Mental Health
Assisting educators as they support their students' mental health needs.
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Professional Development
Mental Health Series
7 virtual half-day workshops aimed at equipping school mental health personnel with skills to support students' well-being, alongside membership access to the annual Mental Health Conference.
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Chapter 37 and MDRs - Behavior Coordinator Training
Essential skills, strategies, and legal knowledge to effectively manage student behavior, foster a positive learning environment, and stay compliant with state regulations.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Lunch & Learn: Healing Attachment Wounds - Working with Foster Care and Adopted Youth
Explore the lasting effects of attachment trauma on foster care and adopted youth in this workshop led by Stacy Spencer, LCSW-S, and learn trauma-informed strategies to support their emotional and academic growth.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Series
25-26 Counselor Coop #3: Pathways to Progress
This is the 3rd of 8 sessions of the School Counselor Cooperative. This impactful session offers a deep dive into strategies that strengthen your campus-wide support framework.
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MindWise Schools: DBT Tools for Student Success
This training is designed specifically to support students struggling with emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and behavioral challenges.
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25-26 MHS 3: Mastering Your Emotions - Tools for Resilience, Anger Management, and Coping
Join us for the third workshop of the 25-26 Mental Health Series delving into emotional regulation, building resilience, managing anger, and developing healthy coping strategies.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Lunch & Learn: Interventions for Anxiety and School Avoidance
Gain practical tools and strategies to recognize, understand, and effectively support students facing acute anxiety and related challenges like panic attacks and school avoidance.
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25-26 Counselor Coop #4: Supporting Students in Crisis
This is the 4th of 8 sessions of the School Counselor Cooperative. This practical session provides the tools to respond effectively to a wide range of student crises.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 MHS 4: Breaking the Cycle - Understanding and Overcoming Non-Suicidal Self Injury and Suicidal Ideation Part II
Join us for the fourth workshop of the 25-26 Mental Health Series regarding the complex topics of non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal ideation.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Lunch & Learn: Caregiver Engagement 101
Explore practical strategies for connecting with caregivers of all kinds—parents, grandparents, foster, and kinship families—to better support student success.
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25-26 Counselor Coop #5: Legalities and Ethics for School Counselors
This is the 5th of 8 sessions of the School Counselor Cooperative. In this essential session, real-world scenarios and up-to-date guidance on the issues that matter most will be explored.
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25-26 MHS 5: Using DBT Strategies to Enhance Counseling - Practical Tools for Success
Join us for the fifth workshop of the 25-26 Mental Health Series to learn how to incorporate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies into your counseling practice.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Trust in Action: Advanced TBRI® Techniques for Challenging Situations
Made for those who are ready to go deeper with TBRI® and confidently respond to high-stress, high-stakes moments.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 Counselor Coop #6: AI in School Counseling
This is the 6th of 8 sessions of the School Counselor Cooperative. This innovative session introduces school counselors and mental health leaders to the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in education.
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Lunch & Learn: Working with Medication and Psychiatry in a School-Based Setting
Explore common pediatric mental health disorders, the medications used to treat them, and how these treatments affect young brains, behavior, and emotions.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 MHS 6: The Power of Play - Unlocking the Healing Potential of Therapy Tools and Techniques
Join us for the sixth workshop of the 25-26 Mental Health Series to discover the transformative impact of incorporating play in therapy.
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Lunch & Learn: Fostering Boundary-Setting and Healthy Relationships for Our Students
Help students navigate the complexities of modern relationships—both online and offline—by building healthy boundaries, recognizing manipulation, and fostering strong, supportive connections.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 Counselor Coop #7: Tier 2 Toolbox
This is the 7th of 8 sessions of the School Counselor Cooperative. This interactive session provides the tools needed to design, deliver, and evaluate effective small group supports that meet real student needs.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 MHS 7: Recovering from Disordered Eating - Empowering Youth & Teens
Join us for the seventh workshop of the 25-26 Mental Health Series where we will delve into the complex world of disordered eating in youth and teens.
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Conference
2026 Safe and Supportive Schools Symposium
A transformative day that explores the intersection of mental health and school safety, offering valuable insights and strategies to create safe, supportive learning environments.
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Workshop
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 Counselor Coop #8: Working Genius for School Counselors
This is the 8th of 8 sessions of the School Counselor Cooperative.
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Lunch & Learn: Using ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) with High Schoolers
This interactive workshop introduces the core principles and techniques of ACT to help educators and mental health professionals support high school students in building resilience, managing challenges, and living value-driven lives.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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25-26 MHS 8: Engaging Conversations - Using MI To Help Teens Overcome Substance Use
Join us for the eighth workshop of the 25-26 Mental Health Series to explore Motivational Interviewing (MI).
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Lunch & Learn: "Trauma Stewardship" Book Club!
Explore how to navigate vicarious trauma, build resilience, and sustain your well-being in helping professions—no need to finish the book to participate!
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Gain essential skills for supporting students through mental health challenges and crises.
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Article
Knoster’s Model for Managing Complex Change: Skill Building
Let’s move into our third topic in The Constant blog series about leading change: Skills. Skill building is one of the most important and often overlooked components of Knoster’s Model. Time is such a precious commodity for educators, and the workload can be overwhelming. What can we do to support our educators by building skills […]
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Knoster’s Model for Managing Complex Change: Creating a Vision
In our first blog, “Knoster’s Model for Managing Complex Change: An Introduction,” we unpacked the critical elements of effectively leading change. In this second blog of the series, we’ll explore the first element, vision, and how you can lead change with clarity and purpose. Clear Vision for the Future When an organization is experiencing change, […]
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BHPP Lunch & Learn Series 2025-2026: Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
Gain essential skills and strategies for supporting students’ mental health and well-being.
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Series
School-Based Therapist Networking & Support Group 25-26
This networking, learning and support group is designed for school-based therapists and mental health support staff.
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Article
Knoster’s Model for Managing Complex Change: An Introduction
If you’re a leader in education, you know that the one constant is change. Knoster’s Model for Managing Complex Change provides a framework for understanding why change efforts sometimes fail and how to set them up for success. We’re bombarded with new initiatives, materials, and strategies, and this often occurs with little or no support […]
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The Power of Expressive Arts Techniques in Counseling
Expressive arts therapy techniques are a unique and innovative approach to mental health and wellness that utilizes various forms of artistic expression to explore emotions and experiences. Types of therapy techniques include art, play, music, dance/movement, drama, poetry, and more! This approach is based on the idea that the creative process can help individuals access […]
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Ten Tips to Support Mental Health at Your School Today
I remember being a young child watching Mr. Roger’s neighborhood on our family TV. We lived in a rural part of Texas and television reception was more of a process than an event. It might take over a half an hour to adjust the “rabbit ear” antenna on the small television, but all that effort […]
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6 Things to Know About Generation Z
Each generation has their own defining characteristics, whether it’s the self-sufficiency of Baby Boomers or the desire for meaningful work that Millennials crave. Generation Z is no exception. Those who were born between 1997- 2012 are generally considered to be part of this generation, and they have their own preferences and needs that are unique. […]
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Video
Being Mindful Playlist
In our Being Mindful video series, we explore different aspects of mindfulness and mental health, including how to practice gratitude and strategies that help relieve anxiety.
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Article
How to Encourage Empathy on Your Campus
Empathy is a word that we hear a lot these days, especially in counseling circles. However, even with the rise in popularity and the buzzword that it’s become, there is still a lot of confusion around what exactly it is and how we can best practice and build this important skill. Let’s dive into what […]
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Practice Self Care with these 6 Websites
Self care is a crucial part of everyone’s mental health. It involves deliberate activities we practice in order to boost our mental, emotional, and physical health. While it might seem simple to practice self care, it can be something many people overlook. However self care is important for limiting feelings of anxiety and boosting our […]
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10 Mindfulness Activities for Kids and Students
Often times our schools don’t have mindfulness activities for kids in mind when they’re creating their curriculum. However academic achievement and social emotional learning go hand-in-hand. Both are critical functions of the healthy development of our kids and students, and rely on deliberate practice. Without intentional mindfulness activities for kids and students, they don’t learn […]
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5 Calming, Relaxing, and Mindfulness Apps for Kids and Students
Technology is one of the many languages today’s kids and adolescents are fluent in! However, while our students are fluent in technology, they might not be as fluent in creating calmer responses, lowering their anxieties, and promoting their overall wellbeing. We’ve gathered up a collection of apps that focus on teaching your students how to […]
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Five Healthy Coping Skills for Children
Raise your hand if this is you: It’s Saturday. You hop in the car. You turn on your ignition. Ten minutes later, you’re at the grocery store. But you don’t remember the road you took, the trees you saw, lilacs in bloom, or a smiling face on the crosswalk that passed you by. Or let’s […]
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6 Great Resources for Talking about Coronavirus with Kids
COVID-19 can be scary and difficult for younger kids to understand. Kids generally aren’t used to wearing masks, socially distancing, and spending long periods of time isolated from other kids. COVID-19 is also pretty challenging to explain even for adults. With new knowledge being discovered about the virus everyday, it can feel daunting to explain […]
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Anxiety Strategies in the Time of COVID-19
Anxiety. I think it’s safe to say that most people, if they’re being honest, would say that they’ve experienced some level of anxiety the last 5 months during the pandemic. School leaders are faced with the extremely difficult task of navigating how to re-open their schools safely, whether that looks like virtual learning for a […]
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Supporting student wellness and mental health
We are a team of certified school counselors and licensed mental health professionals striving to support student wellness and mental health education in schools. Our mission is to assist school counselors, school-based therapists, community licensed mental health practitioners, licensed specialists in school psychology, mental health educators and advocates seeking resources, training, and support that will maximize mental health wellness of all students.
We provide expert assistance, high-quality mental health education, and CEU opportunities for licensed mental health professionals.
Our professional development opportunities are specifically designed to support licensed mental health professionals needs related to research-based best practices, developing partnerships and programming with schools, ethics, personality and mood disorders, trauma-informed care, play therapy, and much more!
Need to get in touch?
Contact a member of our team for more information.
Jenny Brockway, 512-919-5112