On-Demand Virtual Training
The number of children with mental health concerns has grown exponentially in the past decade. Given the social and economic cost of these conditions, it is imperative to meet students’ needs in all contexts of their lives. Educators are in a unique position to notice and support the challenges students are facing, including the particular stressors that immigrants may grapple with. In this training, experts discuss strategies to identify and assist students who may be struggling. The training was originally held on Tuesday, November 19 from 4:00-5:30 PM ET.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize mental health challenges that are common in immigrant youth
- Anticipate and reduce the obstacles to supporting mental health in culturally diverse classrooms
- Develop and use culturally responsive social-emotional and behavioral interventions
Modules
Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Communities
Sara Castro-Olivo, PhD, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University
Check out these resources:
- Jovenes Fuertes Curriculum, Project Libertad
- Supporting Refugee Children and Youth: Tips for Educators, National Association of School Psychologists
Team-Based Mental Health in Schools
Amanda Macadam, School Nurse, Melrose, MA Public Schools
Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Youth in Schools Using the Core Stressor Framework
Jeffrey P. Winer, PhD, Attending Psychologist, Trauma and Community Resilience Center, Boston Children’s Hospital
Check out these resources:
- Refugee and Immigrant Core Stressors Toolkit, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) Info Sheet, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) Tier 2 One Pager, Boston Children’s Hospital
Panel Discussion with Amanda Macadam, Sara Castro-Olivo and Jeffrey Winer
Check out these resources from presenters and participants:
- The ILC’s collection of immigrant trauma and mental health resources
- The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community
- U.S. Department of Education/NCELA Newcomer Toolkit (especially chapters 2 & 3)
- Psychosocial Support: Facilitating Psychosocial Wellbeing and Social and Emotional Learning, Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies
- Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for Newcomer Youth, National Center for Safe Supportive Schools
- Family Roadmap to Support Families of Students Learning English, The Ohio State University’s Center on Education and Training for Employment
- Translators (a film about kids who act as their family’s translators)
Refugee-Specific Resources