – 5 Anxiety: Symptoms, Behaviors and Interventions Depression: Symptoms, Behaviors and Interventions | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:00-2:15 | Trauma Truths 6 – 10
Self-Injury: Symptoms, Behaviors and Interventions
Eating Disorders: Symptoms, Behaviors and Interventions
Suicide: Symptoms, Behaviors and Interventions |
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| 2:15-2:30 | Break | |
| 2:30-3:30 |
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| 3:45-4:15 | Questions and Answers |
Certificates of Completion for this seminar, which indicate 6 contact hours of Continuing Education, will be available at the end of the seminar upon completion of a course evaluation. In many cases, depending on your Profession and Jurisdiction, this Certificate of Completion is sufficient for tracking your Continuing Education and Professional Development efforts. We suggest that you contact your local Board or Governing Agency to see exactly what steps are necessary for approval in your particular discipline. Please note that Developmental Resources is also an approved Provider for the following National and Regional Accrediting Agencies.
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Critical Mental Health Challenges in Schools Presenter
Kim Johancen, M.A., LPC
*In case of an emergency, another qualified presenter will substitute
Kim Johancen, M.A., LPC is a Denver-based author and therapist who has developed specialties that include working with people at risk of suicide, survivors of suicide loss, and individuals struggling with self-injury. She has worked extensively with both adolescent and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Her ability to work with people who have experienced grief and loss extends throughout her career and she remains committed to helping people resolve their post-trauma symptoms along with the events that fuel them. Over the last several years she has developed a passion for working with families through divorce. She utilizes a variety of approaches including Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
Kim is at heart a strengths-based therapist. She has presented her work on self-injury at Harvard University and her work with suicidal patients at Stony Brook University in New York. She recently co-authored a book for educators entitled Traumatized Students: School-Based Interventions for Reaching Under the Surface. She has also published Coping Cards: Featuring The Planet Pals – a card deck for elementary school-aged children to help build resilience.
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by Kaye Randall & Allyson Bowen
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Includes CD.
See My Pain
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131 Creative Strategies for Reaching Children with Anger Problems
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by Robert Bowman, Jo Lynn Johnson, Mike Paget and Mary Thomas Williams
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102 Creative Strategies for Working with Depressed Children and Adolescents
by Donna Strom, Kaye Randall & Susan Bowman
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