In Session

On this episode of “In Session,” we talk about how to enhance and support behavioral health teams in schools, comparing urban and rural experiences. Our guests include Michelle Warren, Ed.D., Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) at Osage County Interlocal Cooperative (OCIC) in Oklahoma and Christine Judson, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from Chicago Public Schools in Illinois, both Mental Health School Professionals grant recipients. This episode is facilitated by Rob Mayo, a Technical Assistance Specialist at NCSSLE.

See example documentation tools mentioned by Michelle here.

Learn more about Chicago Public Schools and the expansion of nursing services at cps.edu/nurses.

01:13 – Introduction.

03:03 – To Both: Please tell us about your workforce development coaching models and what they entail.

04:44 – To Michelle: Could you tell us more about what you mean by role integrity?

08:03 – To Both: What were the gaps or needs you were trying to address with these initiatives? What is the end goal of the grant?

11:55 – To Christine: You mentioned nurses at the center of your work. Has that always been built into the behavioral health teams?

13:20 – To Both: What strategies have you used with your respective grants in the spirit of continuous quality improvement?

15:11 – To Michelle: How do you track your internships and experiential learning tools?

17:07 – To Michelle: Can you tell us about how you developed infographics and how you use them for strategic communication and return on investment?

18:47 – To Christine: Could you tell us more about components of your initiatives and grant sustainability strategies?

21:17 – To Both: What is some advice you would offer to other districts that are thinking about embarking upon approaches similar to yours? What are your lessons learned?

26:04 – To Both: Are there any other lessons learned or accomplishments that you are especially proud of or surprised by given the COVID context?

29:23 – To Both: Is there anything you heard from one another that piqued your interest, or something you might takeaway and use in your program?

32:24—Thank you.

“In Session” is brought to you by the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (www.safesupportivelearning.ed.gov) at The American Institutes for Research (www.air.org). This podcast is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

For all questions or feedback, you can email [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Please note, the contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does it imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

On this episode of In Session, we talk to Sophia Loubeau (Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Grant Facilitator), a Mental Health Service Professionals grant recipient, about the Collaborative Internship for All (CIA) Program at Broward County schools in Broward County, FL (https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-10-04/broward-schools-couldnt-find-enough-counselors-the-district-started-training-its-own). The Collaborative Internship for All Program is an initiative to help expand the pipeline of high-quality, trained providers to address the shortage of mental health service professionals in schools.

01:23 – Introduction of Sophia and her work.

02:46 – What is the Collaborative Internship for All Program? Why was it created? Was there a specific need you were trying to meet?

05:31 – What have been some of the greatest successes of the program? What impact have you seen on individual interns or in general?

08:39 – How has hiring interns who were once students at Broward County Schools been an asset or factor to your success? How do you continue to build these relationships from the ground up?

12:05 – How did you form partnerships with IHEs in order to contact graduate students? What strategies did you employ to initiate/maintain these partnerships?

14:20 – What challenges have you encountered? How have you addressed those challenges?

17:13 – What specific strategies have you employed in maintaining/ growing this program that other grantees may be able to learn from? What advice would you give them?

20:18 – Where will you go from here?

21:50 – What do you want listeners to take away from this episode of In Session?

“In Session” is brought to you by the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (www.safesupportivelearning.ed.gov) at The American Institutes for Research (www.air.org). This podcast is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

For all questions or feedback, you can email [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Please note, the contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does it imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

On this episode of “In Session,” we talk to Dr. Teri Lawler, a Trauma Recovery Demonstration Grant recipient, about Project THRIVE at the Delaware State Department of Education, a program that provides free mental health services to eligible Delaware students who would benefit from trauma-specific intervention support. Teri is joined by the following partners supporting Project THRIVE: Dan Cruce, Chief Operating Officer at United Way of Delaware; Peggy Geisler, PMG Consutling.net Owner and Senior Strategic Consultant; and Dr. Heidi Sweetman, Program Evaluator at Sweetman Evaluation Consulting.

01:50 – Introduction of Teri and her work.

05:00 – Who have you started to partner with to make this work happen?

06:21 – What unexpected partners did you develop – those that weren't who you originally thought you would partner with to do trauma recovery work?

09:54 – Who have you brought to the table to communicate the services provided within Project THRIVE? What doors have you knocked on to make sure people are aware of the services?

18:11 – Could you talk more about community organizations as credible messengers and potentially the largest sources of referral?

20:07 – What are some of your highlights or successes around the partnerships?

28:38 – Are there specific strategies you found to be particularly successful in initiating and maintaining partnerships?

34:04 – What's next for you as a partnership? What's your growth edge in this multi-sector collaborative to support this great work?

38:50 – Thank you.

“In Session” is brought to you by the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (www.safesupportivelearning.ed.gov) at The American Institutes for Research (www.air.org). This podcast is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

For all questions or feedback, you can email [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Please note, the contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does it imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

On this episode of 'In Session,' we talk to Kristinne Stone, a School-Based Mental Health grant recipient, about recruitment and retention of mental health providers through the Virginia Career and Learning Center for School Mental Health Professionals at the Virginia Department of Education.

0:50 – Introduction to Kristinne Stone at the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Career and Learning Center.

5:27 – What brought you and your team to creating the Career and Learning Center website, and was there a specific need you were trying to meet?

8:21 – How did you grow the Career and Learning Center website, who was involved in the process, and how has implementation been going?

11:55 – What are some lessons learned in terms of where your marketing took place? How you would advise people who are also new to marketing their education-based initiatives?

16:41 – What are your plans to expand and sustain this website?

20:38 – What are some big picture takeaways when working with teams to build the website, and in the context of our common goal to advance school mental health?

“In Session” is brought to you by the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments at the American Institutes for Research. This podcast is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

For all questions or feedback, you can email [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Please note, the contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does it imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.