LCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference 2022

School-based clinicians who are members of racially and ethnically (REM) minoritized groups will discuss being culturally responsive to students and families. Implications for how mental health is explained, including overcoming resistance to treatment, and how to develop collaborative relationships to understand cultural norms and improve student outcomes will be discussed.
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This presentation will focus on the use of the Cool Kids program as an intervention to reduce feelings of anxiety in elementary age students. The school psychologist works with the student to change how they think about anxiety provoking events, and then develops a plan with the parents to change the behaviors.

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School connectedness is a protective factor for student mental health. Students who feel connected to their school are less likely to engage in risk behaviors, including early sexual initiation, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, and violence. School connectedness is positively associated with attendance and academics as well. Social media influences school connectedness. This influence can be both positive and negative.

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Social-emotional learning (SEL) is how young people acquire the knowledge and skills to develop healthy identities and confidence, set and achieve goals, manage feelings, work with others, make responsible decisions, and solve problems. Learn how LCPS creates opportunities to learn and apply these skills to support academic and social-emotional growth.


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Students with disabilities are more likely to be impacted by pandemic-related stressors that limit academic, behavioral and social emotional outcomes. Home-school collaborative problem-solving can proactively address risk factors that create barriers to success. In this session, caregivers will gain strategies for promoting resilience in children by working collaboratively with schools.
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This presentation educates parents on the causes and manifestations of school anxiety, avoidance, and refusal; reviews evidence-based practices to increase school attendance for anxious students; and introduces LCPS’s tiered intervention program for collaborating with families to support school-avoiding students. Parents will receive resources for further education and guidance.

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The landscape of teen substance use is ever-changing, which presents a challenge for parents and other adults in students’ lives. Session participants will learn about current trends in teen substance use and how to identify and respond to substance use early on.

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Understanding the impact of adversity on a child’s brain is imperative to an effective educator – particularly in the current climate of a global pandemic. ACE Interface was selected to be used throughout the state of Virginia to help educate the public about the ACE study and the impact of trauma on the developing child’s brain. In partnership with SCAN of Northern Virginia, the Loudoun County Trauma Informed Community Network and Loudoun County Public Schools provides this training throughout the county through trained providers.

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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, concerns about emotional and behavioral health of children were already rising pre-pandemic and are of even greater concern now (AAP, 2021). Research shows movement, mindfulness, and breathwork are beneficial tools to cultivate self-regulation, resilience, and interoception, all which help develop long-term coping skills.

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Adolescents with anxiety disorders have significant worry about themselves and their interactions with daily life. Due to their intense distress, adolescents can experience behavioral urges that can decrease their discomfort however can cause long term negative consequences. Some of these behaviors can be avoidance, withdrawal, irritability, interpersonal conflict, among others. Evidence based treatment is the most efficacious treatment to date. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence based treatment that has proven to help with anxious clients who identify with distressing emotions, especially fear and need to learn skills applicable to everyday life situations. The goal of this presentation is to understand the emotion of anxiety and provide healthy life skills that Adolescents can infuse into their everyday lives.

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