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“Thank you to C.A.S.E. for providing the School-Based Mental Health Professionals Training. The training addresses the complex educational needs of adopted children and those in kinship and foster care. The training content helps in understanding the underlying behaviors of children who have experienced trauma and gives great tips for supporting both students and their families. Tools to bridge the gap between classroom teachers and families make the program practical. The information is presented engagingly and interactively, and you’re not simply having PowerPoint presentations read to you. I recommend this program to anyone interested in learning more about supporting students experiencing adoption, kinship care, or foster care.”
Sally J. Jornlin, MEd, LCSW-C
CASS Coordinator
Frederick County Public Schools, Maryland
“The School-based Training for Mental Health Professionals from C.A.S.E. helps counselors and teachers to work with students in more effective ways to improve well-being. It supports deeper problem-solving for students’ behaviors and provides reminders for many teachers about how the brain functions in a young child who has been affected by trauma. The training also helps with educating teachers as a sizable percentage do not understand foster care backgrounds. I appreciated the self-reflection pieces and exercises which are so realistic to the actual situations of students from so many types of trauma backgrounds and those experiencing homelessness. We have some families living in their cars or tents. We have a supportive community that meets some of their basic needs, but generally, the shelters can be unsafe. The trauma piece plays into that. The impact of grief and loss relates very well to the homeless students. I like how the training increases the size of the “student and teacher toolboxes.” Some kids do not come to school with many tools; it’s pure survival each hour. The training gives numerous tools and free resources for a much more fortified toolbox. I hope many school districts will use this training!”
Ana Enselman, M.S.W.
District-Wide Social Worker
Family Services Coordinator | Foster Care Liaison
Nooksack Valley School District, Washington
“NTI School-based Mental Health Professionals Training Is an outstanding resource for school-based professionals and behavioral health specialists. The training program is filled with evidence-based research strategies for supporting youth and families who have experienced the challenges associated with the world of adoption, foster care and kinship parenting relationships. The training not only offers extraordinary guidance for those whose lives have been touched by the related trauma of these lived experiences but supports trauma informed practices for young people from many backgrounds. This training will impact my professional practice in a multitude of ways. The knowledge base is one that holds promise for all who work with children and families. It can be life-changing for all involved.”
Dr. Jenny Wojcik
Superintendent Rondout School District 72
“As a retired Assistant Superintendent, Director of Special Education and Special Education Teacher, I had the opportunity to work with a substantial number of students who were in foster care, the adoptive process and in kinship families. I thought I was well-versed in supporting this student population and their families until I completed the NTI training this past year. I was blown away by the information provided by these training modules. The training has really expanded my way of thinking when working with students in foster care, adoptive and kinship families. Being empathetic and supportive is not enough. I highly recommend that school districts and mental health providers consider investing the time to complete this free training! I cannot say enough positive things about this training and how it has helped me support my clients. I highly recommend that school districts, mental health providers and families consider investing the time to complete this free training.”
Brie Serdar, Ed.D, Believe Advocacy Services
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Written by: C.A.S.E.
Posted on May 21, 2024
