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Trauma Sensitive Schools Virtual Learning Series - Module 3
2024-06-26 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Register for the 5-day Trauma Sensitive Schools series.
Register for the Trauma Sensitive Schools Trainer Cohort.
More than two of three children report exposure to at least one traumatic event by the age of 18. Exposure to trauma in childhood may have a lasting impact on the well-being and functioning of students and their families. By understanding how trauma impacts students and adopting a trauma-informed approach, educators can play a crucial role in mitigating both the short- and long- term effects of trauma. This interactive workshop will leave educators with a renewed commitment to reach some of the most vulnerable students and their families. Objectives : Participants will: Understand the term child traumatic stress and know what types of experiences constitute childhood trauma. Understand the impact of trauma on the brain development and behavior of children. Learn how the impact of traumatic stress can be prevented and/or mitigated by use of trauma-informed responses and strategies. Identify “secondary traumatic stress” and learn strategies for taking care of you Describe a framework for creating a “trauma-informed” culture.

TSS Trainer Cohort - Session 2
2024-06-25 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Register for the Trauma Sensitive Schools Trainer Cohort.
The Trauma Sensitive Schools professional learning curriculum is a composition of five modules related to trauma; how trauma manifests in the classroom; the neurobiology of trauma and resilience; effective strategies to assist students experiencing the effects of trauma; understanding secondary effects of trauma; and creating a trauma-informed school culture. By becoming a trainer of this curriculum, educators can assist their schools in ensuring all educators have an opportunity to understand trauma and how to support students and families exposed to trauma.
Objectives:

Deliver TSS curriculum with confidence,
Understand how to access the ND Trainers Network,
Access trauma related resources,
Promote the TSS curriculum.

Requirements to become a TSS trainer include:

Participation in the Trauma Sensitive Schools professional learning series June 24-28 with completion of accompanying Notes Catcher,
Completion of Independent Study Log, diving deep into the structure of the professional learning curriculum,
Participation in a cohort resource review August 5th,
Completion of a teach-back session to gain positive feedback from peers on content delivery.

Trauma Sensitive Schools was created and disseminated in partnership with Nexus-PATH, the Central Region Education Association, and the Department of Public Instruction.

Trauma Sensitive Schools Virtual Learning Series - Module 2
2024-06-25 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom

TSS Trainer Cohort - Session 1
2024-06-24 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom

Trauma Sensitive Schools Virtual Learning Series - Module 1
2024-06-24 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom

A Guide to Building Personal Resilience- FREE, Virtual
2024-06-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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When the stress and adversity of life feel overwhelming, individuals’ protective factors help them be resilient. In this webinar, attendees will learn about protective factors that act in both a prevention and intervention capacity. Personal resilience plans will be established by the end of the session.

2024 Governor's Summit on Innovative Education - Bismarck&Virtual
2024-06-17 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | BSC National Energy Center of Excellence, 1200 Schafer Street, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
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The 8th annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education inspires innovation and reimagines learning in schools across North Dakota.
Governor Burgum is committed to inspiring change as our education systems experience significant disruptions. Our youth are counting on us to build a future for tomorrow. Join us for an opportunity to discover creative solutions, network with experts from the field and light a spark for future transformation.
The 8th annual summit will center around NAVIGATING THE FUTURE: AI’S ROLE IN EDUCATION. Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the world of learning, work and living. Harnessing the potential of AI while recognizing the critical importance of human interaction can provide endless opportunities for personalizing the educational experience. Join the conversation and learn how to maximize AI, hear from leading industry experts and identify strategies that empower educators to use this as a tool to transform the classroom.

BeHEARD for Educators
2024-06-12 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-29 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Hybrid – Self-Paced & Synchronous
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8.75 hours of continuing education credit available.
Behavioral Health Education, Awareness, and Response Development (BeHEARD) for Educators explores behavioral health concerns in youth aged 10-17. This basic course will provide you with tools to support youth struggling with a wide range of behavioral health concerns.
This course includes 4-5 hours of self-learning modules and a 4-hour live virtual session. The live virtual session allows participants to practice using the tools and skills learned throughout the course.
Objectives
Participating in the BeHEARD for Adults Supporting Youth course will help you:

Recognize that behavioral health in youth aged 10-17 can vary based on many factors.
List signs of common behavioral health concerns in youth.
Use REACH tools to help youth with behavioral health concerns.
Build confidence in skills to support well-being and safety in youth.

Helping Clients Cope with Grief & Loss - FREE, Virtual
2024-05-21 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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In this webinar, attendees will learn about types of grief, stages of grief, complications of bereavement and interventions that can be helpful. There will also be an overview of grief measures and resources for individuals and families who are grieving.

Proactive Circles Training - Bismarck - FREE
2024-05-09 12:00 - 2024-05-10 15:00, 2024-05-09 08:30 - 2024-05-10 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Bismarck, ND
Register for the event here. Choose one session from 8:30-11:30 AM CT or 12-3 PM CT. Registration is not currently available.
Restorative Conferencing is a Tier 2/Tier 3 component of a Restorative Practices framework for discipline, focusing on addressing and repairing harm. The practice of restorative conferencing is a facilitated conversation that utilizes three parts in order to restore the learning relationships between participants – pre-meetings to prepare all participants, the face-to-face meeting that results in an agreement reached by consensus, and an agreement completion meeting to assess. Restorative conferences provide a safe and structured space for participants to understand what happened, express how they have been affected and create a written agreement to repair the harm and prevent the incident from happening again.
For more information on Proactive Circles, see the flyer here.

Restorative Conferencing - Bismarck - FREE
2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08 | Bismarck, ND
Register for the two-day event here. Sessions take place from 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM – Registration not currently available.
Restorative Conferencing is a Tier 2/Tier 3 component of a Restorative Practices framework for discipline, focusing on addressing and repairing harm. The practice of restorative conferencing is a facilitated conversation that utilizes three parts in order to restore the learning relationships between participants – pre-meetings to prepare all participants, the face-to-face meeting that results in an agreement reached by consensus, and an agreement completion meeting to assess. Restorative conferences provide a safe and structured space for participants to understand what happened, express how they have been affected and create a written agreement to repair the harm and prevent the incident from happening again.
For more information on Restorative Conferencing, see the flyer here.

Proactive Circles Training - Williston - FREE
2024-05-02 12:00 - 2024-05-03 15:00, 2024-05-02 08:30 - 2024-05-03 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Williston, ND

Restorative Conferencing - Williston - FREE
2024-04-30 - 2024-05-01 | Williston, ND

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training - FREE, Virtual
2024-04-25 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-02-08 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with an individual on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.
Objectives: At the completion of the QPR training, participants will:
1. Understand suicide as a national and local public health problem,
2. Identify warning signs, risk factors, and protective factors contributing to suicidal ideation.
3. Understand and be able to utilize techniques for crisis intervention using the Question, Persuade, Refer model.

NDMTSS - Planning for Behavior Supports- FREE, Session 4/4
2024-04-24 15:15 - 16:15 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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Session 4 will provide an opportunity to discuss how schools can utilize Behavior Advantage PD series to support all educators in the building and plan professional development.
This is Session 2 of 4 in the NDMTSS Behavior Advantage & SEEC Partnership series. Flyer here: Behavior Advantage Webinars 2024

NDMTSS - Simple Behavior Plans at Tier 2- FREE, Session 3/4
2024-04-10 15:15 - 16:15 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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When we commit to changing behavior, we need a plan. Whether they’re lesson plans or behavior plans, plans help us come together, identify goals and strategies, establish motivation, and most importantly improve consistency so behaviors have a chance to change. The good news is that these interventions don’t need to be complicated and they don’t have to be implemented forever to be effective. Simple, effective behavior interventions are perfect for students in general education and students needing some Tier 2 behavior support. And we can identify these strategies as part of our plan to teach and reinforce those basic school-wide behavioral expectations and then fade these supports efficiently once the student has mastered them. Join us to learn how simple behavior plans can be developed and implemented efficiently for students with a variety of behavioral challenges.
This is Session 2 of 4 in the NDMTSS Behavior Advantage & SEEC Partnership series. Flyer here: Behavior Advantage Webinars 2024

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training - FREE, Virtual
2024-04-02 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago)
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with an individual on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.
Objectives: At the completion of the QPR training, participants will:
1. Understand suicide as a national and local public health problem,
2. Identify warning signs, risk factors, and protective factors contributing to suicidal ideation.
3. Understand and be able to utilize techniques for crisis intervention using the Question, Persuade, Refer model.
Email bhero.crea@k12.nd.us with any questions!

NDMTSS - Using Interventions at Tier 2- FREE, Session 2/4
2024-03-27 15:15 - 16:15 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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Tier 2 behavior supports are often an overlooked and underdeveloped component of MTSS. Without Tier 2, referrals for Tier 3 interventions and special education services increases. Students who benefit from Tier 2 interventions (i.e., approximately 15% of students at your school) are displaying mild-moderate misbehavior, impulsivity, disorganization and other disruptive behaviors. These students are repeatedly making behavioral errors, not abiding by school rules, and landing in the front office, because they have YET to learn essential social, emotional, and/or academic skills. Check-In Check-Out and Related Interventions are evidence-based practices that provide these students with an “extra dose” of support. Coaching, feedback, and motivation are all used to help these students practice the essential social, emotional, or academic skills they need to learn. These interventions are efficient, data-based, and intended to be implemented for a short period of time. Imagine Tier 2 teams implementing effective interventions with at-risk students AND showing up to PLC Meetings with graphs to support data-based decisions!
This is Session 2 of 4 in the NDMTSS Behavior Advantage & SEEC Partnership series. Flyer here: Behavior Advantage Webinars 2024

Recognizing Early Psychosis - FREE, Virtual
2024-03-19 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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In this webinar, attendees will gain a basic understanding of what psychosis is, how to identify signs and symptoms of early onset psychosis and explore program components that assist individuals in successfully managing their illness. Attendees will also learn about the ND First Episode Psychosis program including how to access services.

PREPaRE Workshop 2 - Crisis Intervention & Recovery - Virtual
2024-03-05 08:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
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AUDIENCE: For school mental health professionals (school psychologists, school counselors, school social workers)
DESCRIPTION: During this workshop, participants gain the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events.
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of Workshop 2, participants will be able to:

Prevent and prepare to mitigate psychological trauma,
Reaffirm the physical and psychological safety of members of the school community,
Evaluate and conduct psychological triage,
Respond to the psychological needs of the school community utilizing a multi- tiered approach, and
Examine the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recovery efforts.

DELIVERY: Workshop is held virtually via Zoom.

NDMTSS - Supporting Student Behavior at Tier 1- FREE, Session 1/4
2024-02-28 15:15 - 16:15 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Register for this session, and all sessions in the series, here.
Not every student’s behavior improves with Tier 1 support alone. A variety of behavioral best practices for Tier 1 and strong classroom management will be shared, including quality instruction of expected behaviors, strengthening student relationships, and effectively redirecting misbehavior. Strategies and processes will be shared to address more chronic behavior challenges at the individual and whole-class level.
This is Session 1 of 4 in the NDMTSS Behavior Advantage & SEEC Partnership series. Flyer here: Behavior Advantage Webinars 2024

Recovery of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders
2024-02-28 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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This webinar will focus on epidemiology of adolescent substance use before and after the COVID epidemic, and the opportunities for prevention, recovery, and increasing access to treatment. Participants can expect to receive a summary overview of research, discuss the SAMHSA principles of adolescent substance use and recovery, learn about both the benefits from treatment and the limitations of the traditional approach to SUD treatment and recovery, and the barriers to integrated treatment. The overview will also highlight the current interest in SUD prevention programs for adolescents and the opportunities advanced recovery programs present to families, schools, and communities. Special attention will be given to the challenges some new state legislative changes created to the adolescent exposure to drugs, addiction, and recovery. The presentation will conclude with discussion of the recovery of adolescents with co-occurring disorders and the related challenges and opportunities.
The presentation will feature prevention as an underutilized strategy to prevent substance use disorder among adolescents. After attending this webinar, learners will be able to:
1. List the SAMHSA principles of adolescent substance use recovery
2. Identify the therapeutic benefits of prevention programs which feature food, mood, and movement
3. Describe the latest GTI program efforts that include therapeutic horticulture, cooking and nutrition, movement and fitness, and therapeutic art activities

Cultural Humility Training Pt 3- Partnerships + collaboration
2024-02-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Microsoft Teams
Cultural Humility Training: Building Bridges of Understanding
Session 3: Partnerships and collaborative services for healing
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ND Housing Information Training Series - Housing Resources
2024-01-31 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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Learn more about statewide resources designed to help individuals and families obtain and maintain housing. Who should attend? Agencies and individuals that work with individuals or families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. To register, click session title.

Cultural Humility Training Pt 2- Trauma informed comm engagement
2024-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Microsoft Teams
Cultural Humility Training: Building Bridges of Understanding
Session 2: Trauma informed communication engagement
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Support for Students Exposed to Trauma Training - Dickinson
2024-01-17 08:30 - 15:30 (America/Boise)
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Training is from 8:30-3:30 MT on Jan 17 and 8:30-12:00 MT on Jan 18. Support for Stduents Exposed to Trauma (SSET), an adaptation of CBITS (Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools), is designed to help schools and school systems that do not have access to school-based clinicians. Designed with and for teachers and nonclinical school counselors, this program targets students in 5th grade and above. SSET uses a lesson-plan format instead of a clinical manual.
SSET is delivered by school staff with the support of a local clinician who helps troubleshoot and make referrals as needed. SSET consists of 10 student-group meetings and periodic communication with parents to keep them informed about progress in the program.
Lunch will be provided during the full-day session on January 9th.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,500,000 with 0% financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit http://HRSA.gov.
