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How to Systematize Social

Emotional Learning & Leverage

Mental Health Partnerships

Johanna Parra, M.A. OCDE

Sandra Azevedo, M.A. BCOE

Agenda NormsOverview of SUMS MTSS

Initiative

SEL and Mental Health

What SEL is and how to

systematize it

How to engage community

partners in this work

Be present for new learning

Participate

Think about your “take back”

Let’s put the SOCIAL in

Social Emotional Learning...

What did you notice about

your social skills or your

partner’s that facilitated

that interaction?

SEL and Mental Health

Social Emotional Learning

Seen as a way to help young people develop skills that

contribute to academic achievement and career and college outcomes

SEL also a powerful mechanism for improving children's

mental health

Let’s Talk About Mental Health Facts

1 in 5 children experience a mental health condition during childhood.

Only 1/3 of children with mental health problems get any kind of treatment.

50% of adults with a lifetime mental illness report having symptoms before age 14.

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in ages 12-17

90% had an underlying mental illness

www.name.org

www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention;

What is Mental Health

The successful functioning that results in

productive activities, fulfilling relationships with

others, and the ability to adapt to change and to

cope with adversity.

Effects of Bad Mental Health

Life Stressors

Increase social, emotional,

behavioral and psychological risks.

Difficulty focusing, assimilating

information, staying on task and

controlling behavior.

Academic/ behavior problems and

poor perception of school climate

and safety.

Social and Emotional

Learning

What is SEL and why is it

important?

SEL is a process through which children and adults

learn to recognize and manage emotions, demonstrate

care & concern for others, develop positive relationships,

make good decisions, & behave ethically, respectfully &

responsibly.

Benefits of Social Emotional Learning

Student gains:

Social-Emotional skills

Improved attitudes about

self, others, and school

Positive classroom

environment

Reduced risks:

Conduct problems

Aggressive behavior

Emotional distress

Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., &

Schellinger, K. (in press). The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and

Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal

Interventions. Child Development.

CASEL’s School-Wide

SEL Framework

“Making systems work… is the

great task of our generation

as a whole”.

Atul Gawande; How do we heal medicine; Ted.com

School Theory of Action

Framework

CASEL; Oberle, Domitrovich, Meyers &Weissberg, 2016

A shared vision for SEL is

established among all

stakeholders within a school.

Oberle, Domitrovich, Meyers & Weissberg, 2016)

Assess needs and available

resources for school-wide SEL

implementation

Oberle, Domitrovich, Meyers & Weissberg, 2016

Ongoing and embedded

professional learning in

SEL instruction

Oberle, Domitrovich, Meyers & Weissberg, 2016

Evidence-based SEL

programming is adopted

and incorporated into the

schools’ educational

practices.

Oberle, Domitrovich, Meyers & Weissberg, 2016

SEL is integrated into

everyday practices at school.

Oberle, Domirovich, Meyer & Weissberg, 2016

Individualized support plans that

provide more intensive services

and therapeutic supports.

Small group interventions to

support specific skills and/or pre-

teach/reinforce SEL skills.

Teach Foundational Social

Emotional Skills to all students.

Cycles of inquiry are

conducted to ensure

continuous improvement.

Oberle, Domitrovich, Meyers & Weissberg, 2016

Potential Barriers

Perceptions

Funding

Time

Leveraging

Community

Partners

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/mh/Pages/MH_Prop63.aspx

How do I build

strategic

partnerships so I

don't have to do it

alone?

Building My Network of Resources:

Where do I start?

• Identify your resources

• It’s about who you know

• Who’s on your campus already (gap analysis)

• District resources

• Who's in your immediate area (family resource

• center, community center, library, etc)

Building Relationships

What do you do after you have identified your

connections?

• Give and take relationship

• Pay a visit, tour the facility, set up a meeting

• Ask the right questions when initially meeting

• Outline/detail a process for referring

• Collaborate, keep communication open

Things to Consider

• Language – academic focus versus mental health

focus

• Any district policies to consider?

• Confidentiality: HIPAA vs Ferpa

• Building relationships takes time

Plan Ahead for Potential Roadblocks

• Working in silos

• Possible Competition

• Space issues

• Lack of communication

• Need for continued relationship-building

• Need for ambiguity

• Accountability

Not your strength?

That’s okay…

Who's strength is it?

How can you support or contribute?

Eliminate the burden from someone else

Tools and Resources for

Implementation

California SUMS Initiative

• www.OCDE.US/SUMS.org

SWIFT

• www.SwiftSchools.org

California Department of Health Care Services - Prop 63

• http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/mh/Pages/MH_Prop63.aspx

CASEL

• www.CASEL.org

Next steps to consider:

Examine SEL/MH in your own district, school, and home.

Educate your parents, school community, and local leaders about SEL and its benefits.

Consider a school SEL implementation team.

Questions:

Johanna Parra, OCDE

jparra@ocde.us

Sandra Azevedo, BCOE

saazeved@bcoe.org