Summit Program – Day 1

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Overview	Program	Speakers	Resources

All times are Eastern Time Zone (ET).

Monday August 16	Tuesday August 17

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. ET	Opening remarks More ▸ View Recording Summit welcome Deborah Jonas, Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, SRI International Hannah Cheever, Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, SRI International Addressing Trauma in Kentucky Kentucky Education Commissioner, Jason Glass, will provide opening remarks to kick off the Summit. In his remarks, Mr. Glass will describe Kentucky’s commitment and efforts to address student trauma and prepare students for academic success.
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET	Panel session 1 More ▸ View Recording A comprehensive approach to address student trauma Jim Harris, Marshall University Ginny Sprang, University of Kentucky Marissa del Rosario, Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative Schoolwide systematic approaches to identify, address, and monitor student and educator needs are essential to providing comprehensive and cohesive trauma support. Building a systematic approach to address trauma includes developing common language and definitions, putting in place a multi-tiered system of support, and supporting educators in their efforts and challenges related to student trauma. This panel will provide a foundational understanding of what a comprehensive trauma-informed approach looks like and the different components of such an approach.
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. ET	Concurrent presentations Set 1 More ▸ Choose one session to attend. View Recording School readiness & MTSS: First things first Jim Harris, Marshall University In an effort to implement interventions as soon as possible, the critical step of assessing for readiness is commonly minimized or skipped. This lack of attention on readiness can result in inefficiencies, frustration, and even undermine the effectiveness of the intervention as a whole. In this session, Dr. Harris will provide a theoretical framework and practical strategies that can be used to support readiness for the implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. View Recording Recent findings from her study on organizational efforts and secondary traumatic stress Ginny Sprang, University of Kentucky Current best practice approaches suggest that to address secondary traumatic stress (STS), a bifocal perspective that considers individual and organizational factors over time is warranted. However, research documenting the impact of organizational efforts on individual experience with STS is lacking. This presentation will highlight results from a study (N = 2345) that investigated an organization’s efforts at becoming more STS-informed. The study investigated whether these efforts would result in decreases in reported levels of STS and burnout in individuals over time and whether these changes would be associated with higher levels of implementation activity and increased use of interventions to improve physical and psychological safety. The presentation highlights the ways that organizational change toward becoming more STS informed impacts STS and burnout differently, and how specific activities and implementation strategies increase the likelihood that the promise of trauma informed care can be applied to the workforce. All attendees will be provided with a link to free resources to measure and address secondary trauma.
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET	Break
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET	Concurrent Presentations Set 2 More ▸ Choose one session to attend. View Recording Addressing trauma in the classroom Andrea Darr, West Virginia’s Center for Children’s Justice Marianna Linz, Marshall University Conrae Lucas-Adkins, Marshall University Exposure to trauma impacts students’ ability to learn and manage emotions and can impact their behavior. Various programs and classroom-based practices have been found to support these students, help them cope with their mental and behavioral struggles, and support their learning. In this session, three Cross-State Collaborative to Support Schools in the Opioid Crisis (CCSSOC) members will present and discuss resources the CCSSOC developed to help educators select and implement these types of programs and practices. View Recording Effective school-community partnerships to combat trauma Tena Robins, Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Kathy Reutman, Boone County Schools Collaborative partnerships between schools and community-based organizations such as mental health, social service, health, child welfare, and juvenile justice agencies are essential components of trauma-informed systems. In this session, two CCSSOC members will present a CCSSOC-developed resource to help schools plan and develop these types of partnerships. They will also discuss examples of such partnerships. View Recording The SHAPE System – A web-based platform for school mental health action planning Samantha Reaves, National Center for School Mental Health The School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation (SHAPE) System is a publicly accessible, web-based platform that offers schools, districts, and states/territories assessment tools and targeted resources to support school mental health quality improvement. It was developed by the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) in partnership with the field. The features of the SHAPE system support teams in describing their systems, measuring system quality against best practices indicators, and action planning through assessment and use of a screening and resource library. Dr. Reaves will present SHAPE and discuss how it can be used as an effective tool for schools seeking to improve the quality of their school mental health systems. Addressing trauma across a multi-tiered system of support can be helped by creating Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems (CSMHs) that champion collaborative teaming practices, offer a continuum of services that align with school community strengths and needs, and prioritize staff training and professional development. These are some of the best practices outlined on the School Mental Health Quality Assessment, available on SHAPE. Understanding and evaluating how CSMHs work allows SHAPE users to make improvements and address specific areas, like trauma, systematically.
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. ET	Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. ET	Keynote session More ▸ View Recording The opioid epidemic in Appalachia: Where are we and where are we heading? Michael Meit, East Tennessee State University In 2019, over 70,000 Americans lost their lives because of an overdose-related death. While COVID-19 has displaced the opioid epidemic from the national headlines, the epidemic continues to impact families and communities throughout the country, including in the Appalachian region. Michael Meit will discuss current trends related to opioids and other substances in the region, as well as the impact that these trends are having in the region, particularly among school-aged students.
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET	Next Steps More ▸ Nancy Perez, Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, SRI International