Wraparound School Mental Health consultation in Missoula
Erin Butts, MSW and IERS' Behavioral Health Associate will co-lead a two day wraparound School Mental Health consultation in Missoula in collaboration with Montana Office of Public Instruction.
Council for Advancemet and Support of Education Training in CA
Matt Taylor, Associate Director of IERS participated alongside Dr. Roberta Evans, Dean, UM College of Education and other UM-COEHS respresentatives at the 2012 Council for Advancemet and Support of Education Training in San Francisco. The 3-day training is entitled Development for Deans and Academic Directors and is aimed at enhancing the sustainability and visibility of the College of Education, IERS and UM. Information may be found at http://www.case.org/Conferences_and_Training/DALW12.html.
Family fun with food event - Monster pacakes for papas!
Please join us in another family friendly celebration! Co-Teach will be hosting Monster Pancakes for Papas in our classroom on Thursday, February 23rd. The morning class celebration is from 10:30-11:30 am; the afternoon class celebration is from 1:30-2:30 pm. We will join to visit, celebrate our families, and feast on fluffy pancakes with many delicious and interesting toppings to choose from. Please remember that not only papas, but all family members are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Early Childhood & Project REAL work with OPI
Amy Foster Wolferman, provided 2 days of coordination and consultation work on early childhood / positive behavioral supports work in Helena in partnership with the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
STAR Training by NNCTC at Heart Butte Schools
Debra Kleman, Trauma Treatment Coordinator for the NNCCTC, led a 1/2 day training in the Students, Trauma and Resiliency (STAR) intervention for Heart Butte School on the Blackfeet Reservation on February 22.
Bullying Prevention training in Fortine Montana
Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator of the MSSC and IERs and Jennifer Calder, School Behavioral Health Associate, provided trainings on effective strategies for reducing bulling behavior and increasing student resiliency in the community of Fortine, Montana. Foster Wolferman presents frequently on these topics across Montana and in coordination with OPI's Montana Behavioral Initiative. The Steps to Respect bullying prevention curriculum is a central component of many of these trainings.
Co-Teach will not be in session on Monday, February 20th in observance of President's Day.
Child Protective Services workers to receive training
NNCTC staff will attend initial planning meetings and deliver training to Child Protective Service workers in Crow, Northern Cheyenne, and Fort Peck Indian Reservations during the week of February 14. Trainings will cover topics of the Child Welfare Toolkit, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Child Traumatic Stress, and Design Teams.
National focus group on compassion fatigue in schools
Matt Taylor, Associate Dir. of IERS and Director of the MSSC participated in a 3-day expert review group convened by the U.S. Department of Education in New Orleans, LA for the development of a national, standardized training curriculum to address compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress in educators. The work was coordinated by the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools and the Readiness and Emergency Management in Schools Technical Assistance Center.
Comprehensive School and Community Treatment meeting
Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate for IERS/NNCTC, presented on best practices in school mental health to child mental health workers, superintendents, school psychologists, OPI staff, and others at a Comprehensive School and Community Treatment (CSCT) meeting in Helena February 7. The purpose of the group is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of CSCT administrative rules in order to make further improvements to the quality and effectiveness of CSCT services.
Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention task force meeting
Dr. John Frederikson traveled to Helena, MT February 6 to attend a Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Task Force meeting with victim services and law enforcement personnel. The primary topic of the meeting was data gathering and implementation.
NNCTC staff provided two days of training and consultation to Frazer Schools during the week of February 6. Trainings focused on topics within the Montana Behavioral Initiative framework, and included training in the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) model.
Emergency Management Training for American Fork area schools
Matt Taylor, Director of the MSSC, provided Emergency Management Training for Schools (EM-101) for 120+ participants from across the American Fork Public Schools near Salt Lake City. 70 schools were represented at the trainings and Taylor co-presented with Susanna Graves from Lincoln County School District in Oregon.
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