SEL Strategies to Help Students Navigate Hard Moments in School and at Home

Presented by Miriam Silman, MSW, Trauma and Resilience Advisor, Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; and Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered

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Young people are dealing with a lot right now. From the ongoing impact of the pandemic to stressors ranging from peer pressure and bullying to economic hardship, divorce, community violence, and the death of a loved one. As many as 25% of children and adolescents worldwide experience anxiety and depression.* This stress can affect a student’s cognitive abilities and behavior in the classroom.

As educators, you are on the front lines of helping children navigate adverse conditions and hard moments so that they are able to learn. During this edWebinar, we provide actionable social-emotional learning strategies to help students develop resilience. Tune in to:

• Explore what’s happening in the brain and body when students, families, and staff experience stress and the effect of this response on learning and daily functioning
• Learn strategies to promote student self-regulation in school and at home
• Discover ways to integrate self-regulation strategies as part of a culture of care in school
• Gain insight into how to encourage students and families to practice regulation strategies at home

Watch for a powerful hour that empowers you to help students build the skills they need to cope in the face of challenging circumstances. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-8 teachers, school and district leaders, and school counselors.

*Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19, JAMA Pediatrics, August 2021

About the Presenters

Miriam Silman, MSW serves as the trauma and resilience advisor at the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, working to create a trauma-informed, resilience-oriented system of service delivery and workforce support within the department and across the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Miriam also serves as the Kentucky co-director for Project AWARE, a five-year federal grant through the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration to promote student mental health and wellness through school-based behavioral health supports. She has worked as a clinician, researcher, and trainer focusing on trauma and resilience across various populations, professionals, and service sectors for more than 30 years and has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at regional, state, and national conferences.

Rebecca Honig is the chief content and curriculum officer at ParentPowered, where she leads the content development of Ready4K, an evidence-based family engagement program delivered via text message. Within this work, Rebecca collaborated with mental health specialists, community health workers, and caregivers across the country to develop Ready4K Trauma Informed, a text-based program created to help parents and caregivers buffer the effects of trauma and adversity on their children. Prior to joining ParentPowered, Rebecca spent numerous years working at Sesame Street where she wrote and developed children’s books, parent guides, and provider resources on numerous topics related to early childhood adversity. She has created numerous parent and educator resources focused on promoting play and learning in conflict-impacted areas and refugee camps as well as teacher guides promoting resilience in the classroom.

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Research shows that families play a powerful role in fostering children’s development. ParentPowered is on a mission to help K–12 districts provide accessible, evidence-based family engagement curriculum, without adding more to teachers’ plates. Our Ready4K program — for PreK through grade 8 — supports, inspires, and activates parents and caregivers with simple, strengths-based insights they can turn into everyday teachable moments. Learn more and request a demo at ready4k.com.