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BEND - LA PINE SCHOOLS EDUCATING THRIVING CITIZENS

Sean Reinhart, Exec. Director Special Programs

THRIVING CITIZENS

Skill Development

➤ Social and Emotional Learning

Environment and Culture

➤ Culture of Care (trauma

informed practices)

Systematic Approach

➤ Multi-tiered systems

“

Mental health is defined as a state

• f well-being in which every

individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her

• r his community.

–World Health Organization

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE

CULTURE OF CARE PROJECT

➤ Trauma Informed Summit

with Dr. Rick Robinson

➤ School-wide trauma

informed practice model

➤ 11 schools K-12 ➤ Designed around existing

evidence-based practices

➤ Staff training and building

systems to address high ACES

WHO SUPPORTS POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR SCHOOLS?

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

SYSTEMIC SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORTS TIER 1: UNIVERSAL

➤ School-wide social and

emotional instruction

➤ Instruction in school-wide

behavior expectations

➤ Instruction in self-

regulation strategies

➤ Comprehensive school

counseling model

➤ Trauma Informed Care

TIER 2: TARGETED

➤ Reteaching of behavior

expectations

➤ Check in/check out ➤ Classroom calm corner ➤ Break room schedule ➤ Small groups/counseling ➤ Sensory/movement breaks ➤ Family outreach/community

referrals

TIER 3: INTENSIVE

➤ Individual Education Plans

(IEPs) - Special Education

➤ Behavior Intervention

Plans

➤ Intensive self-regulation/

sensory instruction

➤ Increased adult support ➤ Specialized social and

emotional programs

➤ Deschutes County

Behavioral Health

✴ Intensive Youth Services ✴ Child and Family

Program

➤ The Child Center ➤ Lutheran Family Services ➤ Kids Center ➤ School Based Health

Centers

➤ TRACES/United Way ➤ Family Access Network ➤ Lines for Life - suicide

prevention

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

NEEDS

➤Increase school counselors and school

social workers

➤Increase funding to ODE and DHS…no

cost shifts

➤Braided funding for education and

DHS…HB 2144 (2009)

➤Integrate the social safety net

THANK YOU