Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Feb 25, 2025 2:00PM—5:00PM
Location
Virtual
Cost Early Bird Pricing for Members (Available until Jan 31) $325 members; $275 group-rate 3+; $525 non-members
Categories Intensive, Online, Social & Emotional Learning
ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL INTENSIVE
Join us for a professional learning experience centered on student mental health, as we engage with tools and strategies that will support our learners following unprecedented state, national, and global events and, in general, life as an adolescent in 2025. Led by educator and certified youth mental health specialist Natalie Babcock, this workshop will support participants in processing current events through the student lens and developing specific tools and verbiage to support learners directly as they navigate life’s many stressors--today and moving forward. Educators will develop strategies, curricular guidelines, and pedagogical approaches to address mental health themes in the classroom. Educators will also leave this workshop with tools to begin facilitating proactive and age-appropriate discussions about mental health with their students and school communities.
LEARNING GOALS
Participants will:
- Explore how the mental health crisis impacts students and discover ways to foster developmentally appropriate conversations about this topic
- Practice designing grade-specific lesson plans that address overarching mental health concepts
- Engage in a discourse about how to raise these pressing themes in the classroom (and school community)
- Embrace our role as first responders for students, supporting their understanding of mental health as they navigate the ever-changing landscape of twenty-first-century adolescence
AUDIENCE
The intended audience for this program is educators and administrators who are passionate and curious about supporting the mental health of their students and community. The “best fit” audience member is an educator who works with early to middle adolescent students, though the content of this program can be adapted and modified to fit a wider audience.
Do you work at an independent school outside of California? Click here for a discount on our non-member registration!
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Natalie Babcock is a veteran educator and Evergreen Certified Youth Mental Health Specialist. After cutting her teeth in the Early Childhood sector, Natalie earned her Masters Degree and Teaching Credential from Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI), in Oakland, California. In 2018, Natalie moved back home to her native Los Angeles and worked in LAUSD, before transitioning back to the Independent School sector. Most recently, she's begun spearheading the development of Balancing Acts, a culturally-responsive mental health education program for early adolescent learners.
Cancellation Policy
Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for. We strive to be as helpful and flexible as possible when things out of your control happen. Please visit our FAQ page for detailed information about our cancellation policy and answers to frequently asked questions about enrollment and membership.