Areas of Expertise
Suicide Prevention and Postvention
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Suicide prevention and training
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Assessment of risk (including tool creation)
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Suicide clusters and contagion
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State law compliance for K-12
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Adaptation for school personnel to assess
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Cultural and diversity factors
Schools
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Advocacy for 504 plans
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Student mental health access
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Parent rights (related to mental health)
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Understanding school systems
Grief and Trauma
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Theoretical understandings of grief
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Culturally informed supports for grief and trauma
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Trauma related impacts
Mental Health
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DSM diagnoses
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Department of Mental Health documentation
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Treatment planning and interventions
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Culturally informed treatment
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Barriers to treatment
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Linkages to community resources
Self-Care for Professionals
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Compassion fatigue, burnout & vicarious trauma
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Realistic strategies for self-care
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Caring for others as a strategy for self-care
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Humanistic understanding of professional needs
Systems Integration
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Intersectionality of need and support
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How organizations and programs work together (or don't) to provide wraparound care
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Navigation of complex systems