This workshop provides the tools needed for presenting Handle With Care OK and facilitating partnership agreements in your local community.
About this Event

We invite you to join our virtual, CLEET-certified Train the Trainer Workshop: Handle With Care Oklahoma on Wednesday, October 17th from 10am-12pm. Upon completion, participants will receive 1.0 mental health CEU. Potential trainers include first responders, school resource officers, school-based specialists, counselors, care coordinators, community coalition leaders, and community advocates. Additional CEUs TBA.

Handle With Care Oklahoma builds trust and advances existing partnerships with local law enforcement, schools, and behavioral/social/health providers in order to connect youth to needed supports after a traumatic event.

HWC OK enacts Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports and interventions that reduces absenteeism, suspensions, expulsions, truancy, drop outs, contact with the law, involvement with the juvenile justice system, and incarceration.

This Train the Trainer includes the following objectives:

1) Provide updated PowerPoint to help with local HWC OK Implementation

(criteria, procedure, and response to notification)

2) Discussion of sample agreements to enhance local existing partnerships and school-based efforts

3) Strategies to increase sustainability & connection to statewide supports

With registration, you will also have access to a free workshop series called Creating Connections to Support Oklahoma's Youth! Join us for beginner, intermediate, and/or advanced workshops that will spotlight collaboration strategies to support our youth and strengthen our communities. Flexible times will be provided.

Workshop tracks will include: Resilience Film, NEAR Science, Handle With Care OK, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, Multidisciplinary Teams, and facilitated strategy sessions.

Beginner Series: for schools and communities interested in Handle With Care OK and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and wanting to become trauma-aware.

Intermediate Series: for schools and communities interested in implementing Handle With Care OK and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and wanting to become trauma-sensitive

Advanced Series: for schools and communities interested in evaluating outcomes with Handle With Care OK and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and wanting to become trauma-responsive.

The is designed to advance partnerships between law enforcement, schools, and behavioral/social/health providers to create a safe and supportive academic environment for children recently exposed to traumatic events known as “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs). ACEs are broad and sweeping events that may include experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect, or witnessing violence in the home. With buffering supports, ACEs can be addressed and lead to a positive life trajectory. Children must feel safe in order to learn. Together we can create and connect youth and families to a continuum of supports.

Our expert speakers and mentors are here to provide insights and advice to help you navigate through challenges and reach your goals. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, gain knowledge, and find the support you need. Register now and let's build a stronger community together!

S pecial thanks to our collaborative partners and featured speakers from ODMHSAS, OSDE, OKDHS, Oklahoma School Security Institute, OSDH, Potts Family Foundation, OSU Center for Family Resilience, Public Health Institute of Oklahoma, and OK Turning Point Council.