Advancing Resiliency in Education with Jen & Jen: Recent Episodes
Jennifer Baker
Join the conversation between two psychotherapists with over 20 years’ experience in mental health and education. Hosts, Jennifer Baker LMFT and Jennifer Johnson LCSW respond to “real questions” on current mental health topics impacting students, families and educators. Listen in as they break down complex theory and translate it into friendly language, along with practical strategies that you can use today. Local leading experts in mental health and education will also join the conversation to share ideas, stories, and experiences to support schools as centers for well-being.
Episode 11: In this episode the Jens discuss how currently many of our youth are struggling through the pandemic. The concept of social contagion is that young people are easily impacted by their social circles. Since their social circles are experiencing a "collective grief" due to the pandemic, there are many contaminants of negativity for them. Educators have an opportunity to deliver an antidote to the social contagion while staying on course with their curriculum and current teaching practices. The last thing educators need is additional tasks added to their already full plate. This antidote practice adds no additional time to their schedule, however it does add all the components needed to enhance the well-being of our students. Hosts: Jennifer Baker, LMFT Jennifer Johnson, LCSW Infographics discussed in this episode are available for free to use to support youth in the classroom at: Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources: Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home California Department of Education Youth Suicide Prevention https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/suicideprevres.asp
Episode 10: Many of our youth are struggling through the pandemic and we adults are struggling with how to recognize the virtual warning signs that they need help. Jen shares the importance of listening for burdensome, helpless and hopeless language as well as understanding the concept of social contagion and how young people are easily impacted by their social circles. Since their social circles are experiencing a "collective grief" due to the pandemic, there are many contaminants of negativity around them. Listen in as the Jens discuss ways to introduce hope, empowerment and purpose by filling the "social well" with competing contaminants through the use of youth oriented infographics.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources:
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
California Department of Education Youth Suicide Prevention https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/suicideprevres.asp
Episode 9: How as a parent can you help your child who has a friend that is thinking about suicide? In this episode the Jens' respond to this question that is a concern for parents and those who work with youth. Through the use of "wondering aloud" learn how to open up this hard conversation with a youth and connect those in need with life saving resources. Hosts: Jennifer Baker, LMFT Jennifer Johnson, LCSW Resources Shared on this Podcast: Living Works Start - online suicide prevention training for adults as well as Middle School and High School youth. Training currently is sponsored for free by the the California Department of Education for educators and students in California. https://www.livingworks.net/start https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/suicideprevres.asp Stanislaus County Office of Education information on Living Works Start Training: Jbaker@stancoe.org Each Mind Matters: https://www.eachmindmatters.org/ The Parents We Mean to Be - Richard Weissbourd https://www.amazon.com/Parents-Mean-Well-Intentioned-Undermine-Development/dp/0547248032 Available on the Hoopla app for free download through the Stanislaus County Library Local and National Crisis Contact Information: Stanislaus County Warm Line (209) 558-4600 Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1 (800) 273-8255. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources, and best practices for professionals. Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741. Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. People from anywhere in the US can text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis. Trevor Project's Prevention Suicide for LGBTQ Youth Resources https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Get Involved https://www.nami.org/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's #BeThe1To Website https://www.bethe1to.com/ American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention from the Bureau of Indian Education https://www.ihs.gov/suicideprevention/ Boys Town national Hotline - 1-800-448-3000 or text 20121 https://www.boystown.org/hotline/Pages/default.aspx Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources: Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home California Department of Education Youth Suicide Prevention https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/suicideprevres.asp
Episode 8: Come connect with the Jens as they discuss ways to move through this very different holiday season. They review how to employ the self-compassion steps of mindfulness, self-kindness and connectedness to nurture ourselves when life is challenging. While we can’t go over it and we can’t go under it, it is with the steps of self-compassion that we can go through it. Stay safe and be well – the Jens!
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Resources
Dr. Kristen Neff
https://self-compassion.org/
Dr. Daniel Siegel
https://drdansiegel.com/
Dr. Harriet Lerner
https://www.harrietlerner.com/
Dr. Russ Harris
https://thehappinesstrap.com/my-story/
Local and National Crisis Contact Information:
Stanislaus County Warm Line (209) 558-4600
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1 (800) 273-8255. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources, and best practices for professionals.
Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741. Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. People from anywhere in the US can text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis.
Trevor Project's Prevention Suicide for LGBTQ Youth Resources https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Get Involved https://www.nami.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's #BeThe1To Website https://www.bethe1to.com/
American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention from the Bureau of Indian Education https://www.ihs.gov/suicideprevention/
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
California Department of Education Youth Suicide Prevention
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/suicideprevres.asp
Episode 7: In this episode the Jens respond to a question sent in from a school based clinician who asks for advice on knowing when to change treatment modalities. They explore the use of three evidenced based treatments that work well in a school based setting and break down the clinical language so that anyone can join the conversation.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/cognitive-behavioral-therapy
Narrative Therapy
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/narrative-therapy
Acceptance Commitment Therapy
https://www.goodtherapy.org/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-web-conference.html
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
Episode 6: Having trouble getting your teen to do anything right now? Feeling frustrated and concerned? In this episode the Jens discuss the impact COVID is having on our teens well-being and how we are all under the grief umbrella right now. Learn how to create purposeful moments through future focused conversations and activities.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
Episode 5: In this episode of Advancing Resiliency in Education, the Jens respond to the question sent in from a teacher looking for ways to talk with and support kids around the topics of race, racism, civil unrest, and social inequities. As a way to shine a light and begin this much needed conversation they share the use of the ‘3 F Strategy’ as recommended by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, who is the author of the award winning book “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria And Other Conversations About Race”. Listen till the end and find out what ‘Jenga’ has to do with it.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum https://www.beverlydanieltatum.com/
Stanford Ted Talk - Is my skin brown because I drank chocolate milk? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_TFaS3KW6s
Teaching Tolerance Our mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. https://www.tolerance.org/
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network The goals of the MHTTC Network are to:
· Accelerate the adoption and implementation of mental health related evidence-based practices across the nation. · Heighten the awareness, knowledge, and skills of the workforce that addresses the needs of individuals living with mental illness. · Foster regional and national alliances among culturally diverse practitioners, researchers, policy makers, family members, and consumers of mental health services. · Ensure the availability and delivery of publicly available, free of charge, training and technical assistance to the mental health field. https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/global-mhttc/racial-equity-cultural-diversity
Edutopia https://www.edutopia.org/
Greater Good https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Social Justice Books – A Teaching For Change Project https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
Episode 4: Are you feeling like you are being swept up with overwhelming thoughts, feelings or memories? Join the Jens as they elaborate on the practice of grounding in order to anchor one selves in a non-judgmental way to the here and now. Learn resilient coping strategies designated to ground you in or immediately connect you to the present moment.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Websites and Links
What’s Up? - A Mental Health App
Therapist Aid
https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniques-article
Marsha Linehan, PhD, ABPP
https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/distress-tolerance/resistt/
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
Episode 3: In today’s episode the Jens respond to a question from a teacher who is feeling overwhelmed with the various trainings on suicide prevention and questioning what role they play in intervention. Through helping listeners identify the commonalities shared amongst the various trainings, they break down the steps needed to save lives.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Local and National Crisis Contact Information:
Stanislaus County Warm Line (209) 558-4600
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1 (800) 273-8255. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources, and best practices for professionals. Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741. Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. People from anywhere in the US can text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis.
Trevor Project's Prevention Suicide for LGBTQ Youth Resources https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Get Involved https://www.nami.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's #BeThe1To Website https://www.bethe1to.com/
American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention from the Bureau of Indian Education https://www.ihs.gov/suicideprevention/
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training:
Questions Persuade Refer https://qprinstitute.com/
Ask Listen Refer https://www.asklistenrefer.org/
ARMY (ACE) https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/army-ace-suicide-intervention-program
Know The Signs https://www.suicideispreventable.org/
Living Works safeTALK https://www.livingworks.net/safetalk
Living Works Start https://www.livingworks.net/start
Forefront Suicide Prevention https://intheforefront.org/learn-saves-lives/
Stanislaus County Office of Education Resources
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
California Department of Education Youth Suicide Prevention https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/suicideprevres.asp
Episode 2: Feeling stressed and exhausted? Come listen in as the Jens discuss “collective grief” and the very human need for our nervous system to look for context, choice and connection in order to safely navigate the world.
Hosts: Jennifer Baker LMFT Jennifer Johnson LCSW
Links: Deb Dana LCSW https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/
Stanislaus County Office of Education: https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/
Meet the Jens and learn the “WHY” behind a podcast on Advancing Resiliency in Education.
The overall mission of the Project Cal-Well AWARE grant which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is to promote mental health awareness and wellness among California’s kindergarten through twelfth grade students, their families and educational staff. The California Department of Education (CDE), works in partnership with local education agencies (LEA’s), including Stanislaus County Office of Education Prevention Programs as a recipient of the Project Cal-Well grant, which is committed to supporting the community of Stanislaus through collaboration with local districts in the support of schools as centers for well-being.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources
https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources
https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
Prevention Programs
https://www.stancoe.org/division/educational-options/prevention-programs
Episode 1: Join the conversation as the Jens discuss the four steps developed by Dr. Russ Harris to FACE the onslaught of anxiety associated with COVID-19 or anytime you feel stressed by life’s challenges.
Hosts:
Jennifer Baker, LMFT
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Website:
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Mental Health and Emotional Support Resources
https://www.stancoe.org/mental-health-resources
SEL Resources
https://sites.google.com/stancoe.org/stancoesel/home
Prevention Programs
https://www.stancoe.org/division/educational-options/prevention-programs
Links:
Dr. Russ Harris: FACE COVID – How To Respond To The Corona Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmvNCdpHUYM
Dr. Daniel Siegel: Name it to Tame it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDLzppD4Jc
Dr. Bruce Perry
https://www.bdperry.com/
Resources:
Calm Down Cupcake and Calm Down Cocoa
Maria Anaya, LCSW: Patterson Joint Unified School District Mental Health Expert
Breathing Exercises For Any Age
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m5ZwqSo7eTM4p3s_NZrPuc0nKuXVK-Y5/view?usp=sharing