Cont. Ed: CBITS (Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools) Curriculum
Date/Time of Event:
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST
AND
Wednesday, October 30, 20248:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST
Location: Journey Mental Health Center, 25 Kessel Court, Lower-Level Training Room (L19), Madison, WI 53711
Cost for the Training: FREE!
Registration: Click HERE!
12.0 CE hours *NBCC/ (ACEP approved # 6760)
Targeted Audience: Community therapists, School Student Services Staff Members, Interns
Training Description: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) is a skills-based, peer-group intervention aimed at relieving symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and depression among children exposed to multiple forms of trauma. The Resilient response to the Effects of Stress and Trauma (REST) Program implemented CBITS in 6 Dane County School Districts in the 2023-2024 school year and at 22 schools. In this training, you will learn how to lead the 10-week curriculum-based group, understand the impacts of racialized trauma and how to present the Racial Trauma Model, and learn how to engage students in their individual 1:1 sessions that include their trauma narratives.
Learning Objectives:
After this training, participants will be able to:
- Explain the CBITS curriculum and illustrate how to lead a group
- Identify racialized trauma and discuss the importance of addressing this type of trauma in this group setting.
- Integrate knowledge gained from today’s training in engaging students in their 1:1 individual sessions
Presenter Bios:
Nelsie Stern, LPC, Journey Mental Health Center’s Director of School-Based Services
Nelsie is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing for 12 years. Focusing on trauma therapy, she worked as a school counselor in New Orleans until moving to Wisconsin in 2016. Nelsie is the Director of School-Based Mental Health at Journey Menta. l Health Center, which includes the REST Program, Behavioral Health in Schools, and Journey’s Internship Program. She is a co-chair of the Children’s Mental Health Collaborative.
Julia Stanley, APSW, Journey Mental Health Center’s School and Community Outreach Manager
Julia Stanley is the School and Community Outreach Manager for Journey Mental Health Center’s REST Program. She was formerly with the Healthy Kids Collaborative at UW Health. After spending her career in community health and child advocacy, she pivoted and joined the REST team in 2023 to provide strategic program planning and direct mental health services to students in Dane County.
Olivia Jones, APSW, Journey Mental Health Center’s REST Program Coordinator
Olivia Jones is the Coordinator for Journey Mental Health Center’s REST Progra. m. Olivia received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020 and has since worked for the Dane County Department of Human Services as a child protection case worker and in the Sun Prairie Area School District as an elementary school social worker. Olivia joined the REST team in August 2023.
