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5th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference

Catlynn Zaro

Orland Unified School District
Teacher

8:30am PDT

Welcome Address: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten

8:35am PDT

Keynote Session I: Dr. Pedro Noguera

10:00am PDT

Create Your Masterpiece: Helping Families Achieve Wellness ZoomDawn Rock, MEd, MA, PPS, DSW candidate Today's Foster Youth: How to Create a Comprehensive Foster Youth Support Program on Your Campus ZoomJenna Mendez Crying Out Loud ZoomGail Miller • Graham Wiseman Promoting Safety, Inclusion and Well-Being for LGBTQ Students ZoomDr. Vincent Pompei Introducing Classroom WISE Well-Being Information and Strategies for Educators ZoomLeora Wolf-Prusan Adapting the Dual-Factor Model for Universal School-Based Mental Health Screening: Bridging the Research to Practice Divide ZoomMichael J. Furlong Everyone, Everywhere Adjusting to the Return from COVID-19 ZoomAshley Wolfe Reilly, LCSW, PPSC Trauma-Informed Skills for Educators & Supporting Educator Resilience ZoomVivien Villaverde, MS SW, PPSC, LCSW Championing Resilient Mental Health for All in Challenging Times ZoomSheri Hanni, MSW, PPS The Power of Story: Using Narrative to Build Resilience in the wake COVID ZoomAmanda Lowell PhD • Karen Baicker • Dr. Linda Mayes

11:00am PDT

Mind Out Loud Student Reps: Student Mental Health Advocacy Panel ZoomMaya Gomez • Christine Lee • Crystal Widado • Gillian Flowers Brother Be Well—Wellness for Boys and Men of Color ZoomMental Health California Lead with Your Humanity - An Innovative and Compassionate Approach ZoomGracie Hough • Michelle Holdt Stop Sitting on Your Brain ZoomStefan Zavalin Creating a Trauma Informed School Program ZoomVance Linholm Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention ZoomChristopher Ramirez How to Utilize a Peer-Mediated Social Skills Training Model for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a School Setting ZoomChristina (Tina) Paddock • Debra Improvisation to Benefit Mental Health ZoomJason Langin Leading with Mindful Presence ZoomLucy Vezzuto

12:00pm PDT

Break & Networking

12:30pm PDT

Keynote Session II: Dr. Jean Twenge

1:30pm PDT

Supporting the Mental Health Needs of First Generation College Students ZoomClaudia Estrada, MFT PPPS • Hulya Odabas, PPS, EDD Burnout Proof Your Life ZoomMichael Levitt Supporting Educator Resilience & Psychological First Aid ZoomVivien Villaverde, MS SW, PPSC, LCSW Building a Coalition for School Well-Being ZoomKimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Ph.D • Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin • Alice Nathoo • Amy Cranston EdD Building Partnerships for Student Mental Health - California’s NEW Student Mental Health Implementation Guide ZoomJessica Dyer, LCSW • Lisa Eisenberg, MSW, MPP Creating a Culture of Wellness: How to Utilize Physical Education as a Wellness Vehicle in K-12 Schools ZoomAllyson Reeds, MA NAMI On-Campus ZoomAngela Brand Using Student-Led Clubs to Improve School Climate and Build Student Connectedness ZoomIlana Israel Samuels • Dion Chavis • Hilva Chan Intergenerational Trauma and Historical Injustices: Student Wellness through Education, Training and Cultural Strategies for Therapeutic Healing ZoomMatthew R. Student Conflicts and the Power of Peer Mediation ZoomLindsay Damon

2:30pm PDT

Partnering with Community Based Mental Health Providers for Intensive Behavioral Health Services in Schools ZoomDanielle Marie Mole Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique ZoomCrystal Clune, AMFT, CEFT Master Attitudes and Beliefs: the foundation for effective technology integration ZoomMatthew Downing Resilience Can Be Taught: 4 Strategies to Build Resilience in Every Student ZoomChristian Moore Wild for Wellness: Creating & Implementing a Virtual Student Wellness Summit ZoomJennifer Ary, MS, PPS • Nancy Martin, MA, PPS • Esther Oh, MS in Counseling, PPS • Stephanie Perez, MS, PPS Mental Health Recovery from Serious Mental Illness ZoomLinda Boen, Ed.D., LPCC Supporting Students to Support Themselves: Trauma-Informed Techniques that Support Self-Regulation ZoomNelarie Romo Wellness Activities for Improved Physical, Mental, and Social-Emotional Health ZoomDelia Estrada • Lee Lee Chou • April Ramos-Olona • Angie Woo • Kery Jackson • Mark Duncan • Marco Nava

9:00am PDT

Keynote Session III: Tristan Harris & Randy Fernando

10:00am PDT

Keynote Session III: Dr. Dan Siegel

11:00am PDT

Collaborative Communities for Student Mental Health ZoomDr. Jill Gildea Responsiveness in Schools via Inclusion of Cultures and Ethnicities Systemically: From ‘Just Us’ to Diversity and Justice* ZoomMatthew R. Re-Building Staff Collective Efficacy to Serve Students ZoomDr. Vivian Rodriguez-Eads Be Incident Ready: The Implementation of Crisis Response Protocols, Teams, and Preparation to Address Critical Incidence and Support Impacted School Communities ZoomJennifer Ponce, MSW, CHES • Mayu Iwatani • Mark Lawrenz Increasing Mental Health Awareness in School Communities ZoomRoxanna Pittman, M.S., NCSP • Liisa Hanninen-Danner Maximizing Resources, Mental Health Academy ZoomDr. Ilin Magran What is School Crisis Recovery & Renewal? ZoomLeora Wolf-Prusan Youth in Crisis: Connecting the School and Community to meet Student Mental Health Needs ZoomAbigail Arii • Buffy Bowers-Woods Change What You See: Creating Healing Relationships with the Nurtured Heart Approach® ZoomScott Lindstrom Choose Hope: Reclaiming the Possibilities in Education through Communities of Belonging ZoomPatricia Azevedo, MA, MS, LMFT • Dr. Kathrine Morillo-Shone Redesigning and Systematizing Parent Engagement ZoomMaria Bordanaro • Erin Roberts Z-Cares Foundation: Providing Hope for Todays Youth ZoomSamantha Nimmo

12:00pm PDT

Break & Networking

12:30pm PDT

Keynote IV: Dr. Marc Brackett

1:30pm PDT

Mind Out Loud Student Reps: Student Mental Health Advocacy Panel ZoomMaya Gomez • Crystal Widado • Gillian Flowers The Power of Pausing ZoomMelissa Ambrose, LCSW, PPS Breaking Down the Silos: How one county office partnered with districts and county behavioral health to strengthen Mental Health Services and Systems. ZoomDr. Francis Dizon, Ph.D. • Tina Rocha, MSW • Mayu Iwatani • Alva Alvarez Farm in the City ZoomMarissa Carrol Integrating Mental Health Into Schools ZoomJoseph Leykam • Sabrina ZOOM, SEL, and Student Engagement ZoomLisa Moe Emotional Intelligence for School and Career Success ZoomJenny Woo, M.Ed., MBA, PhD Candidate Post Pandemic SEL Support ZoomAriel • Emily Cummins Polk, MSW, PPSC The Role of Fine Arts in Student Mental Health ZoomJames Robinson

2:30pm PDT

Restoring Community In Our Schools Post-Pandemic ZoomShamar Edwards WellSpace - The Journey of Building Student Wellness Centers in a Collaborative Partnership between A County Office of Education and Hospital. ZoomSusan Shepardson • Mayu Iwatani Supporting the Mental Health of Black Female Students: Addressing the Suicide Crisis Among African American Female Students ZoomLauren Carson LGBTQIA +Youth 101: Fostering Safe and Inclusive Spaces For LGBTQIA+ Youth ZoomJacob Toups • Luis Vasquez • David Crabb • Jake Rostovky Teacher Well-being: A Priority and Practice ZoomLaura Easley The Stories We Tell: Growing into Recovery and Renewal Post Distance Learning ZoomOriana Ides How to Proactively Develop a Crisis Response Team During a Global Pandemic ZoomStephanie Gomez, LCSW, PPSC Mental health Resources for Catholic and Private Schools ZoomChris Miller SEL Goes Online: How one middle school shifted practices to connect from a distance ZoomJulie Jones • Megan O'Malley Trauma-informed Digital SEL Programs: Your Students' Bridge to Mental Health ZoomJessica Berlinski The Developmental Approach to Applying CBT with Youth from Pre-K through 12th grade ZoomChristine L. Tippett, LCSW, LMFT • Miranda Dinkins

8:30am PDT

Keynote Session V: Angie Thomas Zoom

10:00am PDT

DACA: In the Shadows but Not Out of Sight ZoomGustavo Garcia-Rojas Team Stronger 2gether (Staff, Students, Families, Community Grow Together Through Elevating Mental Wellness Skills Equal To Academics) ZoomMichael Gray, MS Making Connections: Effective Strategies to Engage African American Caregivers to Enhance the Wellness of their Emotionally Impaired Child. . ZoomRegina Terry-Green Ph.D. Promoting Inclusive School Cultures around Mental Health ZoomKatie Conklin • Ilana Sherman School-Wide Mental Health Screening ZoomAdela Cruz • Sandra Brookhart • Dr. Martin Eaton The Power of Play In Schools and Communities ZoomScott Bedley • Eric Saibel Launching Adolescents into Adulthood with Social Emotional Learning ZoomDanielle Matthew • Eve Goldstein Peer to Peer Prevention Approaches ZoomLeanne Loughran Understanding the ACEs Science: The Impact on Students' Mental Health and Implications in the Classroom. Hope and help that helps. ZoomDr. Lorry Leigh Belhumeur

11:00am PDT

Helping Students Live Without Using Drugs: NA's Free Community Resource ZoomHeather B, Kareem K, Lee M & Alexandra W Using the Family Resource Center Model to Promote Wellness & Mental Health at School Sites ZoomStephanie Kubicek, M.S. • Erin M. Simon, PhD • Thomas J. Sopp Bringing Gender and Racial Equity to Social-Emotional Learning ZoomCatherine MacDonald Burns Historical Trauma of Families in Communities: Strategies for Cultural Healing ZoomMatthew R. • Raquel Morris, LCSW What's it like? Mental health as a first-generation college queer Latine student ZoomCyn Gomez Won’t You be My Neighbor? Why BIPOC Students Need Communities of Care ZoomSusan Toler Carr, PE,GRMS Moving Beyond Self-Care to Instilling a Culture of Wellness: Considerations for Leaders ZoomMara Madrigal-Weiss • Heather Nemour Practical Reflective Practice ZoomJennifer Mundy, LMFT IFECMHS Mindfulness Makes Everything Else Possible ZoomChristopher Ramirez • Valerie Velez Suicide Prevention Tools for Educators and Families ZoomMichelle Bartsch • Tobin Novasio Digital-First Social and Emotional Learning: Democratizing Access to Mental Wellness and Personal Growth ZoomMichael Godoy • Kim

12:00pm PDT

Break & Networking

12:30pm PDT

Keynote Session VI: Dr. Dan Amen

1:30pm PDT

Angst: A Film about Raising Awareness About Anxiety ZoomKarin Gornik Frontline Perspectives on Children's Mental Health: Understanding the Pediatrician's Role in Supporting Student Mental Health ZoomDr. Sarah Bourne • Dr. Tiana Woolridge Black Students Matter- How Microaggressions, Microinsults, and Microinvalidations Negatively Impact the Mental Wellness of Black Students ZoomSheri K. Parker, DSW, LCSW Destress with Dance! ZoomLiz Jay • Matthew Diep Solving Puzzles & Straddling the Divide how to be an educator in 2021 ZoomEmily Catlett Toolbox Project: Tools for Learning--Tools for Life ZoomMark Collin • Sara Truebridge, Ed.D. Cultivating Organizational Resilience for a Healthy School Climate ZoomJoanne • Kristen Buczek Calm Down Kits: Tools for Supporting Young Children in Managing Strong Emotions ZoomCarly Bedard M.A.Ed. Developing Stress Resilient Student Leaders During a Pandemic ZoomDave Heitman Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Resilience in the Classroom ZoomLinda Yaron Weston

2:30pm PDT

The New World - Virtual Learning, Mental Health and Human Trafficking ZoomAlicia Zayas, LCSW Healing Centered Engagement ZoomEdith Jordan-McCormick, MEd The Neurobiology of Restorative Justice ZoomCarlos A Alvarez