Identifying Key Collaborators for School Services for Military-Connected Students
About This Webinar: The first session of the Collaborative Connections series assists participants in understanding the points of contact for differing educational services and the roles of those service providers in Department of Defense schools and local civilian schools. Discover the differing levels of engagement key collaborators take in students’ day-to-day experience and overall educational… Continue Reading Identifying Key Collaborators for School Services for Military-Connected Students
Unpacking Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
About This Webinar: This session focuses on defining Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) and its importance for healthy socioemotional development. The discussion includes how to recognize symptoms of unhealthy IECMH, and practical approaches that professionals can use to improve it. Additionally, participants consider the importance of addressing IECMH in children and their families… Continue Reading Unpacking Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
Providing Affirmative Care to the LGBTQ+ Military Community
About This Webinar: This webinar focuses on the continuums of identity (sexual orientation, gender identity, biological sex, gender expression), the impact of discrimination, relevant healthcare disparities, and ways to encourage a welcoming care environment for all. Join this webinar to learn about practical skills for integrating LGBTQ+ affirmative care principles into clinical practice for the… Continue Reading Providing Affirmative Care to the LGBTQ+ Military Community
Care Considerations for the Transgender and Gender-Diverse Military Community
About This Webinar: This webinar focuses on applying affirmative, evidence-based best practices for care delivery for Transgender and Gender-Diverse adults in the military community. Join to receive a review of research-informed techniques and content geared towards skill development for delivering specialty care services. This session provides ample opportunity for discussion around the application of these… Continue Reading Care Considerations for the Transgender and Gender-Diverse Military Community
Improving Military Student Outcomes Through Effective Professional Collaboration
About This Webinar: Many educational decisions are made based on the trust built between professional partnerships within schools, military installations, and the local community. Military students are best supported when these collaborative relationships exist before there are challenges. This session assists key collaborators (e.g., school liaisons, EFMP FSP, teachers) in learning how to create trusting… Continue Reading Improving Military Student Outcomes Through Effective Professional Collaboration
Making the Journey Towards Healthy Attachment
About This Webinar: This session focuses on how attachment relationships are formed, how to promote a healthy attachment, and information on how to rebuild and assist families who experience separation. Join the discussion to explore how culture and family types may impact attachment.. Participants are invited to reflect on their beliefs and experiences throughout this… Continue Reading Making the Journey Towards Healthy Attachment
Conflict Happens: Anticipating and Overcoming Challenges
About This Webinar: Even the strongest, most effective professional relationship is bound to have occasional conflict. In this session, we discuss how to anticipate conflict, manage, and repair relationships when conflict occurs. Presenter Kary Zarate, Ph.D. is a teaching assistant professor in Special Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through her teaching and… Continue Reading Conflict Happens: Anticipating and Overcoming Challenges
Collaborating During Changes and Transitions for Military Students
About This Webinar: This session outlines the various school-based changes that may occur over time for students and their families. The transitions between schools, communities, and adulthood all have unique challenges. This session provides strategies to assist with varying transitions and how collaboration is critical throughout the transition for decreased service disruption. Presenter Kary Zarate,… Continue Reading Collaborating During Changes and Transitions for Military Students
