In Session Podcast | National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)

In Session is an education-centered podcast where we speak with changemakers working towards safe supportive learning environments within their communities produced by the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments. Our guests include state and local education agencies and their partners - all grant recipients from the Department of Education, using their funding to advance school-based mental health services, support mental health service professionals, and establish trauma recovery and prevention programs.

Please note, the contents of this podcast do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does it imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

In Session Podcasts

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Creating a Trauma Engaged Framework with Sharon Fishel (October 2023)

10/06/2023
Explores a Trauma Engaged Framework with Sharon Fishel, Project Director for the Trauma Recovery Demonstration Grant program at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

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Introducing Role-Specific Professional Development Opportunities with Rosemary Reilly Chammat and Bianca Carreiro (September 2023)

09/25/2023
Introduces statewide role-specific professional development as a retention strategy with Rosemary Reilly Chammat and Bianca Carreiro, both School Based Mental Health grant recipients from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Leveraging the Community Schools Strategy with Jay Roscup (September 2023)

09/25/2023
Explains the community school strategy and its impact in Sodus Central School District with Jay Roscup, a Mental Health Service Professionals grant recipient and Community Schools Director.

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Destigmatizing Mental Health through the Arts with Stacy Hardison (August 2023)

08/16/2023
Discusses utilizing the arts to destigmatize mental health, particularly in rural communities such as Stringtown Public School in Oklahoma with Stacy Hardison, school counselor and Project Prevent (Cohort 2) Grant Program recipient.

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Utilizing a Small Group Professional Development Coaching Model with Kiana Longnecker (August 2023)

08/01/2023
Dives into a small group restorative circles coaching program at Oakridge Schools in Muskegon Area Independent School District (MAISD) with Kiana Longnecker, School Climate and Culture Consultant and Project Prevent (Cohort 2) Grant Program Director. Longnecker is joined by Rachel VanDyke, teacher at Oakridge Public Schools.

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Implementing a Successful School Mental Health Program with Dr. Elene Peters (July 2023)

07/26/2023
Joins Dr. Elene Peters, clinical psychologist and Mental Health Service Professionals grant recipient, to talk about the mental health program at John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School in New York City. Dr. Peters is joined by Mental Health Counselor Jessica Levin and Mental Health Intern Nicole Bogutsky.

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Maintaining Successful Partnerships in Rural Communities with Joseph Wharff and Jamey Peterson

10/21/2022
Highlights Mental Health Service Professional grant recipients and their work developing and maintaining successful partnerships in rural communities

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Partnering with Institutes of Higher Education with Dr. Hennessey Lustica and Karen Horn

10/13/2022
Hears from a Mental Health Service Professionals grant director and School-Based Mental Health grant recipent about effective partnerships with institutes of higher education.

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Partnering Strategically and Effectively with Dr. Heather Ormiston and Greg Hickey

09/29/2022
Explores what it means to partner strategically and effectively to enhance mental health services in schools. Our guests include Greg Hickey, Licensed Professional Counselor and Mental Health Specialist with Region 15 Education Service Center in Texas. Greg is joined by Lesley Casarez, Educational Specialist for Counseling and Mental Health, and Carol Stevens, Education Specialist and Project Director of the grant program.

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Implementing a Full Continuum of Social-Emotional Support with Dr. Stephanie Ellis

09/28/2022
Hears from Stephanie Ellis, Ed.D, NCSP, a Mental Health Service Professionals grant recipient, about the Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP) initiative to implement a full continuum of social-emotional and mental health support at Rockingham County Schools in North Carolina.

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