School-Based Providers: Defining your Role and Getting an “In” at Your Site
- Common language in education,
- Key questions for pinpointing where your services are best utilized
- How to build positive relationships with staff while still setting boundaries
- When your physical space/office is less than ideal
- Working with staff who are skeptical of your role
Confidentiality in a Public Setting: A Balancing Act that Relies on Communication
- FERPA and HIPAA requirements – what are the gray areas?
- How to address confidentiality in groups
- Should you be included in IEP and 504 meetings?
- What to do if confidentiality is violated
- Common scenarios where confidentiality can be compromised (and what to do):
- Getting kids out of the classroom
- Seeing clients in the hallway
- When clients’ friends want to see you
- Who can see risk assessments?
- Contributing meaningfully in school meetings
- And more!
Evidence-Based Strategies and Interventions that Translate to a School Setting
- Skill building: Expression of emotion, self-regulation, distress tolerance, impulse control
- School-based interventions for anxiety, depression, ADHD, oppositional behavior, and more
- Family engagement: communication difficulties, trust building, and overinvolved families
- Group therapy: Who, when and how; pros and cons
- Beyond therapy: crisis intervention, clinical conversations, and other school consultations