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| 12.17.2019 | 27 min

PODCAST: Navigating Stress During the Holidays: Supporting Students & Staff

“Navigating the Holidays: Supporting Students and Staff” Conversations About Student Mental Health Christopher J. Leonard, MSW, LCSW, M.ED Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to incr...

| 11.14.2019 | 11 min

Behavior Problems & Better Teacher Strategies

Teaching is a tough job. You are expected to help every student learn and achieve good grades, but that’s only the beginning. You’re often in the position of acting like a parent or a counselor: teach...

| 10.10.2019 | 11 min

Recognizing Mental Health Issues in the Classroom

Every teacher has to manage mental health issues in the classroom

| 09.26.2019 | 28 min

PODCAST: Solving School Avoidance Strategies for Schools

“Solving School Avoidance: Strategies for Schools” Conversations About Student Mental Health Christopher J. Leonard, MSW, LCSW, M.ED Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase o...

| 09.19.2019 | 8 min

Mental Health Mandates in Education Are Trending, But Is It Enough?

Mental health mandates for education in public schools seems to be trending across the country. New York and Virginia pioneered this concept in the summer of 2018, becoming the first two states to pas...

| 08.27.2019 | 9 min

School Refusal Interventions: 3 Common Mistakes

Effectively managing school refusal (also known as school avoidance or school phobia) takes a consistent, coordinated effort between the parents and the school. It may also require help from outside m...

| 08.27.2019 | 23 min

PODCAST: Strategies for Handling School Avoidance

“Strategies for Handling School Avoidance” Conversations About Student Mental Health Christopher J. Leonard, MSW, LCSW, M.ED Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrea...

| 06.04.2019 | 19 min

PODCAST: The District's Role in Addressing Mental Health in Schools

“What is the School’s Role in Addressing Student Mental Health Issues?” Conversations About Student Mental Health Christopher J. Leonard, MSW, LCSW, M.ED Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arr...

| 05.13.2019 | 11 min

Mental Health Intervention for Students: When & How to Act

By Christopher J. Leonard, MSW, LCSW, M.ED.

| 05.08.2019 | 5 min

End of School Year Reflection

By Lori Phelan, MSW, LCSW, Thrive Certified Clinician™

| 01.14.2019 | 5 min

Understanding Childhood Trauma

By Phaedra Dunn, LSW, Sage Certified Clinician™ What is Trauma? Trauma can be defined as a person experiencing or witnessing a deeply distressing or disturbing event or repeated events that may involv...

| 01.07.2019 | 5 min

The Benefits of Embedded Therapeutic Services

Adolescents spend more time in school than in any other structured environment. When mental health challenges arise, having access to embedded therapeutic services in that environment allows students ...