Center for School Mental Health University of Maryland School of Medicine

Center for School Mental Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In partnership with
The IDEA Partnership funded by the
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP),
sponsored by the National Association
of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Special
Journal
Offer
The 15th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health
Featuring 13 Specialty Tracks
1) Building a Collaborative
Culture for Student Mental
Health (CC)
2) Connecting School Mental
Health and Positive Behavior
Supports (PBS)
3) Connecting School Mental
Health with Juvenile Justice and
Dropout Prevention (JJD)
4) Education: An Essential
Component of Systems of Care
(SOC)
5) Family-School-Community
Partnerships (FP)
6) Improving School Mental
Health for Youth with
Disabilities (YD)
7) Learning the Language:
Promoting Effective Ways for
Interdisciplinary
Collaboration (LL)
8) Psychiatry and Schools (PS)
9) Quality and Evidence-Based
Practice (EBP)
10) School Mental Health and
Child Welfare (CW)
11) School Mental Health for
Military Families (MF)
12) Youth Involvement and
Leadership (YIL)
13) School Mental Health and
Culturally Diverse Youth (DY)
The CSMH is supported by cooperative
agreement U45 MC 00174-10-0 from
the Office of Adolescent Health,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(Title V, Social Security Act),
Health Resources and Services
Administration, and by a number
of Maryland organizations.
October 7-9, 2010
Theme: School Mental Health and
Promoting Positive School Culture
Optional Pre-Conference Military Session - October 6, 2010
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque • 330 Tijeras, NW • Albuquerque, New Mexico
The mission of the Center for School Mental Health (CSMH)
is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health
to improve learning and promote success for America’s youth.
For more information on CSMH, visit the website,
http://csmh.umaryland.edu
A special Thank You to
the entire New Mexico
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Changes to the Conference Program
Changes have been made to the conference program since the original brochure was published
and posted on our website. New sessions have been added and sessions have been canceled. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you would like to contact the speaker in order
to receive materials from any canceled sessions, please leave your contact information at the
Registration Table. For participants who were enrolled in the canceled sessions, please feel free to
make a new selection.
Canceled Sessions
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Conference Session II, #8, from 10:50 to 11:50 AM (Thursday)
A Model for School Based Psychiatry
Conference Session V, #2, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM (Thursday)
Implementing Early Identification & Intervention
Conference Session VII, #4, from 10:50 to 11:50 AM (Friday)
Connecting Mental Health Services
Conference Session VIII, #6, from 1:25 to 2:25 PM (Friday)
Implementing and Sustaining Multi-Tiered Behavioral Health
Conference Session IX, #7, from 2:35 to 3:35 PM (Friday)
School Social Work
Intensive Training Session, IT6, from 8:30 to 12:00 PM (Saturday)
Impact of Complex Trauma on Student Learning
Intensive Training Session, IT13, from 8:30 to 12:00 PM (Saturday)
Empowering Youth Leaders
------------------------------Back by Popular Demand: Advanced Specialty Tracks!
Specialty tracks are available for those interested in gaining more intensive training in
one specialty area. Participants can choose to either attend the full track or to attend
select presentations.
Below is the Guide for Specialty Tracks
(Each seminar title is followed by the corresponding specialty track abbreviation)
• Building a Collaborative Culture for Student Mental Health (CC)
• Connecting School Mental Health and Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
• Connecting School Mental Health with Juvenile Justice and Dropout Prevention (JJD)
• Education: An Essential Component of Systems of Care (SOC)
• Family-School-Community Partnerships (FP)
• Improving School Mental Health for Youth with Disabilities (YD)
• Learning the Language: Promoting Effective Ways for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
(LL)
• Psychiatry and Schools (PS)
• Quality and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
• School Mental Health and Child Welfare (CW)
• School Mental Health for Military Families (MF)
• Youth Involvement and Leadership (YIL)
• School Mental Health and Culturally Diverse Youth (DY)
Optional Pre-Conference Military Session
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Hyatt Regency, Fiesta Ballroom
Albuquerque, New Mexico
School Mental Health for Children and Families of the Military
This entire day is dedicated to strengthening the community of practice in support of Military Children and
Families. Participants will discuss, learn and share how to implement a comprehensive system of care for
serving soldiers, their children, and families. The desired outcomes for this session include: 1) understanding
the adverse impact multiple deployments, redeployments and separations can have on Military Children
and Families; 2) learning how the Army Medical Command’s School Behavioral Health model provides
accessible behavioral health prevention, intervention, resiliency training, education, and evaluation in
partnership with local school systems; and 3) expanding and connecting the network of individuals
committed to a community of practice approach in support of Military Children and Families.
Facilitated by Michael E. Faran, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director, Paul Ban, Ph.D., Director of Outreach and
Mona Johnson, M.A., CDP, Director of School Behavioral Health of the Child, Adolescent and Family Behavioral
Health Proponency, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington
Agenda
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration for Pre-Conference Participants ONLY!
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Plenary Session – Lessons Learned: School Behavioral Health
Programs in Germany, Hawaii and Washington
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Break
1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Facilitated Small Group Dialogue and Networking: What Did You
Learn? What Can You Contribute? Where Do We Go Next as a
Community of Practice?
Wellness Activities
Join us each morning for an exhilarating day of wellness!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
6:30am outdoor walk (approx. 45 minutes)
meet in front of Starbucks
7:00am Yoga - meet at registration table - limited to 15,
first come basis
Friday, October 8, 2010
6:30am outdoor walk (approx. 45 minutes)
meet in front of Starbucks
7:00am Tai Chi - meet at registration table - limited to 15
first come basis
5:00pm Yoga - meet at registration table- limited to 15
first come basis
Thursday, October 7, 2010
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
Practice Group Training Sessions: Open to all participants
1. Building a Collaborative Culture for Student Mental Health (CC)
2. Connecting School Mental Health and Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
3. Connecting School Mental Health with Juvenile Justice and Dropout
Prevention (JJD)
4. Education: An Essential Component of Systems of Care (SOC)
5. Family-School-Community Partnerships (FP)
6. Improving School Mental Health for Youth with Disabilities (YD)
8:10 - 8:30 AM
Welcome and Greetings
Sharon Stephan, PhD and Nancy Lever, PhD, Co-Directors, Center for School Mental
Health; University of Maryland School of Medicine
Joanne Cashman, EdD, Director, IDEA Partnership, Alexandria, VA
Lynn Pedraza, PhD, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM
Dignitaries, Guests and Ceremonial Blessings
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Keynote Address: Clayton Small, PhD, The Native H.O.P.E. (Helping Our
People Endure)
“School Mental Health: Promoting Success for All Students”
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Break
9:40 - 10:40AM
Conference Session I
1. Examining the Impact of Referrals on Service Receipt for Youth Identified at
Risk for Suicide in Schools (CC)
This presentation uses data collected from Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention
and Early Intervention (GLS) funded suicide prevention programs for schools and
communities across the nation. We will share preliminary findings exploring the
pathway from identification to referral to services for youths identified at risk in schools
and communities.
Ye Xu, MA, Suzanne Courdray MA, Christine Walrath, PhD, ICF Macro, New York, NY
2. What Prevents Promoting a Positive School Culture: An Undiagnosed Conflict
(CC)
Have you tried to implement what you have learned from a conference, but experienced
a level of rejection from stakeholders once you arrived back at home? It's a cultural
conflict. Break the cycle and get to the root of what prevents promoting a positive school
culture- an undiagnosed conflict!
Daryl Roselle, MEd, Educational Leadership & Supervision, PhD Candidate Conflict
Analysis & Resolution, Richmond City Schools, Richmond, VA
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3. PBS Approaches within School-based Mental Health Services (PBS)
Successful School-based Mental Health (SBMH) services need to be consistent with
and integrated into PBS practices. This presentation discusses 24 strategies that make
SBMH programs successful in schools and communities at system, staff, and student
levels. Ways to negotiate and agree on SBMH roles and functions in the school also are
addressed.
Howard Knoff, PhD, Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, AK
4. Providing Early Support for Children At-Risk (PBS)
We will provide an overview of a best practice model of early intervention for children
at risk of developing mental health difficulties, derived from recent evaluation research
in elementary schools in England. The session will include active discussion, case
examples, and video footage in order to enrich participants' learning experience.
Neil Humphrey, PhD, University of Manchester, Manchester, England
5. RENEW: Capacity Building Project (JJD)
The RENEW Project is successfully implementing the evidence based, person centered,
high school transition and employment focused RENEW model into community mental
health clinician practice as a Medicaid billable service. Strategies for building state
leadership support, training mental health clinicians, and developing mental health and
school partnerships will be discussed.
Joanne Malloy, MSW, and Jonathon Drake, MSW, Institute on Disability at the
University of New Hampshire, Concord, NH
6. Building Bridges for Students’ Behavioral Health in Colorado (SOC)
The U.S. Dept. of Education awarded Colorado’s Dept. of Education a grant to integrate
two complementary approaches, PBS and SOC, to promote student social-emotional
development and the mental health needs of students. Learn how students and their
families can benefit from this collaborative approach, including policies, resources and
tools.
Barb Bieber, MS - Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO
Denise McHugh, JD, and Natalie Portman-Marsh, LCSW, Center for Systems
Integration, Denver CO
Margie Grimsley, Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Colorado
Chapter, Denver, CO
7. The Whole School Approach to Building Comprehensive School Mental Health
Programs (SOC)
Informed by research on effective program implementation of whole-school
comprehensive mental health programs and considering key learnings from
school/community collaboration of Safe Schools Healthy Students grantees in
developing comprehensive whole-school mental health programs, a new practical guide
for schools will illustrate strategies/tools used and key components of successful
“Whole-School” programs.
Jennifer Kitson, EdS, Carol Bershad, MS, Education Development Center, Newton, MA
Elizabeth Freeman, MSW, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.
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8. Weaving Behavioral Supports into the Schools (CC)
This presentation will share a vision on how districts can reframe the challenge of
schools as the defacto health/mental health system to a continuum of internal/external
behavioral supports for all students by highlighting two successful innovative schoolbased programs; The Behavior Redirector Program and The Community Mental Health
Providers in the Schools Program.
Lisa Scheuner, MA, LMHC, and Kendra Moulton, MA, MHC, Albuquerque Public
Schools, Health and Wellness Department, Albuquerque, NM
Elizabeth Kathrein and Lynn Pedraza, PhD, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM
Craig Pierce, PhD, SW Family Guidance Center, Albuquerque, NM
9. Alphabet Blocks: Building Collaboration from the Ground Up (LL)
Participants will learn how to conduct a tailored population based school mental health
needs assessment. They will interact, pose questions, discuss specific issues encountered
in their own experiences, and identify potential barriers and tactics for their own use.
Gail Gall, PhD, APRN, BC, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA
10. Three Tiers for Family Engagement (FP)
This conference session will describe the 3-Tier Model for Engaging Families that the
Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) used to transform their approach to
family engagement. The training and tools provided to family engagement staff will be
reviewed and made available to participants.
Trina Osher, MA, Huff Osher Consulting, Inc., Takoma Park, MD
Tammy Stembridge, MEd, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, OH
11. Improving the Early Identification of Mental Illness & Suicide in Adolescents
(EBP)
This workshop provides an overview of the TeenScreen Schools and Communities
program and explains how attendees can utilize TeenScreen’s free evidence-based
resources to identify students at risk for mental illness and suicide.
Deanna Richards MA, TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at
Columbia University, New York, NY
12. Trauma First Aide: Santa Fe Public Schools (EBP)
Trauma First Aide (TFA) teaches skills to reduce symptoms of traumatic stress and to
stabilize the nervous system in high arousal and urgent situations. TFA skills enable
helping professionals in educational settings to assist students reduce their acute stress
and trauma symptoms, giving them a greater sense of self-control and resilience.
Pamela Burnham, PhD, LISW, and Cyndi Harris, MS, Trauma First Aide, Santa Fe, NM
Kate Greenway, LPCC, Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa FE, NM
13. Building Community and Student Supports in a Native American Charter
School (DY)
We will present the process and outcomes of building a school based mental health
program (Student Support Services) for Native American youth in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. This presentation will highlight our Indigenous Wellness approach (including
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culturally based programming) and our community partnership with three regional
universities.
Maria Brock, MSW, Chad Pfeiffer, BA, Native American Community Academy-Student
Support Services, Albuquerque, NM
Charlene Poola, LISW, MSW, Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health,
Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,
Albuquerque, NM
10:40 - 10:50 AM
Break
10:50 - 11:50AM
Conference Session II
1. Program Participation and Academic Achievement in a Full-Service Community
School (CC)
This presentation will explore full-service community schools as a school model that
addresses the multifaceted challenges faced by urban schools by creating partnerships
with students, families, and community organizations. Results and implications of a
recent study analyzing trends in participation and academic achievement in one
community school will be discussed.
John Houser, MS, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indianapolis, IN
2. School-based Behavioral Health Team Service (SBBH): A Partnership between
Families, Educators, Non-profit Managed Care, County Stakeholders and Behavioral
Health Providers (CC)
School-Based Behavioral Health Team Service is a program serving youth and their
families through a clinical home model. Based in the school setting and extending care
to the home and community, SBBH was developed through stakeholder partnership.
This session will review the stakeholder process, clinical components and Medicaid
funding mechanism.
Judith Dogin, MD, Kathyrn Nicholson MS, Kelly Perales, MSW, LISW, Jeffrey Blau
MSW, LISW, Community Care Behavioral Health, Pittsburgh, PA
3. School and Community Collaboration to Increase Social-Emotional Skills of
Elementary School Students (CC)
This session will outline the implementation of a social-emotional skill development
and violence prevention curriculum (PATHS) in a rural Appalachian school district.
Discussion topics will include challenges at each stage of implementation including:
development of a school and community collaborative team, soliciting administrative
support, securing and training staff, scheduling, time management, collecting data,
integration with other mental health services, and sustainability.
Nina Andrews, MS, Jim Collins, MEd, Jacqueline Griffeth, MEd, Emily Hill, MEd,
Chris Sidote, MSW, Boni Probasco, MEd, Logan Hocking Local Schools, Logan, OH
4. Enhanced School-wide Positive Behavior Supports Program for Prevention and
Treatment of Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders (PBS)
Project ACCESS is a school-based intervention research program offering evidencebased skills training and behavioral interventions within a school-wide positive behavior
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support program to children experiencing internalizing and externalizing problems.
Project ACCESS is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ricardo Eiraldi, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Libby Jones, Yamalis Diaz, PhD, Natasha Watkins, PhD, The Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
5. Maximizing School-Family-Community Partnerships in Support of Student
Success (SOC)
This presentation will provide tools and resources valuable for school-familycommunity partnership development. Examples of how these tools were implemented,
along with accompanying strengths and challenges in their adoption, will be shared.
Broader implications for school social workers and other mental health practitioners
will be discussed.
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD, LISW, Aidyn Iachini, PhD, Rebecca Wade-Mdivanian,
MSW, Karen Keane MSSA, LISW, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
6. Using Social Marketing Strategies to Promote Social and Emotional Wellbeing
and School Readiness (SOC)
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is an opportunity for mental health
and education partners to promote positive social/emotional development of children
and school readiness through events, youth demonstrations, and social networking
campaigns. This session will focus on Awareness Day strategies and partnerships that
serve as a basis to integrate mental health into every environment, including schools,
and raise awareness about the importance of mental health.
Lisa Rubenstein, MHA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Rockville, MD
Helen Mitternight, Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign, Washington, DC
Joyce Sebian, MS Ed, National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Mojdeh Motamedi, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.
7. Using Visual Arts to Create Positive and Inclusive School Environment (YD)
Transitioning youth with autism are at a significant disadvantage for success in the
community due to social challenges, and outcomes are poor. This presentation describes
an innovative visual arts program on a university campus incorporating college student
peer mentors that addresses these issues and provides opportunities for these youth.
Sujan Shrestha, MFA, and Lisa Crabtree, PhD, Towson University, Towson, MD
8. A Model for School Based Psychiatry (PS)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE
9. Bridging Research and Practice in School Mental Health in Canada (EBP)
Enhancing uptake and sustained use of evidence-based practices in school mental health
is an important goal, and a complex process. National, provincial, and local approaches
for bridging research and practice will be described, with particular focus on the
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generalizability of these strategies for synthesizing, mobilizing and implementing
empirically-supported practices.
Kathy Short, PhD, Evidence-Based Education and Services Team (E-BEST), HamiltonWentworth, DSB, Ancaster, Ontario
Despina Papadopoulos, MA, Ian Manion, PhD, Provincial Centre of Excellence for
Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario
10. Same Sky Sharing (MF)
The presentation, built on five years working with children of our military, will provide
you with an understanding “military children”, the impact of deployment on adjustment,
and an overview of Same Sky Sharing, a curriculum for children dealing with military
family changes, particularly those due to deployment.
Deborah Johnson, MA, Children's Institute, Rochester, NY
11. Parent Monologues: When it Takes More than a Village (DY)
This presentation will spotlight Personal Life Stories written and delivered by parents
who work or volunteer for New Mexico Family Network. This opportunity will promote
understanding and discussion of what it takes to raise a behaviorally different child
struggling with a neurobiological, mental, emotional, and/or behavior differences.
Therapeutic Writing Workshop and resources will be shared.
Laurie Goodluck, MA, Darbi Gill, MA, Ellena Mundy, BA, New Mexico Family
Network, Albuquerque, NM
12. Hearing Youth Voice: Lessons from Albuquerque’s Youth Jam (YIL)
Learn from a group of youth about how they developed an event to teach their peers
about behavioral health impact and about available resources. They will share the steps
they took from never planning an event to having an event with over 300 participants
of which 200 were youth!
Sarah Couch, BUS, Hogaries, Albuquerque, NM
Lynn Pedraza, PhD, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM
Alex Medina, Shirley Romero, Jackie Padilla, Jerry Lucero, Youth-POWER,
Albuquerque, NM
13. Medicaid Funding for Children's Mental Health Treatment
An effective community-based treatment model for children funded by Medicaid that
has been field-tested for more than 16 years.
Steven Kossor, MA, The Institute for Behavior Change, Coatesville, PA
14. Using Telemental Health to Expand Services to Students in Special Education
(YD)
This presentation will describe the development and implementation of a telemental
health component of a school mental health program. Particular attention is given to the
clinical issues, unique challenges, and lessons learned from utilizing telemental health
with students in special education.
Dana Cunningham, PhD, Center for School Mental Health, Baltimore, MD
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11:50 – 12:15 PM
Lunch Break (Pick up your box lunch)
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Community of Practice Group Training Sessions (Please select one session to attend)
1. Building a Collaborative Culture for Student Mental Health (CC)
2. Connecting School Mental Health and Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
3. Connecting School Mental Health with Juvenile Justice and Dropout Prevention (JJD)
4. Education: An Essential Component of Systems of Care (SOC)
5. Family-School-Community Partnerships (FP)
6. Improving School Mental Health for Youth with Disabilities (YD)
7. Learning the Language: Promoting Effective Ways for Interdisciplinary Collaboration (LL)
8. Psychiatry and Schools (PS)
9. Quality and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
10. School Mental Health and Child Welfare (CW)
11. School Mental Health for Military Families (MF)
12. Youth Involvement and Leadership (YIL)
1:15 - 1:30 PM
Break
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Conference Session III
1. Youth Suicide: Building a Comprehensive Evidence Based Program of Prevention (CC)
A practical application of a 3-year research based, proactive, prevention driven suicide
program for youth covering 22 school districts and 193,000 students. The development
of the extensive workbook for educators and mental health professionals will be
demonstrated.
James Koller, PhD, and Daniel G Lowry, PhD, University of Missouri, Columba, MO
2. Forging and Sustaining Partnerships to Support Child Mental Health
Prevention and Services Research ((CC)
This presentation provides the opportunity for an active exchange of ideas regarding
the collaboration between researchers and community partners to support systemic
change within schools. Three researchers and three community partners will provide
different perspectives on the partnership process and discuss issues related to fidelity,
research, data based decision-making, and sustainability.
Catherine Bradshaw, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,
Baltimore, MD
Jeanne Poduska, ScD, American Institutes for Research, Baltimore, MD
Marc Atkins, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research,
Chicago, IL
Andrea Alexander, LCPC, and Karla Saval, LCPC, Maryland State Department of
Education, Baltimore, MD
Jerry Bloom, MEd, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD
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3. Building Statewide Mental Health Supports (PBS)
This session will focus on building statewide mental health wraparound in schools
within the PBS framework. Discussion will focus on the critical elements necessary to
sustain systems at the state and local school level, outcomes of mental health
wraparound in schools, continued mental health efforts and policy implications.
Barbara Ohlund, PhD, Toni Merfeld, MSEd, Susan Bruce, MSEd, Iowa Department of
Education, Des Moines, IA
Lucille Eber, PhD, Illinois PBIS Network, La Grange Park, IL
4. The Development of a Community-Based Universal System of Positive Behavior
Supports (PBS)
This session will focus on the development of a system of Positive Behavior Supports
(PBS) designed and implemented by a community. Public school, mental health and
juvenile justice collaborated with each other and other community agencies to develop
a community system of PBS. An overview of the planning and training process will be
provided, as well as the essential elements of a PBS system.
George Van Horn, EdD, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Columbus, IN
5. Building Collaborative Systems for Youth Between Schools, Community, and
Juvenile Justice (PBS)
The Albuquerque Public Schools, local Juvenile Justice Entities and Community Mental
Health Resources through the APS Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative have created
a unique collaboration that creates a formal communication and seamless referral system
with the goal to reduce recidivism and prevent youth from entering the Juvenile Justice
System.
Chris Sanchez, MBA, Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention and Youth Service Center,
Albuquerque, NM
Lisa Scheuner, MA, and Brooke Tafoya, MSW, Albuquerque Public Schools, Health and
Wellness Department, Albuquerque, NM
Sarah Couch, BA, Hogares Inc., Albuquerque, NM
6. The Schoolhouse Doors are Open (SOC)
To provide and disseminate to participants a holistic and research-based approach in
the creation, transformation and sustaining of a county-wide comprehensive system of
asset-based supports that strengthen our youth, families and community.
Krista Allison, JD, Ohio's Stark County CARE Team Initiative (iCARE), Canton, OH
7. School Climate/Culture as a Therapeutic Intervention (LL)
The daily experiences and interactions that students have within the culture/climate of
the school can either reinforce or undo the therapeutic benefit that both mental health
practitioners and educators have for their students. Components of a pro-therapeutic
environment will be discussed with relevant handouts and interactive discussion.
Howard Blonsky, MSW, Howard Blonsky Consulting, Easton, MD
8. Brief Student Depression Screening: Considering Principles and Promoting
Practice (PS)
This workshop explores practical ways to integrate depression screening into schoolbased mental health care. After reviewing the epidemiology of depression, we will
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discuss the evidence-based practice of brief depression screening, the difference between
shorter screening tools versus longer assessment instruments, and collaborative
screening implementation aimed at reducing this important learning barrier.
Dan Rifkin, MD, Envision New Mexico, UNM School-Based Health Centers, & UNMHSC Pediatric Clinic, Albuquerque, NM
9. Supporting High Quality Implementation of Evidence-Based Prevention
Programs in Schools (EBP)
This presentation will feature description of efforts to support high quality
implementation of evidence-based universal prevention programs (e.g., PATHS, Olweus
Bullying Prevention Program, Caring School Communities) in 13 elementary and
middle schools. Lessons learned from this project will be useful to participants interested
in fostering high quality adoption of evidence-based school mental health programs.
Paul Flaspohler, PhD, Cricket Meehan, PhD, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Kate Keller, The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
10. System of Care Development: Partnering with School, Local Providers, and
Families (EBP)
Our system has a goal of increasing access to care and improving mental health
outcomes among the children of Galveston County. Mental health is critical to children’s
overall health and developmental milestones and we are committed to a holistic model
that removes many of the significant barriers that limit access to mental health services
by providing them in the setting where children spend the majority of their time, their
school. This is a much more public health-oriented approach facilitating access to
treatment, ensuring, evidence-based treatment and evaluation driven quality of care.
This system has been working well on Galveston Island in the Galveston Independent
School District and this year additional funds were obtained to expand the services to
four (4) additional school districts in the County.
John Thomas, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
11. Impact of Mental Wellness Issues on School Success of English Language
Learners (DY)
This presentation addresses the components of mental health, the relevance of mental
health issues for English language learners, and the impact of positive mental health on
school success.
Patricia Rice Doran, MA, EdD (ABD), Amy Mazur, EdD - The George Washington
University, Washington D.C
12. Advancing Culture-Based Prevention Curriculums (DY)
This highly interactive session will highlight 2-successful culture-based prevention
curriculums that are being implemented throughout Indian Country. The Native
H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Endure) is a peer-counseling program that addresses
suicide prevention and the related risk factors substance abuse, violence (bullying),
trauma (stress), and depression. This curriculum includes the development of an actionplan and follow-up “booster” activities. The “Good Road of Life: Responsible
Fatherhood” curriculum consists of two 4-day retreats including “training trainers”
designed to assist participants to address personal development, family involvement,
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and family preservation. The first retreat is designed for Native men and the second is
for Native men, women, and family members. This project is funded by the
Administration for Native Americans (ANA).
Clayton Small, PhD, The Native H.O.P.E (Helping Our People Endure), Albuquerque, NM
13. Peer Helping as a Model for Fostering Compassion (YIL)
Peer-helping programs have enjoyed great success in Santa Fe, NM. These programs
have helped in reducing a variety of adolescent related problems such as youth suicide,
bullying, violence, and substance abuse and in increasing positive coping skills such as
conflict mediation, anger management, and community involvement. Students who have
participated in such groups will help lead the presentation and activities.
Mikahla Beutler, LPCC, New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project, Santa Fe, NM
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 - 3:45 PM
Conference Session IV
1. Options for Identifying Students at High Risk for Mental Health Problems (CC)
Overview of school-related information from a new SAMHSA guide on Identifying
Mental Health and Substance Use Problems of Children and Youth. Topics include:
setting goals for identifying children at high risk, planning and implementing
identification activities, mental health assessment and treatment resources.
Wendy Holt, MPP, DMA Health Strategies, Lexington, MA
Lisa Rubenstein, MHA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Rockville, MD
Joyce Sebian, MEd, National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health,
Washington, DC
2. Cleveland Metropolitan School Districts Efforts to Foster and Sustain SchoolFamily-Community Collaboration and Effectively Support Student Well-Being (CC)
This session will present the system-wide Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s
“Humanware” efforts to foster collaboration at the school level, and among schools,
families, and community. The district has strategically developed this collaboration to
improve conditions for learning and support the academic, social, emotional, and mental
health needs of all students.
Sharon MacDonald, EdS, Eugenia Cash, MSSA, David E. Harrison, MA, Bill Stencil, MA,
Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, OH
David Osher PhD, American Institutes for Research, Washington DC
3. Socioemotional Wellness and Mental Health in Private Schools (CC)
Little systematic inquiry has focused on school-based mental health services in the private
education sector, which collectively educates over 6 million children annually. This
presentation examines data from a national sample of Catholic elementary and secondary
schools, shedding light on patterns of service provision, staffing, needs, and barriers.
James Frabutt, PhD, University of Notre Dame, Institute for Educational Initiatives,
Notre Dame, IN
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4. Integrating Positive Behavior Supports and Outcomes Data in School Mental
Health (PBS)
This presentation highlights the Bitterroot Valley Cooperative's unique school-based
mental health program in Montana. Our research based practices, quality assurance
systems and outcomes data will be shared. The Bitterroot Co-op also works with
member schools to achieve award winning school-wide positive behavior support
through the Montana Behavior Initiative.
Chris Hughes, EdS, Bitterroot Valley Education Cooperative, Stevensville, MT
Susan Bailey-Anderson, MS, Montana Office of Public Instruction, Helena, MT
5. Connecting School Mental Health and Positive Behavior Supports: Results from
a Multidisciplinary Survey of Illinois School-based Mental Health Professionals
(PBS)
We present a 2009 survey of Illinois school-based mental health professionals (SBMHP)
that examined how SBMHP practice choices have evolved in this era of primary
prevention and positive behavior supports (PBS). Survey respondents (n=1,874)
indicated that significant barriers still exist that prevent SBMHP from implementing
PBS in their school practices.
Michael Kelly, PhD, LCSW, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work,
Chicago, IL
Colette Lueck, LCSW, Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership, Chicago, IL
6. Is Dating Violence the Issue? (JJD)
Teen Dating Violence (TDV) impacts 1 teen in 4 nationally. Strong connections exist
between TDV and poor social and academic outcomes. This workshop encourages
participants to understand TDV and its impact on school safety. Participants will leave
with culturally relevant tools and a roadmap to implement a multi-systemic, youth-led
prevention.
Anna Nelson, MSW, Office of School and Adolescent Health, Albuquerque, NM
7. Making Lemonade: When Budget Constraints Force You to Collaborate (SOC)
Shrinking revenues force school districts and service agencies to collaborate in new
ways: to connect existing programs, to problem-solve across agencies, to pool resources
and to seek new funding as partners rather than rivals. Presentation showcases a
partnership that includes education, mental health, law enforcement and juvenile justice.
Paula Van Every, MSW, and Gloria Whitley, MSW, Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, MS
8. Assessing and Monitoring School Climate for Student Success (SOC)
School climate is an emerging priority within education policy, research, and practice.
This presentation highlights the importance of school climate for student outcomes and
outlines newly developed measures of school climate. Practice examples of effective
methods for monitoring and targeting school climate within comprehensive school
improvement are emphasized.
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD, Aidyn Iachini, PhD, Annahita Ball, MSW, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH
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9. Implementation of the Secondary SEAL Programme: Barriers, Facilitators, and
Implications for Practice (EBP)
This session will present the findings of the national evaluation of the Secondary Social
and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) Programme in England. The focus will be
on the case study element of the evaluation, with emphasis on the processes of
implementation, including barriers and how these can be overcome.
Neil Humphrey, PhD, University of Manchester, Manchester, England
10. Integrating Primary Care Screening (MF)
This presentation focuses on the role of primary care screening and management within
an integrated system of behavioral health care that spans from primary care screening,
easily accessible specialty care, and school based behavioral health care. A program for
developing and implementing clinician guides/curricula for screening and management
of behavioral health concerns in primary care, including prevention and resiliency skill
building models, will be presented.
Patti Johnson, PhD, Betsy Fine, MD, John Jaccard, MD, Michele Gross, RN, Michael
Faran, PhD, Army Child, Adolescent, and Family Behavioral Health Proponency,
Tacoma, WA
11. PROJECT TRUST: Recommendation for Enhancing the Wellbeing of Native
American Youth, Families & Communities (DY)
Many American Indian youth have a deep mistrust of behavioral health services and
providers. In order to promote the mental health and well-being of Native youth, it is
imperative to understand the historical context and to foster change on multiple levels. This
presentation will provide an overview of Project TRUST, summarize the findings of our
literature review, share perspectives from our community advisory process, and conclude
with a discussion of the policy, provider and research recommendations that emerged.
Jessica Goodkind, PhD, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM
Janie Lee Hall, RN, BSN, New Mexico Department of Health, Gallup, NM
Kimberly Ross-Toledo, BA, Coalition for Healthy and Resilient Youth
12. Working with Youth in Media Development (YIL)
The NM-DOH South Valley Male Involvement Project highlights its media development
and participatory education work through Project M, a health promotion project. This
session will address how Project M's activities promote critical thinking skills,
community involvement, building protective factors, as Project M’s youth share program
benefits and promote youth engagement.
Carlos Flores, MSW, LADAC, LSSW, NM DOH-South Valley Male Involvement Project,
Albuquerque, NM
Martin Martinez, SVMIP Health Educator, Omar Torres, and Colin Willis, Senior at
South Valley Academy, all are youth ages 17 to 22.
13. Teaching, Promoting and Evaluating Collaboration in School-based Physical
and Mental Health Services (EBP)
While most school mental health professionals agree that collaboration is a pre-requisite
for practice, they also agree about the challenge of this work. This presentation offers
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data from a two-year interprofessional, community-university-family partnership in three
elementary schools. Supports and barriers to collaboration are presented, including ways
to impact school culture.
Laura Bronstein, PhD, and Elizabeth Anderson, EdD, Binghamton University School of
Education, Binghamton, NY
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Conference Session V
1. Enhancing School Climate through the Safe Schools/ Healthy Students Initiative
(CC)
Research shows that a positive school climate can increase academic performance,
mitigate risk factors, reduce violence and substance abuse, and bring together students,
teachers, administrators and the community. This session will focus on the programs,
procedures and practices that SS/HS grantees employ to assess and enhance school
climate. Participants will be asked to share their experiences.
Deborah Haber, ME, and Jennifer Kitson, EdS, Education Development Center,
Newton, MA
2. Implementing Early Identification & Intervention (PBS)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
3. What Teachers and Parents Need to Know About PBS (PBS)
This PowerPoint presentation will inform participants as to what General Educators and
Parents need to know about Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS) and why it is an
important tool for schools to use. This overview session will build capacity for the
participants by modeling what needs to be presented to the General Educators and
Parents. The NEA is currently using this workshop to inform its members and by
modeling this to others it will both give insight into what needs to be presented to these
groups and also informs the participants of how the NEA is building capacity with its
membership.
Ron Benner, CAGS, NEA, Seymour, CT
4. Children’s Crisis Intervention Training (JJD)
Children’s Crisis Intervention Training (CCIT) involves 40 hours of intensive training
for school officers and a 3 day training for school administrators, including simulations
in which trainees are confronted with realistic student mental health crisis situations on
a school campus. Lessons learned and practical tips in CCIT implementation will be
presented.
Terri Mabrito, MA, The Center for Health Care Services, San Antonio, TX
5. Regional Learning Collaboratives (SOC)
Members of the Illinois Mental Health Leadership will discuss the activities, progress,
and lessons learned in implementing Regional Learning Collaborative utilizing a
Communities of Practice philosophy. This is one of the activities that have resulted in
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the infrastructure to support implementation of the Illinois Interconnected Systems
Model of School Based Mental Health.
Lisa Betz, MSW, Illinois Department of Human Services-Division of Mental Health,
Chicago, IL
Michele Carmichael, MSEd, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL
6. Comprehensive School Mental Health: An Integrated Pathway to Care Model
(YD)
This presentation describes a school mental health model suitable for application in
Canada that uses an innovative approach to address the mental health needs of young
people by integrating mental health components into existing secondary school
education frameworks. The model is delivered through the implementation of mental
health literacy programs for students and educators, training programs for health
providers and the wider community.
Stan Kutcher, MD, and Yifeng Wei, MEd, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental
Health/Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
7. Bridging the Professional Divide: The Role of Clinical Supervision (LL)
Identifying and overcoming interagency (School District, Sheriff’s Office, Juvenile
Court, etc.) and interdisciplinary (therapist, FSS, probation officers, teacher, etc.)
cooperation and collaboration barriers will be discussed. The role of clinical supervision
in promoting communication, mutual respect, and understanding between stakeholders
will be a key focus of the presentation.
John Cornelison, MS, Success for All Students, Cobb County School District, Powder
Springs, GA
Paulette Herbert, EdD, Cobb County School District, Marietta, GA
8. The Ka Upena Pilot Project Phase 2 (FP)
Phase II of the Ka Upena Project explores a myriad of interventions for at risk youth
during their critical transition to high school. In response to the successes and lessons
learned, Phase II strived to better meet students’ needs by expanding school and
community participation and providing mentorship training.
Arthur Souza, MEd, Department of Education, Kailua-Kona, HI
Stan Hao, BA, Honokaa, HI
Susan Wood, CA, North Hawaii Community Children's Council, Honokaa, HI
9. Fostering Effective Practice in School Mental Health (EBP)
This workshop will describe recent efforts among practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to improve school mental health practice by fostering evaluation capacity among
the primary school mental providers in one state. We will also present illustrative
examples, practical tools, discussion prompts, and opportunities for participants to apply
and adapt information to fit with their own setting and within their own discipline.
Melissa Maras, PhD, and Stephanie Coleman, BA, Department of Education, School,
and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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10. School Mental Health with a Twist: An Innovative In-Home Intervention Model
(EBP)
Boys Town South Florida's School & Family Support Services program serving young
elementary age children/families will be presented. This high quality program utilizes
school based staff to implement strategies to help children be successful at school. A
key component to this unique program is the use of a research based model for in-home
family services to ensure an appropriate school-home connection to improve child and
family outcomes.
Seth Bernstein, PsyD, Alex Mason, PhD, Boys Town South Florida, West Palm Beach, FL
11. Fostering Resilience with Military Families (MF)
The Child, Adolescent and Family Behavioral Health Proponency (CAF-BHP) will
discuss its Community of Practice model as it pertains to collaboration between Joint
Base Lewis-McChord (Military Installation), Madigan Army Medical Center
(Installation Hospital), the State Department of Education, and local school districts.
The overall mission of CAF-BHP is to improve access to behavioral health care, reduce
stigma, and promote resilience in children and families.
Mona Johnson, MA, Child, Adolescent & Family Behavioral Health Proponency,
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA
12. Best Practice when Providing Psychoeducational Services in Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Students (DY)
Participants will advance their understanding when assessing and intervening with ELL
students such as the role of language acquisition, acculturation, and educational
environments and how these factors influence a child's mental health and
psychoeducational evaluation data.
Bryn Harris, PhD, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
Dan Gurzick, EdS, Adams 14 School District, Commerce City, CO
13. Successful Youth Advocacy (YIL)
Hear from a group of youth from New Mexico who has been successful in Advocacy
for their peers, programs and community. Learn how they were able to receive legislative
funding for a Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention education program and the importance
of teamwork from peers, parents, community and other organizations.
Esquipula Tenorio, NREMT-P, New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health Care,
Casa Blanca, NM
Doreen Smith, Leon Paquin, Keith Pedro, Laguna-Acoma 4-Youth
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
Practice Training Group: (Open to all participants)
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Learning the Language: Promoting Effective Ways for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Psychiatry and Schools
Quality and Evidence-Based Practice
School Mental Health and Child Welfare
School Mental Health for Military Families
Youth Involvement and Leadership
8:10 - 8:30 AM
Welcome and Greetings
National Community of Practice on Collaorative School Behavioral
Health Update
Presenter: Joanne Cashman, EdD, Director, IDEA Partnership, Alexandria, VA
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Keynote Address: Ms. Dixie Jordan, National Parent and Youth Advocate
The Long View: Engaging Families and Young Adults as Service Coordinators
across the Lifespan
Our national meeting focuses on school mental health and school culture. These are
very important issues in changing outcomes for youth with behavioral needs. But this
morning, we will taking a longer look. Together, we will think about ‘the next environment’, the places that we describe in our outcome goals. In ‘the next environment’ and
every environment after that, young adults and families are asked to bridge the school,
clinical and community service cultures almost daily. What must we do to empower
and enable families and youth to become successful service coordinators across the
lifespan?
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Break
9:40 - 10:40 AM
Conference Session VI
1. Developing an Expanded School Mental Health Model in West Virginia (CC)
A This session will describe the process that West Virginia experienced in initiating an
ESMH model. Using findings from site visits and literature reviews, West Virginia
issued ESMH community-based planning grants. The presenters will discuss lessons
learned, describe barriers, and engage participants in analyzing ways to overcome these
barriers.
Richard Crespo, PhD, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV
Jackie Payne, MA, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities, Charleston, WV
2. The Picture from Washington: Federal Policy and School and Children's Mental
Health (CC)
This session will address topics in federal policy related to school and children’s mental
health. Presenters will highlight activities and priorities of the federal advocacy
community, discuss the political environment and its impact on these efforts, and
encourage attendees to become involved in advocacy on school and children’s issues.
Micah Haskell-Hoehl, BA, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
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3. The PBIS Tiered Continuum of Support in Collaboration with Mental Health
Agencies (PBS)
This session will focus on the implementation of the PBIS three tiered continuum of
support in a large school system showing evidence based practices at each tier with
evidence of positive student outcomes. School examples from elementary through high
school will be cited and one middle school will be showcased.
Virginia Dolan, EdD, and Kathy Lane, MA, Anne Arundel County Public Schools,
Annapolis, MD
4. How can Awareness of Sensory Processing Support Student Mental Health? (PBS)
Students vary in their responses to everyday sensory experiences. We will review
research on sensory processing patterns of students, examine how sensory differences
are related to problem behaviors, and consider how sensory environments affect
behavior. Discussion will focus on how positive behavior support systems can address
diversity in sensory processing.
Diane Parham, PhD, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
5. A Successful Partnership: Three-Tiered Models of Intervention (SOC)
This presentation will describe one state’s experience in developing a successful
partnership among state agencies and other education and mental health stakeholders
by embracing three-tiered models as a vehicle for change. The IDEA Community of
Practice and Sharedwork.org are highlighted as essential tools in creating responsive
educational systems for all students.
Thea Scott, MS, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Jefferson City, MO
Melissa Maras, PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
6. Anne Arundel School Mental Health Initiative (YD)
Anne Arundel County Public Schools and University of Maryland present a developing
model of enhanced service delivery, capacity building, and coordination with
community partners. Successes and barriers will be discussed. Participants will learn
about building a coordinated, family-school-community approach designed to
effectively serves students with emotional/behavioral difficulties and their families.
Aimee Meyer, MEd, Pam Courson, MEd, Susan Marshburn, MEd, Mary Tillar, MS,
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Division of Special Education, Annapolis, MD
Carrie Mills, PhD, University of Maryland Center for School Mental Health, Baltimore, MD
7. Advancing a Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health (LL)
School environments and school-community partnerships influence children's social
and emotional well-being and educational outcomes. A public health framework can
help unify fragmented efforts and diverse partners by finding areas for shared work by
focusing on common outcomes. The language and culture of different disciplines and
systems is a challenge. Some communities have begun taking the first steps toward
implementing a public health approach and some schools are implementing public health
approaches within the school building. This session will provide participants with: A)
An overview of the new conceptual framework in the SAMHSA/Georgetown report as
presented by one of the report's authors; B) A description of how some schools are
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working to implement the framework and the challenges they have encountered; and
C) An opportunity for participants to discuss and exchange ideas about how and why
they may implement the framework in their own communities, including initial steps,
challenges, and ways to overcome those challenges.
Joyce Sebian, MS Ed, National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental
Health at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C
Mojdeh Motamedi, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC
8. Paying for Psychiatric Consultation in Schools (PS)
The session will focus on methodologies of obtaining a mixture of funds in order to
establish a self-sustaining and replicable model of psychiatric services in the schools.
We will describe contractual relationships between consulting psychiatrists, mental
health agencies and school districts that builds bridges to school mental health services,
while maintaining legal and financial firewalls that protect school districts from liability.
William Dikel, MD, Independent Consultant, Minneapolis, MN
9. Early Intervening is Prevention (EBP)
This session will present an overview of one district’s efforts to implement a RTI model
flexible to the diversity of students and contexts represented from building to building,
with the goals of supporting literacy development, remediating learning difficulties, and
reducing special education referrals through school-based prevention and early
intervening efforts.
Amanda Sullivan, PhD, Arizona State University, Temple, AZ
Sylvia Cohen, PhD, Scottsdale Unified School District, Scottsdale, AZ
10. Mental Health Measurement in High Schools (EBP)
This presentation aims to discuss the importance of relevant, efficient and cost-effective
mental health assessments in schools. With these criteria in mind, an adolescent risk
behavior measure was developed with the inclusion of positive risk behaviors. Future
directions in the development and applied use of the measure will be discussed.
Nicole Skaar, PhD, Heartland Area Education Agency, Ankeny, IA
11. What is the School’s Role in Caring for Children Affected by Deployment (MF)
This session will present experiences, strategies, and programs that SS/HS grantees are
currently undertaking to support the emotional well being of these children. These realworld examples include the utilization of various resources and creating multi-system
approaches for helping families cope with the stresses of military life.
Nancy Macias-Smith, MMHS, Jennifer Kitson, EdS, and Deborah Haber, MEd,
Education Development Center, Newton, MA
Elizabeth Freeman, MSW, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC
12. The Latina Mom’s Group: A Successful School-Community Collaboration. (DY)
Columbus is a successful school in one of the poorest neighborhoods of New Rochelle.
For six years, we have held weekly sessions of our Latina Moms Group. We will discuss
the barriers to active participation in schools faced by Latina moms, as well as the
strategies for success in the development school-community collaborations.
Carolyn Da’Loia, LCSW, and Yigal Joseph, PhD, Columbus Elementary School, New
Rochelle, NY
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13. HIV/AIDS-Peer to Peer Youth Educators (YIL)
HIV/AIDS 101 is a theatrical presentation intended to raise awareness around HIV and
AIDS and is designed for students attending Middle and High Schools. The presentation
provides information on: testing; demystifying myths; the progression of HIV/AIDS;
practicing safe sex/drug use; and living with HIV/AIDS in New Mexico (statistics and
resources).
Tim Crofton, MA, UWC-USA, Montezuma, NM
10:40 - 10:50 AM
Break
10:50 - 11:50 AM
Conference Session VII
1. Teacher Led Student Supports (CC)
Learn student support practices from the Neighborhood House Charter School that
leverage a Whole Class Review process to support the academic, health, and
social/emotional needs of students. Teachers and administrators will explore strategies
to identify, track, and monitor both specific and shared student needs through case study
and group discussion, and will become familiar with the structures, processes, and
language for providing appropriate support that benefits students, teachers and families.
Ellie Rounds, MEd, and Leila Meehan, MA, Neighborhood House Charter School,
Dorchester, MA
2. Moving Collaboration Forward ...Without a Carrot OR a Stick! (CC)
The school districts and social service providers in Algoma District, Northern Ontario
have developed a collaborative service delivery model that leverages available
expertise/resources and establishes evidence-based services as the system-wide standard.
We will share our model and the change management strategies used in its development
and progressive implementation.
Lynn Ryan MacKenzie, PhD, and Russ Larocque, BS, Algoma Family Services, Sault
Suite, Marie, Ontario
3. Adventures in a Caring Community (PBS)
This workshop will explore an innovative and creative integration of anti-bullying
research, experiential methodologies, youth development, resiliency theories and social
change theories through SFMC’s “Adventures in a Caring Community: an Anti-Bullying
Initiative”. Presenter(s) will also share results of the program’s evidence-based
evaluation of this project.
Jenn Jevertson, MS, Santa Fe Mountain Center, Tesuque, NM
4. Connecting Mental Health Services & PBIS at the Elementary Level (PBS)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
5. ENACT’s Creative Container (JJD)
The ENACT application of theatre games and signature role-play and facilitation
technique applied to create and maintain the ENACT Creative Container will be
presented along with findings from a recent Ford Foundation funded evaluation of the
agency's highly successful New York City Council funded drop-out prevention model.
Diana Feldman, MA, Emelie Ward, MA, Miles Grose, BA, Liora Schwartz, LSMW, Emily
Weiner, BA, New York, NY
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6. Community Mental Health Partners as Part of Your Student Intervention Teams
(SOC)
In many System of Care communities, schools have become valuable partners in their
mental health system reform initiatives. Mental health partners have established
collaborative relationships with school districts and have provided support for school
programs, teachers, and students. Serving on the student intervention teams has become
a critical point for support. This session will outline the collaborative relationships that
can be developed between school districts and mental health providers.
Sandra Keenan, MEd, American Institutes for Research, Orange Park, FL
7. The Challenge of Collaborative Oversight in District Wide School-based Mental
Health Services (LL)
This panel discussion will focus on the challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration in
the development of school-based mental health services in rural central Pennsylvania.
The panel includes representatives from school district administration, community
mental health providers, and consultants. Time for audience discussion is accounted for
in the presentation format.
Patrick Moore, MA, State College Area School District, State College, PA
Elizabeth Mellin, PhD, and Kristin Read, MS, Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA
8. Effective Communication between Families and Educators is the Key to Success (FP)
The training will identify the key aspects of collaboration and effective communication.
It will focus on essential elements of team building and the concept of Communities of
Practice. The importance of incorporating both family and professional perspective in
the process of effective decision making will be discussed.
Helene Fallon, Aurelia Carter, Claudette Fette and Cynthia Glimpse, are presenters
representing: Family, School and Community CoP
9. Quality and Effective Behavioral Health Practices in Ohio (EBP)
Participants will learn about the goals of the Effective Practice Registry in Ohio and the
process through which potential effective practices are identified, evaluated, and selected
for inclusion. A QEP program will provide examples and highlight how they are
successfully meeting the needs of youth and families in their community.
Julie Owens, PhD, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Amy Wilms, Dawna-Cricket Meehan, PhD, Paul Flaspohler, PhD, Department of
Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Nina Andrews, MS, Logan Hocking Local Schools, Logan, OH
10. The 2005 SAMHSA School Mental Health Survey Revisited (EBP)
In 2005, SAMHSA released findings from a national survey on school mental health
services, the first of its kind in the United States. The survey identified the mental health
problems most frequently encountered in public schools, the administrative
arrangements for the delivery and coordination of mental health services in schools, the
types and qualifications of staff providing mental health services, and issues related to
funding. This SAMHSA funded study updates some of the results from the previous
survey with an emphasis on model programs, use of data, and staff qualifications.
Gail Robinson, PhD, and Susan Foster, MSW, ABT Associates, Bethesda, MD
Judith Teich, MSW, SAMHSA/CMHS, Rockville, MD
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11. Overview of the New Military School Mental Health Training Academy (MF)
This presentation provides an overview of the recently developed Military School
Mental Health Training Academy. Participants will learn the objectives of the Academy,
and specific strategies used to reach those objectives. Structural, organizational, and
administrative features of a successful SMH program will be reviewed, as will the use
of clinical and administrative records for QA and program development. The philosophy
of clinical care for children, and specific approaches to therapy will be described.
Stan Whitsett, PhD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service (MCHK-PSC), Honolulu, HI
Al Saito, MD, Darin Gould, MD, Eduardo Cua, PsyD, Kelena Freudenberg Flores,
LCSW, Andrea Mills, LCSW, & Millie J. Cuevas, LCSW, Tripler Army Medical Center,
Honolulu, HI
Mindy Delmonico, Child Care Service in Kapolei, HI
Michael Faran, MD, PhD, Army Child, Adolescent, and Family Behavioral Health
Proponency, Tacoma, WA
12. Innovations and Cultural Adaptations: Some Key Lessons for Effective School
Mental Health Programs (DY)
The nation’s foreign-born population has reached 38 million, totaling 13% of the US
population. This increased diversity has forced professionals to rethink the delivery of
mental health services offered in schools. Presenters will describe the Caring Across
Communities national grant program, discuss lessons learned over the three years of
the grant and share preliminary findings on the successful innovations and cultural
adaptations in providing school mental health care for immigrant and refugee students
and their families.
Donna Behrens, MPH, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Washington D.C.
Clea McNeely, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
13. Under the Adult Radar: Prescription and OTC Medication Abuse (YIL)
Teens sum it up themselves in four words: under the adult radar. Prescription and OTC
medication abuse is skyrocketing. -Narcotics, stimulants, sedatives-- and it's a national
youth health crisis. Student Wellness Action Team (SWAT) members from Santa Fe
high schools offer participants the wisdom of their experiences and perspective. Leave
this session well informed about the problem and with ideas for youth-driven action.
JoAnn Sartorius, LISW, Programs for Adolescents, Santa Fe, NM
Kevin O’Brien, MSW, Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe, NM
11:50 – 12:25 PM
Lunch & Awards
Juanita Evans Memorial Award for Contributions in School Mental Health
This annual award is given to an individual or group who has significantly impacted
the advancement of school mental health policy, research, and/or practice.
Presenter: Mark Weist, PhD, Professor, University of South Carolina, Senior Advisor
for the Center for School Mental Health
Award Recipient: Linda Anderson, MPH, West Virginia School Health Technical
Assistance and Evaluation Center, Huntington, WV
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Thoughts From a Mother and Daughter About School Mental Health
Pamela Helms, Parent, Helena KMA and Brianna
12:25-1:25 PM
Keynote Address: Kristen Harper, Office of Safe and Drug Free
Schools, U.S. Department of Education
“The Safe and Supportive Schools (s3) Model: Promoting Positive School Climate”
1:25 – 2:25 PM
Conference Session VIII
1. Building Collaboratives: Getting the Missing Partners to the Table, Tools for
What Works (CC)
We have all probably been in collaboratives or partnerships that work and those that
don’t work. What makes the difference? This session will explore tools in an interactive
setting that can help make a difference in your collaborative efforts.
Dee Dee Letts, BA, State Of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Steven Vannatta, BA, Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu, HI
2. School/Community Interventions for Students with Mental Health Issues (CC)
Discuss a comprehensive mental health linkage protocol and plan for maintaining
interagency collaboration designed to improve continuity of care and reduce duplication
of services. The Clinical Consultation Team model promotes early intervention, crisis
prevention, and social-emotional development of students, ensuring that students and
families are the centerpiece of school/community collaboration.
Shanna Gray, MSW, and Vincent Cerce, CAGS, Brockton Public Schools, Brockton, MA
3. Creating Collaboration through Mental Health Consultation with Educators: A
Strength-Based Model (CC)
In this interactive workshop, presenters introduce and describe an innovative and
collaborative mental health consultation model for educators that increases their
knowledge and understanding of student psycho-social issues and promotes strengthbased interventions in the school environment. Resiliency theory is at the core of CEC’s
philosophy and practice model.
Julie Norton, MA, The Cleo Eulau Center, Mountain View, CA
4. Scaling up Schoolwide PBS – CoP Model (PBS)
This presentation focuses on Pennsylvania’s community-driven model as a means by
which to scale up SWPBS. The session’s presenters will address how Pennsylvania’s
Community of Practice on School Based Behavioral Health is organized and positioned
to share resources, supporting a network of SWPBS facilitators, in the absence of
targeted funding.
James Palmiero, MEd, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network,
Pittsburgh, PA
Judith Dogin, MD, Community Care Behavioral Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Sherry Peters, MSW, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Harrisburg, PA
Myrna Delgado, MEd, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA
5. PBS Implemented in an Urban Non-Public Special Ed School (PBS)
This session presented by school social workers of High Road Primary Academy and
School (HRPAS) of Washington, DC will focus on sharing the success and challenges
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of implementing Positive Behavior Supports in their respective programs for children
with behavioral challenges and learning disabilities along with high mental health needs.
Timothy Elliott, MSW, and Morgan Bishop, MSW, High Road Primary School,
Washington, D.C.
Emily House, MSW, and Nimra Khan, MSW, High Road Primary Academy, Washington, DC
6. Implementing and Sustaining Multi-Tiered Behavioral Health Support in Large
Urban School Districts (SOC)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
7. Donuts and Dope: A Collaboration of Parents, and Education to Develop and
Maintain an Open Conversation of the Prevalence and Dangers of Youth Drug Use (FP)
This community presentation drew on the diverse expertise of several community
stakeholders to provide education and provoke honest discussion about the dangers of
adolescent drug use. This workshop will outline why this program was developed, the
resulting impacts and how to replicate it in other communities.
Jessi Heneghan, LCSW, and Marcos Sanchez, CAC, CADC, Success for All Students:
Cobb County Schools, Powder Springs, GA
8. The Psychiatry Interface (PS)
This session will focus on how clinical providers can best collaborate with psychiatrists
and how psychiatrists can best engage the community of providers. Background
information will set the stage for a general discussion.
Darin Gould, MD, Stan Whitsett, PhD, Albert Saito, MD, Eduardo Cua, PsyD, Andrea
Mills, LCSW, Kelena Freudenberg-Flores, LCSW, Tripler Army Medical Center,
Honolulu, HI
9. ACT to Prevent Student Self-Injury (EBP)
Participants will learn how to identify, understand, and prevent non-suicidal self-injury
in schools. Research will be reviewed and highlight preliminary evidence behind a
universal high school self-injury prevention program. This session will promote ways
to engage parents and school staff as partners in prevention while increasing
collaboration with community providers.
Candice Porter, MSW, Screening for Mental Health, Inc., Wellesley Hills, MA
Jennifer Muehlenkamp, PhD, University of Eau-Claire, Eau Claire WI
Barent Walsh, PhD, The Bridge of Central Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
10. Improving Health and Mental Health Literacy among Youth (EBP)
We report the results of an online health and mental health resource for youth
(www.YooMagazine.net) that has been implemented in 24 schools. This resource is
novel in that it enables school administrators to monitor student utilization of different
website sections in real time and to collect utilization data over time.
Kristin Birks, MA, MEd, and Barbara Williamson, PhD, University of Missouri,
Columbia, Columbia, MO
Darcy Santor, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Ed Morris, PhD, and Tim Roling, MA, Moberly Public School District #81, Moberly, MO
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12. See Me, Hear My Feelings (DY)
The Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success (OMHNSS) has developed the
See Me Hear My Feelings campaign to increase awareness of children's mental health
within the youth culture and among teachers, parents, and other professionals. This
presentation will highlight how youth-led initiatives can impact an entire state.
Dawna-Cricket Meehan, PhD, and Amy Wilms, Center for School-Based Mental Health
Programs, Oxford, OH
Kathleen Oberlin, MS, Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success, Macedonia, OH
13. A Mind That Found Its Brain: Making Meaning of Mental Illness, Treatment,
and Recovery
In this session the presenter will provide a personal narrative of his 55-year life journey
with mental illness. Using a retrospective phenomenological approach, the lived
experience of untreated mental illness, two decades of multi-modal treatment, and
recovery processes will be explained. Implications for mental health practice and the
expansion of school-based mental health services will be provided.
Bob Burke, PhD, Miami University, Department of Teacher Education, Oxford, OH
2:25 - 2:35 PM
Break
2:35 – 3:35 PM
Conference Session IX
1. Promotion of Positive Mental Health through Participation in Meaningful
Leisure Interests for Students with Disabilities (CC)
Information derived from the field of positive psychology provides a foundation for
considering the implications of participation in structured leisure activities on the
promotion of positive mental health in children and youth with disabilities. Coaching
strategies for helping students identify and develop meaningful extracurricular interests
during after-school time is presented.
Susan Bazyk, PhD, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Lisa Crabtree, PhD, Towson University, Towson, MD
2. The U.S./Canadian Alliance for School Mental Health (CC)
Panel members will present information on this fledgling international network of
individuals and organizations working within the school mental health arena and
dialogue with session participants around future potential.
Cheryl Vince Whitman, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.
Gloria Wells, Wellsprings Education and Human Service Consulting, Calgary, Canada
Janice Popp, The Mental Health Commission of Canada
Lisa Rubenstein, MHA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Rockville, MD
Mark Weist, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
3. Halos on Layaway: Targeting Students Who Are in the Process of Becoming
Positive Leaders' (CC)
This presentation will focus on evaluating your school community to determine how to
develop programming to empower students as individual leaders and catalysts for
change. With opportunities to develop and practice metacognition skills, students who
are often challenged by the school wide expectations are given opportunities to learn
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about self-regulation while providing supportive programming that positively impacts
the school milieu.
Jen Willis, MSW, and Portia Sharp, MEd, Stapleton Elementary School, Rio Rancho, NM
Nikki Cockern, PsyD, Horizons Project, Detroit, MI
4. Connecting through PRIDE (PBS)
This workshop is designed to provide tools for implementing positive behavior support
at the secondary level, with a large and diverse population. Emphasis is on data analysis,
management of rewards systems, and collaboration among staff, agencies, and parents
at all levels. Guidelines for partnering with parents and community agencies are
reviewed.
Faye Lovrinic, PsyD, and Lorraine Trollinger, PhD, Abington School District, Abington, PA
Nicole Kazarian, MA, Abington, Junior High School, Abington, PA
5. Leaving No Stones Unturned (PBS)
San Jose’s Unified School District, a large urban district is implementing School-Wide
Positive Behavior Support as the primary vehicle to identify students with mental health
needs. This presentation will discuss how SJUSD is implementing SWPBS and has
developed a mental health plan that includes workforce development.
Bill Erlendson, PhD, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA
6. PBS, Wraparound and SOC (SOC)
Portland, Oregon is a federal mental health System of Care demonstration site housed
in education. This interactive presentation will provide useful information on systems
development, service team development and how the mental health and education
systems have learned to work together cooperatively by supporting the PBS structure.
A CD of useful documents will be provided.
Rob Abrams, MSW, and Barbara Jorgenson, MS, Multnomah Education Service
District, Portland, OR
Barbara Kienle, MS, David Douglas School District, Portland, OR
Sandra Keenan, MEd, American Institute of Research, Washington, D.C.
7. School Social Work in an Urban Setting (YD)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
8. Family, Education and Community Voice: The Platform for Provider Selection
for School-based Behavioral Health Teams in a Non-Profit Managed Care
Environment (FP)
School-based Behavioral Health Team Service (SBBH) is a mental health program
based in school settings and extending care to youth and families in their home and
community. This session will review the key role family members and educators have
in the selection of clinical providers implementing SBBH in their community.
Kathryn Nicholson, MS, July Ochse, Parent Representative, Cindy Vennie, Education
Representative, Community Care Behavioral Health, Pittsburgh, PA
9. What’s With All these Pills? (PS)
What's with all of these pills? What are they all for? Why do the prescriptions keep
changing? What about all of the side effects? Does she really need to take all of them
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and for how long? Learn the answers to these and other questions you have about
psychiatric medications.
Lisa Ehrlichman, MEd, California School Nurses Organization, San Diego, CA
10. Fostering Positive School Climate and Reducing Bullying, Intimidation and
Incivility (EBP)
The presenters review and synthesize empirical evidence across six allied disciplines,
bridging research to practice in school-wide programming that reduces intimidation and
bullying and fosters a positive school culture. The session will interleave explicit
presentation with group discussion and situated problem-solving, using multiple video
exemplars and vignettes.
Matthew Mayer, PhD, and Caroline Clauss-Ehlers, PhD, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Gregory Camilli, PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
11. Adapting Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Military Families (MF)
Cincinnati Children’s and Tripler Army Medical Center have collaborated on a project
involving the adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for military
families. This project involves training therapists serving military families in PCIT and
examining the effect of this treatment. This session will provide an overview of PCIT,
discuss the effects of deployment, and review adaptations.
Robin Gurwitch, PhD, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, Cincinnati
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Shantel Fernandez, PhD, and Geoffrey Chung, PhD, Tripler Army Medical Center,
Honolulu, HI
12. Meaningful Parental Involvement with Families of Culturally Diverse Youth (DY)
This session addresses ways to overcome challenges associated with establishing
meaningful partnerships between racial/ethnic and culturally diverse parents and school
personnel. The session focused on ways to promote a positive school culture using
integrated strategies to improve parent-teacher relations, and specific methods to reduce
barriers to establishing a shared agenda.
Zewelanji Serpell, PhD, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA
Caroline Clauss-Ehlers, PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New
Brunswick, NJ
13. The Children’s Story Project for Awareness and Stigma Reduction (YIL)
The Children’s Story Project addresses mental/behavioral health awareness and stigma
through an annotated bibliography of elementary and secondary children’s literature.
Books were reviewed by students, and the results disseminated to libraries. The project
involves youth in advocating for schools that support the range of student emotional
and behavioral health needs.
Michael Paget, MEd, South Carolina Department of Education, Project Focused
Agenda, Columbia, SC
Jenah Carson, MSW, Project Focused Agenda Mental Health Grant; SC Federation of
Families, Columbia, SC
3:35 - 3:45 PM
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3:45 - 4:45 PM
Conference Session X
1. Turn 2 Us School-based Mental Health Prevention Program: Promoting Mental
Well Being in At-Risk Elementary School Students (CC)
Highlighting a systems of care approach and PBIS model, we will demonstrate how the
program 1) incorporates a theoretical framework; 2) incorporates interventions to promote mental wellness; 3) improves students attendance, academic/social performance
and 5) tracks & monitors student progress. Lastly, we will share outcomes of our 2-year
program evaluation.
Evelyn Montanez, PhD, and James Rodriguez, PhD, New York Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, NY
Blanca Battino, MEd, NYC Department of Education, New York, NY
2. Using Telemental Health to Expand Services to Students in Special Education (YD)
Moved to Conference Session II
3. Four Years and Still Going Strong - The Alberta Model: Mental Health Capacity
Building for Children, Youth and Families (CC)
Will highlight the first four years of the school based mental health model used in Alberta, Canada. Through presentation of evaluation results, sharing of innovative/evidenced-based practices, and case examples, will demonstrate how interdisciplinary
collaboration has assisted communities to better meet the educational and social/emotional needs of students and promote good mental health.
Lynn Damberger, MS, Addiction & Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton,
Alberta
4. Development of an Interconnected Systems Framework (PBS)
This session will describe how mental health and other community partners can be
integrated through a multi-tiered, prevention-based PBIS system through schools.
Examples of strategies, benchmarks of progress and challenges that are guiding the
development of SMH/PBIS integrated models in districts in Illinois and Maryland will
be shared.
Lucille Eber, EdD, Illinois PBIS Network, La Grange Park, IL
Susan Barrett, MA, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD
5. Using Theory & Data to Meet Social & Mental Health Needs of Students (PBS)
The Picard Center has analyzed Louisiana’s PBS data for five years and will share their
analysis of patterns and trends regarding PBS implementation. A theoretical framework
for PBS is established, and then data obtained from the state-wide PBS evaluation is
explained. Data-driven decision making and fidelity of implementation is discussed.
Ray Biggar, MS, Gabe Rodriguez, MEd, Holly Howat, PhD, University of LouisianaLafayette, The Picard Center, Lafayette, LA
6. Mississippi MAP Teams: A Statewide System of Care (SOC)
This presentation through active discussion and case examples will highlight a System
of Care utilized in the state of Mississippi, allowing the participants to take away some
basic knowledge that might motivate and challenge them to work toward a similar type
of program within their own states.
Stephanie Taylor, MEd, Community Counseling Services, Starkville, MS
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7. Illinois Statewide Family Leadership Initiative (FP)
The Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership (ICMHP) created the Statewide
Family Leadership Initiative. Development strategies, success stories, challenges
encountered and lessons learned through their regional work will be shared by the
Leadership Team: parents who have experience in navigating the CMH system for their
children.
Kim Miller, Parent, Robin Cabral, Parent, Kevin McClure, LCSW, Christine Hendrix,
Parent, Janet Silas, BA, Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership, Alton, IL
8. Improving School Performance by Addressing Student Mental Health Needs
(PBS)
Presenters will describe the RTI-PBS-SMH model developed by the University of New
Orleans and how universal screenings identify students in need of trauma-focused
treatment. Cognitive Behavior Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) will be
discussed along with data collection methods and student progress monitoring. Efficacy
data will also be shared.
LaCresiea Olivier, LCSW, C-SSWS, Gale Naquin, PhD, Cynthia Morgan-D'Atrio, PhD,
Department of Special Education & Habilitative Services, Metairie, LA
9. The Typical or Troubled Technical Assistance Program Partnership (EBP)
In 2009, the City of Albuquerque, the Albuquerque Public Schools and the American
Psychiatric Foundation (APF) formed a collaborative partnership to address the mental
health of Albuquerque's youth and to encourage referrals to services and treatment.
Using APF’s evidence based Typical or Troubled? (TM) technical assistance program,
the partners trained and educated staff from the City's family and community service
agencies and the Albuquerque Public Schools about the difference between typical or
troubled adolescent behavior, the impact of undetected and untreated mental health on
student performance in school and secondary risks, and how teachers and others role in
early intervention and referral can positively impact a young persons' life. This
presentation will discuss the development, evaluation and implementation of the Typical
or Troubled program and how it can be used in your school or community to educate
about mental health, encourage referrals, and ignite dialogue on developing a
comprehensive referral system.
Colleen Reilly, MPA, American Psychiatric Foundation, Washington, D.C
Lisa Scheuner, MA, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM
Margaret Miglorati, MA, UNM Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
10. Military Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Needs Based Assessment
(MF)
Major focus will center on a school mental health Needs Based Assessment for Army
installations. Presentation and discussion will center on: the components of a military
single point of entry BH system, evaluation method of a needs based assessment for a
military installation, how the Army determines clinical need, and how BH care supply
and demand affects school age children on and off base.
Larry Knauss, PhD, Fredrick Richards, MEd, Clint Saner, BSCE, Old Madigan Army
Medical Center (OMAMC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
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11. Creating Positive Learning Conditions for Students who are Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning (DY)
This session will share information about how schools can provide culturally and
linguistically competent supports to create positive learning conditions for all students,
in particular LGBTQ students. Participants will receive a resource CD and learn about
strategies for creating welcoming, safe, and supportive school environments, which
research shows are important for student learning.
Jeffrey Poirier, MA, and David Osher, PhD, American Institutes for Research,
Washington, D.C
David Harrison, MA, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, OH
12. Youth Suicide Prevention for Youth by Youth (YIL)
Youth led workshop that informs and educates participants on the warning signs of youth
suicide, how to differentiate between depressions and
suicide ideology and how to create a suicide prevention program in your community
utilizing your greatest resources: YOUR YOUTH!
Shirley Villegas, AA Human Development, Pojoaque Valley School District, Santa Fe,
NM
13. Empowering School Professionals to Intervene at the Early Warning Signs of
Psychosis
This presentation will discuss the EDIPPP community outreach model, which promotes
school outreach to increase school professionals’ understanding of the early signs of
psychosis and awareness of how they can help. This session will evaluate efforts to
implement this model nationally, share lessons learned and identify next steps.
Anita Ruff, MPH, and Donna Downing, MS, Early Detection and Intervention for the
Prevention of Psychosis, Portland, ME
Kimberly Bernard, PhD, Prashant Mittal, MS, and Brenda Joly, PhD, Muskie School
of Public Service - University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
William McFarlane, MD, Center for Psychiatric Research, Maine Medical Center,
Portland, ME
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Poster Board Session
A Case Study in Collaboration: School Wide PBS, the System of Care and
Increased Access to Mental Health Services
Bonnie Raine, PhD, Mary Beth Hamilton, EdD, Mary Jo Sartoruis, MS, Elkhart
County’s System of Care
A Team Effort: Education and Mental Health Supporting Biracial/Multicultural
Adolescents and their Families
Rachael Gonzales, EdD, California State University Sacramento, Venita Antonia-Maria
Lue, PhD, Integrative Psychotherapeutic Services, Inc.
Advancing School Mental Health for Urban, Ethnic Minority Children: Evaluation
of SWPBS Skills-Training Group Component
Natasha Watkins, PhD, Yamalis Diaz, PhD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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An Additive Risk Model of Academic Achievement
Robert Lucio, PhD, LCSW; University of South Florida
Behavioral Healthcare Needs Among Youth Referred for Safe-School Violations
DeAnn Dimond, MEd; Clay Pearce, MEd; Kristin Robinson, PhD, Granite School District
Care Teams and the SST Process
Howard Blonsky, Consultant, Student Support Services
Challenges in Child Psychiatry and School Mental Health
Bettina Bernstein, DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dissemination in School Systems: Feedback from Behavioral Vital Signs
Personnel
EuGene Chin, Chris Drescher, Lindsay Trent, Carrie Ambrose, John Young, University
of Mississippi, Laurie Heiden, Mississippi Children’s Home Services
Evaluation of Outcomes from participation in a Community of Practice focused
on the Integration of Education and Mental Health
Anna Hung, Joel Gaffney, Miami University
Melissa Maras, University of Missouri
Seth Bernstein, PsyD, Boystown
Paul Flaspohler, PhD, Miami University
How to Integrate Mental Health and Education Systems of Care from Initial
Interest through Program Implementation
Barb Saunders; David Grabowski, LCSW; Wesley Spectrum Services
Robert Chuey, MS; Canon-MacMillian School District
Improving Conditions for Learning and Supporting Student Mental Health: The
Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s “Humanware” Approach and Successes”
Jeffrey Poirier
Integrating Visual Arts Technology and Classroom Practices in Adults with Autism
Sujan Shrestha, MFA, Towson University
Preventing Academic Failure in High School: Designing Individualized
Interventions Based on Students Self-Assessment
Nidhi Goel, MA, University of Missouri, Columbia
Problems or Possibilities? How one program creatively increased awareness,
collaboration and compassion for youth with mental health challenges and their
families through performance art
Jaydn McCune, Possibilities and Lighthouse Programs
Racing to the Top: Connecting School Mental Health with Response to Intervention
and Positive Behavior Support to Create Systems Change
Gale Naquin, PhD, Cynthia Morgan-D’Atrio, PhD, LaCresia Olivier, LCSW, C-SSWS,
Department of Special Education & Habilitative Services
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School District Implementation of the Y.E.S.S. Program: Intervention and
Feasibility and Effectiveness
Yuko Watabe, MS, Julie Sarno Owens, PhD, Margaret Mahoney, MS,
Melissa Dvorsky, BA, Ohio University
Nina Andrews, MS, Jacqueline Griffeth, MEd, Logan-Hocking School District
School Nurses’ Perceptions of Their Preparedness to Address Mental Health Issues
in Schools
Cindy Hahn, MOT, OTR/L,FAOTA,CBIS, Western New Mexico University
Supporting the Student: Re-Engaging Alienated Families
Therese Korth, PhD; Kara Roberts, MS; Heartland Family Service Therapeutic School
The Impact of Engaging Youth in Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Bullying Prevention Efforts in Their Schools
Jennifer Gibson, MA, Paul Flaspohler, PhD, Miami University
The Importance of Family Stress in the Treatment of Childhood AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Jennifer L. Storer, BS, Julie Sarno Owens, PhD, Ohio University, Athens
The KN Lab @ HWDSB: Exploring Methods for knowledge Mobilization in
School Mental Health
Kathy Short, PhD, Hamilton Wentworth DSB
The Utah School-Based Behavioral Health Services Implementation Manual
Carol Anderson, MEd, Noreen Heid, MPA, Kristin Robinson, PhD
Trauma Informed Framework for HIV Prevention in Schools: A Snapshot
Kerri L. Chambers, MS; Sharon H. Stephan, PhD; Emily Sidway, BA, University of
Maryland, Center for School Mental Health
Understanding the Role of Bystanders in Bullying: Perceptions and Behaviors of
“Followers,” “Defenders,” and “Outsiders”
Jill Hettersimer, BA, Caitlin Sabo, BA, Ashley Cox, BA, Cricket Meehan, PhD, Paul
Flaspohler, PhD, Miami University
Utah’s School Behavioral Health Services Implementation Manual
Carol Anderson, MEd; Utah State Office of Education, Noreen Heid, MPA;
Utah Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health, Kristin Robinson, PhD; Granite
Counseling Inc
Youth with ADHD and Sports Participation: A Preliminary Study
Christine Brady, MA, Joanna Sadler, Allison Zoromski, BS, Steven Evans, PhD, Ohio
University
Youth and Adult Suicide and Physician Scarcity in New Mexico
Camille P. Clifford; New Mexico Department of Health/Vital Records
Widening the Lens; Preparing Clinicians for Educational Settings
Amanda Cooper, LCSW; Jean Getz, LCSW; Paul Hallam, MA; Wesley Spectrum Services
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Complimentary Networking Reception & Entertainment
(Come… enjoy the entertainment and a taste of New Mexico!)
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8:30 - 12:00 PM
Intensive Training Sessions: (Registration is open to all participants)
1. An Adventure Approach to Social Emotional Learning (CC)
This workshop will review guidelines for effective SEL programming and how to use
Adventure curricula and activities. Adventure cornerstones, such as the Full Value
Contract and Experiential Learning Cycle, will be discussed. Participants will leave this
engaging and active session with resources they can use immediately with their groups.
Peter Aubry, MA, Project Adventure, Beverly, MA
2. Integrating the School Community: The Nuts & Bolts of Building Sustainable
School-Mental Health Partnerships (CC)
Presenters will conduct a hands-on workshop for school administrators, school
psychologists, educators, mental health professionals, and parents aimed at constructing
sustainable partnerships for developing an inclusive and integrated school community.
Principles of Positive Behavioral Support, Universal Design, and Wraparound ecological
support will be highlighted. Grant writing strategies will be explored.
Debbie M. Toups, EdD, Gilroy Unified School District, Gilroy, CA
Randall A. Ramirez, MSW, Rebekah Children’s Services, Gilroy, CA
3. Beyond the Basics: From Child Welfare to Collaborative Systems (CW)
Children in the child welfare system are among our most vulnerable students. Recent
changes in federal law highlight the importance of collaboration in coordinating services
for these children. This workshop will identify these students’ needs, review changes
to the law, and offer concrete tools for creating collaborative systems of care.
Tara Ford, JD, Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Albuquerque, NM
John Romero, JD, Second Judicial District Children’s Court, Albuquerque, NM
Maryellen Bearzi, MSW, MA, Protective Services, Children, Youth and Families
Department, Sante Fe, NM
Beth Gillia, JD, Corrine Wolfe Children’s Law Center, Albuquerque, NM
Deborah Dungan, JD, MS, Administrative Office of the Courts, Santa Fe, NM
4. Not Another Committee! (PBS)
Tired of serving on separate committees for (a) crisis planning, (b) bullying prevention,
and (c) Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS)? Learn research-supported,
practical tools to integrate your school safety, bullying, and PBIS work. Participants
will receive handouts and free web-based resources to use in their school-based practice.
Mary Margaret Kerr, EdD, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology in
Education and Department of Child Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA
5. Successful Practices with Integrated PBIS Practices Successful (PBS)
This skill building workshop will review the PBIS process within Charles County Public
Schools. Highlighted will be best practices from within each tier of implementation.
We will explore how roles and responsibilities CSHP team members fit perfectly into
this best practice for making schools safe and orderly.
Lynne Weise, MEd and April Simcox, PhD, Charles County Public Schools, LaPlata, MD
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
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6. Impact of Complex Trauma on Student Learning (JJD)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE
7. Building Statewide and School District Capacity in School Mental Health (SOC)
This session will share lessons learned and training products from a national school
mental health initiative. This workshop will be especially beneficial for statewide and
district leaders who can apply materials to their settings. Participants are encouraged
(but not required) to attend this session with partnering agencies and family members.
Sharon Stephan, PhD, Center for School Mental Health, Baltimore, MD
Linda Anderson, MPH, WV School Health Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center,
Huntington, WV
Carl Paternite, PhD, Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
8. Improvement Through Systemic Collaboration (YD)
This intensive training workshop will focus on improving and sustaining resources for
youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and co-occurring mental health
problems (i.e. dual diagnosis). The training will include psychologists and administrators
(e.g. special education, providers), who will guide participants through developing,
implementing, and disseminating evidence based services designed for students with
co-occurring disabilities.
Michael C. Wolff, PhD, Brian Rabian, PhD, Kristin Read, BS, Penn State University,
University Park, PA
Pat Moore, MS, State College Area School District, State College, PA
9. The Role of Language in Implementing a Public Health Approach (LL)
The monograph (in print) A Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health: A
Conceptual Framework, contains a chapter on language and guidance for using language
to build common ground among diverse stakeholders. This interactive session will
highlight both the process of building shared language and terms used in the monograph
as well as engage participants in a activities designed to experience the importance of
a shared language and the common ground built in the process.
Elizabeth Waetzig, JD and Rachele Espiritu, PhD, Change Matrix, LLC, Houston, TX
10. You, Too, Can Help Prevent Serious Mental Illness (PS)
Learn about how a national program, EDIPPP, is reducing serious mental illnesses in
youth through early intervention. Explore key components of implementing an early
intervention program including the development of strong community partnerships.
Meet family members enrolled in the local EDIPPP site who will be available to share
their experiences.
Steven Adelsheim, MD and Margaret Migliorati, MA, University of New Mexico
Department of Psychiatry, Albuquerque, NM
William McFarland, MD and Donna Downing, MS, Maine Medical Center, Portland,
ME
Tamara G. Sale, MA, Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network's Early Assessment and
Support Team, Salem, OR
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11. Evidence-based Interventions for Helping Children & Adolescents with ADHD
(EBP)
Information will be presented about effective school-based techniques for helping students
from Kindergarten through the 12th grade diagnosed with ADHD. The evidence supporting
these techniques will be shared as well as materials that will allow participants to implement
the techniques, solutions for obstacles to implementation, and developmental and family
considerations.
Steven W. Evans, PhD, Julie S. Owens, PhD, Joey Sadler, MA, Christine Brady, MA, Jennie
Storer, BA, Allison Zoromski, BA, Ohio University, Athens OH
12. From Preschool to High School: Promoting, Utilizing & Measuring Best Practices
in Urban School Environments (EBP)
This intensive training workshop will bring together both national experts and local leaders
to present national and local best practices in the application of the public health model
within urban school based mental health programs. Examples of evaluation tools and
outcomes utilized within several school-based mental health initiatives will be presented
and the indirect implications on school performance indicators will be discussed. Significant
clinical outcome findings will be shared related to improvements in functioning, reduction
of symptoms and social-emotional skill development.
Barbara Parks, MSSA, Donna Coakley, MEd, Charneta Scott, PhD, Meghan Sullivan,
PsyD, DC Department of Mental Health, Washington, DC
Philip Uninsky, JD, Partnership for Results, Auburn, NY
Debra Rager, MSW, Office of the Deputy Mayor of Education, Washington,
13. Empowering Youth Leaders, Increasing School Connectedness (YIL)
CANCELED – WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE
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Conference Event to Balloon Fiesta Park
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the largest hot air balloon event in the world!
! Over 100 vendors that sell food, crafts, and souvenirs. ! Walk out onto the field among the balloons and meet the
! An average of 25 Countries have balloons at Fiesta!
!Reserve your seat in advance! !Sign up through
pilots
Tour New Mexico, Inc. ! The balloons will not fly they are inflated and they glow.
REGISTRATION MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE!
$36 pp Includes round trip motor coach transportation, a fun and informative tour guide, VIP parking and admission to the Balloon
Fiesta Hospitality Tent with tables and chairs (with a snack and drink) and admission to the Balloon Field and tax.
Sign up on site and receive a Balloon Fiesta souvenir!
Thursday, October 7, 2010 Departs the Hyatt Regency at 5:15PM
Special shape balloons are defined as any balloon that doesn’t conform strictly to the normal rounded
balloon shape. Some shapes are simple – pointed ears and whiskers added to a “regular” balloon to
make it into a kitty’s head. Others – the flying houses, cars, cacti, ristras, bottles, cans, critters, and so
on – are computer-designed engineering marvels costing tons of money. “Balloon glows” were
invented in Albuquerque in 1979, when local pilots inflated balloons on Christmas Eve night as a “thank
you” to local resident, who are used to seeing hot air balloons on a daily basis. Still, the sight of
balloons lit from within at night like giant holiday ornaments is breathtaking, and “glow” events are now
held all over the world. “All burns”: when all the balloons fire their burners and light up at the same
time, are perhaps the most spectacular single moment in all of Balloon Fiesta. The Balloon Glows,
each one followed by New Mexico’s most spectacular fireworks displays, are now among Balloon
Fiesta’s most popular events. Glows often have 150-200 balloons participating and an average of
150,000 spectators in the Park! To clarify, the balloons are tethered to the ground and do not lift off
during GlowdeoTM events. The east-side of the Park has over 100 vendors selling all kinds of fair-type
foods and everything a seasoned “balloonatic” or newcomer would want as a souvenir.
Register with Tour New Mexico, Inc. by phone, fax, e-mail or US mail. Tour New Mexico, Inc. will send a confirmation
by e-mail.
Have questions? Call 1-800-333-7159 office phone/fax
505-321-4864 Verizon cell phone
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CSMH Conference to the Special Shape Glowdeo™
Departs the Hyatt Regency - Thurs, Oct. 7 at 5:15PM. Look for your conference logo along the curb.
Departs from Balloon Fiesta Park 30-minutes after the fireworks end (approx. 8:15 – 8:45PM)
We will drop off at any CSMH Conference attendee’s hotel.
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The Small Print: Tour New Mexico, Inc. will not be responsible for events that are not available due to acts of God, weather or closures.
Seats on the shuttle are non-refundable. If this event is altered to a “candle glow” which is firing burners only with no balloon aloft, we still go to the Park: the
vendors are still open and you can still buy souvenirs, it’s still an exciting place. If the weather is “iffy” we still go to the event!
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TOUR NEW MEXICO, INC.
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Center for School Mental Health
Mark your calendar and plan to join us
September 22-24, 2011
The Center for School Mental Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
In partnership with
The IDEA Partnership funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP),
sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Announces
The 16th Annual Conference on
Advancing School Mental Health
Embassy Suites
Charleston Area Convention Center
5055 International Blvd.
Charleston, South Carolina 29418
www.embassysuitescharleston.com
Join us for:
Over 100 Sessions
Outstanding Keynote Presentations
Intensive Trainings
Twelve Specialty Tracks
Poster Session and Networking Reception
An Emphasis on Youth and Family Involvement
For information about the conference or to receive a brochure, please contact the Christina Huntley at the Center for
School Mental Health at 888-706-0980; 410-706-0980; [email protected] or visit our website
(http://csmh.umaryland.edu)
Supported by Project # U45 MC 00174 from the Office of Adolescent Health, Maternal, and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
Center for School Mental Health
Mark your calendar and plan to join us
September 27 -29, 2012
The Center for School Mental Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
In partnership with
The IDEA Partnership funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP),
sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Announces
The 17 Annual Conference on
Advancing School Mental Health
th
Marriott Hotel
75 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/slcut-salt-lake-city-marriott-downtown
Join us for:
Over 100 Sessions
Outstanding Keynote Presentations
Intensive Trainings
Twelve Specialty Tracks
Poster Session and Networking Reception
An Emphasis on Youth and Family Involvement
For information about the conference or to receive a brochure, please contact the Christina Huntley at the Center for
School Mental Health at 888-706-0980; 410-706-0980; [email protected] or visit our website
(http://csmh.umaryland.edu)
Supported by Project # U45 MC 00174 from the Office of Adolescent Health, Maternal, and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.