The Center for Child and Family Well-Being (based out of the University of Washington) will be hosting an upcoming lecture and workshop in December 2018 that may be of interest to school-based health staff. “Dr. Sam Himelstein, PhD will share perspectives on defining and sharing mindfulness in an innovative and relevant way for providers working with youth,…
Interested in learning more about how to apply a trauma-informed lens to working with and supporting at-risk students? Join this FREE four-part webinar series led by Dr. Allison Sampson-Jackson, PhD, LCSW, LICSW, CSTOP. Webinars will be held during the months of April and May 2018 from noon-1pm Pacific Standard Time. April 10, 2018 – Recognizing…
Seattle Public Schools’ Community Partnerships Program offers many useful professional development sessions. Registration is now open for their 2016-2017 second semester sessions. Register and get more information about the workshops here. A few trainings coming up may be of particular interest to school-based health providers and staff. These include: Building Positive School Culture: the Intersection…
Have you read the recently released Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) results? (Check out our coverage of the results for sexual minority students.) Many of the results we see could be mitigated through trauma-informed communities and practices in schools. And as many of our readers might know (oftentimes due to direct participation), in Washington State…
Thank you for attending the Annual School-Based Health Retreat at South Seattle College on Wednesday, August 31st! We hope you found it useful and informative, and that it helped you and your teams start this school year on the right foot. For those who pre-registered, you will receive copies of the day’s presentations and handouts via…
The Seattle Public Schools’ (SPS) School and Community Partnerships Team has released its 2016-17 professional development calendar. These trainings are open to all interested community partners, including school-based health center staff working in SPS schools. Check out the calendar here! There are a number of trainings in the next few months that may be relevant…
In November 2015, King County Proposition 1 (“Best Starts for Kids”) passed, launching the most comprehensive prevention- and early intervention-focused initiative for children and youth in the United States. With the aim to improve the health and well-being of King County, Best Starts will invest in the success of children and families from family planning and…
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