2018 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Las Vegas, NV
2018 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV
Conference theme: School Mental Health - A Sure Bet for Student Success!
October 11th-13th, 2018
Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89135
Hosted by the National Center for School Mental Health (funded in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration) and the National Community of Practice on Collaborative School Behavioral Health
The annual conference offered speakers and participants the opportunity to advance knowledge and skills related to school mental health practice, research, training, and policy. The conference featured nine specialty tracks, including six practice group topics, as well as the three tiers of mental health services. The conference emphasized a shared school-family-community agenda to bring high quality and evidence-based mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention to students and families. Approximately 1,200 people attended the conference including clinicians, educators, administrators, youth and family members, researchers, primary care providers, advocates, and other youth-serving professionals.
Review the 2018 Annual Conference Program Booklet for a full list of sessions.
Conference Presentations:
Thursday October 11th, 2018
Keynote Presentation
Keynote: How Mental Health and Wellness
Conference Session 1
CS 1.01: CBITS: Addressing Barriers to Implementation of a School-based Group Treatment for Trauma
CS 1.04: Eliminating Barriers to School Mental Health
CS 1.07: Implementing Restorative Practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports
CS 1.08: Lights, Camera, Action: Engaging Families and Community with a Mental Wellness Film Series
Million Miles for Mental Health
CS 1.09: Not their Crime but Still Their Sentence: Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents
CS 1.11: Reclaiming Lives: A Tier 3 Intervention for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Additional Resource(s): 40 Developmental Assets Handout
CS 1.12: The Masks of Manipulation
Additional Resource(s): The Masks of Manipulation Handout
Additional Resource(s): NH Student Wellness Tool Kit Handout, Wellness and Framework Overview, MTSS Evaluation and Outcomes
CS 1.16: Wisconsin's Approach to Trauma Sensitive Schools
Additional Resource(s): TSS Handout and TSS Info Graphic
Conference Session 2
CS 2.02: BRYT and Bridge Programs: A Growing Movement for School-Based Student Mental Health Support
CS 2.03: Working Together to Promote Everyday Mental Health at School
Additional Resource(s): School Strategy Handout, Working Together to Promote Everyday Mental Health at School Handout,
Strategic Pillars Handout, and The Promise of School Mental Health Handout
CS 2.05: Creating Trauma Sensitive Environments in a Large Urban District
CS 2.06: Engaging Families in School-Based Student Mental Health Support: The BRYT Story
CS 2.07: Fostering Professional Resilience and Social Emotional Wellness
CS 2.08: From the Ground Up: Building School-Community Partnerships to Serve Students and Families
CS 2.09: Healthy Mind, Healthy Future: Identifying The Mental Health Needs of Children and Youth in Immigrant Families Resources
Healthy Mind, Healthy Future, Guide to Safe and Welcoming Schools
CS 2.11: Increasing Mental Health Supports through Community Partnerships
Additional Resource(s): Support Through Community Partnerships Resources
Additional Resource(s): Social Emotional Support Handout
CS 2.13 MASMHC Info Sheet Handout
Additonal Resource(s): Needs Assessment Results Handout
Additional Resource(s): Erika's Light House Postcard
Additional Resource(s): Implementation Drivers, Selection of Evidence-Based Practices, Data Summary Sheet, Handouts, VTSS Data Highlights, Data Driven Decision Making
Conference Session 3
CS 3.04: Betting on the Emotional Health of Our Students
CS 3.05: Finding the Bridge: A Collaboration between County Government and Education
Additional Resource(s): Finding the Bridge Handout
CS 3.07: Implementation of CLAS Standards in Education-New Hampshire Experience
Additional Resource(s): CLAS Standards Handout and Enhanced National CLAS Standards Handout
Additional Resourec(s): SMHC Presentation Handout
CS 3.09: Go Slow to Go Fast: Training and Coaching for Tier 3
CS 3.10: Roadmap for Creating Zero Suicide Schools
CS 3.12: Staying in School (based): Increasing Retention for School-Based Therapists
CS 3.15: Using School Climate Data to Promote Mental Health Handout
Conference Session 4
CS 4.02: Behavioral Health Team Collaborative Case Studies 3 District Dissemination
CS 4.04_Data Shouldn’t Be a Four Letter Word_Building Capacity to Use Data
CS 4.06: Families and Schools Together (FAST) in Rural Nebraska
Additional Resource(s): Five Year Impact Report Handout, PISD Linear Representation Handout and Enhanced PBIS Model Handout
CS 4.08: Implementation of Telehealth in School Based Clinics
CS 4.12: Saving Lives & Giving Hope – Collaborative Suicide Prevention Efforts
CS 4.16: Youth and Families as Effective Partners in MTSS Implementation
Conference Session 5
CS 5.05: Creating a Trauma-Informed School District
CS 5.07: Developing a School Behavioral Health Program in a Rural Community
Additional Resource(s): CLAS Standards in Education Handout, Conversations on Culture and Diversity Brochure and PDSA Worksheet
CS 5.08: Developing Positive Behavioral Programming for Students on the Autism Spectrum
Additional Resource(s): Developing Positive Behavioral Support PPT Handout and Problem Behavior Pathway Handout
CS 5.11: Project HI AWARE: Expanding Tier 2 Interventions to Match the Need of the Student
Additional Resource(s): Ready Set Integrate Handout
CS 5.13: Taking MTSS to Heart: Start With The WHY
Conference Session 6
CS 6.02: How a Small Program Can Have a Large Impact: McLean School Nurse Project
CS 6.04: Ensuring Classroom Management Practices Are Trauma-Informed
Additional Resource(s): Example of Module 5 Activity Handout, Module 5 Activity Handout and Trauma Aligned Classroom Management Practices Handout
CS 6.07: LGBTQI, Mental Health, and Creating a Safe Zone in the School Setting
Additional Resource(s): Coming Out Safe Zone Project Handout, Vocabulary Extravaganza Handout and The Genderbread Person Handout
Additional Resource(s): Integrating LPS PPT Handout
CS 6.12: The Bermuda Triangle: Navigating Teams to Stay on Course in Tier 2
Additional Resource(s): Intervention Fidelity Checklist, Data Decision Rules Template, Decision Sheet, Targeted Interventions Reference Guide
CS 6.16: What Leaders Need to Know About Building Mental Health Services in Schools
Additional Resource(s): Evidence Based Intervention Handout and SRSS Handout
Friday October 12th, 2018
Keynote Presentation
Keynote: Strategies to advance Equity
Conference Session 7
CS 7.04: Implementation of a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Targeting
CS 7.05: Implementing an Interconnected Systems Framework, The Project About School Safety
CS 7.06: Importance of Student’s Perceived Value and its Effects on Learning
CS 7.08: School Based Health Alliance Handout
CS 7.10: School Linked Services: Community-School-Family Partnerships to Improve Student Outcomes
Additional Resource(s): School Mental Health and the Expert Witness PPT Handout
Conference Session 8
CS 8.02: Elementary School Wellness Centers: A Tier 1 Trauma-Informed Intervention
CS 8.04: Filling Your Funding Pond to Support Multi-Tiered School Mental Health Services
Additional Resource(s): Strategic Financing Worksheets for School MH Services PPT Handout
CS 8.06: Enhancing School Safety by Working Effectively with All School Personnel
Additional Resource(s): Preventing and Minimizing Human Trafficking of Youth Handout and Enhancing School Safety Handout
Additional Resource(s): Teaching Social Emotional Competencies within a PBIS Framework Handout and Tiered Fidelity Inventory Handout
CS 8.09: Rural School Mental Health: What School Leaders Ought to Know
Additional Resource(s): STRONG Summary Report Handout
CS 8.12: Suicide Prevention Across Multiple Tiers
Advanced Practice Workshop
APS 01: A Dual-Factor Approach to Assessing Psychological Wellness in MTSS Resources
APS 02: Addressing Self-Harm Disorders in Schools
Additional Resource(s): Addressing Self Harm Disorders in Schools Handout and Structured Guide for Team Assessment of Self Harming Youth Handout
APS 03: Addressing Student Mental Health Needs through Analysis of Systems and Services – Getting Your District into SHAPE Resources:
SHAPE Quality and Sustainability Indicators Cheat Sheet
Quality Assessment Tool for School Districts
Sustainability Assessment Tool for Schools
Strategic Action Planning Part 1
Strategic Action Planning Part 2
Strategic Action Planning Part 3
APS 04: Advancing Local Solutions: Understanding Health, Education and Community Context to Promote Student Success Resources:
APS 08: 5 Ways To Be Kind Handout
Additional Resource(s): RAK Calendar Handout and Kindness Bingo Handout
APS 09: Don't Leave it to Chance: Tailoring Specific Trauma Interventions to Fit Your Classroom
Additional Resource(s): Small Group Work Handout and Maria HandoutDaily Practices Handout
APS 13: Promoting Educators’ Well-Being to Foster a Caring School Community
Additional Resourcce(s): Daily Practices Handout
Additional Resource(s): Innovation That Works Handout and Expand School Mental Health Services at the State Level Handout
Additional Resource(s): Resilience Quiz Handout
Additional Resource(s): You Can Do It Alone Handout
Conference Session 9
CS 9.02_Behavior Goes Where Reinforcement Flows_Using Reinforcement at a System
Additional Resource(s): School Based Wellness Services Flyer
Additional Resource(s): Promising Practices Handout and Research Snapshot Handout
CS 9.06: Early Warning System: What is it, Who is it, and How it Helps Students Succeed in Schools
Additional Resource(s): Leveraging Technology Handout
Additional Resource(s): There is an App for that!
CS 9.14: Strategies to Support Students with Anxiety in the Classroom
Additional Resource(s): Antecedent Interventions to Reduce Anxiety Handout, Anxiety Info Graphic Handout, Anxiety Poem
CS 9.15: Trauma-Informed Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Additional Resource(s): Echo Arrow Handout
Symposia
SYM 04: Critical Components of Planning and Practice Toward Creating Trauma-Informed Schools
SYM 16: Training Staff in Evidence-Based Practices to Create Trauma Informed Schools
Saturday October 13th, 2018
Intensive Training Sessions
IT 04: Creating Connection as the Sure Bet Against Bullying
IT 06: Gender Inclusivity, Beyond the Bathroom
Additional Resource(s): Annotated Book-list of Children's Books Handout, Gender Inclusive Schools Toolkit Handout, Gender Communication Plan Handout, and Gender Support Plan Handout
IT 10: Trauma-Sensitive Yoga + Mindfulness to Build Student Self-Regulation and Resilience
Additional Resource(s): Focus 5 Handout, Mindfulness Practices for School Staff Handout and Take 5 Breathing Handout
Previous Annual Conferences
- 2022 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Virtual
- 2021 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Virtual
- 2020 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Virtual
- 2019 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Austin, TX
- 2018 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Las Vegas, NV
- 2017 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-Washington, DC
- 2016 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-San Diego, CA
- 2015 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health-New Orleans, LA