Blending Mental Health Professional Development For School Staff

Blending Mental Health Professional Development For School Staff Rob Brookhart, AEA Learning Online Jenny Barnett, Green Hills AEA

Presentation Powerpoint http://bit.ly/AEASuicidePreventPresentation Presentation Handout http://bit.ly/AEASuicidePreventHandout

Today’s Session What is “flipped learning” Review of Requirements Considerations in choosing trainings/resources AEA Learning Online’s system capabilities How to flip and build on initial training

What is “Flipped Learning”? Two Key Principles Use both a face-to-face and an online portion to deliver instruction, assessment and collaboration Use the face-to-face time to influence what is delivered in the online portion, and vice-versa

Suicide Prevention & Postvention Training Senate File 2113: By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school district shall require annual, evidence-based training at least one hour in length on suicide prevention and postvention for all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners and who have regular contact with students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The content of the training shall be based on nationally recognized best practices.

Suicide Prevention & Postvention Training Senate File 2113: By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school district shall require annual, evidence-based training at least one hour in length on suicide prevention and postvention for all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners and who have regular contact with students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The content of the training shall be based on nationally recognized best practices.

Suicide Prevention & Postvention Training Senate File 2113: By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school district shall require annual, evidence-based training at least one hour in length on suicide prevention and postvention for all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners and who have regular contact with students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The content of the training shall be based on nationally recognized best practices.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Senate File 2113: By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school district shall require annual, evidence-based, evidence-supported training on the identification of adverse childhood experiences and strategies to mitigate toxic stress response for all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners and who have regular contact with students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The content of the training shall be based on nationally recognized best practices.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Senate File 2113: By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school district shall require annual, evidence-based, evidence-supported training on the identification of adverse childhood experiences and strategies to mitigate toxic stress response for all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners and who have regular contact with students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The content of the training shall be based on nationally recognized best practices.

Challenges for Schools Finding time in busy schedules Finding presenters to come in and training Training costs presenter/materials How to provide training for those that miss training Keeping track of attendance/completion Customizing information to fit your district/building action plans New situations need a quick response

Considerations for Training/Resources Needs to be evidence based Include Prevention, Postvention & ACEs Meet time requirement (1 hour) Completion documentation and record keeping Costs (materials, time, presenter fees) Customization options Access for all staff Multi-year planning

AEA Training System Features Meets the requirements for prevention and postvention training and has been vetted by the Iowa Department of Education as well as national experts Can be assigned to staff and most staff already have an account in the system Districts can customize the “district page” in the system with contacts and links Interactive activities and scenarios Planned yearly updates to refresh content and look Available at no cost for staff/districts and can be accessed anywhere with internet access at any time

Training Customization District specific information should include: Links to your district suicide response or crisis plans Contacts (Name, Email, Phone) for referrals Process for referring a student Local resources for students and families Any specific resource or link that staff need to have Customization and design supports

AEA Training System Content Suicide Prevention and Postvention Suicide Postvention Adverse Childhood Experiences Bullying and Bullying Investigation Training Section 504 Digital Citizenship Chapter 103 (State Requirements Regarding Seclusion and Restraint) Self-Paced course on Resiliency and Wellness for Educators (coming late fall) We can help you build your own specific modules as well.

Follow-up and Building on Initial Training Communication Plan discussions Staff, Parents, and Students Building into times when you are meeting instead of a stand alone meeting. Create a multi year PD plan for SEMHB. Think about the different options to help the content to stay fresh. Example https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mJv-HQJ3jZfINeLk Kaes0KZzyzRQIg17jvBUwxkXDb0/edit?usp sharing

Flipped Learning Activities Phone App Activity Role-playing gatekeeper responses Suicide Prevention Plan Scavenger hunt Reading activities with articles on suicide PLC discussion on upcoming curriculum topics that deal with Mental Health (example Romeo & Juliet, etc.) Include mental health as part of your district wellness activities

Discussion What might be some ways you could follow up with staff? More ideas to come. Click this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0zYKvaRWNFnuhSr8A50dJU0H0Oh ri1R mh1qqkCvbM/edit?usp sharing

Once a year is not enough . We need to keep the conversation going throughout the year.

Questions? Contact us: Rob Brookhart AEA Learning Online [email protected] Jenny Barnett Green Hills AEA [email protected]

Anti-Bullying and AntiHarassment Investigation Training What? - Developed by Iowa Safe Schools for District staff responsible for investigating bully/harassment incidents. Why? - To ensure that schools are consistently responding and reporting incidents of bullying and harassment

Bullying and Cyberbullying What? - Modules for staff to understand issues around bullying or cyberbullying and ways to respond and make referrals. Why? - Incidents of bullying are on the rise and having greater consequences on students and learning. This provides an overview to the issues.