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School Based Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference
The last few years have been incredibly challenging times for schools with far reaching behavioral health and wellness implications for students, educators, and school communities. The first annual School Based Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference will address such implications through a focus on topics directly related to understanding behavioral health concerns within a school environment. Sessions will include topics such as trauma-informed school environments, engaging and enhancing mindful awareness of the school community, how grief and loss have an impact upon student behavior and outcomes, teacher burnout, impact of social media, and recognizing anxiety and depression in students. Additionally, the conference will provide courses on non-traditional methods of amplifying the wellness of a school community, such as mindfulness and the arts, and the impact of school athletics upon a student's emotional wellness.
Target Audience
School educators, social workers (LSW, LCSW), Counselors (LPC), school administrators, psychologists (PhD, PsyD), Physicians (MD), Nurses.
Learning Objectives
Participants will gain knowledge of the following:
- To apply trauma informed techniques to school environments.
- Identify the impact of grief and loss on student behaviors and outcomes within school environments.
- To learn and apply practices such as mindfulness and other evidenced based interventions to a school community.
- Identify the expression of specific psychiatric diagnoses within the school setting
- To demonstrate wellness through the use of art and music within school and therapeutic environments
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 School-Based BH & Wellness Brochure 2022 FINAL 10.5.2022.pdf | 762.97 KB |
8:00am - 8:20am | Breakfast - Visit Exhibitors | Cafeteria |
8:20am - 8:30am | Introduction to the conference | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Dr. William Davies, Ed.D. & Emily Nymick, MS, NCC, LPC | ||
8:30am - 9:30am | Keynote: Trauma Exposure in Children and Adolescents: | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Dr. Anthony Mannarino, Ph.D. | ||
9:30am - 9:40am | Break - Visit Exhibitors | |
9:40am - 10:25am | Mindfulness, Mental Health & Educating the Whole Child | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Dr. Patricia Serdy, Ph.D., Don Alexander, MS& Emily Dunker M.Ed. | ||
Wellness through Art Therapy | Library *No Virtual Option | |
Lakin Mcsorley, MA, ATR-BC, LPC | ||
Supporting Grieving Students | Chorus Room *No Virtual Option | |
Shawn Sledzianowski, NCC, LPC, CT | ||
10:25am - 10:35am | Break - Visit Exhibitors | |
10:35am - 11:20am | Building Trauma Informed Schools | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Michelle Higgins, LCSW & Cindy Everett, LCSW | ||
Sound Healing with Jessica Lee & ViveVenture, LLC | Chorus Room *No Virtual Option | |
Jessica Lee, Certified in HealthRhythms, Sound Healing & Music Mindfulness & Rick Gallagher, Professional Jazz pianist/ composer | ||
11:20am - 12:10pm | Lunch - Visit Exhibitors | Cafeteria |
12:10pm - 1:10pm | Superintendent Panel | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Dr. Caroline Johns, Ph.D., Dr. Janell Logue-Belden, Ph.D., & Dr. John Kreider, Ed.D. | ||
1:10pm - 1:20pm | Break - Visit Exhibitors | |
1:20pm - 2:05pm | The A, B, C's of Pediatric Mental Illness | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Dr. Aileen Oandasan, MD | ||
Wellness through Art Therapy | Library *No Virtual Option | |
Lakin Mcsorley, MA, ATR-BC, LPC | ||
2:05pm - 2:15pm | Break - Visit Exhibitors | |
2:15pm - 3:00pm | Mindfulness, Mental Health & Educating the Whole Child | Auditorium *Virtual Option |
Dr. Patricia Serdy, Ph.D., Don Alexander, MS& Emily Dunker M.Ed. | ||
Mental health in Sports | Library *No Virtual Option | |
Dr. Marco Alcala, MD | ||
Sound Healing with Jessica Lee & ViveVenture, LLC | Chorus Room *No Virtual Option | |
Jessica Lee, Certified in HealthRhythms, Sound Healing & Music Mindfulness & Rick Gallagher, Professional Jazz pianist/ composer |
Physicians (CME) Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Psychologists (APA) Allegheny Health Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Allegheny Health Network maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
Social Workers (APA) The American Psychological Association (APA) is a preapproved provider of continuing education courses and programs for social workers and clinical social workers and can be used toward re-licensure. Social workers may claim credits for attending educational courses and programs delivered by preapproved providers, such as the American Psychological Association (refer to CE for Psychologists above). For verification, please refer to Continuing Education Regulations §47.36 #(6) (ix) found at www.dos.state. pa.us/social. Certificates of attendance will be awarded following the conference provided a completed evaluation form is submitted.
School Educators (Act 48) Allegheny General Hospital has approved this activity for contact hours for non-physicians, Act 48 Hours.
Available Credit
- 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.00 ANCC
- 6.00 APA
- 5.00 Attendance