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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
OCT 8 | 2:00 - 2:45 PM
Join expert- and practitioner-led breakouts from our multi-disciplinary team of presenters. Topics span the six pillars of Safe and Sound Schools’ Framework for Comprehensive School Safety: Mental & Behavioral Health; Health & Wellness; Physical Safety & Security; Culture, Climate & Community Engagement; Leadership, Law & Policy; and Operations & Emergency Management.
Want to attend more than one? Take advantage of our on-demand access option and attend all sessions on your own time!
TRACKS
Mental & Behavioral Health
Health & Wellness
Physical Environment
Culture, Climate & Community
Leadership, Law & Policy
Operations & Emergency Managment
Joy-It’s an Inside Job! Self-care for Those Who Care for Kids
Julia Cook, Award-Winning Children’s Author & School Counselor
The demands upon school and safety professionals today are ever more complex and challenging. Award-winning children’s author, former school counselor and educator, Julia Cook shares a timely message and reminder for all those who serve our students: Joy is an “inside job!”
Supporting Safety for Students of Diverse Gender and Sexual Orientations
Dr. Todd Savage, Professor of School Psychology, University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF)
LGBTQ+ students constitute a vulnerable population when it comes to school safety, in general. Given the upheaval caused by the ongoing pandemic, an overall negative cultural climate toward LGBTQ+ persons in the moment, and the effects of recent racial unrest, LGBTQ+ students may be particularly vulnerable this school year. Thus, addressing LGBTQ+ student safety concerns in the coming months will require school personnel to apply a trauma informed approach; increasing access to mental health supports will also be necessary. As such, the specific objectives of this session are to... Understand LGBTQ+ student safety concerns in light of recent community crises; Consider ideas to reaffirm physical safety and psychological security as school; Consider ideas for identifying and addressing the mental health needs of LGBTQ+ students in school.
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