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Supporting Youth Mental Health in Schools: Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed Strategies for Diverse Learners

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This session cuts through the noise and gets real about what today’s students are facing—and what adults can actually do about it to restore safety, regulation, and belonging within school environment.

You’ll walk away with:

  • Nervous-system-informed indicators for recognizing distress before it escalates into behavior or shutdown
  • Regulation-supportive, trauma-responsive tools you can use immediately in classrooms and school settings
  • Collaboration strategies that align schools, families, and clinicians around shared cues of safety and support
  • Simple, regulation-based self-care resets to help you stay grounded, effective, and compassionate
  • Culturally humble practices that promote felt safety and inclusion for diverse learners

Here's What You'll Learn


Youth Mental Health in Schools

  • Key mental health concerns impacting K-12 students
  • Social-emotional learning (SEL) and mental health: overlaps and distinctions
  • Warning signs and risk factors for school-aged children and adolescents
  • The role of systemic inequities and school climate in mental health

Culturally Responsive & Equity-Centered Interventions

  • Understanding the impact of race, culture, language, and immigration on student wellbeing
  • Culturally adapted CBT tools for youth
  • Incorporating cultural identity and strengths in treatment planning

School-Based & Community-Clinician Collaboration

  • Effective communication with school staff, families, and external providers
  • How community-based clinicians can aid with positive educational outcomes
  • Creating wraparound support systems that foster student success
  • Working across IEP/504 plans, behavioral intervention teams, and outside care providers

Tools, Modalities & Practical Application

  • Trauma-informed care in school settings: grounding, regulation, and sensory strategies
  • Mindfulness-based interventions adapted for classrooms and home use
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks of applying techniques without cultural/contextual adaptation

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.5 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Brittany L. Prioleau, PhD, LPC, LCMHC, ACS, NCC, CMHIMP

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Brittany Prioleau, PhD, LPC, LCMHC, ACS, NCC, CMHIMP, is a trauma-informed therapist, educator, and integrative wellness specialist with a passion for whole-person healing. As an assistant professor in the counseling department at Mercer University (Atlanta campus) and founder of Cultivate & Bloom Wellness, she blends clinical expertise with a deep commitment to accessible, culturally responsive care.

With clinical experience across the lifespan – from children to adults, in both school and community settings – Dr. Prioleau specializes in supporting historically underserved populations through somatic, lifestyle-based, and mind-body interventions.

Her research focuses on race-related stress, trauma-informed wellness in urban schools, and multicultural approaches to integrative counseling. She also brings advanced training in psychedelic-assisted therapy, offering innovative perspectives on healing beyond talk therapy. Whether in the classroom or the therapy room, she equips professionals with the tools to serve clients holistically – body, mind, and spirit.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Brittany Prioleau maintains employment relationships with Mercer University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mu Upsilon Alpha, and Cultivate & Bloom Wellness LLC. She serves as co-editor for the International Association for Wellness Counseling and as an advisory board member for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program. She receives speaking honoraria and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Brittany Prioleau is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and the North Carolina Counseling Association.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150905
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Copyright:
Aug 06, 2026
Format:
Audio and Video

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