Employee Well-being
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Consultants and advisors are available for you.The Missouri Healthy Schools team includes experienced professionals who are available to answer your questions, provide training, and support your decision-making. Your consultants for Employee Well-being are:
Contact Project Manager Anna Trainer, MPH with general inquiries. |
Downloads, webinars and videos
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Guided Meditation for Educators >> Main topics: A guided medication for educators offered by Leronda Sharpes from Healthier Generation. Recorded 1.28.21 >> View 2 min meditation exercise ----- 
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Mental Health First Aid >> Main topics: Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance abuse problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. Recorded 2.22.21 >> View PDF with all upcoming webinars ----- 
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#MOHealthMedia Episode 7: Alive & Well's Peer-Led Support Space Program >> Main topics: A #MOHealthMedia episode featuring Cecilia Belser-Patton, Director of Leadership Development for DESE, who unpacks social emotional well-being from a different level starting off with "no emotions are bad" during this pandemic. She breaks down the impact of the Alive and Well Program. Learn by watching the recording linked below! Recorded 2.10.21 >> View recording ----- 
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Aligning the National Health Education Standards with CASEL Social and Emotional Learning Competencies >> Main topics: Comprehensive, skills-based health education programs support students’ health literacy and are a critical part of a well-rounded education. The National Health Education Standards (NHES), which serve as the foundation for skills-based health education, are also directly connected to social and emotional learning (SEL). The Crosswalk for the National Health Education Standards and the CASEL Social and Emotional Learning Competencies (Health Education/SEL Crosswalk) document aligns CASEL’s SEL competencies and related skills to the National Health Education Standards and Performance Indicators. Provided 2.6.21 >> Download free copy ----- 
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App Created by UW Helps Treat Severe Mental Illness On-Demand >> Main topics:New results show an app created at the University of Washington is effective in treating severe mental illness. A 3-year study on the Focus app just wrapped up. The results show it had a significantly better rate at getting patients to engage in treatment than a scheduled trip to the clinic. The Focus app was created at the UW BRiTE center. It targets 5 mental health issues: hearing voices, mood or depression, sleep issues, social functioning, and medication use. >> Link to full article ----- BRAND NEW RESOURCE!
Rescheduled: Mental Health and Well-being: Surviving Quarantine and Virtual Life with Dr. Lauren Schwarz >> Main topics: Due to a schedule conflict, this webinar was rescheduled to January 27. Dr. Lauren Schwarz, Professor and Assistant Dean at SLU School of Medicine was featured as part of the 6-part webinar series on topics related to health and well-being. Dr. Schwarz, discussed surviving in this period of uncertainty, including quarantine and living a virtual life. >> View Recording >> Download Slides ----- BRAND NEW RESOURCE!
How to Communicate COVID-19 Research And Guidelines – Tips and Tools for School Leaders, Part 2 with Sherri Homan and Dr. Elizabeth Friedman >> Main topics: Sherri Homan was joined by pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Friedman, MD, MPH from the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City to discuss the newest environmental findings in preventing COVID-19 transmission and what this means for schools in terms of ventilation, cleaning and disinfecting, plexiglass barriers, and facilities management. School leaders will receive tips on communicating what has changed since the pandemic began, responding to parent-teacher concerns with empathy and evidence, and how to build community advocacy during the pandemic. >> Listen to Recording >> Download Slides ----- Mental Health For School Leaders by ASCD
>> Main topics: As a school leader, you've got to balance your work and needs—including mental health—with those of the teachers you lead. Achieving and maintaining social and emotional wellness makes it easier to model and teach those skills to students. And it's important for leaders to ensure that they're cultivating an open, caring environment where their teachers feel safe enough to reach out for support when they need it. Linked below are several free resources. >> Opening up about Mental Illness >> Being Accepted, Not Just Tolerated, Is Good for Mental Health >> The Mental Balancing Act for School Leaders >> Bandwidth is the Key to Energy, Effectiveness, Engagement ----- |
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Safety as a Social Determinant of Health >> Register here Mar 17 - 10AM CST Sleep or Lack Thereof: Ways to Improve Sleep Quality >> Register here Apr 14 - info coming soon Webinars by St Louis Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition Mar 5th and 12th from 12-1:30PM CST Suicide Prevention: Increasing Equity in Communities >> Register here Webinars by Action for Healthy Kids April 16 - 11:30AM CST Social-Awareness >> Register here May 21 - 11:30AM CST Relationship Skills & Connectedness >> Register here Read success stories and case studies.
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