Please register here.  BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Ryan Kidder, Behavioral Health Clinician, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Description: During this presentation, educators, school mental health professionals, para-educators and administrators will learn the rationale behind using skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to enhance well-being. Participants will enhance their understanding of mindfulness skills, self-care skills, and will learn a skill in order to be...

Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Barry Schreier, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Description: As K-12 educators, we set the bar high for ourselves, often striving for perfection in our teaching, leadership, and support roles. While these high standards can drive excellence, they can also lead to feelings of self-doubt and the belief that we’re not good enough, not deserving enough, or not doing enough — hallmarks of imposter syndrome. The performance-driven...

Please register here. Join us for a "Snackable Skills" workshop, focused on Working with Students in Distress. "Snackable Skills" workshops provide bite-sized, practical skills that you can apply in various aspects of your professional and personal lives. In this workshop, we will dive into how for many students, personal matters can affect their academic performance, causing faculty and staff to be concerned. These are complicated issues, in complicated times, and getting involved can feel...

Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Description: Are you an active listener? Active listening is a skill that we can all invest more time in developing, especially as educators. Being a better listener means more meaningful relationships with our students (and even colleagues, friends, and family!). One of the ways to be an active listener is to learn about and practice microskills. In this workshop, we will (1) discuss what microskills are, (2) learn about 3 microskills, and (3)...