Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education
Transcript of Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education
AdvancingWellnessandResiliencyinEducation
TexasEducationAgency
FortHoodEducationSummit
February7,2020
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Presenters
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Julie Wayman
School Mental and Behavioral Health Team Lead
Interagency Liaison
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Agenda
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▪ HistoryandBackground
▪ 86thLegislativeSessionUpdates:▪ SB11▪ HB18▪ HB906▪ HB19
▪ AWARETexasOverview
▪ SchoolMentalHealthIntroductoryPracticeGuideandToolkit
▪ Discussion,FeedbackandQuestions
Objectives
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• Increaseawarenessaboutnewschoolmentalandbehavioralhealthandschoolsafetyrequirements.
• Fosterconnectionsthatstrengthenbestpracticesamongamongststakeholdersconcerningschoolmentalhealthandschoolsafety.
• Provideanopportunityforinputandinvolvementtosupportdevelopmentofpoliciesandresources.
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Student Mental Health Statistics
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StudentMentalHealthStatistics
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Wellness and Resilience – TEA Goal
“Resilience cannot exist without hope. It is the capacity to be hopeful that carries us through challenges, disappointments, loss, and traumatic stress.”
Dr. Bruce Perry, Child Trauma Academy
Whydoesthisworkmatter?
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BackgroundandHistory
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HHTaskForceonSchoolMentalHealthSupportsEstablished
October2017
SantaFeISDSchoolShootingOccurs
May2018
GovernorAbbotReleasesSchoolSafetyActionPlan
May2018
TEAHM&ARDivisionAnalyzes45SchoolMentalandBehavioralHealthBills
Jan-May2019
86thTexasLegislaturePassesHistoricSchoolSafetyandMental
HealthLegislation
May2019
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SchoolSafetyandSchoolMentalHealthBillsinthe86thLegislature
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• SenateBill11:OmnibusSchoolSafetybill
• HouseBill18:Strengthensdistrict-levelsupportsformentalhealth
• HouseBill906:Createsschoolmentalhealthtaskforce
• HouseBill19:PlacesanemployeefromtheLocalMentalHealthAuthorityateachESCregion,toprovidetrainingandresourcestoschooldistricts.
SenateBill11:Overview
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MentalHealth–TEARequiredActivities:
• StatewideMentalHealthResources-Toupdatelistofstatewideresourcesavailabletoschooldistrictstoaddressthementalhealthofstudents,incollaborationwitharangeofagenciesandcommunityproviders.(UpdateDueAugust2020)
• StatewidePlanforMentalHealthAccess-Todevelopastatewideplantoensureallstudentshaveaccesstoadequatementalhealthresources.(April2020)
SenateBill11:Overview
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MentalHealth–TEARequiredActivities:
• SafetyResourcesRubric&RegionalInventoryofMentalHealthResources-Developarubric,incollaborationwitharangeofagencies,forusebyEducationServiceCenters(ESCs)inidentifyingresourcesrelatedtostudentmentalhealththatareavailabletoschoolsintheirrespectiveregions.(DistributedJan.2020)
• ESC’ssubmitrubricsbacktoTEA(Spring2020)
SenateBill11:Overview
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SafeandSupportiveSchoolsProgram–TEAactivities:
• Commissionertoproposeandadoptrulestoestablishasafeandsupportiveschoolprogramincorporatingresearch-basedbestpracticesforschoolsafety.(April2020,effectiveAug.2020)
SenateBill11:Overview
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SafeandSupportiveProgramandRulestoAddress:
1) physicalandpsychologicalsafety;2) amultiphase/multi-hazardapproachtoprevention,mitigation,preparedness,response,andrecoveryinacrisissituation;
3) asystemic/coordinatedandmultitieredsupportsystemthataddressesschoolclimate,thesocial/emotionaldomain,andbehavioral/mentalhealth;and
4) multidisciplinaryandmultiagencycollaborationtoassessrisksandthreatsinschoolsandprovideappropriateinterventions,includingrulesfortheestablishmentandoperationofteams.
SenateBill11:Overview
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ModelThreatAssessmentTeamsRequiresTxSCC,incoordinationwithTEA,todevelopmodelpoliciesandprocedurestoassistschooldistrictsinestablishingandtrainingonthreatassessmentteamstoidentifystudentswhomaybeatriskofharmingthemselvesorothersandprovidingappropriatesupportsandintervention.
Trauma-informedpractices–resourcesandrulemakingEachschooldistrictmustimplementapolicyintegratingtrauma-informedpracticesineachschoolenvironmentusingresourcesdevelopedbyTEA.(April2020,EffectiveAug.2020)
SenateBill11:Overview
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CurriculumChanges
• Healthcurriculum–Addsmentalhealthandsuicidepreventiontothehealthcurriculumstandards(TEKS)adoptedcreatedbySBOE.(TEKSSept2020)
• DigitalCitizenship–SBOE,byrule,mustrequireschooldistrictsincorporatedigitalcitizenshipinstructionintocurriculumstandards.(TEKSJune2021)
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TexasChildMentalHealthCareConsortium
• $100milliontoIHEmedicalschoolstoaddressurgentmentalhealthchallengeswithchildrenandadolescents
• Workingonaplantostrengthenandexpandtelepsychiatry–telemedicineinschools.
• Consultingw/pediatriciansandprimarycareproviders,sotheyaremoreequippedtoaddressmentalhealthneeds.
• Relatedresearch,fellowshipsandcapacitybuildinginIHEs
SenateBill11:Overview
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SchoolPlanningandEducatorContinuingEducation
• DistrictImprovementPlanstoincludetraumainformedcarepolicies
• Addsrequiredinstructiontocontinuingeducationforteachersandprincipalstoincludehowgriefandtraumaaffectstudentlearningandbehavior
SenateBill11:Overview
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Multi-HazardEmergencyOperationsPlan• Clarifiesrequirementsrelatedtoprevention,mitigation,preparedness,responseandrecoveryasdefinedbytheTexasSchoolSafetyCenter(TxSSC)inconjunctionwithcommissioner,commissionerofhighered,OOG,andhomelandsecurity.
• AppointmentofConservatororBoardofManagersforLEAsnon-compliant
FacilityStandards• TEAtoestablishrulestoensurebuildingstandardsforinstructionalfacilitiestoprovidesecure/safeenvironmentforstudentsandschoolpersonnel.
SenateBill11/SenateBill500:Funding
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SchoolSafetyAllotment
• Providesannualallotmenttoimproveschoolsafetyandsecurity,includingsecuringschoolfacilities,providingsecurity,providingtrainingandplanning,andprovidingprogramsrelatedtosuicideprevention.($9.72perstudent)
SenateBill11/SenateBill500:Funding
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SchoolSafetyGrants• Requiresthecommissioner,fromfundsappropriatedforthatpurpose,toestablishandadministeragrant
programtoawardgrantstolocaleducationagenciestoimproveandmaintainstudentandschoolsafety.$100MprovidedinSB500forfacilitieshardening.(Grantsrangefrom$25K-$3million;Grantsavailableon10/24)
SchoolSafetyGrantRequirements• TEAwillawardgrantstolocaleducationeducations(LEAs)throughanapplicationprocess.LEAsmust
demonstratehowawardswillbeusedtofund:• Exteriordoorswithpushbars;• Metaldetectorsatschoolentrances;• Erectedvehiclebarriers;• Securitysystemsthatmonitorandrecordschoolentrances,exits,andhallways;• Campus-wideactiveshooteralarmsystemsthatareseparatefromfirealarms;• Two-wayradiosystems;• Perimetersecurityfencing;• Bullet-resistantglassorfilmforschoolentrances;and• Door-lockingsystems.
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StaffDevelopment,Rules,TrainingSchedule(HB18,SB11TEC21.451)Staffdevelopmentmustincludetrainingon:
• suicideprevention;
• recognizingsignsofmentalhealthconditionsandsubstanceabuse;
• strategiesforestablishingandmaintainingpositiverelationshipsamongstudents,includingconflictresolution;
• howmentalhealthconditions,includinggriefandtrauma,affectstudentlearningandbehaviorandhowevidence-based,grief-informed,andtrauma-informedstrategiessupporttheacademicsuccessofstudentsaffectedbygriefandtrauma;
• preventing,identifying,respondingto,andreportingincidentsofbullying.
Status:ProposeRulesApril2020,effectiveAugust2020for2020-2021SY
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HouseBill18:Overview
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▪ DistrictImprovementPlanstoincludestrategiesforPositiveBehaviorInterventionsandSupport,includinginterventionsthatintegrategrief-informedandtrauma-informedcare
▪ Postingonlineweathercampushasafull=timeprofessionalschoolcounselorornurse.
▪ Districtproceduresforsupportingstudentsinreturningtoschoolfromtreatmentorasuicideattempt
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HouseBill18:Overview
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▪ Requiresstatementindistricthandbookandonlinepostingofpoliciestopromotementalhealth,postingdistrictmentalhealthresourcesavailableoncampus,postingcontactinformationonaccessingnearestcommunityservicesprovidersandfortheLMHA
▪ TEAandHHSCtodevelopguidelinesonaccessingcommunitymentalhealthserviceswithLMHAs,othercommunityproviders,andthroughtheMedicaidProgram
▪ TEAtodevelopguidingprinciplesonthecoordinationofmentalhealthprogramsandbestpractices.
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▪ OntherecommendationoftheSchoolHealthAdvisoryCouncil(SHAC),orontheinitiativeoftheschoolboardorthegoverningbodyofanopenenrollmentcharterschool,schoolsmay:
▪ establishaschool-basedhealthcenteratoneormorecampuses
▪ servicesinacentermayincludetreatingmentalhealthconditionsandsubstanceabuse.
▪ TheSHACmayrecommendstrategiesforintegratingmentalhealthservicesasapartoftheCouncil’sduties
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▪ AdoptedaComprehensiveSchoolCounselingProgramthatconformswiththeTexasModelforSchoolCounselingProgramsbytheTexasCounselingAssociation(linkonTEAWebsite)
▪ TexasModelprovidesguidanceanddirectiontoassesscurrentSchoolCounselingPrograms
▪ FourComponentsofaComprehensiveSchoolCounselingProgram:
▪ GuidanceCurriculum▪ ResponsiveServices▪ IndividualPlanning▪ SystemSupport
▪ TenResponsibilitiesforschoolcounselorsarespecifiedinstatute,TEC33.006
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HouseBill19:Overview
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▪ PlacesaNon-PhysicianMentalHealthProfessionalfromtheLocalMentalHealthAuthority(LMHA)ineachEducationServiceCenter(ESC)asamentalhealthresourceforschools.
▪ InteragencyagreementrequiredbetweenESCsandLMHAs
▪ ProvidingtraininginMentalHealthFirstAidandtraumainformedpractices
▪ AnnualreportsubmittedtotheGovernor,LieutenantGovernor,Legislature,andCommissionerbyHHSC.
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HouseBill906:Overview
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▪ RequiresTEAtocreateaSchoolMentalHealthTaskForce(through2025);
▪ Requiresadiversegroupofparticipants(schoolcounselor,LSSP,parents,schooladministrators,etc)
▪ Commissionertoappoint1leadand2supportingIHE’stoevaluateschoolmentalhealthservices,programsandtrainingfundedbythestate;
▪ CollectingdatafromschoolsandTEA;and
▪ Makingrecommendationsandsubmittingareporttothelegislature;(2020,2022,2024)
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AWARE Texas
Whydoesthisworkmatter?
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AdvancingWellnessandResiliencyinEducation(AWARE)
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AWARETexasOverview
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ProjectAWAREFastFacts
▪ 5-yearcompetitivegrantavailabletostateeducationagencies(SEAs):▪ toincreasementalhealthpromotionandearlyidentificationofneeds▪ toincreaseaccesstomentalhealthservicesinschoolandthrough
communitypartnerships▪ topilotevidence-basedpractices▪ toensureimmediateaccesstomentalhealthservicesincrisissituations▪ todevelopregionalandstatewideinfrastructureforschoolmentalhealth
▪ Funder:SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthAdministration(SAMHSA)
▪ $8,000,000millionover5years
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StateLevelPartners
▪ TEA–Full-TimeCoordinator
▪ HHSC–½timeCo-Coordinator
▪ Evaluation–TexasInstituteforExcellenceinMentalHealth
▪ UnifiedServicesforAllChildren(USAC)–AdvisoryCouncil
**AllPartners–StatewideInfrastructureDevelopment**
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RegionalandLocalEducationGrantees
HighNeedDistricts–HurricaneHarveyRecoveryNeedsAssessment
▪ EducationServiceCenters–CommunityProjectManagers2,3,4,5▪ RefugioISD▪ WoodsboroISD▪ PortAransasISD▪ BridgeCityISD▪ GooseCreekISD
**AllPartners–StatewideInfrastructureDevelopment**
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CommunityMentalHealthPartners
LocalMentalHealthAuthorities(LMHAs)–communitymentalhealthcenterswhichprovidebehavioralhealthservicestoallTexans.
▪ TheHarrisCenterforMentalHealthandIDD–GooseCreekISDinESC4
▪ BehavioralHealthCenterofNuecesCounty–PortAransasISDinESC3
▪ GulfBendCenter–RefugioISDandWoodsboroISDinESC2
▪ SpindletopCenter–BridgeCityISDinESC5
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Few Intensive Services
Targeted Mental Health Services
and Supports
Universal Prevention Best Practices and
Mental Health Awareness Activities
AWARE TEXAS Grant PartnersAdvancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education
Collaboratio
n & PLC
SAMHSA Grants
Evidence-Based Practices Direct M
H Serv
ices
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RegionalTeams,GoalsandImplementation
▪ Licensedmentalandbehavioralhealthspecialistsinschools
▪ PBIS/IntegratedSystemsFramework(ISF)forMentalHealthandComprehensiveSchoolMentalHealthSystems
▪ Schoolclimatesurveys▪ Traininginevidence-basedpractices(CBITS,CPS,PAXGoodBehaviorGame,YMHFA,TraumaandMindfulnessPractices,PsychologicalFirstAidforSchools,other)
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RegionalTeams,GoalsandImplementation
▪ ComprehensiveServiceDeliveryPlanforSMH(PlannedinanMTSS)
▪ Mentalhealthawarenesstraining▪ Screeningforearlyidentificationofmental/behavioralhealthneeds
▪ Prevention,mentalhealthinterventionsandsupports,treatmentprovidedschool-basedandcommunity-basedthroughreferralpathways
▪ School/Parent/CommunityPartnerships
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RegionalTeams,GoalsandImplementation
ServicesThroughPartneringwithLMHAs:
▪ Provideaccesstoindividualizedandspecializedclinicalcareforstudentsandtheirfamilies,(i.e.wraparoundservices).
▪ Accesstocrisisservicesisalwaysavailable.
▪ Collaboratew/theISDsandESCsthroughtheestablishmentofMOUsregardinglocationandtypeofservicestobeprovided(in-school,telehealth,etc).
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RegionalTeams,GoalsandImplementation
Ongoingpartnershipbuilding,example:▪ Anotherpotentialpartnershipisw/CommunityResourceCoordinatedGroups(CRCGs)–inter-agencygroupscomprisedoflocalpartnersandcommunitymembers.
▪ CRCGsdevelopindividualserviceplanstohelpchildren,youth,families,andadultswhoseneedscanonlybemetthroughservicesfrommultipleagenciesandprograms.
▪ Thereare4CRCGslocatedwithintheareaoftheAWAREISDs.
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https://www.pbis.org/resource-type/materials
PBISInterconnectedSystemsFrameworkPBIS,OSEPTechnicalAssistanceCenterandMHTTC
Fidelity:QualitySchoolMentalHealthDomains
Teaming
NeedsAssessment,ResourceMapping,
Planning
Screening
MentalHealthPromotionandPrevention
EarlyInterventionandTreatment
FundingandSustainability
Impact7QualitySelfAssessment
Domainswith43indicatorsforComprehensiveSchoolMental
Health
NationalCenterforSchoolMentalHealth:FREEFidelityTools
PerformanceStandards:7QualityDomainsand43PerformanceMeasuresforSelf-Assessment
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Mental and Behavioral Health Resources
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MentalandBehavioralHealthBestPracticeComponents
▪ MentalHealthPromotion▪ MentalHealthPreventionandEarlyIntervention▪ SuicidePrevention,InterventionandPostvention▪ SubstanceAbusePreventionandIntervention▪ GriefInformedandTraumaInformedPractices▪ SafeandSupportiveSchoolClimate▪ Buildingskillsrelatedtomanagingemotions,establishing,and
maintainingpositiverelationships,andresponsibledecisionmaking▪ PositiveBehaviorInterventionsandSupports▪ PositiveYouthDevelopment
TexasEducationCode§38.351
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State Laws:
TEC §38.351 – Annual Update of Best Practices
TEC §21.062 – Website Required
TEC §21.044 - Educator Preparation
TEC §21.054 - Continuing Education
TEC §11.252 – District Needs Assessment and Plan for Suicide Prevention
https://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Other_Services/Mental_Health/Mental_Health_and_Behavioral_Health/
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ToolkitContents:❑ OverviewofSchoolMentalHealth
❑ NeedsAssessment
❑ ResourceMapping
❑ CampusServiceDeliveryPlanning
❑ ServiceCoordinationandMonitoring(SampleToolsforParentConsent,Referral,MOU,StudentServicePlan)
❑ Compendiums:SchoolClimateSurveys,ScreeningTools
❑ TexasStatutesandTips
❑ BestPracticeResources
❑ SpotlightsonTexasProgramsSupportingSchoolMentalHealth
❑ References
❑ Acknowledgements
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EarlyIdentificationofMentalHealthNeeds
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35ScreenersIdentifiedbyExperts - InternalizingandExternalizingBehaviors
- DepressionandAnxiety
- Trauma- StrengthsandResilience- SuicideRisk
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ExampleUniversalScreeningTool-AlignedwithPBISandSMH
CampusSchoolMentalHealthServicePlanTemplates
CampusServicePlan
TheCampusServicePlantemplateisusedtodocumentthecomprehensivementalhealthservicedeliveryplandevelopedforyourcampus.Itshouldincorporateinformationgatheredfromyourschoolmentalhealthneedsassessmentandeco-systemassetmappingprocess.Thisplanshouldbedevelopedbyarepresentativeleadershipteamthathastheauthoritytoensureimplementationofplannedactivities.TheCampusServicePlanshouldbereviewedregularlyandmodifiedasneededthroughouttheyear.TheCampusServicePlanincorporatesanInterconnectedSystemsFramework(ISF)thatintegratesPositiveBehavioralInterventionsandSupports(PBIS)andSchoolMentalHealth(SMH)interventionswithinaschool.ThisincludesplanningaroundaframeworkofMulti-TieredSystemofSupports(MTSS)tolinktheacademicandbehavioralhealthneedsofstudents.Plannedinterventionsshouldincreasewithintensitybasedonstudentneed.TheCampusServicePlanisbrokenintotwosections.TheCampusServicePlanTemplateisusedtocaptureplannedmentalhealthprograms,activitiesandinterventionsatahighlevel.TheSupplementalPlanningToolscanbeusedtocaptureadditionalinformationaboutplannedactivitiesasneeded.
CampusServicePlanTemplate
Usethisdocumenttocaptureallinterventionsplannedfortheyear.Includespecificinformationabouttheneedtobeaddressedwitheachintervention.Specificallyidentifywhowillfacilitateeachinterventionandthelocationeachinterventionwilltakeplace.Documentthespecifictimeframeeachinterventionwilloccurandthedurationoftheinterventionduringtheyear.Identifyanyresourcesneededtoprovideeachintervention.Modifythisplanasneeded.
SupplementalPlanningTools
DataCollectionPlan
Usethisdocumenttocapturethedatacollectionprocessforeachinterventionplannedfortheyear.Specificallydescribethereferralprocessandhowstudentsareidentifiedtoparticipateintheintervention.Identifythenumberofstudentstobeservedorthepercentageofthestudentbodytoparticipate.Specificallyidentifyanymeasurementtoolstobeusedduringtheintervention,thespecificschedulefortheiradministration,whoisresponsibleforadministeringthetoolsandanycommunicationnecessaryregardingdatacollection(e.g.,parentalconsent).
ProviderDetailPlan
Usethisdocumenttocapturespecificinformationaboutallserviceprovidersengagedfortheyear.Includespecificcontactinformationandaffiliation.Ensureallnecessaryagreementsanddatasharingconsiderationsareinplace.Identifyanyorientationortrainingneededforeachprovider(e.g.,schoolprotocols).
StudentRosterUsethisdocumenttocaptureinformationaboutthespecificstudentsreceivingservicesduringtheyearandspecificbaselineandprogressdatacollected(asappropriate).
CalendarTemplate Usethistemplatetomapwheneachinterventionisscheduledthroughouteachmonth.
CampusServicePlanTemplate
Program,TrainingorIntervention TierI,IIorIII
NeedAddressed/DesiredImpact
WhoFacilitates Location Schedule/Duration ResourcesNeeded
SupplementalPlanningTools:Calendar
MONTH:
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Closing Discussion and Input
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Closing Discussion and Input
1. What goals do you recommend for school mental health and wellness?:
For these groups: I. Students II. Staff III. Parents
2. What are the strengths of schools that can contribute to addressing mental health?
3. What are the gaps or barriers in schools for addressing mental health?
4. What are your recommendations for grief and trauma informed resources and training for schools?
5. What strategies would help schools to meet goals for providing school-based mental health?
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Thank You!
Julie Wayman
Interagency Liaison and Manager | Mental and
Behavioral Health Coordination