Trauma-Informed Schools Institute
A two day training conference designed to build the capacity of educators to build and sustain system-wide, trauma-informed support for all students.
2022 Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 27
| 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM CST | Opening Keynote | Building Resilience | Lauren Ashbaugh |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CST | Break (15 Minutes) | ||
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST | In Person Breakout Sessions | ||
| The Whole Child Approach: Coordinated Early Intervention Supports, Equity & MTSS | Beth Shermoen & Christi Sickel | ||
| Building Student Resiliency through a Peer Support Program | Amanda Burget | ||
| Collective Trauma and Toxic Stress | Sarah Clarke | ||
| Virtual Breakout Sessions | Building Bridges & Breaking Silos: Sharing Equitable Alternative School Practices for Students & Staff | Sarah Giddings | |
| Understanding and Practicing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in the School | Melissa Sollom | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | Break (60 Minutes) | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CST | Keynote | Well Wishers, Dismissers and Alarmists: Rethinking our approach to Mental Health | Denise Moody |
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CST | Break (15 Minutes) | ||
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST | In Person Breakout Sessions | Hike Your Own Hike: An individualized approach to lifeskills and wellness for secondary students | Martha Kent |
| Improving Mental Health as a School Community: Supporting Our Village | Lauren Ashbaugh & Megan Cassidy | ||
| Virtual Breakout Sessions | Enhancing Protective Factors to Treat Mood Disorders and Youth Suicidality: Considerations for School-Based Professionals | Denise Gilstrap | |
| 6 Simple Tools for De-Escalation | Julia Rose Polk | ||
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM CST | Break (15 Minutes) | ||
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CST | Panel Discussion | ||
Friday, October 28
| Time | Session | Session Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM CST | Keynote | Energy for Change | Bucky Flores |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CST | Break (15 Minutes) | ||
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST | In Person Breakout Sessions | Now What Do I Do? A Reintegration Plan for Students Returning to the School Environment after a Mental Health Crisis | Jen Balzer |
| The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of creating a customized Learning Management System for Drop Out Students | Jennifer Glover | ||
| A Compassionate Framework for Belonging and Systems of Support | Carol Kampa | ||
| Virtual Breakout Sessions | |||
| Secondary Traumatic Stress/Vicarious Trauma for Educators | Ami Amero | ||
| Strategies for Supporting Trauma-Impacted Students | Melissa Sollom | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | Break (60 Minutes) | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CST | Closing Keynote | The Power of Affirmations | Jasmyn Wright |
Schedule is tentative and subject to minor changes.
