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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Wautoma School District

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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 7/6/2015 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 6/27/2015 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 5
Agency Contact: Heather Fish
Agency Assistant: Melissa Sumwalt 608-745-5478
Location: Riverview Elementary School Library
525 S. Water St.
Wautoma, WI
Facility: School Library
Date/Time:
7/7/2015 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a public education program focused on equipping adults who work with youth who may be experiencing a mental health challenge or in a crisis. Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, Youth Mental Health First Aid is providing help to a youth with a mental health problem or a youth experiencing a crisis until professional treatment is obtained or until the crisis is resolved.

WHAT WILL PARTICIPANTS LEARN?
The course teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorder.

Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling.

Participants learn a core five-step action plan to support an adolescent developing signs and symptoms of mental illness or in an emotional crisis:

  • Assess for risk of suicide or harm
  • Listen nonjudgmentally
  • Give reassurance and information
  • Encourage appropriate professional help
  • Encourage self-help and other support strategies

This training is exclusively for Wautoma School District employees (30 maximum).

Content questions?  Contact Heather Fish at: fishh@cesa5.org
Registration questions?  Contact Melissa Sumwalt at: sumwaltm@cesa5.org

 

 

Teacher Standards
WES2The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
Administrator Standards
WAS6The administrator acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
Pupil Services
WPS2The pupil services professional understands the complexities of learning and knowledge of comprehensive, coordinated practice strategies that support pupil learning, health, safety and development.
WPS4The pupil services professional understands and represents professional ethics and social behaviors appropriate for school and community.
WPS5The pupil services professional understands the organization, development, management and content of collaborative and mutually supportive pupil services programs within educational settings.
WPS6The pupil services professional is able to address comprehensively the wide range of social, emotional, behavioral and physical issues and circumstances which may limit pupils’ abilities to achieve positive learning outcomes through development, implementation and evaluation of system-wide interventions and strategies.
Cancellation Policy: Registered participants will receive a full refund if they cancel before 10 working days before an event, minus any material costs that have already been incurred. Because of our commitment to the trainer and the food vendor, participants who cancel less than 10 working days or do not attend, will be billed the full fee. CESA 5 reserves the right to cancel any event. Registered participants will be notified via email if a cancellation occurs and will receive a full refund. Inclement weather policy: Every effort will be made to hold an event. CESA 5 will notify participants via email as soon as possible if an event has been canceled due to weather conditions.