Hit the Ground Running with Systems of Support for Student Well Being

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As we return to school for the 2021-22 school year, the mental health of students in our school communities has been at the forefront of planning and conversation for many months. This offering from the School Psychology Program at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education is designed to support site teams to move these concerns from planning and conversation to concrete practice.

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In this Professional Learning Community, participants will:

  • Work through several clear steps to concretize the planning and conversation around student mental health supports as we return to school for the 2021-22 school year
  • Create and administer a school-wide needs assessment tool
  • Move from a needs-assessment tool to a universal screening tool
  • Use a universal screening tool to gather data and plan for Tier 1, 2, and 3 mental health interventions
  • Develop an appropriate evaluation process to reflect and share efforts with the broader school community

This program is offered in a virtual and synchronous format. 

Session Calendar

Session Date Time Content
Sat Sep 11, 2021 9am–12pm
  • Understand the benefits of a school-wide approach to meeting ALL students SEL needs
  • Explore various needs assessment tools
  • Determine what resources and staff are in place to support these efforts
Sat Sep 25, 2021 9am–12pm
  • Review needs assessment
  • Understand and practice the implementation of universal screening to assess compete mental health
  • Select tool and start to build it out on appropriate platform
Sat Oct 9, 2021 9am–12pm
  • Learn how to analyze data and determine student status and needs
  • Tier 1 - understand how to effectively monitor students
  • Tier 2 - explore a range of options for evidence-based interventions
  • Tier 3 - understand SEL needs of students with disabilities
Sat Oct 23, 2021 9am–12pm
  • Develop evaluation questions and design a program logic model
  • Choose appropriate evaluation designs for various evaluation questions
  • Determine effective communication and reporting methods for disseminating evaluation information

* All meeting times are in Pacific time.

Who Should Participate?

21CSLA programs are offered at no cost to participants employed in Title II districts and schools in six Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano.

This offering is geared towards K-8 educators who are:

  • School Psychologists
  • School Counselors
  • School/District Social Workers
  • School Site Leaders invited to some sessions to support teams

School mental health teams welcome.

Registration

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Questions?

Contact Diane Lang at diane.lang@berkeley.edu