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2022 Iowa BEST (Behavioral, Equitable, Social-Emotional, Trauma-Informed Health in Schools) Summit
The Summit is your destination for practical solutions around school-based social-emotional-behavioral health. Come together to bolster mental health supports across our educational system, apply the latest research to address mental health holistically, develop innovative strategies to embed student and educator wellness into the learning environment, and strengthen system capacity for care. #IowaBEST2022

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Mother’s rooms can be found in the First Aid room on both the Hy-Vee Hall level and the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center.

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This event is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health.
Monday, October 10 • 9:05am - 10:15am
Nurturing Resilience in Ourselves and Our Students

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As we are acutely aware, the past few years have been very stressful.  The presence of COVID has intensified the many challenges teachers and school administrators faced prior to the emergence of the coronavirus.  In his keynote Dr. Brooks will describe realistic strategies that teachers and administrators can use to become more resilient.  Similar strategies can be used to reinforce the motivation and resilience of students.  Many examples will be used to illustrate these strategies.

Speakers
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Dr. Robert Brooks

Clinical Psychologist, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School (part-time) and former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in the Boston area. His first position at McLean was as principal of the school... Read More →


Monday October 10, 2022 9:05am - 10:15am CDT
Grand Ballroom