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1. Trauma Responsive: Building Student Support Team Capacity

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors

Dates: 8/7/2023 to 5/22/2024

As an educator, you face the impact of trauma in your school every day. Whether it is acute or complex trauma, those experiences disrupt brain activity and can lead students to exhibit disruptive and/or disengaged behaviors. This year-long cohort (6 sessions) requires a team of five* building representatives which could include, but are not limited to: building leader, classroom teacher, counselor, special education teacher, school nurse, school resource officer, etc. School representatives must attend all six sessions.

We will use the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools to address the underlying causes of trauma, identify student responses and implement highly effective school-wide systems of support.
*School wide teams will be based on the student population.

Session 1) Intro to Trauma - before school starts
Session 2) Reframing Responses to Trauma - first quarter
Session 3) Missouri Model Implementation - second quarter
Session 4) Emotional Poverty Part 1 - third quarter
Session 5) Emotional Poverty Part 2 - fourth quarter
Session 6) Data Analysis, Reflection, and Next Steps - after close of school year*

Fee is $200 per team per session ($1,200 total per team); $50 per session for each additional person. Lunch included.

2. Year 2 Trauma Responsive Network

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5 Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 4/10/2024

Team members must have completed Year 1 Trauma Responsive Training

During the trauma-informed journey, schools will address all of their practices and policies, introduce new supportive practices and policies and work to measure the efficacy of their work through student and staff responses. Following the foundation of knowledge from the Year 1 cohort, this year will focus on putting that knowledge into practice by creating trauma responsive systems and incorporating research and evidence based practices to support all members of the school community. These sessions will be aligned to the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools. The four full day sessions will focus on the following:
Session 1) Prioritizing Staff Needs
Session 2) Changing Discipline Through Restorative Practices
Session 3) Creating Space to Regulate
Session 4) Connecting Community

School representatives must attend all sessions.

Fee is $200 per team per session ($800 total per team of 5); $50 per session for each additional person. Lunch included.

3. Understanding the impact of Trauma on the Brain

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Administrators, Social Workers , Teachers , Counselors

Dates: 4/8/2024

"Trauma and the Brain" offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between traumatic experiences and the brain's functioning. Participants will gain an understanding of the ways trauma can influence cognition, emotions, and behavior. The session also emphasizes trauma-informed approaches, equipping attendees with practical strategies to support individuals affected by trauma in the classroom This session aims to empower professionals to create more compassionate and effective environments for individuals navigating the aftermath of trauma.

4. Youth Mental Health First Aid

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

Audience: Teachers/School staff /Coaches /Camp counselors/Youth group leaders/Parents/Adults who work with youth

Dates: 4/17/2024

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. The following topics will be covered: Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).

  • Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
  • How to interact with a youth in crisis.
  • How to connect a youth with help.
  • Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care and the impact of social media and bullying.

    Registration will close on Wednesday, April 3. All participants will receive an email on Thursday, April 4 with details on how to complete the pre-work requirements. All participants will be required to complete 10-15 minutes of pre-work before attending the workshop. There is no charge for this workshop. Lunch will be on your own from 11-12.

  • 5. Youth Mental Health First Aid Training - Palmyra

    Program: RPDC - Northeast

    Location: 4 Palmyra, MO (Palmyra, MO)

    Audience: Those who work with youth ages 12-18 in a school setting--including administrators, teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, and coaches

    Dates: 4/19/2024

    This training is being offered in a blended format--meaning it is comprised of two components. The first component is eLearning which requires approximately 2 hours of pre-work to be completed prior to the second component - an in-person workshop.

    DATE: Friday, April 19, 2024

    LOCATION: Northeast Power - 3705 N Business 61, Palmyra

    TIME: 9:00am-2:00pm

    COST: Free - manuals & lunch included

    This training will be specifically for those who work with youth ages 12-18 in a school setting--including administrators, teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, and coaches.

    This Youth Mental Health First Aid Training covers--
    1. common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and ADHD.
    2. common signs and symptoms of substance abuse.
    3. how to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.
    4. how to connect our youth with help.
    5. expanded content on trauma, substance abuse, self-care, and the impact of social media.

    As part of this training, participants will learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE):
    A - Assess for risk of suicide or harm
    L - Listen nonjudgmentally
    G - Give reassurance and information
    E - Encourage appropriate professional help
    E - Encourage self-help and other support strategies

    The deadline to enroll is Thursday, April 11, in order for participants to have time to receive and complete the pre-work prior to the training.

    6. Restorative Practices 2-Day Training

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Counselors, Social Workers, School Psychologists

    Dates: 4/29/2024 to 4/30/2024

    This two-day Basic training in Restorative Practices provides the necessary information for establishing the conditions for developing and nurturing a culture based on high quality relationships among all school community members and positive community building that is trauma-free. This is accomplished by focusing not on rules broken and punitive consequences but rather on the harms done and providing appropriate restorative consequences and the systems that are necessary to repair and support strong relationships among all school community members (students and adults). Working restoratively is a social/relational rather than a behaviorist model. Embracing restorative practices is not a program but rather a way of thinking, being and operating in the day-to-day. The training includes concrete and practical strategies for establishing the appropriate classroom and school-based routines as well as conducting circles and conferences in primary prevention as well as intervention contexts.

    COST: $220 RPDC Member, $275 Non-Member

    Teams of 3 or more RPDC Member, $175/pp Non-Member $235/pp

    Cancellation requires a 48-hour notice

    7. Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Teachers, Admin, Counselors, Social Workers, School Psychologists

    Dates: 5/1/2024

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are the largest public health crisis to be identified in the past thirty years. Traumatic childhood experiences (toxic stress/trauma) impact a child's daily life in the home, in school and the community as they grow. These adversities (injuries) in childhood also impact adult health and wellbeing, often identified as PTSD. Even when children are too young to remember the events (neglect, physical/emotional/sexual abuse, abandonment, violence, etc.), the body never "forgets.” Childhood adversity affects a child's ability to learn and behave in productive ways by changing brain chemistry and architecture thus impacting their ability to learn and behave "normally” in schools and other settings. And, if not appropriately treated, these injuries impact life and health outcomes into adulthood. All too often, children who are experiencing trauma, neglect and abuse in their homes and communities are identified in schools as having "special needs,” such as ADHD, ODD or EDD when in fact what they are experiencing is actually trauma/toxic stress. These life circumstances cause diminished executive functioning abilities, learning difficulties, and/or misbehavior.

    Educators, as well as all other adults, need to be keenly aware of this body of research and practical school- home- and community-based remedies in order to mitigate the impact of toxic stress (ACEs) on successful child cognitive and emotional development, including impulsivity, learning difficulties and misbehavior, not to mention diminished physical health outcomes in adulthood. In this workshop, the critically important information about this life- and practice-changing body of research, including ACEs and the ACEs Scale, will be introduced and the clear and present pathways to healing will be presented.

    COST: $75 RPDC Member, $90 Non-Member

    Cancellation requires a 48-hour notice

    8. Mental Health FIRST AID for Ages 6-18 Years of Age (St Joseph)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: Any & All Level Teachers, School Staff, Administrators, Counselors

    Dates: 7/18/2024

    Mental Health First Aid Training Covers:
    1. Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and ADHD.
    2. Common signs and symptoms of substance abuse.
    3. How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.
    4. How to connect our youth with help.
    5. Expanded content on trauma, substance abuse, self-care and the impact of social media.

    You will learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE):
    A-Assess for risk of suicide or harm
    L-Listen nonjudgmentally
    G-Give reassurance and information
    E-Encourage appropriate professional help
    E-Encourage self-help and other support strategies

    Fee includes resource book and lunch

    9. Our Journey Through the Developing Nervous System as We Rewire Our Perceptions of Discipline

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Pre-K - 12th Administrators and Teachers, Counselors, Instructional Coaches

    Dates: 8/8/2024

    In this presentation, we will explore how our nervous systems are impacted by adversity, trauma, and experiences of resiliency through deepened connections and sensory regulation. Behaviors are only signals or indicators that the brain and body are struggling in survival states of functioning. In our time together, we will explore how we get out in front of the behavior through our procedures, routines, and transitions. We will also explore the differences between co-regulation and coercive regulation which is the foundation of discipline practices that move us through challenging moments while attending to our emotional, social, and physiological health.

    Dr. Lori Desautels has been an Assistant Professor at Butler University since 2016 where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education. Lori was also an Assistant Professor at Marian University in Indianapolis for eight years where she founded the Educational Neuroscience Symposium that has now reached thousands of educators and is in its 15th year. Lori's passion is engaging her students through the social and relational neurosciences as it applies to education. She does this by integrating the tier one trauma accommodating Applied Educational Neuroscience framework, and its learning principles and practices into her coursework at Butler.

    NOTE: 48 hour cancellation for refund.

    Cost: $185 member, $220 non-member

    10. Trauma Responsive: Building Student Support Team Capacity

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors

    Dates: 8/12/2024 to 4/9/2025

    As an educator, you face the impact of trauma in your school every day. Whether it is acute or complex trauma, those experiences disrupt brain activity and can lead students to exhibit disruptive and/or disengaged behaviors. This year-long cohort (6 sessions) requires a team of five* building representatives which could include, but are not limited to: building leader, classroom teacher, counselor, special education teacher, school nurse, school resource officer, etc. School representatives must attend all six sessions.

    We will use the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools to address the underlying causes of trauma, identify student responses and implement highly effective school-wide systems of support.
    *School wide teams will be based on the student population.

    Session 1) Intro to Trauma - before school starts
    Session 2) Reframing Responses to Trauma
    Session 3) Missouri Model Implementation
    Session 4) Emotional Poverty Part 1
    Session 5) Emotional Poverty Part 2
    Session 6) Data Analysis, Reflection, and Next Steps

    Fee is $200 per team per session ($1,200 total per team); $50 per session for each additional person. Lunch included.

    11. Year 2 Trauma Responsive Network

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors

    Dates: 10/10/2024 to 4/10/2025

    Team members must have completed Year 1 Trauma Responsive Training

    During the trauma-informed journey, schools will address all of their practices and policies, introduce new supportive practices and policies and work to measure the efficacy of their work through student and staff responses. Following the foundation of knowledge from the Year 1 cohort, this year will focus on putting that knowledge into practice by creating trauma responsive systems and incorporating research and evidence based practices to support all members of the school community. These sessions will be aligned to the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools. The four full day sessions will focus on the following:
    Session 1) Prioritizing Staff Needs
    Session 2) Changing Discipline Through Restorative Practices
    Session 3) Creating Space to Regulate
    Session 4) Connecting Community

    School representatives must attend all sessions.

    Fee is $200 per team per session ($800 total per team of 5); $50 per session for each additional person. Lunch included.