PA571: Mental Health Screening: The Long and Winding Road

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
4:00 PM–4:50 PM CST

  • PMD: 4,5
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. identify important concepts within a MTSS model with a specific application to mental health and wellness;
  2. review critical steps in planning for a mental health screening and some of the road blocks that can easily derail efforts or sabotage a positive result; and
  3. analyze the steps and team responses to develop an action plan to follow within their district.

Description

Mental health screening is an important tool to enhance student mental health. Embracing systemic change through universal screening is critical to moving the needle and impacting practices.

Presenter(s)

Robert J. Dixon, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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