SEL Series

December 4, 2019

Agenda: District and Community Response to Trauma

NJSBA Mental Health Task Force Report

Sonia Rodrigues-Marto, MA, LPC, ACS , Director, Rutgers Health – University Behavioral Health Care

• Trauma-Informed Classrooms and Transformational Schools
• Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package
• Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools Handout Packet

George Scott, Statewide Coordinator, Tragic Loss Coalition

• Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth Program

Kathleen Taylor, Superintendent, Ocean City School District

• Teen Suicide – This is more than us, this takes a village
• Checklist

Amy Hassa, Board Member – Hamilton (Atlantic County) School District, Youth Mental Health First Aid

• Youth Mental Health First Aid

April Young-DiPietro, LSW Community Resource Director, Camden County Partnership for Children

• New Jersey’s Children’s System of Care
• Performcare – Helping Families Across New Jersey

September 24, 2019

Agenda: Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Climate

Vincent DeLucia, Educator in Residence, New Jersey School Boards Association

• Building a Foundation for Hope
• NJSBA Mental Health Task Force Report

Scott Feder, Superintendent, South Brunswick Public Schools
Jennifer Diszler, Assistant Superintendent, South Brunswick Public Schools

• Parent Academies: Intentionally Collaborating With and Informing Families since 1988

Steven Wilfing, Principal, Hopewell Valley Public Schools

• Do Students, Their Families, and Visitors Feel Welcomed? Intentionally Creating Inviting Climates

Dave Aderhold, Superintendent, West Windsor-Plainsboro Public Schools

• The Importance of Addressing Mental Health