Echo for Educators: Enhancing K-12 Mental Health Support
The Echo for Educators: Enhancing K-12 Mental Health Support offers an exploration of comprehensive strategies for supporting diverse learners. Each session includes a brief didactic presentation and de-identified case discussion featuring topics educators face every day, including behavior management, social-emotional learning, and more. Educators can gain insights into early intervention, behavior assessment, and crisis plan development, as well as many other topics.
Schedule: February - April, 2024
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2025 | Talking to Parents about Their Children's Mental Health | Speaker: TBD |
| 02/19/2025 | Social Media and its Impact on Mental Health | Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH |
| 03/05/2025 | The Impact of Poverty and Homelessness on Children's Learning and Mental Health | Chelsea English, MSW, LCSW, LSSW |
| 03/19/2025 | TBRI: Trust-Based Relational Intervention | Amy K Abell, EdS |
| 04/02/2025 | Building Resilience in Students | Tamika Zapolski, PhD |
| 04/16/2025 | Crisis Response in Schools | Terri Miller, PhD |
Topics Covered
- Article 7/Special Education
- Safety & Security
- English Learning & Migrant Education
- SEL
- Title 1
- Schoolwide Strategies to Prevent Challenging Behavior
- Preventative Approaches to Challenging Behavior in the Classroom
- Team Approach: Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities to Best Support Students
- Competing Behavior Pathway, Early Intervention for Behavior
- Understanding the Educator's Role in Functional Behavior Assessments
- Unpacking Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Cultivating Parent Involvement and Collaboration
- Crisis Plan Development
- Legal Obligations and Safety Considerations for Teachers
- Implementing Accommodations of the IEP or 504 Plan
- Medication Side Effects Seen in the Classroom
- Social Media and Mental Health
Target Audience
- Teachers (PreK-12)
- School Administrators
- School Staff
Accreditation Information
This track is presented by the Indiana University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and the Indiana Department of Education.
Certification & Credits
CME credit is provided by the IU School of Medicine and more information can be found here: https://iu.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx.
Contact Information
Please contact Marcia Eppich-Harris, meppich@iu.edu, with any questions you may have.
Past Sessions
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10/16/24 | Positive and Negative Reinforcement in the School Setting | John Olsen, PhD |
| 10/23/24 | Legal Obligations and Safety Considerations for Teachers | Chavez Phelps, PhD |
| 10/30/24 | Schoolwide Strategies to Prevent Challenging Behavior | Megan Kirk, PhD |
| 11/6/24 | Executive Functioning: Implications in the class | Abbie Jones, PhD, HSPP |
| 11/13/24 | Medication Side Effects Seen in the Classroom | David Braitman, MD |
| 11/20/24 | OCD/Anxiety in the Classroom | Sally Fleming, PhD |
| 11/27/24 | Holiday - No Session | No Session |
| 12/4/24 | Article 7/Special Education | Terri Miller, PhD |
| 12/11/24 | Universal mental health screenings in schools | Brandon Wood, PhD |