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Educator Wellness Podcast
October 1, 2024 - August 30, 2025
Educator Wellness Podcast: Season 3
Learning and Training Opportunity
PreK-12
Watch, listen, and reflect on each of the 8 episodes in Season 3 of the Educator Wellness Podcast to earn 1 Iowa Licensure Renewal Credit! About the Podcast A podcast just for K-12 educators! Prioritize YOUR wellness to better care for your students and yourself. Dr. Kari Vogelgesang hosts nationally-recognized experts that help us explore […]
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December 3, 2024
“Snackable Skills” Workshop: I’m Sorry That Happened – Talking About Tough Topics When You’re Not Sure What to Say
Higher Education
When tragic or difficult events happen to someone we know, it can be hard to find the right words. If you have ever wondered what to say or do when something bad happens to a friend or colleague or worry that you’ll say something wrong, you’re not alone. In this workshop, we’ll work through ways we […]
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December 10, 2024
Virtual Q&A Café with the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
Clinical Services
Cozy up with a warm drink and join us for a “Virtual Q&A Café with the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic” on Tuesday, December 10 from 4 – 5 p.m. CT to explore how our clinical services can support your school and students. The session is for K-12 school mental health providers and school administrators. Following parent-teacher conferences, […]
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December 19, 2024
Solstice Serenity: Embracing Winter’s Calm
Webinar
Educators give so much of themselves throughout the year, often reaching the holiday season feeling stretched thin, exhausted, and in need of renewal. The winter solstice offers a unique opportunity to pause, reflect, and turn toward the promise of light in the new year. This one-hour webinar is designed to help educators honor this natural […]
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January 27, 2025
Social Media Smarts: Navigating Sleep and Mental Health for K-12 Teachers and Parents
Webinar
Social media has received significant attention as a culprit for the ongoing youth mental health crisis, both on its own and indirectly by disrupting sleep and circadian rhythms. There are several emerging critical developments including US Surgeon General’s advisories on (1) the negative consequences of social media use and (2) the declining mental health and […]
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February 12, 2025
Classroom Belonging Audits: Analyzing the Spectrum of Belonging
Webinar
A widespread sense of belonging at school is essential for a healthy school culture, academic success, and healthy peer and adult relationships for students. The gateways of belonging exist along a spectrum from inflexible to highly flexible. The purpose of this session is to introduce attendees to a spectrum-based understanding of belonging, and share a […]
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Ongoing
Deconstructing the Campus Mental Health Crisis Narrative
Higher Education
A Scanlan Center for School Mental Health workshop for college/university faculty and staff The “campus mental health crisis” narrative pervades our work as ever increasing levels of anxiety, depression, and burnout abound! We are consistently told that we are the most mentally ill generation of people ever to grace a college or university campus. Is this accurate? […]
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Ongoing
Obermann Workgroup – Reconceptualizing the Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education: A Mindful Journey
Higher Education
Learning and Training Opportunity
This University of Iowa working group engages participants, across the campus and beyond, to explore trauma-informed pedagogy, positive psychology, and the philosophy of the health-promoting university (via the Okanagan Charter). These lenses are used to analyze the complex issues connected to well-being and mental health in higher education. We aim to provide a cross-disciplinary space for […]