FAST: Family and School Together
FAST® is an internationally-acclaimed parent engagement program that supports the family bonding necessary for children to thrive. Built on evidence-based practices and rigorously tested, FAST empowers parents as leaders of their families, builds positive connections and social capital between families and schools, and creates a supportive community that fosters children’s well-being and education.
Healthy Teen Relationships
In this interactive workshop, young people will learn about healthy relationships, choices, boundaries, communication, and empathy. It addresses attitudes and behaviors related to dating abuse and healthy relationships.
Nurturing Parent Workshop
The Nurturing Parenting Programs are a family-centered, trauma-informed initiative designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting parenting and child-rearing practices. By teaching positive parenting behaviors, the long-term goals are to prevent recidivism in families receiving social services, lower the rate of multi-parent teenage pregnancies, reduce juvenile delinquency and alcohol […]
Recognizing Abusive Relationships
Everyone deserves relationships free from physical, verbal, and emotional abuse. In this training, participants will learn ways to identify abusive dynamics in intimate and family relationships. They’ll also discover ways to identify abusive dynamics in intimate and family relationships, as well as different myths and facts connected to abusive relationships.
Talking to Youth About Healthy Relationships
Relationships are foundational to the positive cognitive, social, and emotional growth of youth. Research illustrates that the more developmental relationships youth have, the more positive their academic and life outcomes are. Participants will learn ways to help their child navigate relationships; warning signs to look for in youth relationships; and how to provide compassionate, respectful […]
Assessing Mental Wellness Needs
There are a variety of methods and data components that can be used to assess wellness needs. Assessment can provide an understanding of emotional and social competencies, as well as address ways to improve wellness-related instruction and programming. During this session, attendees will learn how to gather and analyze data so they can assess the […]
Building Relationships
Recent studies show that school connectedness can help reduce a student’s risk for mental health challenges, such as substance use and suicidal ideation. In this session, attendees will plan for intentional and systematic relationship-building with individual students, small groups, and the whole class to improve students’ long-term wellbeing and their ability to learn and stay […]
Goal Setting & Celebrations
Big goals, such as mastering a new academic concept, can feel overwhelming and demotivating. But celebrating small growths can provide enough motivation to push through difficulties and lead to big growth over time. In this session, attendees will learn how to set incremental growth goals and develop a system of celebrations with students.
How Wellness Benefits Educators and Students
After learning the physical and emotional benefits of mental wellness, attendees will evaluate their school’s needs related to mental wellness and mindfulness practices. They’ll also apply mental wellness strategies and mindfulness practices within the context of the school day to leverage attention and manage stress.
Integrating Mental Wellness into Content Areas
Content-based instruction doesn’t have to be exempt from incorporating mental wellness into lessons. In this session, attendees will brainstorm ways to use engaging mental wellness activities in content-area instruction.