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Social Emotional Wellness for All Children Westchester Putnam School Boards Association October 13, 2016 Panel Discussion and District Presentations Panel Discussion Michael Orth, Deputy Commissioner of Community Mental Health -
Westchester Putnam School Boards Association October 13, 2016 Panel Discussion and District Presentations
Michael Orth, Deputy Commissioner of Community
Mental Health - Westchester County
Jan Fisher, Director of Public Affairs – Westchester
Jewish Community Services
John McCabe, Lower Hudson Regional Special
Education –TASC
Arlene Seymour, Program Director, Putnam Family
and Community Services
How do we know about the social emotional health of our students? Let's ask them… Valhalla UFSD
Superintendent Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
How do we know about the social emotional health of our students? Let's ask them.
Presented by: Dr. Brenda Myers
Relationships at School
as cool if you defend someone who is verbally abused at school?
my school to talk with a teacher one on
Yes
in my school to get involved in school activities outside of class.
Yes
35%
in school
6 or more times – 18 students
2 or more times – 37 students email or by someone using a cellphone?
Q, How often do you feel that the school
work you are assigned is meaningful and important?
you are learning in school are going to be for you later in life?
Never / Seldom
Slightly/ Not Important
courses to you?
chances to help decide things like class activities and rules.
No
Slightly/ Not at All
Youth Services Project – A Long Standing Collaborative Approach Scarsdale UFSD Eric Rauschenbach, Director of Special Education and Students Services
Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
Scarsdale UFSD, The Village of Scarsdale and Scarsdale Family Counseling
Major Goals of the CYSP
Prevention of negative social and emotional outcomes for the youth
Middle and High Schools
community to develop pro-social activities
children
sex groups of identified middle school aged students focusing on bullying, substance use, healthy relationships and the pressures of adolescent social life.
looking to make friends, improve confidence and connect with peers to make positive choices.
parenting groups focused on giving parents the skills and confidence to parent in positive ways. Beyond the Basics groups focus on parents of children with disabilities.
Outreach Workers engage in regular counseling for students, collaborate with administrators and teachers, and offer family systems therapy when appropriate. Social Workers are often called in to intervene when students are having difficulty socially
provided by District employed Social Workers
community issues and parenting trends
students having behavioral and social difficulty.
Memorandum of Understanding and Cost Structure
Board of Education and Scarsdale Family Counseling
school hours at the middle and high schools, run parenting groups and the leadership opportunities for identified district students
Village and District
The Ossining Basics Ossining UFSD Ray Sanchez Superintendent Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
The Ossining Basics are five evidence-based parenting and caregiving principles that encompass much of what experts find is important for children from birth to age three. Every child from every background can benefit from routinely experiencing these learning experiences.
https://youtu.be/7LGSjUi9w8k
Flexible Support Program - Partnering with Univ. of Michigan Depression Ctr. Byram Hills CSD Christopher Walsh Principal, Byram Hills High School Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
Byram Hills High School - Partnership with the University of Michigan Depression Center Christopher Walsh – BHHS Principal
Over the last eight years, we noticed an increase in the number of students who could not access the curriculum due to significant difficulties with stress, anxiety, and other emotional issues. Students lost credit or would have to be outplaced. School avoidance:
Extended absences Cutting class Lack of engagement Social isolation
There was great frustration that we were not equipped to adequately address our students’ needs. BOE policies were very clear about attendance and course credit but were not very flexible. We felt that if we could get students into the building, we would have a chance at helping them. In order for the program to work, it would have to operate outside of the standard operating procedures of the rest of the school.
At the same time the program was being proposed, a community member reached out to offer financial support. He was a University of Michigan alumnus and was interested in helping us connect our ideas to the work of the University of Michigan Depression Center. Provided funding for the center to train our staff in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and offered continual support during the initial phase of the program.
1 FTE School Psychologist 1 FTE Special Education Teacher .4 FTE Guidance Counselor Full Time Aide Initial Cost: $245,000 (2012-2013) Part of the library was modified to act as the FSP suite. ($30,000) Enrollment: 17 Students (3 returning from OOD) University of Michigan Depression Center Personnel Training: $500,000
To date, 75 students have been part of the program. Program also serves as a “step down” for students returning from extended illness or hospitalization. Students are scheduled into the program similar to the way it is done for Resource Room. Students can access the space at any time during the day. Students are not marked absent from their class if they are accessing the program. Longitudinal studies show student growth in: attendance, academic achievement, and conduct.
Increase the number of out of district students. Continue to work with the University of Michigan Depression Center for updated techniques. Develop a system for identifying the students earlier and pilot the program at our middle school. Determine the effect that decreasing enrollment would have on the program.
Student & Family Support: Margaret's Place Peekskill City SD
Superintendent Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
A Community Focused on Every Student; Every Day
Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) Andrus; TAC-D TSTT/Power of Peace Boys/Girl Scouts Sanctuary Movement class-Crossover Yoga Project Community Agencies (i.e. youth bureau, etc)
Administered through WJCS
In Partnership with The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation
Provide education and support services across school
community to prevent interpersonal violence, intervene in the cycle of domestic violence and promote healthy relationships
“Safe Rooms” within schools for students to discuss violence-
related issues with a professional counselor
Individual Counseling Prevention-related groups Peer Leadership groups and activities Classroom anti-violence curricula Workshops to students, school staff, parents and community
“Individual commitment to a group effort-- that is what makes a team work; a company work; a civilization work.”
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Briarcliff Manor UFSD James Kaishian Superintendent Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
The Briarcliff Manor UFSD joined forces with Westchester Jewish Community Services to provide teachers and staff with Youth Mental Health First Aid Training. Our work together has provided a caring school community with the knowledge, strategies and confidence to identify students under mental distress so struggling students may be connected with the resources they need to work through their difficulties.
Building Inner Resources to Embolden Success Pelham UFSD
Superintendent Social Emotional Wellness for All Children
Superintendent of Schools Pelham Public Schools
– 21st Century Learning – Networks of Support – Social Emotional Development- “wellness” – Professional Development
2014-2015 Task Force Initial Work
How do we as a school district promote a climate
and wellness?
promote mental health awareness
reviewed research
exists in Pelham
“mindfulness” as an area of study and action in 2015- 2106
Essential Question:
Wellness Task Force….the charge…
2015-2016 Strategic Plan Action Items
and resources available K-12
social emotional wellness strand with clearly identified standards and a corresponding curriculum
experiences designed to foster social emotional growth
student and peer to peer so that all students will have a trusted adult in Pelham Public Schools
CONNECT - to yourself, the world around you, & your community
BREATHE - to harness the power to manage your emotional and energetic state MOVE - to increase confidence and executive function FOCUS - to increase capacity to pay attention and complete tasks
RELAX - to restore alertness and manage over-stimulation
– grades K and 3 – Therapeutic Support, Foundations of Learning, Special Classes – 20 minute sessions for 20 weeks
Communities,
– Expand to full elementary program and Bridge Academy (Alternative HS Program) – Expansion of full day staff development
– Additional Parent Nights – Consideration for a Mindfulness Coach
– Turn key training of staff – Direct service to all students – Student access to School Yoga Project App
– Mindfulness to Support Learning – Ready to Learn: Set the Stage for Success – Transforming Classroom Challenges into Opportunities – Creating a Mindful School Culture
– Total cost- $21,000
– $2,100 per school per grade
Social Emotional Wellness for All Children