Join us as we continue to support a “Training to Practice Pipeline” for our school psychologists in graduate training and KY practicing school psychologists!  Thank you to Jon Akers with the Kentucky Center for School Safety for providing this amazing opportunity!

Dates:                 March 8-9, 2023

Time:                   8:30-4:30

Audience:          WKU and Murray State School Psych Students and School Psychologists and any School-based Mental Health Professionals

Trainers:             Dr. Joe Bargione and Ms. Deana Caldwell

Location:            St John United Methodist Church, 2808 S Virginia St, Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Parking:              Please park in the back of the church and enter the door near the covered walk-way.

Registration will open at 8:00 and the training will begin promptly at 8:30. Lunch each day will be on your own.

NOTE: WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO ACCEPT 40 REGISTRATIONS PER TRAINING.

Workshop 2: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools

This 2-day workshop provides school-based mental health professionals and other school crisis intervention team members with the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop teaches participants how to prevent and prepare for psychological trauma, help to reaffirm both the physical health of members of the school community and students’ perceptions that they are safe and secure, evaluate conduct psychological triage, respond to the psychological needs of the school community utilizing a multitiered approach, and examine the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recovery efforts. This workshop is an excellent course for all professionals in your district who provide mental health crisis intervention services.

Follow this LINK to sign up.