Mental Health Coordinator
They are responders for student mental health crises, collaborating with school admin and the school counselor to ensure consistent policy and social/emotional learning programs in schools, and are one of the liaisons between school and outside community partners/agencies.
What are Mental Health Coordinators?
They enhance the learning process and promote academic, career and social/emotional development of students.
Who are school counselors?
This is the type of education provided on topics like vaping, marijuana, problem gambling, and nicotine cessation.
What are prevention education classes?
The Tree
Who is Stanford?
"Are you picking up what I'm putting down?!"
Who is Mr. Higgins?
This type of care shifts the focus of conversation from “what is going on with you?” to “what happened to you?,” and seeks to provide a place of safety, trusting environment, individual choice, collaboration with trusted individuals, and empowerment for individuals to focus on their strengths and ability to move forward.
What is Trauma-Informed Care?
Work with other educators, parents, stakeholders, and the community to support student achievement
What is collaboration?
When a student is struggling to attend school consistently, the prevention team supports them through this.
What is truancy intervention?
Banana Slugs
Who is UC Santa Cruz
"She is small our Alma Mater, But she rules with strength and right. What she lacks in mass and numbers, She makes up for in her fight. XX is never beaten, 'Till the final whistles call. Who can tell her tale of triumph?"
What is the U of O fight song?
This is provided to students after school staff has had a conversation with a student, and determined student has plans, means, and access that increase risk of suicide. Based on the outcome of this, Options Mobile Crisis may be called.
What is a Suicide Risk Assessment?
Share strategies supporting student achievement with parents, teachers, other educators and community organizations
What is consultation?
These types of classes focus on communication, relationship skills, and managing anger.
What are skill-building and prevention education classes?
Mike the Tiger
Lousiana State
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."
Who is Sigmund Freud?
After school personnel has been made aware of a concern or threat of harm by one student to others, and school personnel has interviewed student regarding risk/protective factors, plans, means, access, and opportunity - school admin then contacts law enforcement and mental health coordinator for their school for this next step.
What is a Threat Assessment?
Support for students and families to school or community resources for additional assistance and information
What are referrals?
This trusted approach ensures that the strategies used with youth are research-based and proven to work.
What are evidence-based prevention strategies?
Brutus Buckeye
Ohio State
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all."
Who is Mulan?
Signs and/or symptoms that may impact a student's ability to focus in class, feel positive about themselves, experience emotional outbursts, engage positively with peers, or feel hopeful about the future, among other things. These may be caused by medical or environmental concerns, and may be noticed by school staff as behavioral issues, disruptions in class, and talking back to adults.
What are Mental Health Concerns?
Providing professional assistance and support to a student or small group of students during times of transition, heightened stress, critical change or other situations impeding student success.
What is school counseling?
When working with caregivers to meet needs beyond the classroom, the team is providing this.
What is family support?
Wally Pilot
University of Portland
"Some people are worth melting for."
Who is Olaf?