School Psyched!

Episode 58

Spend Wednesday after work with #psychedpodcast as we chat with Dr. Dan Siegel about his latest book, The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child

Dr. Dan Siegel Home Page

http://www.drdansiegel.com/about/biography/

Daniel J. Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. He served as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellow at UCLA, studying family interactions with an emphasis on how attachment experiences influence emotions, behavior, autobiographical memory and narrative.

Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. An award-winning educator, he is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and recipient of several honorary fellowships. Dr. Siegel is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization, which offers online learning and in-person seminars that focus on how the development of mindsight in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes. His psychotherapy practice includes children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He serves as the Medical Director of the LifeSpan Learning Institute and on the Advisory Board of the Blue School in New York City, which has built its curriculum around Dr. Siegel’s Mindsight approach.

The Yes Brain

When kids work from a Yes Brain, they’re more willing to take chances and explore. They’re more curious and imaginative, less worried about making mistakes. They’re better at relationships and more flexible and resilient when it comes to handling adversity and big feelings. They work from a clear internal compass that directs their decisions, as well as the way they treat others. Guided by their Yes Brain, they become more open, creative, and resilient.

In The Yes Brain, the authors give parents skills, scripts, ideas, and activities to bring kids of all ages into the overwhelmingly beneficial “yes” state.

Resources Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7JkmPE1QnD6SUJSNHo0NERJWFU?resourcekey=0-oMf9-tv9Fsb70BGPO2dmCg

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Episode 57

Join #psychedpodcast as we learn about PD and using PD for advocacy!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/confusion-around-school-psychologists-roles-skills-jill

Powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jQUlvPsTUPezKNdrquSXOyeOdElXj2qL-GXlud4-P18/edit?usp=sharing

Dr. Jill Timmons is currently in her first year as a school psychologist in a rural school district in Nebraska. In this position she serves students birth-21 as the only school psychologist for about 1000 students. She is the first school psychologist the district has ever hired, previously they contracted with private psychologists for testing only, so together they are learning how to work together most efficiently to most effectively meet the needs of students.

Prior to this role, Dr. Timmons served as a Special Education Supervisor, or Asst. Special Ed Director, for the 2nd largest school district in Nebraska. In this role she was responsible for supervising, hiring and appraising 51 school psychologists. This included planning professional development for the school psychologists and a variety of other roles related to being an Asst. Special Ed Director.

She has served as a building special education and literacy coordinator for 4 years and prior to that was a school psychologist for 7 years.

She is heavily involved in the state association of Nebraska, serving as president-elect, president and past president. She is currently the Advocacy Liaison.

Dr. Timmons earned her Education Specialist degree in school psychology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and her Ph.d. in Educational Leadership from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Resources Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7JkmPE1QnD6SUJSNHo0NERJWFU?resourcekey=0-oMf9-tv9Fsb70BGPO2dmCg

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Episode 56

Join the conversation live with #psychedpodcast Sunday night!

https://www.lynnekenney.com/

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