Brenda Vargas, Director of Counseling and Social Services
Lindsay Taylor
Former Sped teacher, School Counselor, JH &HS Administrator, current District Director of Counseling & Social Services.AzSCA board
East Valley of Phoenix
EMAIL: [email protected]
www.cusd.ed.com
@BrendaeVargas
Hope Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHy5piWZr3Y
- importance of having school counselors + social workers positioned in our schools.
- collaboration between the two and the essential role that plays in our schools.
- Do we need more of them? What will that do?
- What are the challenges facing school counselors + social workers in our schools?
- What are the success and limitations of Tiered systems?
- What if we equipped teachers to become better informants?
- What are critics saying about Hope Institute and how do you counter that?
- threat assessments…part of a problem we’ve seen is that some kids are flagged and get sent to the hospital further traumatizing them…how can we do that differently to protect those kids?
“Collaboration doesn’t just happen within those individuals that work within a school. Collaboration has to happen within the community as well.”
Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve the mental health of staff and students. She holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work as a 20+ year veteran in education (K-12). As a global keynote speaker, she delivers powerful messages of hope to educators and facilitates meaningful professional development to equip adults with tools that integrate into everyday practice. Her unique lens as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist who has worked closely with adolescents and families in crisis makes her stories relevant and captivating to those struggling in today’s system. You can purchase her book “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” on Amazon. You can also listen to Charle’s podcast “Thriving Educator” and connect with her via email [email protected], on X + LinkedIn @CharlePeck.
