Session 2: Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health Providers and Educators to Maximize Student Success and Well-Being

Egg Harbor, WI US
July 21, 2025 to July 22, 2025

A large percentage of children and adolescents, due to a variety of factors, are deemed as "high-risk”, calling upon educators, mental health workers, and the like to effectively meet the needs of these students. Despite there being well-established evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for child and adolescent mental health conditions, there is a “gap” in service attainability and outcomes between mental health settings and schools. Increased coordination is needed to increase the accessibility and generalization of EBTs.

This 2-day workshop is designed to facilitate the collaboration between all school personnel and community-based mental health professionals and to offer ways to integrate efforts to meet the emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges that “high-risk” students present. The focus will be on mental health, behavioral, and developmental conditions that touch both systems, such as addressing the needs of students who have experienced adverse childhood events/trauma, neurodiversity (e.g., ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, or learning disabilities), and/or mental health disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression). We will offer a roadmap as to how educators and mental health workers can collaborate to establish trauma-informed schools, support skill acquisition, facilitate generalization, and bolster resilience. Case examples, group activities, and collaborative problem-solving will be utilized to identify practical solutions to overcome the various challenges and barriers we face integrating across systems.

Psychology CE Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychiatry Residents
  • Medical Students
  • Allied Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:
 
  • Describe the “gap” and solutions for overcoming barriers between mental health settings and schools, to effectively address the needs of students.
  • Explain components for establishing an integrated mental health support system and ways to address mental health needs in the classroom.
  • Specify tools and strategies to build adaptive alternative behaviors and develop emotional regulation skills.
  • Indicate how to obtain generalization and bolster resilience.
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Caimen Masterson
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-7250
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 8.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 8.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 8.00 NASW
  • 8.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 8.00 PA
    PA credit.
Course opens: 
01/10/2025
Course expires: 
07/20/2025
Event starts: 
07/21/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
07/22/2025 - 12:35pm CDT
Cost:
$402.00

Monday:

  • Assessing and Identifying Who Is “At-Risk”
  • Identifying and Understanding The “Gap”
  • Clarifying the Roles and Common Goals of Educators and Mental Health Providers
  • Creating an Integrated Mental Health Support System
    • Identifying the Role of School Leadership
    • Increasing Mental Health Literacy Among Staff and Students
    • Engaging Families/Caregivers
    • Building Partnerships with Local Mental Health Providers and Community Organizations
  • Establishing Trauma-Informed Schools
  • Adopting and Utilizing a Case Conceptualization Model

 

Tuesday:

  • Identifying and Addressing Mental Health Needs in the Classroom: Adapting EBTS for Mental Health in Schools
  • Considerations and Strategies to Build Adaptive Alternative Behaviors and Develop Emotional Regulation Skills
  • How to Obtain Generalization and Long-Term Behavior Changes
  • How to Bolster Resilience – It Takes a Village
  • Overcoming Barriers to Sustained Collaboration: Practical Solutions to Potentially Complex Problems
The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, WI 54209
United States
+1 (800) 273-7877

Lodging in July and August is in great demand; you must make reservations early. A block of suites has been set aside at the Landmark Resort. These suites will be held until June 6th, 2025, or until they are filled.

From its site on the bluff, the Landmark offers outstanding views of the waters of Green Bay with 294 units comprised of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom suites. Facilities include the Carrington Pub and Grill, 1 indoor and 3 outdoor pools, 2 tennis courts, whirlpools, steam rooms, and a fitness center and game room. The Landmark Resort is Door County’s largest and best full-service facility.

The Landmark Resort
4929 Landmark Drive
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin 54209

Reservations: (800) 273-7877
http://www.thelandmarkresort.com
To book through our discounted group rate, please call the Landmark reservation line at (800) 273-7877 and state that you are attending the Door County Summer Institute. No group code is required.
Group rates cannot be booked online.

Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada.  Since his retirement, he has been Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention in Miami (www.melissainstitute.org). Dr. Donald Meichenbaum is one of the founders of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and in a survey of clinicians he was voted "one of the ten most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century." He has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clinical Division of the American Psychological Association and was Honorary President of the Canadian Psychological Association. Dr. Don Meichenbaum has presented in all 50 U.S. states as well as internationally, and he has published extensively.  His latest book is entitled "Roadmap to Resilience" and he just completed a 10 CEU Legacy Course titled “Getting Better Results: The Core Tasks and Skills of Expert Psychotherapists.” 

David Meichenbaum, PhD, is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of developmental and mental health disorders. For over 20 years, Dr. Meichenbaum has worked at The Summit Center in Amherst, NY, where he is both the Clinical Director of Summit’s Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic and the Director of Community Consulting and Clinical Services.  Dr. Meichenbaum is a highly sought-after consultant for school districts, offering practical behavioral and educational strategies that focus on the social, emotional, adaptive, and behavioral development of students with autism spectrum, disruptive behavior, and mental health disorders. As both a clinical psychologist and consultant, Dr. Meichenbaum offers a perspective and solutions to increase the development and generalization of skills across settings.  Dr. Meichenbaum graduated with his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he completed his clinical internship at Duke University Medical Center. He is returning to present at the Door County Summer Institute for the third consecutive summer.

Activity Director:
Carlyle H Chan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and 
the Institute for Health and Equity-Bioethics and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin

Planning Committee Members:
Ellen Leitner, MSW, LCSW
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kylie Lenz, PA-C
Physician Assistant 
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Heather M. Smith, PhD, ABPP
Lead Psychologist
Director of Psychology Training
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

Marisa Stich, APNP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  • Carlyle H Chan
  • Ellen Leitner
  • Kevin Bozymski
  • Kylie Lenz
  • Heather M. Smith
  • Marisa Stich
  • Donald Meichenbaum
  • David Meichenbaum

Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 8 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

National Association of Social Workers Credit Statement
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886840778-6225) for 8 continuing education contact hours.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for 8 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology). 

American Academy of Physician Assistants Credit Statement
This activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Associates Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Available Credit

  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 8.00 APA
    APA credit.
  • 8.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 8.00 NASW
  • 8.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 8.00 PA
    PA credit.

Price

Cost:
$402.00
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Credit MUST be claimed before November 30, 2025.
We highly encourage you to complete the evaluation and credit steps before leaving on your last day!
 

Early Bird! Tuition for 5-day sessions will be reduced to $695 and $375 for 2-day sessions, if received by June 1, 2025Tuition for 5-day sessions (3 hrs/day) is $745.  Tuition for 2-day sessions (4 hrs/day) is $395. Graduate and medical students and resident physicians will have a discounted rate, so please contact Caimen at [email protected] to inquire about this discount.

To receive a refund, the request must be made 15 days before the requested session begins. If the refund request is received less than 15 days before the session begins, the registration fee will be forfeited. There is also a $50 cancellation fee, should the request be received within the allotted window. Each session is also charged a non-refundable $27 processing fee.   
 

2-Day Sessions

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PRICING AFTER JUNE 1st

$375

$395


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