This webinar features a panel of SSW from around the country who all work in elementary schools and who are trying to figure out how to “do” SSW during the COVID-19 crisis. Be sure to check the upcoming events section of this newsletter for additional grade level webinars that are happening this week.

Jennifer Cox, LCSW-C, Director of the University of Maryland School Mental Health Program, provides practical in-session tips for having effective telemental health sessions.

This blog post includes a sample crisis plan template for responding to a student or staff death during school closures. A word of caution - this document is meant to be read, analyzed, and adapted to meet the needs of your particular school community.

This guide underscores some of the unique characteristics of grief during a pandemic and highlights resources on the Coalition to Support Grieving Student website for addressing these challenges.

The NCSCB provides immediate technical assistance and training to schools and communities that are responding to crises, with a focus on supporting their students, both short-term and throughout long-term recovery. Their website contains helpful guides, training videos, and notification templates.

“We are all grieving during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no technique or strategy that will make us feel more prepared right now. The only goal, really, is to get through it connected and open and in relationship.”

“The idea that this virus is an equal-opportunity killer must itself be killed.”

“If you asked me a month ago to imagine a world where physical human connection was limited to six feet apart, parents/guardians were ‘safer at home’ working and co-teaching their children through remote measures, I would have immediately thought of ‘The Jetsons,’ while simultaneously giving a […]”

John B. Comegno II, an education law attorney, shares the top five misconceptions about FERPA and HIPAA that he regularly address in his work with schools.

This articles features a number of ways that schools are meeting the mental health needs of students.

These Live Chats will run Monday, Wed. & Friday at 11 a.m. central time until this crisis is over. Michael Kelly will co-host them with special guest presenters.

These grade level webinars will each feature a panel of SSW from around the country who who are trying to figure out how to “do” SSW during this COVID-19 crisis. They will share their successes and struggles too, and invite all of you to continue to share what you’re doing to meet the needs of your schools.

This webinar will be informative for any school social worker interested in becoming a clinical or administrative supervisor to social workers. Those who were front line school social workers who now are supervision either clinically, administratively, or both will find the information informative and helpful.

This webinar will provide practical strategies for social workers and other individuals in the helping profession to reduce stress during the Covid-19 outbreak. Psycho-education, mindfulness, and solution focused techniques will be provided.