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alternatives to suspension

EP 27: Exploring Alternatives to Suspension

In this episode, Joseph Engelhardt, Principal of Alexander Hamilton High School, Elmsford Union Free School District, and mental health keynote speaker, joins Duncan and Laine to discuss challenges and resistance to restorative discipline in an educational setting, ways to measure the success of alternatives to suspension, as well as the links between mental health and discipline.
Hosted By:
Duncan Young and Laine Whitaker

September 25, 2024

39 min

Voices of ESS

EP 17: School-based Clinicians Weigh in on the Youth Mental Health Crisis

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EP 15: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Early Learners

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EP 14: Summer Planning for Student Mental Health

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February 14, 2023
29 MIN

EP 6: Anti-Bullying Initiatives in Schools

In this episode, Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D., the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joins Duncan and Laine to discuss the link between bullying and mental health, how to support bullies to change their behaviors, and bullying prevention initiatives school districts can put in place to reset.
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January 30, 2023
29 MIN

EP 5: Relationship-Based Treatment of Children and Their Parents

In this episode, Duncan and Laine are joined by Dr. Kat Scherer, a psychologist, educator, and author, and Dr. Elizabeth Sylvester, a psychologist and Nurtured Heart Approach ® advanced trainer treating children, teens, and families. They discuss the relationship between attachment, regulation, and discipline, how to help a child regulate their behavior, how schools can support parents who struggle with their kid’s behavior, the 7 Essential Attachment Needs, and tips for parents to support their children.
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January 17, 2023
29 MIN

EP 4: The State of School-based Mental Health in California

In this episode, Natasha King, SELPA Manager for the San Mateo County Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA), joins Duncan and Laine and special guest host Dawn Ortiz to discuss what’s missing in mental health support, how to reset and recalibrate with students, California’s mental health funding landscape, and building programming in school districts to serve all students.

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Our Unwavering Focus on Data Collection

At ESS, we have an unrelenting focus on data, measuring results, and communicating to our partners the proven impact our programming has on mental health, school outcomes and financial sustainability.

With every ESS partner, we will:

• Set data driven goals at the beginning of every implementation

• Have regular “Report Card” meetings in which we share the impact of ESS services

• Monitor data along the way to look for potential risk areas so that these can be proactively addressed

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