School Site Trivia
The mascot for Decker Elementary?
What are Dolphins?
What is the name for a common set of techniques often used to reduce anxiety and increase self-awareness beginning with the letter “m”?
What is Mindfulness?
The Cognitive Triad includes which 3 aspects of self-awareness?
Thoughts, Feelings and Behavior/Actions
Which word should be avoided when talking about someone completing suicide?
Committed
What type of schedule should you review prior to arriving at a school site for a session?
Bell schedule or testing schedule
This school has wizards as their mascot
What is Cortez Elementary?
A school may call this meeting to discuss a student concern before convening for an IEP, usually
including the teacher, school site specialist and Admin as well as School Mental Health:
What is an SST?
DBT stands for D___________ Behavior Therapy.
Dialectical
What should you do if you need support filing a child abuse report and your supervisor is not available?
Ask another MHC/Clinical Supervisor or Patti
What should you try when a toddler accompanies a parent to an intake and has lots of energy and need for attention?
Connect with child, offer age appropriate activity
Name a school you should you get to early because of the parking situation
What is Decker, Ranch Hills, Alcott, Lexington, Village
When an SMHS referral is received in our office and a student is appropriate for a social skills group with a school counselor and SMHS Intern, would this be a Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention?
What is Tier 2?
Which type of therapy will children have the opportunity to write their trauma narrative?
What is TF-CBT or CBITS/BOUNCE BACK
T/F It is ok for a student to walk out of the room/be left unattended when they have disclosed thoughts of suicide
False
Name one way to redeem the silence that sometimes occurs in therapy sessions
Reflect, "sometimes it's hard to find the words"
Observe, "I notice you are looking down, your arms are folded, I wonder what is happening for you right now?
Just hold the space
Name at least two confidential meeting options for one of your sites
office side room, empty classroom, outside if sufficient distance from other students (iffy)
In TF-CBT what are some of the specific coping skills that are taught before completing the trauma narrative?
Cognitive triangle
relaxation
healthy coping skills for stress
Using a _____/______analysis can be one way of increasing motivation to change.
What is Cost/Benefit
Why is it important to talk with a parent separately from the student in a crisis situation?
It is important to assess the safety of the situation, assessing for abuse, attitude towards mental health, help deescalate parent's heightened emotion, discuss the best ways to support student
Who are some of the key staff members at school sites with whom to establish good professional alliances, collaborate?
Office manager, school counselors, admin, teachers
PUSD school is the farthest driving distance from SMHS office?
What is Lorbeer
If you are working with a student who is suddenly crying uncontrollably during session but you planned to complete a CBT worksheet on unhelpful thoughts, should you
A) attempt to refocus the student to the task because it might be good information or B)adjust your response to empathically reflect what the client is feeling or C) end the session because they are overwhelmed
Are Narrative Therapists more interested in diving deep into the past to unlock repressed memories or externalizing problem and empowering clients to re-story the future they imagine?
What is Externalizing and re-storying
Talk about risk level for students who self-harm and have had suicidal ideation versus students who self harm without suicidal ideation.
At higher risk, will rate on higher on Columbia Screen
If a parent becomes irate during a therapy session, Identify de-escalation techniques you can use. What should you avoid?
Validate their emotion
Reflect their statements, offer empathy
Assist with practical small steps once calm
(Don't challenge/ correct/minimize)